Brand new and need help please,

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I have recently become the proud owner of a mac, but a programme called jpeg compress, that I used to use with the pc isnt compatible with mac and I cant find anything similar.

I often need to compress images to below 18kb without losing too much quality or shrinking to the size of a stamp so that they can be placed on forum web site. I have tried Resize, chocoflop, Photo complete, Imagewell, Downsized, Easycrop, stuffit (didnt like it at all), Photodrop, iresize, and nothing works as well as jpeg compress does, or even ms paint.

I am waiting to find out about when photoshop elements will be upgraded from 4 to 5, but I dont think that it will do the job either. I even downloaded the trial version of aperture to check it out.

Has anyone got any advice please?
 
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I would be curious as to what the original image you're trying to compress is (size & resolution). I find it hard to believe that none of those programs can do the job - however, I've also never heard of any of them other than ImageWell which I know makes overly large jpgs and StuffIt Deluxe (which is a FILE compression app, not an IMAGE compression app).

Have you tried Graphic Converter? It's excellent. Photoshop Elements will also be good.

Can you post the original image here (or a link to it) so I can try it with a few different apps? Maybe I can get the results you want and let you know what I used.
 
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I have to agree with Creative Guy, most websites just need you too follow a size guideline such as 800x800 pixels no larger than 200kb which can easily be done with most photographic applications.
 

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