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Would you recommend this product?
Avi WholUX/UI designer at NGSoft
What is the Weissman score for it?
Lee FuhrFounder & Creative Director, Cozy
Right away I tested this against the other image compressors I already have installed — ImageOptim, Squash, Optimage, and JPEGmini. The results were, well… to be fair Aerate JUST got here. So let's give it time.
I recorded my screen for the test, here's that: http://cozy.es/lGv9Jc (still uploading)
I left all apps with fairly even, middleground settings. I did two tests, one on a folder of 5 PNGs, the other on a test of 5 JPGs (photos of my office). The results:
PNGs
Original: 1 mb
Aerate: 771 kb
ImageOptim: 427 kb
Optimage: 423 kb
Squash: 1 mb (boo)
JPGs
Original: 16.2 mb
Aerate: 10.3 mb
ImageOptim: 2.6 mb
Optimage: 7.4 mb
Squash: 9.4 mb
JPEGmini: 8.8 mb
I don't feel like getting out my stop watch, but suffice it to say they were all pretty close in how long these little tests took, with Squash and Optimage being clearly slower on the JPGs.
And Aerate's interface doesn't let you start the next batch of optimizations until you've cleared the current batch, unlike the rest.
And I hit some sort of strange error in trying to save the files (and it's unclear to me if the files are saved automatically over top of the originals, or not).
So, some hiccups early, but I'll keep an eye on this space.
Lee FuhrFounder & Creative Director, Cozy
The dev gifted me a license, so now I'm re-trying on Pro, with multicore turned on.
Aerate on Fast was nearly instant on both tests (that's crazy for the JPG test). Results:
PNGs
Aerate Fast: 753 kb
Aerate Extreme: 728 kb
JPGs
Aerate Fast 10.1mb
Aerate Extreme: 10.1 mb again
So:
* The multi-core makes a huge difference. Whoa. Crazy fast.
* "Fast" seems to be the setting to go with (that's what the dev told me he prefers)
* Overall file sizes are still larger than ImageOptim (the apparent king of the hill) or, really, anyone else.
Also: this test is super limited. Obviously.
Patrick LoonstraDesigner at patrickloonstra.nl
Why do you compare yourself to ImageOptim and show that the results of that app are better then yours? https://tppr.me/S35lP
computeridiot
@patrickloonstra look at the time elapsed, smarty pants
Binyamin GoldmanFounder and CEO of BZG Inc.
Maker
@patrickloonstra If you look, they are marginally better but take about 3x longer
Patrick LoonstraDesigner at patrickloonstra.nl
Binyamin GoldmanFounder and CEO of BZG Inc.
Maker
@patrickloonstra no need to continue condescending comments, especially when they make yourself look even more out of touch. Just stop commenting next time you clearly make a mistake :-)
Patrick LoonstraDesigner at patrickloonstra.nl
Binyamin GoldmanFounder and CEO of BZG Inc.
Maker
Hi ProductHunt!
We're really excited to be launching Aerate today! As you can see above, Aerate is a complete rethinking of conventional image compression tool, with innovative new modes and the unbelievably powerful multi-core mode.
With Aerate, we're making a free version available to all, with some of these more powerful features being exclusive to Aerate Pro. Just for you guys, we're offering 35% off today only using the code 'ProductHunt' at checkout! Additionally, here are 8 free licenses for the first lucky grabbers:
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Please be sure to let us know what you think and leave us a review on the Mac App Store!
Chad FullertonFounder, FullertonMedia
Binyamin GoldmanFounder and CEO of BZG Inc.
Maker
@chad_fullerton All the licensees have been used, however I may give more away on twitter soon @bzgoldman
Evgeny KopytinARKit