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Originally Posted by Dubbya
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Hey nice find, Dubbya. I'll be interested in giving it a try, I especially like the idea of the batch converter tool.
If I can add to Dubbya's list of things to consider in reducing file size... and I may be preaching to the choir, but always make sure to resize images before adding them to a page layout. One thing I see all too often (with great horror) is when images are resized through 'width' and 'height' attributes. Not only does it distort the images, it doesn't make the image file any smaller. It just displays it smaller, often with undesireable results.
Mostly it's the result of someone resizing images through a wysiwyg editor, using an untouched huge picture directly from their 8mp digital camera. (the only unintended advantage is when the image is viewable in actual size from Google Images). The image file remains the same, even though displayed smaller, making the page take that much longer to load (especially if it's a static "gallery").