What methods do use to Optimise Images

[Jeffin]

I have heard in many places that it's best to optimise your website images inorder to make your site load faster. The only method I can think of now is to run it through Photoshop and adjust the image quality on a scale from 1 to 12 to something less than 9. Is that the only way or are there really good tools specifically for this purpose?

 

[rdn]

Install mod_pagespeed if you managed your server your own.

 

[mistypants]

There's a program called PNG Gauntlet that optimizes PNGs without degrading quality. The file size still won't be close to a compressed JPG, but I find it quite useful.

 

[nodle]

http://www.smushit.com

 

[Jaxel]

I just use Photoshop's built in "Save for web" feature...

 

[motowebmaster]

As previously suggested, modpagespeed is a useful alternative:
http://code.google.com/p/modpagespeed/

I have roughly 8,500 photos in Photopost alone, there is no way I could fix that many images but modpagespeed optimizes those as well.

 

[Jeffin]

I took Jaxel's suggestion and used Photoshop's "Save for web" for jpegs and TinyPNG.com for pngs.

 

[Moshe1010]

http://www.smushit.com

Way better tool:
https://kraken.io/web-interface

 

[dethfire]

Way better tool:
https://kraken.io/web-interface

How to run attachments over this when files are .data?

 

[Moshe1010]

How to run attachments over this when files are .data?

Via this add-on (which also gives you the ability to use CDN or store your attachments outside your own server):
https://xenforo.com/community/resources/bd-attachment-store.1779/

 

[dethfire]

Via this add-on (which also gives you the ability to use CDN or store your attachments outside your own server):
https://xenforo.com/community/resources/bd-attachment-store.1779/

I use MaxCDN but I don't see how that helps me optimize. How to optimize the images on the CDN?