BraveCLHow to convert multiple photos to JPEG on Mac
Convert a batch of photos to JPEG, resize to a 640 px maximum edge, remove location data, review the filenames, and verify the delivered files.
- What you'll achieve
- The Delivery Results view shows three files successfully delivered as JPEGs.
- What you need
- Menu Bar Image Studio 3.0 installed on a Mac.
- Local photos you have permission to convert, plus a destination folder you can write to.
Menu Bar Image Studio can apply one delivery recipe to several photos. In this walkthrough, you import three pictures, choose JPEG, set a 640 px maximum edge, remove location metadata, select a white matte, review the planned files, and then save them to a destination folder. The screenshots show the macOS 3.0 converter workspace.
1.Open the converter workspace
Open Menu Bar Image Studio's Converter workspace. Start from the empty Sources list and locate the Delivery Recipe inspector on the right. The Import files tile is ready for your photos.
Menu Bar Image Studio converter workspace before any photos are imported, with a Delivery Recipe inspector. 2.Import your photos
Choose Choose Files… in the import area and select the photos you want to convert. In this example, three source images appear in the Sources list. Click a thumbnail to inspect its full-size preview before changing the recipe.
Three JPEG source photos in the Sources sidebar with the scenic mountain image previewed. 3.Set the output format to JPEG
In Delivery Recipe, set Format to JPEG. This example uses 85% quality. A warning appears because JPEG cannot preserve transparency; a white matte is selected later in this guide.
Delivery Recipe inspector showing JPEG format and 85 percent quality. 4.Set a 640-pixel maximum edge
Under Dimensions, choose Max Edge for Mode and set Maximum long edge to 640 px. The same maximum-edge rule will apply to each photo in this batch.
Delivery Recipe dimensions showing Max Edge and a 640 pixel maximum edge. 5.Remove location metadata
Under Privacy, change Metadata to Remove Location. This removes location data from the exported JPEGs while preserving other supported metadata according to the chosen policy.
Delivery Recipe privacy setting showing Remove Location metadata policy. 6.Choose a white matte for JPEG
Under Appearance, set Transparency to White Matte. JPEG does not support transparent pixels, so this setting supplies a white background where transparency needs to be flattened. The batch is now ready for destination review.
Delivery Recipe appearance showing White Matte transparency option and a ready batch. 7.Review the three planned files
Select Review Delivery and choose a writable destination folder when prompted. In Review Prepared Files, inspect the three planned JPEG filenames and their New file status. Use Choose Different Destination if the location is wrong, or Continue to save the files.
Review Prepared Files sheet listing three planned JPEG outputs and the Continue button. 8.Verify all three JPEGs were delivered
The Delivery Results view shows 3 delivered. Select a delivered image to inspect its saved filename and dimensions; in this example, the selected JPEG is 640 × 360. Click Reveal to locate it in Finder.
Delivery Results screen showing three delivered images and the 640 by 360 selected JPEG preview.
After the last step
You can inspect a saved file's dimensions and reveal it in Finder. The example finishes with a 640 × 360 output selected.
Tips
Review one selected photo's preview before applying a recipe to the whole batch.
Check the planned filenames and destination before pressing Continue.
After delivery, select a saved result and use Reveal to open its location in Finder.
Watch outJPEG does not preserve transparency; the White Matte option provides a white background where transparent pixels need to be flattened.
Watch outRemove Location targets location metadata, not necessarily every piece of photo metadata.
Watch outA planned export is not a completed export. Verify the Delivered count in Delivery Results.
