Loading Pictures on the Forum Project

[steve B]

I'm hardly the most technical computer guy.

You guys make me feel pretty good, at least as far as pictures go.

I use Paint to resize then the board software to upload the pictures.
Sometimes I get one rejected, and I just shrink it a bit more and try again.

[irv]

Just trying something to see if it has reduced the size?
Yep, it did. I chose the Microsoft resizer, among other things it does, free download.

[Leon]

The response from the engineer. We have the IMageMagic 6 installed now but I don't see any difference....I told them that and here is what they said. I will probably have them put in the line of code. Any thoughts?


"My understanding of the issue that you are concerned about here (there are a few different ones in that thread) is that when someone hotlinks an image from another site using the IMG tag, it can mess up the vBulletin formatting if that image is too large.

This problem is only fixable by changing the code which is sent to the viewers webpage and having their computer dynamically resize the image as they view the page. Your server can’t resize the image since your server never sees the image – the IMG code instead tells the user viewing the page to go to another server to get the image.

Usually, I’d recommend finding a plugin that does this, but
1) Finding a reputable site for plugins that old would be difficult and
2) I don’t even know if plugins were a thing in v3.

Doing some searching it seems like you aren’t the only one to run into this problem and someone has posted a possible solution here:
https://www.digitalfaq.com/forum/web...ed-images.html

Looking over the code I don’t see any problem with it, and it does what you need – it tells the users browser to resize the image down to a width of 800 pixels if it’s bigger than that and gives the user an option to click the image to see it at its regular size. You can adjust the pixel width to whatever works best for your users.

Because it only modifies the width though I have a feeling it may cause images to get distorted because it won’t also resize the height, but how that’s handled is really up to the user’s browser and you have no control over it. Trying to dynamically modify both the width and height of the image to scale properly and be under a certain size would require a lot more code (and probably JavaScript).

Keep in mind we are server administrators and not developers – normally we would decline requests to modify code. As this is changing a single line and I don’t see an issue with it we can make this change for you if you’d like, but I can’t give you any guarantees on if this will be a suitable fix for you."


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[Leon]

The last bit of code was installed several days ago. I am not sure it's made a difference but if anyone wants to give it a try, and let me know, it would be great. Please see the post right above here for the technical stuff. This will probably be the last attempt at updating the picture loading for the forum. Otherwise, we are probably stuck with what we got. Thanks!

A bit from the above post that is most pertinent, I think..

"Looking over the code I don’t see any problem with it, and it does what you need – it tells the users browser to resize the image down to a width of 800 pixels if it’s bigger than that and gives the user an option to click the image to see it at its regular size. You can adjust the pixel width to whatever works best for your users.
Because it only modifies the width though I have a feeling it may cause images to get distorted because it won’t also resize the height, but how that’s handled is really up to the user’s browser and you have no control over it. Trying to dynamically modify both the width and height of the image to scale properly and be under a certain size would require a lot more code (and probably JavaScript).


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[Snowman]

It sounds like he just installed the Image Magick library but isn't actually using it to resize images.

There are two primary complaints I encounter most often here. 1 - images that other forums would not have issues with often fail to upload here. 2 - when images do get uploaded, they are often quite large and mess up the formatting of the website.

You should be able to use Image Magick to automatically resize all images uploaded to the site. It should also be able to support more images formats and sizes than before. Resolving both issues above.

https://www.digitalocean.com/communi...th-imagemagick

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Snowman

It sounds like he just installed the Image Magick library but isn't actually using it to resize images.

There are two primary complaints I encounter most often here. 1 - images that other forums would not have issues with often fail to upload here. 2 - when images do get uploaded, they are often quite large and mess up the formatting of the website.

You should be able to use Image Magick to automatically resize all images uploaded to the site. It should also be able to support more images formats and sizes than before. Resolving both issues above.

https://www.digitalocean.com/communi...th-imagemagick

I think that the Image Magick s/w might need to have more programming than what they are able to do.

[Snowman]

Originally Posted by Leon

I think that the Image Magick s/w might need to have more programming than what they are able to do.

Here is what Gemini says about using ImageMagick with vBulletin.

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To use ImageMagick with vBulletin, you need to install ImageMagick on your server and then configure vBulletin to utilize its capabilities for image processing tasks like resizing, creating thumbnails, and manipulating uploaded images, effectively leveraging ImageMagick's powerful image manipulation features within your forum environment.
Key points about using ImageMagick with vBulletin:
Installation:
ImageMagick needs to be installed on your server, typically through your hosting control panel or by manually compiling from source depending on your operating system.
Configuration in vBulletin:
Within the vBulletin admin panel, navigate to the "Image Settings" section where you can specify the path to your ImageMagick executable, enabling vBulletin to call upon its functionalities for image processing.
Functionality:
Once configured, vBulletin will automatically use ImageMagick to perform tasks like:
Generating thumbnails for uploaded images
Resizing avatars and profile pictures
Converting image formats
Applying image filters or effects (depending on your vBulletin theme and customization)
Benefits of using ImageMagick with vBulletin:
Advanced image manipulation:
ImageMagick provides a wide range of image processing options beyond basic resizing, allowing for more complex image adjustments within your forum.
Flexibility:
You can fine-tune image settings in vBulletin to achieve the desired look and feel for uploaded images.
Optimized performance:
When properly configured, ImageMagick can efficiently handle image processing tasks, especially for large image uploads.
Important considerations:
Compatibility:
Ensure that the version of ImageMagick you install is compatible with your vBulletin version and PHP setup.
Permissions:
Make sure your web server user has appropriate permissions to access ImageMagick executables on the server.

[Balticfox]

Originally Posted by Leon

The last bit of code was installed several days ago. I am not sure it's made a difference but if anyone wants to give it a try, and let me know, it would be great. Please see the post right above here for the technical stuff. This will probably be the last attempt at updating the picture loading for the forum. Otherwise, we are probably stuck with what we got. Thanks!

A bit from the above post that is most pertinent, I think..

"Looking over the code I don’t see any problem with it, and it does what you need – it tells the users browser to resize the image down to a width of 800 pixels if it’s bigger than that and gives the user an option to click the image to see it at its regular size. You can adjust the pixel width to whatever works best for your users.
Because it only modifies the width though I have a feeling it may cause images to get distorted because it won’t also resize the height, but how that’s handled is really up to the user’s browser and you have no control over it. Trying to dynamically modify both the width and height of the image to scale properly and be under a certain size would require a lot more code (and probably JavaScript).

Doesn't appear to be working:

https://www.net54baseball.com/showth...=356696&page=4