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Thanks skwire! Good to see you again :-)

I just saved 8GB of room using that awesome utility

Okay I finished the tests

test 1 Photoresizer: 473 MB (496,117,161 bytes)
test 2 - RIOT folder:  470 MB (493,519,346 bytes)

Quality is pretty much the same. Minor difference in some pixels when flipping back and forth repeatedly between pictures, but overall I am very pleased.


This is the tool I was looking for now and makes it really easy to process my stuff!!!! thank you so much!

Now if there was only one for video

[I do NOT want to mess with the dimensions]

vlastimil,
Thanks for the clarification regarding the skip smaller feature.

I think where I am having difficult and need your help desperately is to find the "sweet spot" for JPEG optimization.   Am I wrong to assume that RIOT has some magic algorithim for quality/size ratio?

These are the settings:





0. I do NOT want to mess with the dimensions!!
1. Remove all meta dataa (EXIF, comments, etc)
2. 75% quality
3. Chroma subsampling 4:1:1 (????)
4. Standard optimize (not progressive)
5. Preserve file modification date


This is the name that I got: PhotoResizeP100ICROEG.exe
PhotoResizeP100ICROEG.exe






Please confirm if this is the correct name matching what I got. I am going to do some basic tests and compare file sizes/quality

[TREMENDOUSLY]

I tried comparing the file sizes/quality.   I really want to use your app vlastimil.  It would serve me TREMENDOUSLY and is exactly what I am looking for. 

I tried using your tool and RIOT still gave me better file sizes.  Could you replicate the best setting/file name for me?  If I use "skip smaller" option, it doesn't do anything.

Also, probably should add discussion going on here.
http://www.donationcoder....x.php?topic=28239.new#new

I tried your tool vlastimil. It didn't do anything.  I tried dragging folder/folder structure Nothing.  Just folder structure  and nothing.  Pictures only and nothing.

Name is PhotoResizeP100ICRSOQ85.exe  and PhotoResizeP100IMRSOEQ85.exe

I tried both and neither worked. Am I doing something wrong?  I am dragging folders with jpeg files inside.

UPDATE:  when I remove "Skip smaller" option, it worked.   Will I be able to tell the difference in quality between two images? With RIOT, I really cannot.

It is not a specialized "RIOT" tool as you call it, it simply resizes .jpegs, but with P100, the physical size remains the same, and it only re-compresses them. Today's digital cameras usually produce relatively large file with unreasonable compression options, so saving a lot of space with negligible quality loss is possible - experiment with the compression quality.

vlastimil -- the reason I didn't try it because I was uncertain that it did the same thing.  Does RIOT do the same thing as your tool (in term of "optimizing" that RIOT does? IS that all it does?)

Stand by vlastimil. I am online now. Let me see what your post is about :-)

Hi all,

There is still no program that does this that I found on the Internet.
Fileforum: http://fileforum.betanews...ization-Tool/1242238434/1
HOME PAGE: http://luci.criosweb.ro/riot/


I am currently using RIOT (a program that efficiently optimize images for the Web? ) , but we need a tool that  supports “Batch optimizing into original subfolders".    There is currently no software that I can find that can do this. Please help!!!

Basically, I want to be able to optimize photos in subfolders, have it delete the original image, and place the 'optimized' folder back into the original folder. 

Hi all,

It's been one year and there STILL isn't a solution for this.  RIOT does not support “Batch optimizing into original subfolders".  I have tried every other program I could find by Google on the Internet and could not locate a good program to do this.

Please help!

[Allow you to save the processed file inside each folder]

Hi guys,
I am really embarrassed to say I forgot about this request -_-
Just remembered now that I had a need for it.

SS-- see the following link:

http://luci.criosweb.ro/r...t/bbpress/topic.php?id=60

scores of users are wanting the same thing. RIOT does everything we want except the following:
1) Allow you to save the processed file inside each folder  (and delete original file)
2)  drag and drop folder and recursively 

[hands down]

Also, another INCREDIBLE program I have found is xrecode II.  It is hands down the best audio conversion program I have ever found. It also creates audiobooks, but the chapter creation is not as customizable as Markable2.

If anyone can find a better program, please let us know!!

skwire, sure, no problem

I found a program that does just this.  It is called Markable2.  It is not free, but there is no other solution.
The batch function is *slightly* more laborious but it works great

[(allow the user to see the order it's being combined in).]

[copy or print]
[b]THERE IS HUGE PENT UP DEMAND FOR A PROGRAM LIKE ON THE WEB. GOOGLE SEARCH![/b]


I have searched ALL OVER THE WEB for this. Mac has Audiobook Builder, but Windows has no good batch audiobook builder.

