Frequently Asked Questions

Minomax is a tool designed to optimize web projects by compressing images, videos, and web documents, as well as generating image sets for different devices. It simplifies the optimization process with minimal configuration.

You can install Minomax globally using npm by running the command: npm install -g @cresteem/minomax

Minomax offers four core features: image compression, video compression, image set generation for different devices, and web document compression.

You can run the entire Minomax process using the command: minomax make with various options to customize the output format, codec, encoding level, destination path, and ignore patterns.

You can compress images by using the command: minomax image with options for specifying path patterns, output format, destination path, and ignore patterns.

Minomax supports three video codecs: wav1 (WebM format with AV1 codec), mav1 (MP4 container with AV1 codec), and mx265 (Nvidia Encoder of X265). For the most compressed output, wav1 is recommended, while for faster compression, the Nvidia Encoder X265 is preferable.

Yes, Minomax can minify web documents such as JavaScript, CSS, and HTML files using the command: minomax minify.

Image set generation in Minomax creates multiple versions of images for different screen sizes to deliver dynamic content, optimizing the display for various devices.

You can generate image sets by using the command: minomax genset with options for specifying path patterns, destination path, and ignore patterns.

The minomax make command includes options for specifying the image output format, video codec type, video encoding level, destination base path, and ignore path patterns.

Yes, Minomax provides two ways to work with it: CLI (Command Line Interface) and API (Application Programming Interface).

Yes, Minomax supports efficient video compression, achieving a compression ratio of 93.16%.

Yes, Minomax automatically converts image tags to modern picture tags with media queries for different devices, catering different images with image sets.

Minomax generates video thumbnails and includes them automatically inside the HTML, similar to how it handles picture tags from image tags.

For more detailed information, advanced usage, and troubleshooting, please refer to the full documentation or contact our support team.

Minomax offers three encoding levels for video compression: 1 (lowest), 2 (medium), and 3 (highest). You can specify the desired level using the -e option.

For the most compressed output, wav1 (WebM format with AV1 codec) is recommended.

For faster compression, the Nvidia Encoder X265 (mx265) is preferable.

Yes, Minomax can be used for both personal and commercial projects, providing a versatile tool for web optimization.

Minomax allows you to specify the image output format (jpg, avif, or webp) using the -f option in the commands. The default format is webp.

Minomax simplifies the configuration process with minimal setup required. Users can easily specify options through the command line interface, and advanced configurations can be managed via a JSON configuration file.

You can exclude specific files or directories by using the --ignore option followed by the path patterns you wish to ignore. This option is available for all Minomax commands.

Yes, Minomax supports batch processing by allowing you to specify path patterns for multiple files at once. This feature is available for image compression, video compression, web document minification, and image set generation.