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AMeijerNL/Base64 encode images (Mac terminal)

Created June 12, 2013 07:59
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No installs required, just change the filename and you're all set! Even better: First compress / minify your images (using a tool like ImageOptim). Uncompressed .png file (200x70 pixels) outputs as 4764 characters The same file, compressed: outputs as 1749 characters! Which is only 36% of the original size!
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Base64 encode images (Mac terminal)
$ openssl enc -base64 -in YOUR_FILE.png | tr -d '\n'
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