Image Handler 4 (for v1.5.x) Support Thread

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from:
http://www.zen-cart.com/showthread.p...59#post1251659

Thanks again,

Okay, I downloaded it, and read the readme, but did not install it yet because I would need to clarify my understanding of plugin's capibilities...

So, basically lets say it like this... I sell miniature gears...

_LRG.jpg = I took a macro photograph of each gear that I have in stock 1000 x 1000 px original size.

_MED.gif = I cut/crop an outline drawing out of the scan of the mfg catalog page for each gear (that has tech specs gear count size text with it). 450x450 original size.

small image is the _MED gif reduced to 150x150. Still very readable.

All files have same name, but with the _MED or _LRG.

All 3 image files are uploaded into their correct folders.

So basically you are saying that Image Handler 4 can be set up so that for gear100-35 with the images gear100-35.gif, gear100-35_MED.gif, and gear100-35_LRG.jpg uploaded,

I can specify .gif for small images and have in the images folder gear100-35.gif

and set up gif setting also for medium images for gear100-35_MED.gif in images/medium

and set up jpg for all large images for gear100-35_LRG.jpg in images/large

and when I am on the product page and click on the medium size image, it will bring up the popup with gear100-35_LRG.jpg? Basically with the settings set up in a way, it will look for the file names. It's not going to look to create a medium nor create a small image based off reducing the _LRG image?

It's almost like I have multiple images in the way that the _LRG image is different than the _MED or small image, but I basically don't want multiple images, just an actual photograph for the _LRG image in place of the clipart-like-ish medium and small images.

Image Handler will let you:
Upload ONE image and generate the optimized small, medium, and large image from the image you upload. (this is how MOST folks use it)
or
upload three different images for the small, medium, and large image

Image Handler doesn't really care WHERE in the images folder you upload the image which allows you the flexibility of organizing your images in a way that makes sense to you. In otherwords you are NOT constrained by the medium and large folders as in the stock Zen Cart config. You also DO NOT have to name your images with the _LRG or _MED suffixes..

In the settings you can explicity say what format each image size is. (large = PNG, medium=GIF, small=JPG). It will convert the file you upload to the format you designate. The default is "no_change" meaning just that "do not change the format upon upload".

Truly the ONLY way to see how this all works is to install it and TRY IT..