Batch convert tif to jpg on Mac

I found a pretty neat tool on the App Store called batchConverter.

The only problem I found is that when I converted directly from tiff to jpg the image was getting messed up. Another thing was that batchConverter didn't list tif as an input format... only tiff. (However the author responded to my email almost immediately to say he'd add the feature request into newer versions).

Anyway... here's what I did:

1. Used muCommander to batch rename my files from tif to tiff.

2. Did a batch conversion from tiff to png using batchConverter.

3. Did a batch conversion from png to jpg.

Saved me a lot of time!

Transparent PNG Illustrator Export

To make/export a PNG with transparency from Illustrator. Don't use the usual 'Export' feature in the file menu.

Use 'File' -> 'Save for Web and Devices'

From there, you can select 'transparency' from the options at the right of the dialog box.