So what’s the difference between sizzlepig and css/js resizing, sprites, admin cropping, etc? There are a lot of free tools, why is this such a big deal?
Short answer - there are a lot of big differences and some are more important than others depending on the needs.
Steps were removed from the old process of resizing and the process (and the results) are faster, higher quality and easier - creating higher quality work and efficiencies. And…you SEE your work BEFORE it processes, and, it processes very fast.
Other big differences:
Batch to Batch sizing
Unlimited images to unlimited resizes.
Set up a blueprint for all of your resizes in one place, with different compressions for each size.
Set your crop and scale by size and then fine-tune resized images, in real time.
Change the compression of all images in a series with one step.
Add a new size to a set of images and will automatically process, name and save to Dropbox, Drive, Box.
Folder Monitoring for Retouches, New or Replacement Images.
Every setting and adjustment is saved and the folder is constantly monitored to look for new images or edits to originals. All settings are applied to new or replaced images and placed back in the folder.
Visual Control
Completely visual tool - not action-script based.
Can see your edits in real-time.
Designers can now create different aspect ratios for a set of thumbnails without having to do a ton of extra work.
Multi-screen Output
Outputs for retina display and standard in one step.
Ubiquitous Integration
Cloud, Enterprise servers, media libraries, DAMs, etc. Accessible from anywhere, easy to share with large group of people out of office network, available on any device.
File Management
Can change the name of all processed files with one click.
Quickly audit images/names/edits/version.
There are different use cases for different needs - shoot us a line if you have questions and we’ll be happy to talk about if sizzlepig would benefit you and your team. We can say that our customers are giving some pretty stellar feedback and saving a ton of time - letting them do the work they actually enjoy (which isn’t resizing images).