Image Compression Script

This Python script compresses images in a specified folder and saves the compressed versions in an output folder. It supports .jpg, .jpeg, and .png files. PNG images are converted to JPEG to save more space.

Features

• Compress .jpg, .jpeg, and .png images.
• Convert PNG images to JPEG for better compression.
• Preserve original filenames in the output folder.
• Customizable image quality (default is 90%).
• Automatically creates the output folder if it doesn’t exist.
• Displays progress in the console with image numbers and paths.
• Handles exceptions gracefully for invalid or corrupted files.

Requirements

• Python 3.x
• Pillow library

Install Pillow using pip if not already installed: pip install Pillow

Usage

1. Clone or download the script.
2. Set the input and output folder paths:

input_folder_path = "D:/file path"
output_folder_path = "C:/final path"

3. Call the function with optional quality parameter (default is 90):

compress_images(input_folder=input_folder_path, output_folder=output_folder_path, quality=90)

4. Run the script:

python compress_images.py

The compressed images will appear in the specified output folder.