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How to Reduce the File Size of a JPEG Image or Photo without Losing Quality and Decreasing Resolution

2-3 Terabytes of photos are being uploaded and shared per day on Facebook alone. You can imagine the amount of photos being shared each day on the internets. So, what does it have to do with compressing photos and reducing file size? Well, to name a few, you can get faster uploads of multiple photos, more drive space and reduction in bandwidth consumption for website owners and users alike.

To reduce the file size of your photos without losing quality, you’re going to need to use a web app called JPEGmini. It’s a recompression (because JPEG is already a compressed format) technology which significantly reduces the size of photographs without affecting their perceptual quality. With this tool, you’ll be able to reduce a JPEG photo for up to 5 times its normal file size. Talk about getting a photo file size diet.

JPEGmini was developed by ICVT, an Israeli startup company based in Tel-Aviv which is dedicated to optimizing media compression technologies. ICVT is lead by serial entrepreneurs and veterans of the Israeli technology industry, possessing an extensive experience in media compression and delivery technologies. ICVT’s goal is to improve the user experience and reduce the costs associated with storing and transmitting media files. We are committed to supporting standard media formats, in order to make our technologies accessible by any user, device or platform.

For now, you’re only allowed to “recompress” a photo at a time. The app does not support multiple photo recompression yet. So, if you really want you photos compressed, you’re gonna need to do it one at a time. The technology is really interesting. If you look at the jpeg sample, you couldn’t tell the difference between the original and JPEGmini photos.

The recompressor will work better on large images with large file sizes. You couldn’t really see the difference in file size if you try out a small photo.

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Free File Hosting for RAR Files

RarHost is a free hosting service focused on hosting RAR files. RAR is the native format of WinRAR archiver. What makes RarHost so great is that you can actually view the content of the RAR file before making a download. This will give the user the ability to scout the inside of the compressed file for malicious wares that might me included in the RAR file.

The service offers unlimited hosting for RAR files as long as it is below 350MB per file. If your file is larger than 350 MB you have to split it in order to upload it in RarHost. Files uploaded by non members will only be hosted for 30 days on inactivity. Members will be given 2 months of non download activity before the file is removed from the database.

Registration is quick and free so I see no reason for uploading files as a non member. Members can access the file URL anytime in their dashboards and can manage uploaded files a lot quicker by taking advantage of the monitoring service. You can check how many times your RAR files have been downloaded. The uploader also has the ability to delete the files that he/she uploaded in RarHost. A special file URL will be available to the uploader for quick sharing to friends. You can also set a password to the uploaded file if you wish. This is great if the file you are sharing is only for specific downloaders.

There are many free file hosting services available online where you can also upload RAR files. The only thing is that the other user, which is the downloader, will never know what is in that file until the download is finished. RarHost provides literally more transparency when it comes to viewing the contents of the uploaded compressed files.

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