v2.2.0 — Compress/Convert Modes, Extract Audio
v2.2.0 (2026-07-12)
Two Modes
When you select files, CRUSH now asks:
- %5BC%5D Compress — shrink file size, keep same format
- %5BF%5D Convert — change to another format (e.g., jpg → webp)
Extract Audio from Video
New %5BX%5D menu option to pull audio from video files:
- mp4 → mp3, mov → flac, webm → ogg, etc.
Quality Recommendations
Before each quality prompt, a table shows recommended values:
- Images: 85★ (balanced), 75 (smaller), 100 (lossless)
- Videos: 85★ (CRF 23), 70 (CRF 28), 100 (CRF 18)
- Audio: 85★ (VBR ~192k), 60 (VBR ~128k), 100 (max)
Smart Defaults
- Empty quality = lossless/best quality
- Empty format = keep original (compress mode only)
Other Fixes
- Fixed .gitignore pattern /crush (was blocking internal/crush/ package)
- Added -vn flag for proper audio extraction from video
- Added crush* temp scripts to .gitignore