karl shah-jenner <shahjen@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > me > > : if there's metadata in the image which can be stripped then the actual > : image may not need so much compression. > > try the program James if you'd like to see the results - it's free, small > and you can drag & drop files or even hole folders then batch process many > images in the blink of an eye :) > > http://www.rainbow-software.org/ On the other hand, I *want* the metadata preserved in web images. To my mind, stripping metadata is like deliberately erasing what somebody earlier wrote on the back of a photo. -- David Dyer-Bennet, <mailto:dd-b@xxxxxxxx>, <http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/> RKBA: <http://noguns-nomoney.com/> <http://www.dd-b.net/carry/> Pics: <http://dd-b.lighthunters.net/> <http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/SnapshotAlbum/> Dragaera/Steven Brust: <http://dragaera.info/>