https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26755
Summary: Option to Smush.it on image upload
Product: MediaWiki
Version: unspecified
Platform: All
OS/Version: All
Status: NEW
Severity: enhancement
Priority: Normal
Component: Uploading
AssignedTo: wikibugs-l@lists.wikimedia.org
ReportedBy: subfa...@gmail.com
CC: gpaum...@wikimedia.org, bryan.tongm...@gmail.com
Yahoo!'s Smush.it feature is a lossless image optimization. If you dunno it,
read here http://developer.yahoo.com/yslow/smushit/
The API is
* optimizing JPEG compression
* converting certain GIFs to indexed PNGs
* stripping the un-used colours from indexed images
* meta data is NOT stripped from JPEGs
Adding this has been discussed on WP with the main anti-argument that thumbs
are not smushed and storage doesn't matter for WikiMedia. But that's not the
point.
The point is to save 2-20% storage on original images. Not every wiki is
Wikipedia and for some storage does matter. Same for the traffic on the wiki
and from hotlinking images.
My request is to include the Smush.it API on Special:Upload.
The feature could be optional by adding a checkbox called "Smush.it".
A plugin for WordPress exists to give you an idea:
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-smushit/
I don't see any disadvantage, except that the upload process may take a 2-3
seconds longer.
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