The way I do it now:
1) Have a collection of mp3s
2) Merge using Mergemp3 (rawstream mode if the programs throws an error)
3) Import the collection of merged mp3s (if you have more than one audiobooks) into iTunes music using similar Album name (e.g. DonationAlbum)
4) ... i dont do chapter assigning yet.

What I want:
a) I have chapter 1.mp3, chapter 2.mp3, chapter 3.mp3
b)The program merges the mp3 files into one file
c) The program remembers the timing of each assigned chapter, create chapters in the huge mp3/m4a file based on the position for each mp3 file, and names the chapters based on mp3 file name
d) converts mp3 to AAC using m4a container using its own way or launches (easier) iTunes to do the conversion
e)   Renames mp3.m4a file to mp3.m4b to enable bookmarking
*) the program can be run as many times as possible to do batches


 The only software that is available helps in this regard:

1) MergeMP3 -- works beautifully, but does NOT create audiobooks, nor does it allow saving chapters inside of the file. http://shchuka.com/software/mergemp3/

2) MP3 to iPod/iPhone Audio Book Converter: Theoretically does what I want (minus the chapters), but there are reports on the net [b]that I can personally confirm[/b] that software makes broken m4b files with any player seeking wrong time in m4b to seek to when fast forwarding. essentially, useless, but this is the closest there is and serves as an example: http://www.freeipodsoftware.com/

3) Chapter and Verse --  Does everything I asked for but terrible in implementation; buggy; always tells me the file is not AAC, even though itunes converted it. (such as merging and chapters based on individual mp3 files). 
Proof that Mp3 to ipod/iphone converter is broken: http://itunesm4ptomp3.wordpress.com/category/audiobook/
[quote]I have used it successfully – sometimes. The problem is the output file sometimes has the wrong duration encoded in the file which causes various problems, including causing iTunes to crash. I say sometimes, but it is actually more like 75% of the time

Exactly my problem.

Basically, we need a program like MergeMp3 to combine the MP3 files
(allow the user to see the order it's being combined in).

Then, the program launches an iTunes module like MP3 to iPod/iPhone Audiobook Converter does (or it can do it on its own, if possible) to convert the MP3 file to AAC (m4a).  Then the program renames the file extension to m4b to enable bookmarking.




I realize this is a royal project and a major PITA, but it's worth it!

I don't want to strip metadata.

Basically, I like the idea of optimizing JPEGs to take up less space.  I couldn't perceive any difference between RIOT-optimized images + regular JPEGs but the size difference in some cases were up to 70%(!!!).

Does your utility do the same thing?

Hi all,
RIOT:
Fileforum: http://fileforum.betanews...ization-Tool/1242238434/1
HOME PAGE: http://luci.criosweb.ro/riot/


I am currently using RIOT (a program that efficiently optimize images for the Web? ) , but I need a tool that respects folder hierarchy.  RIOT does not currently do that, nor does its plugins.
Anyone have any recommendations that their current program that does?

Mp3tag is the GOD of all mp3 taggers. It is the gold standard IMO

Holy shit. I was just looking for this app.
skwire strikes again

skwire,
You never cease to amaze me.  Thank you! This works out perfectly for me and I don't even have to install/run another exe!

I have some ideas for new features skwire,

1) add posibility of default dir to INI, or preferably inside of gui
2) when selecting more than 1 line, it  shows all of the recognized cover arts in the pane on the left.

rofl

Hi skwire/wr975,

I was JUST about to ask for this app before browsing this forum.  What are the chances.  I am in dire need of this exact app.

basically, I want to be able to drag and drop 950 folders onto this app (each has folder.jpg inside of it) and have them embed the photo to all of my mp3s, unicode or not and leave tags.

It seems like this will do that, but I can't figure out 1) where to download the compiled exe.  I see the script there but I do not have AHK and would just like a standalone .exe like splaylistwriter and wastenot, etc.

Is this possible?

I don't add this to any of my apps.  Help, Check for Updates will have to do.   

Also got dcupdator. it seems I have a newest wastenot version than the one on the site. rofl

Hi skwire,
Don't know if you're interested, but right click > copy selected paths to clipboard is not functioning on my computer. I have the latest version. I can right click and select the option, but then when I hit ctrl+v or paste, there's nothing in my clippy

Wow, just wow. That just shattered my expectation. The only thing it needs now is "autocheck for updates on startup" and it's golden.
  Also, thanks for mentioning me in credits! Wow!


If I have any more ideas for software, I will definitely let you know. some of your other software has saved my life as well -- spinzip, covart ops, and now splaylistmaker