Choose the lightest tool for my image tasks
Matches each image task you do, such as resizing or cropping, to the lightest way to do it on a Mac before you install anything.
Task:
For each image task I list below, tell me the lightest way to do it on my Mac, and when a bigger tool is worth installing.
Context:
My image tasks are [list of tasks, such as resizing for the web or removing backgrounds]. I do them [how often] on about [number] images at a time. The final images go to [where they are used].
Rules:
- Rank options for each task from lightest to heaviest in three levels, something I already have, a free option, and a paid tool.
- Name the capability I need, not a brand, and say how I can check whether my current apps already offer it.
- For any batch step that overwrites files, tell me to work on copies and explain the step first.
- Tell me which tasks are worth a dedicated tool by the number of times I do them, with a break-even guess I can check.
Result:
A table with the columns task, lightest option, when to upgrade and the check to run. Then one sentence on the single task that deserves a dedicated tool first, if any.