ImageMagick / Powershell: limit file size in parallel

resize-photos.ps1

$directory = "C:\full-path\to-photos-directory"

# Only .jpg files larger than 10mb
$files = Get-ChildItem -Path $directory -Filter *.jpg | Where-Object Length -gt 10mb

# Use ForEach-Object with the -Parallel parameter
$files | ForEach-Object -Parallel {
    # Define the new filename with '_edited' suffix
    $newFileName = [IO.Path]::Combine($_.DirectoryName, ($_.BaseName + "_edited" + $_.Extension))

    # Execute ImageMagick command to resize the file
    & magick convert $_.FullName -define jpeg:extent=10000kb $newFileName
} -ThrottleLimit 5