Image Compressor
Image Compressor does so much more than compress! Here is a brief list of its main modules: the Image Viewer lets you display 50 major image types, including RAW files from a DSLR camera, then browse and select them from a thumbnail display (which always shows the latest, retouched image.) Image Compare offers a full scientific analysis of two different images side by side, and provides image comparison metrics such as peak signal to noise ratio and root mean squared error. The Photo Retouching Tools help you reduce JPEG artifacts, remove noise and blur, sharpen or soften your portrait photos, and blend images together.
The functions called Image Compressor comprise the heart of the software, with the vendor's powerful Digital Eye technology to detect quality in the image and then to optimize the compression level. Image Resizer lets you shrink and enlarge images (there's a choice of 11 filters such as Spline, Bicubic and Hermite for enlarging).
Other groups of functions are: Rotator (for lossless image rotation); Watermarker (for text and image-based watermarking); Converter (to change file format); Special Effects (color adjustment, pencil sketch effect, etc.); and the Batch Processor (process all photos with one click).
Comment
All the functionality mentioned above comes at a price. But wait, there's good news because the ultra-inexpensive Lite edition contains the image viewer, image compressor and batch processor. These are three of its specialist areas -- and together they make up a very cost-effective package.
Photo enlargement (up to 1000% while maintaining quality) comes only in the Pro edition, but again, it's very good value in comparison to similar products. The company is known for offering very substantial discounts on the list prices of its products.
Tech info
- OS: Windows 98 onward
- Price level: Free trial; Lite edition $9.99; Home edition $29.99; Pro edition $59.99
MasRizal & Partners
MasRizal & Partners is a group of information technology consultants. In 10 years of operation it has helped clients in 63 countries implement solutions to improve business performance. It is based in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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