dennis asked: > I am interested in any advice Several people gave me responses, information, ideas. I am grateful to all.
------------------------------ Thanks Etienne Tourigny: > Why re-invent the wheel when there are dozens of > gallery applications on the web? > But if you want if to integrate directly into you your perl site > then perhaps a custom-built solution is easier. I learn best when I tear code apart or hammer code together. And indeed, I do need some custom features and integration to other site widgets already constructed or on the way. > I personally recommend Gallery2 That is a very nice application; I've actually installed the source, have it running locally. I like to take good ideas wherever they may come from. I am not as adept at php as I am with perl, tho. > Perhaps Meios-Catalyst is a good place to start? I tore Chris Lako's code apart shortly after he posted it :-) I've actually been dinking around with perl gallery code for awhile for learning and familiarity with tools and such. I wanted to take the next step, beef up and clean up my code, try to make sane decisions, etc. ------------------------------ Thanks John Krewson: > I have a suggestion regarding your thoughts on generating > sets of image sizes depending on your predicted needs. > down the road, you might run into headaches > I would suggest... holding on to the original and > generating the 'called' size,... Very cogent argument. I will follow your advice. I wrote my image resize routines in a modular way, so it's very easy to add or remove them. I'd debated various points with myself to such an extent that the whole issue became fuzzy in my mind, sort of like when you stare at a spot so long that it fades out. Your suggestions have helped sharpen the picture for me. ------------------------------ Thanks Anthony Thyssen: > yes it sounds very reasonable. Cool, thanks > http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/thumbnails/ A lot of useful info there. > You are right in that the originals are very large. > The only people who should need the originals are > people who plan on creating new image uses, and for > photo development. Basically any edit of an original > can be bad, so the original should be preserved > complete to the original orientation of the picture. > A smaller (correctly rotated) version can be generated > with comments added, and other EXIF data removed for > privacy concerns. this image can be used to then generate > a web viewable version (prehaps with watermark protection), > at an appropriate size, and smaller 'webpage' includes, > and thumbnails for gallery viewing. Don't use the original > for any of these things, unless you don't care about someone > stealing it. ------------------------------ Thanks M.V. Percival: > http://spongedude.info/cgi-bin/willys/wtregistryview.cgi I'll have a look /dennis _______________________________________________ Magick-users mailing list [email protected] http://studio.imagemagick.org/mailman/listinfo/magick-users
