Automatical image size conversion on upload

[westis]

Hi people,

Background:
I'm helping my mother with a site where there will be lots of photos on some of the pages. The photos should be with a set maximum height/width, and one after another. Like on this page: http://www.oskarshamn.se/oscargym/oscar ... rs2006.htm

The problem is that the original photos are usually much bigger than the intended size.

Question:
Is there a way to automatically convert the sizes of the photos while bulk uploading them? There's a lot of hassle opening, editing and saving each individual photo in Photoshop, then uploading each one separately.

Issues:
I know there is the new ImageGallery tag. But what I'm after is not a gallery with thumbnails. Also, bulk uploading and automatically convert the image size would make this sooo much easier.

Possible solutions?
Can pipictures do this? The new ImageManager that is in development? Any photo gallery module that is simple enough?

Thanks!

[calguy1000]

Hi Westis

On unix (or even on windows, I'm not sure) this would be a breeze with ImageMagick

convert origfilename -resize widthxheight outputfilename

which of course could be scripted to do a bunch of files in batch
then they could be uploaded via ftp with no problems.

[Dr.CSS]

Hey guys
i know this is off topic but i have this image galley thing and was wondering if one of you might be able to help me, i need something to read a folder and make an out of the img. it finds.

  thanks
            mark

[calguy1000]

maksbud.... I'm pretty sure you could get 99% of the way there, just with the Uploads module, at least for the images in one directory.  The uploads module doesn't currently support nested categories.

But if this doesn't work, a little plugin to generate a list is not tough wok. 

[westis]

Thanks for the reply, Calguy.

Can GD do it? Would it be possible to make a tag/module out of this?

I'm kind of out in the woods here. I just know that I need a super-easy method for my no-geek mother to upload her photos from the digital camera or photos she's sent by e-mail, and then present them just as easily on the page. Even FTP is a much-too-complicated step, unless the new Image Manager has bulk upload in it.

I suppose a way could be if there is a bulk upload feature in Image Manager that optionally also can convert the image size, and an additional feature of the ImageGallery tag that can display non-clickable full-size photos where thumbnails now are shown. But those are not there yet...

Hi Westis

On unix (or even on windows, I'm not sure) this would be a breeze with ImageMagick

convert origfilename -resize widthxheight outputfilename

which of course could be scripted to do a bunch of files in batch
then they could be uploaded via ftp with no problems.

[Dr.CSS]

calguy
i load my images with FTP,, so gettin them there is no problem, what i need is that,, little plugin to generate a list is not tough wok thing. 
when i upload images this way i just go to the folder or img. in Content » Image Manager and it creates thumbnails automaticaly.

  mark