Glev Load Screen Multithreaded

function GlevConvertSequential() {
    #harcoding some stuff that's needed
    $script:maxw=3840
    $ref = "C:\users\USERNAME\desktop\zzGlev\Data\Tools\GlevLoadScreenMaker\reference\loadscreenref_"

    #Gets all files that match Stuff (.*) a period (\.) image extensions (jpg|jpeg|...)
    #Grave accent (`) just lets you space things across multiple lines so it's easier to read.  if you get really long commands
    $imgs = Get-ChildItem -Path "C:\Users\USERNAME\Desktop\IMGs\static" | Where-Object {$_.Name -match ".*\.(jpg|jpeg|jif|jiff|gif|png|tif|tiff)"} | `
        Select BaseName,FullName,Extension
    $outfolder = "C:\Users\USERNAME\Desktop\zzOutput"
    $identloc = "C:\Users\USERNAME\Desktop\zzGlev\data\Tools\GlevLoadScreenMaker\reference\ImageMagickPortable\identifyx64.exe"
    $convertloc = "C:\Users\USERNAME\Desktop\zzGlev\data\Tools\GlevLoadScreenMaker\reference\ImageMagickPortable\convertx64.exe"

    foreach ($file in $imgs) {
        #Instead of building your own random filenames, you could use GUIDs.  Almost impossible to get duplicates, and just one line
        #and built in to windows through .Net libraries
        $guidName = [guid]::NewGuid().ToString()
        $newName = $guidname + $file.Extension

        #Note that if you are testing this in ISE, Start-Process is bugged and doesn't actually return the output to console
        #The below doesn't work in ISE, but would work if just running as a script
        #$output = Start-Process -FilePath $identloc -ArgumentList "-format %wx%h `"$($file.FullName)`"" -NoNewWindow -Wait

        Start-Process -FilePath $identloc -ArgumentList "-format %wx%h `"$($file.FullName)`"" -NoNewWindow -Wait -RedirectStandardOutput "$env:temp\$guidName.txt"

        $output = Get-Content "$env:temp\$guidName.txt"
        Remove-Item "$env:temp\$guidName.txt"

        #No real changes here
        $srcimgsize = $output.Split('x')
	    [int]$imgw = $srcimgsize[0]
	    [int]$imgh = $srcimgsize[1]
        $offstw = 0
	    $offsth = 82 #WAS 75, but 82 seems perfect
	    $rezw = 960
	    $rezh = 540
	    while ($imgw -gt $rezw -Or $imgh -gt $rezh){
		    if($rezw -eq $script:maxw ){
			    break
		    }
		    $rezw = $rezw * 2
		    $rezh = $rezh * 2
		    if ($offstw -eq 0){
			    $offstw = $offstw +1
		    }
		    else{
			    $offstw = $offstw * 2
		    }
		    $offsth = $offsth * 2
	    }
        [string]$rez = [string]$rezw + 'x' + [string]$rezh
        [string]$offset ='+'+[string]$offstw+'-'+[string]$offsth
        write-host 'Resizing to :'$rez'...'
        #Double quote strings will auto-expand variables, you don't need to add them, unless they aren't strings, or they are objects
        $pngref = "$ref$rez.png"

        #Save our temporary jpg to the actual temp directory, so if we fail to delete it, Windows will eventually clean it up
        #Using $($variable.Property) allows you to expand object properties inside of a double quoted string.  Looks kind of ugly, but if you
        #have multiple strings in a string, can make it easier to just be one line.
        #Also, when passing anything file related, assuming there will be spaces, so make sure you escape the inner quotes, so when you pass the
        #filepath + file to imagemagick, it's surrounded by double quotes (single quotes won't work)
        Start-Process -FilePath $convertloc -ArgumentList "-resize $rez `"$($file.FullName)`" `"$env:temp\$guidName.jpg`"" -NoNewWindow -Wait

        write-host 'Creating reference image...'
        Start-Process -FilePath $convertloc -ArgumentList "`"$pngref`" `"$env:temp\$guidName.jpg`" -gravity center -geometry $offset -compose over -composite `"$env:temp\$guidName.jpg`"" -NoNewWindow -Wait

        write-host 'Converting to DDS...'
        #Define the compression type once, change if you have compression, then use that string
        #Rather than call two different functions in an if statement taht do basically the same thing
        $compression = "dds:compression=none"
        if ($compress) {
            $compression = "dds:compression=a8r8g8b8"
        }
        Start-Process -FilePath $convertloc -ArgumentList "-format dds -define dds:mipmaps=0 -define $compression -define dds:cluster-fit=true `"$env:temp\$guidName.jpg`" `"$outfolder\$guidName.dds`"" -NoNewWindow -Wait
        Remove-Item "$env:temp\$guidName.jpg"
    }

