Hello again Tim

Hm, have you tried to find the Automator's prefs file and delete it? - Don't know where it's located in Mavericks, so I can't tell the exact path...

Sometimes deleting a prefs file and either a restart or log-out/log-in again can solve such a problem.

Cheers, Erik Richard

THDW wrote:

Eric

Thanks for the help.

The command in Automator allowed me to compress an entire batch of
photos to the size of my photos.

While I appreciate your suggestions I really just want the handy
instruction in Automator that I used for years. I can’t understand why
it has disappeared.

On 14 Aug 2014, at 17:07, Erik Richard Sørensen <[log in to unmask]
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Hello Tim

THDW wrote:

With the update to Mavericks I can’t get my Automator app
to work.

Automator tells me that the action “Compress Images” cannot
be loaded because it can’t be found.

I need to compress big files from my digital cameras and this
app was useful.

Is there a compress images action for Automator?

I'm not quite sure that I understand your problem correctly... Do you
mean that you use 'Automator' to compress JPG files individually
/without) making ZIP archives? - Or do you mean that you use
'Automator' to make compressed ZIP archives?

In either case I can't tell what's maybe wrong with 'Automator' since
I don't have or use Maqvericks.

But anyway... If you mean to individually compress JPG files without
making ZIP archives you should be able to do this with
GraphicConverter. - I haven't though tried this function in the newer
GC versions.

If you want very large JPG files to be smaller but still being able to
view them with fx. 'PreView', GC also is able to convert the JPG files
into compressed TIFF files, but here you of course won't have the fill
indivdual channels that are in true TIFF files. - But a converted 6mb
JPG into TIFF with full compression factor will reduce size to about
1,5mb.

The JPG picture size I've taken out from my own 22mpxl Canon EOS 5D Mk
II which can take JPG and RAW. I do indeed miss the possibility of
taking pictures in TIFF like with the old EOS 1Ds...

OK, If you mean to compress a folder with JPG files into a ZIP archive
I normally use SmithMicro StuffIt Deluxe. It has a somewhat higher
compression factor than the built-in archiving tool in OS X. If you
don't already have it you can buy it directly from SmithMicro. Pricing
do indeed vary. Normal price for Deluxe is about $79USd, but last week
I got a campagn offer as low as $29USd for download version.

Cheers, Erik Richard

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