Imageoptim Question

bluebyu25

I have been using the program imageoptim largely in part due to this board singing its praises, and rightly so, as it can save quite a bit of space. My question is, I started using it late into devlopment. After I took my folder of all my game graphics and ran it through imageoptim....do I need to delete all the images in GS and reload them and put them back onto all the actors? Or has GS already started using the images now run through imageoptim?

I guess this might be a bit more clear: Are my images updated in GS with the new compressions as their source files are in my folder on the desktop?

Rob2

You can also work with just the project file.

Make a copy of your project first.

Then just drop the project into imageoptim and it automatically pulls out the png files. Wait for imageoptim to work its magic, click again until no more compression is achieved. That is all you need to do, GS will now use your new compressed files.

DON'T have 'backup original files' checked in imageoptim preferences (unless you really want to go into your project and delete all the backup images afterwards!).

gamedivision

does anyone have any particular settings they use for image optim to get the best results

bluebyu25

Thanks guys good info to know