}

function GlevConvertmultithread() {
    #Gets all files that match Stuff (.*) a period (\.) image extensions (jpg|jpeg|...)
    #Grave accent (`) just lets you space things across multiple lines so it's easier to read.  if you get really long commands
    $imgs = Get-ChildItem -Path "C:\Users\USERNAME\Desktop\IMGs\static" | Where-Object {$_.Name -match ".*\.(jpg|jpeg|jif|jiff|gif|png|tif|tiff)"} | `
        Select BaseName,FullName,Extension
    foreach ($file in $imgs) {
	    Start-Job -ScriptBlock {param($fullfilepath, $fileextension)
            #Start of Script Block
		    #harcoding some stuff that's needed
		    $script:maxw=3840
		    $ref = "C:\users\USERNAME\desktop\zzGlev\Data\Tools\GlevLoadScreenMaker\reference\loadscreenref_"
		    $outfolder = "C:\Users\USERNAME\Desktop\zzOutput"
		    $identloc = "C:\Users\USERNAME\Desktop\zzGlev\data\Tools\GlevLoadScreenMaker\reference\ImageMagickPortable\identifyx64.exe"
		    $convertloc = "C:\Users\USERNAME\Desktop\zzGlev\data\Tools\GlevLoadScreenMaker\reference\ImageMagickPortable\convertx64.exe"

            Write-Host "Starting Job $jobnum"
            #Instead of building your own random filenames, you could use GUIDs.  Almost impossible to get duplicates, and just one line
            #and built in to windows through .Net libraries
            $guidName = [guid]::NewGuid().ToString()
            $newName = $guidname + $fileextension

            #Note that if you are testing this in ISE, Start-Process is bugged and doesn't actually return the output to console
            #The below doesn't work in ISE, but would work if just running as a script
            #$output = Start-Process -FilePath $identloc -ArgumentList "-format %wx%h `"$($file.FullName)`"" -NoNewWindow -Wait

            Start-Process -FilePath $identloc -ArgumentList "-format %wx%h `"$fullfilepath`"" -NoNewWindow -Wait -RedirectStandardOutput "$env:temp\$guidName.txt"

            $output = Get-Content "$env:temp\$guidName.txt"
            Remove-Item "$env:temp\$guidName.txt"

            #No real changes here
            $srcimgsize = $output.Split('x')
	        [int]$imgw = $srcimgsize[0]
	        [int]$imgh = $srcimgsize[1]
            $offstw = 0
	        $offsth = 82 #WAS 75, but 82 seems perfect
	        $rezw = 960
	        $rezh = 540
	        while ($imgw -gt $rezw -Or $imgh -gt $rezh){
		        if($rezw -eq $script:maxw ){
			        break
		        }
		        $rezw = $rezw * 2
		        $rezh = $rezh * 2
		        if ($offstw -eq 0){
			        $offstw = $offstw +1
		        }
		        else{
			        $offstw = $offstw * 2
		        }
		        $offsth = $offsth * 2
	        }
            [string]$rez = [string]$rezw + 'x' + [string]$rezh
            [string]$offset ='+'+[string]$offstw+'-'+[string]$offsth
            #write-host 'Resizing to :'$rez'...'
            #Double quote strings will auto-expand variables, you don't need to add them, unless they aren't strings, or they are objects
            $pngref = "$ref$rez.png"

            #Save our temporary jpg to the actual temp directory, so if we fail to delete it, Windows will eventually clean it up
            #Using $($variable.Property) allows you to expand object properties inside of a double quoted string.  Looks kind of ugly, but if you
            #have multiple strings in a string, can make it easier to just be one line.
            #Also, when passing anything file related, assuming there will be spaces, so make sure you escape the inner quotes, so when you pass the
            #filepath + file to imagemagick, it's surrounded by double quotes (single quotes won't work)
            Start-Process -FilePath $convertloc -ArgumentList "-resize $rez `"$fullfilepath`" `"$env:temp\$guidName.jpg`"" -NoNewWindow -Wait

            #write-host 'Creating reference image...'
            Start-Process -FilePath $convertloc -ArgumentList "`"$pngref`" `"$env:temp\$guidName.jpg`" -gravity center -geometry $offset -compose over -composite `"$env:temp\$guidName.jpg`"" -NoNewWindow -Wait

            #write-host 'Converting to DDS...'
            #Define the compression type once, change if you have compression, then use that string
            #Rather than call two different functions in an if statement taht do basically the same thing
            $compression = "dds:compression=none"
            if ($compress) {
                $compression = "dds:compression=a8r8g8b8"
            }
            Start-Process -FilePath $convertloc -ArgumentList "-format dds -define dds:mipmaps=0 -define $compression -define dds:cluster-fit=true `"$env:temp\$guidName.jpg`" `"$outfolder\$guidName.dds`"" -NoNewWindow -Wait
            Remove-Item "$env:temp\$guidName.jpg"

            #End of Job ScriptBLock
            Write-Host "Completing Job $jobnum"
        } -ArgumentList $file.Fullname,$file.Extension
    }

    #Job Monitoring
    #Note: This is also bugged in ISE, only really works if you just run the powershell script.
    While ($(Get-Job -State Running).count -gt 0) {
        $ComputersStillRunning = ""
        Write-Progress -Activity "Waiting for Jobs to finish" -Status "$($(Get-Job -State Running).count) images remaining" -PercentComplete ($(Get-Job -State Completed).count / $imgs.count * 100)
        Start-Sleep -Seconds 3
    }
    Write-Progress -Activity "Waiting for Jobs to finish" -Status "0 images remaining" -Completed

    #When done, kill all jobs, just in case
    Get-Job | Remove-Job -Force
}

Measure-Command {GlevConvertSequential}
#converting 39 images, random sizes, took 210-230 seconds processing sequentially

Measure-Command {GlevConvertmultithread}
#converting 39 (of the same) images, took 40-120 seconds processing using jobs, huge differences were probably due to other background stuff

#Your mileage may vary

#In case you run the script itself for testing, you won't lose the results
pause