I'm guessing the issue is that it complicates the process of adding new images, because someone has to create and upload two corresponding files.
This way, they get the benefit of rapid page generation combined with a simpler administration process. miguel On Sat, 27 Apr 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I think he already has the best solution. Store two images. How many > thumbnails are there on a page? At 1-2 seconds per image to resize how > long will you make every visitor wait to see the thumbnails? > > Disk space is cheap. If you have to buy another drive - no big deal. I > don't know about you, but for me if a web page doesn't load in about 10-15 > seconds I'm outa here! > > Rick > > > > ** Reply to note from Miguel Cruz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sat, 27 Apr 2002 11:36:54 -0500 >(CDT) > > > > On Sat, 27 Apr 2002, Ray Paseur 703.346.0600 wrote: > > > I am storing several detailed images at about 400x400 pixels (inventory > > > for an art gallery). I show a page with thumbnails of the images. When > > > a site visitor clicks on a thumbnail, I open a separate window to > > > display the detailed image. > > > > > > Presently I am storing two copies of each image - full size and thumb. > > > > > > My objective is to store only one copy of each image - full size. (The > > > rationale behind this is a complicated story involving old gallery > > > owners, digital cameras, rudimentary image editing skills, etc.) > > > > > > I want the server to read the full size image, but resize it down to the > > > thumbnail size before sending it, thus saving transmission time. > > > > > > Are there any server-side applications that can handle this? > > > > You could use ImageMagick (particularly, the 'convert' program) to do this > > but decent results are not fast (not that it'll take several seconds or > > anything, but it does take a certain amount of time, and everything adds > > up). > > > > If you want to do this on the fly, I'd suggest having it save the > > thumbnails when they're generated so that the next time someone comes, it > > doesn't have to go through the process again. > > > > miguel > > > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > > > Rick Widmer > Internet Marketing Specialists > http://www.developersdesk.com > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
