Image editing....

Rodders

I've created a form and script that lets users upload 3 images. The images are then saved to a folder on the server with a new name according to our standards. They are always saved as a JPEG.

What I need to do now is modify those images so that they are not too big.

We allow uploads of 600K. We'd like to reduce those files to a size of 30K maximum.

I just cannot work out how to use the file functions correctly for this and would like help.

Thanks

crazychris

Have a hunt around on this forum, there are numerous scripts for thumbnailing images.

Cent

In what ways do you want to cut down the file size? A 600k file brought down to 30k will result in 1 of 2 things happening. Either you increase the JPG compression or reduce the dimensions of the file (and/or increase the compression). I don't know if you can increase the jpg compression and test to see if its lower than 30k without writing it to a file first. then if its not, increase the compression more. and test again.

i've set up a photo gallery and the best thing to do is reduce the dimensions and set a compression of no more than 75%. your mileage may vary though. a 300x300 file may in fact be smaller than a 200x200 file based on the actual image content.

best,
cent