jStrip V 1.2©1998 David CrowellThis application is freeware. Feel free to distribute it freely. By using this program you agree to not hold the author responsible for any data loss, or damage that may occur.
What is jStrip?jStrip removes unneeded parts of JPEG files to reduce download times for web pages, and hard drive space. It does not recompress the image. It leaves the image untouched so that the quality is not affected. It will remove Photoshop thumbnais, and all comments.
InstallationTo install jStrip, simply copy all of the files in this archive into a new folder, and create a shortcut to jstrip.exe somewhere handy.
How to use jStripNavigate to the folder that contains the files you wish to process. Click on Edit | Options to select the options you would like. Click OK. Choose the files you would like to process or click All to quickly select all the files. Click Start to begin the process. When the process completes you will see a short summary. If you selected the 'Write to log' option there will be a logfile in the folder with the processed file. Look for JS.LOG It is a text file that contains details about each file. Any files that jStrip is unable to process will remain unchanged. Any files jStrip is unable to save any space from will remain unchanged.
OptionsProcess Read Only FilesIf this option is checked, jStrip will attempt to clear the read-only attribute of the file to be re-written.Keep Original File DateIf this option is checked, jStrip will not modify the 'last modified' date of the file when re-writing it.Write log to JS.LOGIf checked, jStrip will write a logfile in the affected folder, listing the detais of each file processed.
VersionsVersion 1.2 released 12/20/98
Version 1.0 released 10/16/98
Credits
What's coming?jStrip is still an ongoing project. Some of the capabilities I would like it to have are difficult programming in Visual Basic, as I have done so far. I was just a beginner when I started jStrip, but feel much more confident now. I have since purchased MS Visual C++, and plan to start learning that soon. That should lead to a faster, smaller jStrip, with more capabilities. I would like to add GIF support to jStrip. I'd like to store all settings in the registry. Maybe even include a setup program next time.
Comments welcomePlease let me know what you think of jStrip. I'm open to suggestions on improving it.Email: davidc@qtm.net Web: www.qtm.net/~davidc |