[resolved] Convert bmp to...

[Hack]

Nice sample Hack but since JPEG is (I think) proprietary file format I wouldn't think output is true jpeg file.

Oh...I thought jpeg was just another way of saying jpg. They are different?

[RhinoBull]

Oh...I thought jpeg was just another way of saying jpg. They are different?

Same thing I guess just different ext.

[krtxmrtz]

Well, the thing is the output looks quite good and the compression ratio can be very high so, I'm not going to worry about it being "pure" jpg as long as I also can open the file with usual applications such as PhotoEd, Photoshop, etc.

For this reason I think I'm going to mark the thread as resolved.

[Hack]

Well, the thing is the output looks quite good and the compression ratio can be very high so, I'm not going to worry about it being "pure" jpg as long as I also can open the file with usual applications such as PhotoEd, Photoshop, etc.

For this reason I think I'm going to mark the thread as resolved.

I'm glad that is going to work for you because everything I found out, except this one thing, required some type of compiled file to work with to do the conversation, whether it was a .Exe or .Dll or whatever.

[krtxmrtz]

I'm glad that is going to work for you because everything I found out, except this one thing, required some type of compiled file to work with to do the conversation, whether it was a .Exe or .Dll or whatever.

Yes, DLLs or EXEs also worked for me but I had to place them in the Windows\System folder, which I don't always like to do.

Now I'd like to find something similar for png's but this is not so necessary/urgent at the moment. For now you've made my day...

[krtxmrtz]

I'm glad that is going to work for you because everything I found out, except this one thing, required some type of compiled file to work with to do the conversation, whether it was a .Exe or .Dll or whatever.

As I said it works superbly.
Now I'm curious: could you gurus out there explain what exactly is the "sub-sampling" parameter? I gather it has to do with the degree of quality vs compression but how does it work (in simple terms) so I can decide by myself which is best for every case?