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Compress an acting headshot for casting platforms without losing the likeness

Casting platforms have ceilings that look generous and then bite anyway. Casting Networks takes jpg, jpeg, png and gif up to 30MB with a 360x360 minimum — so a file can pass the limit and still be the wrong size for how the thumbnail is displayed. Backstage's Media Locker accepts images up to 100MB, which means your 14MB print-quality export will upload fine and then get displayed at a fraction of that. Actors Access re-compresses uploads, which is why the working advice is to pre-resize to around 500x700 — give the platform a clean, correctly sized file and there is nothing left for it to damage. The real risk on casting sites is not rejection, it is a soft, over-processed headshot representing you in a grid where the first glance decides everything. Skwish compresses and resizes in your browser with a live before/after readout per file, so you can produce one clean master at display size and keep the full-resolution print copy separate. Batch theatrical, commercial and full-body shots, export a ZIP. Nothing is uploaded to a server.

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This page is tuned for compress acting headshot so visitors land in the right workflow immediately.

Fast output

See original size, compressed size, and percentage saved before you move on.

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Compress multiple files and pull the results down as a ZIP.

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People usually search for a specific task, not a brand story. So this page keeps the promise simple: compress images without sending them to a third-party server.

Built for people searching “compress acting headshot”, not a generic landing page.

No uploads, no accounts, no waiting on a server.

See the savings before you download anything.

Batch export stays available when the job is bigger.

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Shrink a print-quality 8x10 headshot export before uploading it to a casting profile.

Produce a 500x700 copy of a theatrical headshot so Actors Access re-compresses an already-clean file.

Compress a set of theatrical, commercial and full-body shots to consistent sizes for one profile.

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Opens the upload box on the free browser compressor.

Drop images in the browser

Keep the whole workflow local. Nothing leaves your device unless you download it.

Set the output you need

Adjust compression until the file size and quality fit the job instead of guessing.

Download a clean result

Save one file or a ZIP bundle with skwish-prefixed names so the output is easy to find.

Casting platform notes

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Three different ceilings. Casting Networks caps images at 30MB and needs at least 360x360, Backstage allows images up to 100MB, Actors Access works best around 500x700.

Pre-size the file so the platform has nothing to fix. Re-compression is where softness appears, not in your upload.

Keep print and web separate. Archive the 2400x3000 print master, upload a correctly sized web copy for each platform.

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Open the free browser upload box, keep files local, and download the optimized result.

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