Resized Image Quality

I found the solution in the “file” thread!

this is essential if you want to use file 3.1.1 extension from marc huot:

round line #1030 under the heading “Write File”

Change from:

if(@imagegif($dst_img, $dst) !== false) {}
else if(@imagejpeg($dst_img, $dst) !== false) {}
else if(@imagepng($dst_img, $dst) !== false) {}

Change to: if

(@imagejpeg($dst_img, $dst) !== false) {}
else if(@imagegif($dst_img, $dst) !== false) {}
else if(@imagepng($dst_img, $dst) !== false) {}

This will take care of your problem and save your jpeg as a true jpeg. The default image size is set to 60% quality (this is medium in Photoshop)… if you want it set to a higher quality add the number below. (90 means 90% image quality)

if(@imagejpeg($dst_img, $dst, 90) !== false) {}

this is the original thread: http://ellislab.com/forums/viewthread/38997/P360/#335581

thanks for helping out! my feeling was right. it created “.gif”s and just added “.jpg”… but then I would have NEVER EVER found a solution 😉 excellent forum. I love it!

cheers stefan

Nope, if you check the screen grab earlier in this thread, it’s a jpg. No conversion, it takes what you give it.

in this case it got a .gif camouflaged as a .jpg and it converted it to gif… at least somebody does it’s job right 😉

Ah- the extension was the culprit. Note- this shouldn’t affect files uploaded/resized via the stock install, so I’m going to shift the thread to the extensions forum and leave it open- just in case someone else runs into the same problem.

Ah- the extension was the culprit. Note- this shouldn’t affect files uploaded/resized via the stock install, so I’m going to shift the thread to the extensions forum and leave it open- just in case someone else runs into the same problem.

yes, seems like a good idea. I really wasn’t shure where to begin! thanks for your patience

stefan

Thanks, I am having this exact problem with Mark’s File extension.. I’m uploading jpgs, which are getting thumbnails created with the extension .jpg, but which are actually .gifs.

At least I know exactly how to fix this now.

Same issue here, but I can’t seem to find the lines to edit referenced in this thread. Are we still talking about the core.image_library.php file? Around line 1030? I did a search in that file code and can’t seem to find it. Help?

Nevermind. I found it and fixed (this always happens after I post :|).

It’s in the extension file - line 1028. The file path: extensions/ext.mh_file_ext.php

Before the fix that’s exactly what it was doing - creating a .gif and giving it a .jpg extension.

It’s in the extension file - line 1028. The file path: extensions/ext.mh_file_ext.php

Yes. lets keep in mind it is the line 1028 on 3.1.1 version of Mark Huots’ file extension.

Glad I found this thread. I was running into the same problem with images looking really bad when uploaded using the files extension. Thanks for posting the solution.

Super helpful thanks so much. I was about to switch to phpthumb when i came across this post. I assumed it was an EE issue not the extension. For anyone else reading this who may not be php savy in the example code to replace

(@imagejpeg($dst_img, $dst) !== false) {}

you still need an if at the start of that line. Like this..

if(@imagejpeg($dst_img, $dst) !== false) {}

Just in case you missed it.

I was about to switch to phpthumb when i came across this post.

I use both. I gave up on relying on it to resize for me. So I set it up so images are uploaded as is and I setup phpThumb withing my images folder with its own .htaccess so I can write my images nicely like this:

/images/thumbs/f=jpeg;q=75;100x200;{image}