HOW-TO: Image Preparation

I forgot to mention that he copyright is a metadata integrated into the image (XMP -IPTC). It is not a text that will display on the image.
From Photoshop, go to file > file info > look at the Copyright Notice and Info URL. Here they are.

In regards to the file system error, this is maybe due to the destination directory string. Is there a space character after the c:\ ?

Best regards,

Saraniel

Another newbie here. I've uploaded all my products with EZ Populate, and have been working on the scripting and different images today. From everything I can see the files are in the right locations and with the right extensions, but the only size showing up is the thumbnail for all 3 views.

http://kingkonghobbies.com/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&search_in_description=1&zenid=0caf6edc948fbc276a4f25d5daee819e&keyword=500+canopy

#1 is there something obvious that I'm missing?

#2 in the configuration/images menu which images do I set to 400 pixels (my large files) and which do I set to the 200 pixels (_MED)?

I'm grateful for any help.

Also, I used the kidsavenue script generator and I think it worked great!

Well I think I figured it out, I just hadn't put the .jpg extension on the product form.

Hi all

Not sure I can offer a new thing and maybe it was discussed previously but I'll try :)
So, load main picture using form in admin and _LRG / _MED pictures via FTP is Ok, but really hard for ordinary users who usually load content to their shops.
Why not use a perfect GDI2 library of php and enjoy? Just ask user to load only one picture and reduce it size and width/height to the valued defined in config. And automatically upload original loaded picture as _LRG, upload picture reduced to middle size as _MID and the smallest (reduces by gdi2) upload as an preview picture.
Or this technique already released somewhere?
I gonna to release but maybe it is already done :)

See Image Handler 2 in the Add-ons

I created three folders on my hard drive: thumbs, medium and large and marked the medium files _MED and large _LRG.

In my web-host's control panel (C-panel) I have a folder
"www. ..../store/admin/images/"
that includes folders "LARGE" and "MEDIUM" (those folders are populated with ZEN Cart template images of merchandise).

I tried uploading my images into those two folders and the images show up in my "product description page" and "larger image" pop-up window.

Now, here is the problem:
When I upload _MED image into MEDIUM folder, the image in both the MEDIUM and LARGE folders is medium size, and that is what is displayed in "product description page" and "larger image" pop-up window.
As soon as I upload a _LRG image into LARGE folder, the image in MEDIUM is replaced by the _LRG image.
If I re-upload the _MED image into MEDIUM folder, the _LRG image in the LARGE folder is replaced my a _MED image.
It keeps me running in circles.

What's up? Am I using a wrong folder/directory for uploads?

BTW, this is a problem, as I did not want to transform my Large image into a regular square the way I did my MED images. So where MEd size should go (product description) I get a very blurry, distorted image.

Are you doing the upload in a wholesale manner? That is, just dragging a folder of folders up? If so, try opening the medium folder locally and in your FTP window, and drag just the MED images from your local medium folder into the server's medium folder. Then do the same for the LRG images from and to the large folder. In other words, ftp the files into the existing folder structure. See if that fixes the problem.

Rob

actually when enabling large pictures with just 5k thumbnails, page load time slows to a crawl, at least on windows servers..

Has anyone gotten multiple pics to load fast on a windows server (IIS or Apache) installation?

I get 13 second page loads on a P4 , 4gig ram, win 2003 server, iis6 php5 etc.. , even with a WAMP install multiple pics cripple the server, I assume it has something to do with file permission and ifexists in php on a windows box vs a linux box.. That's the last thing for me to test is a linux installation.

Zen Cart 1.3.8

I am not sure how to tell the category listing to not resize the image. I want it to use the _MED image instead of forcing a resize. Where do I make this change? Thank you!

~Ashley
http://stopitnowstore.rivervalleywebhosting.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=2

Hi guys, another newbie here and another simple question.:blush:
I have my main page with products images; the "strange" is that when i change the subcategory image size this affect both the images in main page AND the subcategory images.
Instead i would like to have "big" image in main page and "small" image for subcategory.

Second question for today is that i would like to have my subcategory image beside (aligned right) the top subcategory image (now are under). Or, at list aligned differently.
I have tried to change subcategory alignment (show 1 image for row) but this will affect also the images in the main page.

Thanks

Nice sharing on image preparation though it might be some plug-in instead. I'll use this method in my new site.
Thanks

ShoesBuyOnline:

Nice sharing on image preparation though it might be some plug-in instead.There is a plug-in. It's called Image Handler. Though sometimes it's better to manage the images by hand.

Hi,

I know there is a plugin named IM, but I have not applied it successfully except under the classic theme!:frusty:

Oh, sorry, it might be IH2, is it right?

This society is always so helpful,:smile:

ShoesBuyOnline:

I know there is a plugin named IM, but I have not applied it successfully except under the classic theme!

Oh, sorry, it might be IH2, is it right?Extract from the Image Handler readme file> If you use a custom template, copy the contents of
includes/templates/templates_custom into your custom template’s folder or
merge the files if the target files have already been customized by you.This is already done for classic, which is why that works for you.

There is a long and detailed support thread for Image Handler where any further questions on that mod should be posted.

[QUOTE=Ryk;52570]Optimising images for ZC

Start by deciding on the size you want the large image to display at.

NB. As mentioned earlier, you can’t set the dimensions of the large image in ZC – not in 1.2.1d anyway – but it will display at the dimensions you upload it, although you may have to tweak the javascript file for the pop-up window to open at the size you want. The file you need to edit is** /includes/modules/pages/product_info/jscript_main.php**. In the function popupWindow(url) change width= and height= to your sizes. (You can also decide whether or not you want scrollbars by setting scrollbars=no or scrollbars=yes.) Then save the file to includes/modules/YOUR_TEMPLATE/pages/product_info/

I have followed this to the letter however i don't have the file includes/modules/YOUR_TEMPLATE/pages/product_info/

The template i am using is freetemplate 2 from
http://www.zenflavor.com/free-zen-cart-template-2-wide.html

I'm using the latest Zen Cart however the freetemplate 2 does not have the /pages/product_info/

All of my pics open at 125X125 instead of at 500X500

What do i need to do to get this to work?
Please have a look at the site and let me know what you think.
http://www.adecyberemporium.net

Kindly thankful
Andrew :frusty:

@ADE Cyber Emporium

If the folder doesn't exist (which by default it won't since Zen Cart can't know in advance your template name, and your template won't have it if it doesn't need it) then you will need to create it using your template name (freetemplate2) in place of YOUR_TEMPLATE.

Although you say you have followed the instructions to the letter,m you appear top have put your thumbnail images into a folder called small and added a suffix _SML to them. Either of these changes from the recommended approach will cause Zen Cart to be unable to find your medium and large images.

Thank-you for your help.

It's 4:15am and i just could not see what i was doing wrong.

I'll fix it up now.

Good on you mate. I love your work.
Regards
Andrew
:oops:

Well the MED photos are working now however the new page with the LRG photo are still opening at 125X125.

I'll have to give it a go later, once i have had some shut eye.
Thanks
Andrew
:no::(

RYK pointed me to the right spot.
I needed to turn off the
"Image - Use Proportional Images on Products and Categories"

I still don't know what I'm doing however i am having some fun and frustrating times learning.

Thanks for your help Again.
Andrew:clap::clap::yes::bigups: