looks like I need to use the varibale:

$products_image_directory

instead of using DIR_WS_IMAGES when checking for the image in the file

includes/modules/YOUR_TEMPLATE/additional_images.php

try changing this:

PHP Code:
//added image checking image swap and jquery zoom
    
    
$products_image_extension substr($filestrrpos($file'.'));
    
$products_image_base str_replace($products_image_extension''$file);
    
$products_image_medium $products_image_base IMAGE_SUFFIX_MEDIUM $products_image_extension;
    
$products_image_large $products_image_base IMAGE_SUFFIX_LARGE $products_image_extension;


//added for additional medium checking
$second_medium_image_check $products_image_base IMAGE_SUFFIX_MEDIUM $products_image_extension;


// check for a medium image else use small
if (!file_exists(DIR_WS_IMAGES 'medium/' $products_image_medium)) {
  
$products_image_medium DIR_WS_IMAGES $file;
} else {
  
$products_image_medium DIR_WS_IMAGES 'medium/' $products_image_medium;
}


// check for a large image else use medium else use small

if (!file_exists(DIR_WS_IMAGES 'large/' $products_image_large)) {
  if (!
file_exists(DIR_WS_IMAGES 'medium/' $second_medium_image_check)) {
    
$products_image_large DIR_WS_IMAGES $file;
  } else {
    
$products_image_large DIR_WS_IMAGES 'medium/' $second_medium_image_check;
  }
} else {
  
$products_image_large DIR_WS_IMAGES 'large/' $products_image_large;
}
    

//end added image checking 
to this:

PHP Code:
//added image checking image swap and jquery zoom
    
    
$products_image_extension substr($filestrrpos($file'.'));
    
$products_image_base str_replace($products_image_extension''$file);
    
$products_image_medium $products_image_base IMAGE_SUFFIX_MEDIUM $products_image_extension;
    
$products_image_large $products_image_base IMAGE_SUFFIX_LARGE $products_image_extension;


//added for additional medium checking
$second_medium_image_check $products_image_base IMAGE_SUFFIX_MEDIUM $products_image_extension;


// check for a medium image else use small
if (!file_exists($products_image_directory 'medium/' $products_image_medium)) {
  
$products_image_medium $products_image_directory $file;
} else {
  
$products_image_medium $products_image_directory 'medium/' $products_image_medium;
}


// check for a large image else use medium else use small

if (!file_exists($products_image_directory 'large/' $products_image_large)) {
  if (!
file_exists($products_image_directory 'medium/' $second_medium_image_check)) {
    
$products_image_large $products_image_directory $file;
  } else {
    
$products_image_large $products_image_directory 'medium/' $second_medium_image_check;
  }
} else {
  
$products_image_large $products_image_directory 'large/' $products_image_large;
}
    

//end added image checking 
make sure you create a backup copy, not actually tested this, just off the top of my head..