Optimize JPG Files with FireWorks

FireWorks can let you to optimize your JPG pictures, by using a selective compression. With some samples, you can use focalisation to improve some details of the image.

Import File with FireWorks

To start, just import your JPG file.

Select with Lasso Tools

Select the Lasso tools to select the area you want to be focalised. When the good area is focalised, users don't see some area of the image, where you can improve compression.

Select Filters, then Sharpen

Use Filters, deploy Sharpen, and use Sharpen (do it twice if you want more focalization). Area selected with the Lasso tools is now focalized, giving the impression the image is in a better quality.

Select JPEG smaller files

In the Optimize window, select JPEG - Smaller File. This will give you a very good compromise between quality and space. Finally, choose File, and Export.

Optimize your JPEG further

Even if FireWorks done a great job with your JPEG file, you can optimize it further with a more advanced compression tool, as ScriptJPG, and losslessly. Download it, decompress the ZIP archive, and just Drag-and-Drop your PNG files ON the ScriptJPG script.

ScriptJPG optimize FireWorks JPG Losslessly

Drag-And-Drop your file, and select option 1, Optimize JPG. Your JPG is optimized very quickly, losslessly.

Original File FireWorks
Original Pictures Pictures optimized by FireWorks
74,7 KB (76 563 Bytes) 7,28 KB (7 463 Bytes)
FireWorks ScriptJPG
Pictures optimized by FireWorks Pictures optimized by ScriptJPG
7,28 KB (7 463 Bytes) 6,72 KB (6 888 Bytes)