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much better would be to extend the method of this class of course…

scree - 11 September 2008 08:30 AM

Try to change the quality in

/app/code/core/Mage/Media/Model/File/Image.php

on line 168 from

$result = imagejpeg($object->getTmpImage(), $object->getFilePath(true), 80);

to

$result = imagejpeg($object->getTmpImage(), $object->getFilePath(true), 95);

Great, thanks for this. Best to put this in a local app/code/local… folder to prevent overwriting it when updating. Should be in the GUI backend.
Thanks!!

Where would this go in the local folder since it’s parent folder is not in the core folder?

Hi sherrie,

maybe here:

app/code/local/Mage/Media/Model/File

?

Ohhhh it is in the core folder now, sorry - I totally missed that, I thought we were still talking about the Gd2.php file from before. That’ll teach me to half-read something!

After upgrading to 1.1.6 my image compression settings were overwritten. So following these directions I went back and changed them again. This time though it has no effect. In fact the images are just being crushed, they look really bad. Has anyone else noticed this? Is there another way to adjust the compression?

Thanks
~David

Any solutions or suggestions on this with version 1.1.6?

I´m also having problems with this.

The mod described by Scree dosen´t seem to work in version 1.1.6

Help!!! images look terrible!

Ok, solution found for version 1.1.1 and above including 1.1.6

The code is in /lib/Varien/Image/Adapter/Gd2.php , PLEASE note if you are using 1.1.6 the line to change is 80, NOT 68.

00christian00 - 31 July 2008 05:22 AM

In version 1.1 the code has changed.
To up the quality change the line 68

call_user_func($this->_getCallback('output'), $this->_imageHandler, $fileName);

to

if (IMAGETYPE_JPEG === $this->_fileType)call_user_func($this->_getCallback('output'), $this->_imageHandler, $fileName,90);
        else 
        call_user_func($this->_getCallback('output'), $this->_imageHandler, $fileName);

90 is my quality,change to your preference.Remember to clear the image cache to test.

Remember 1.1.6 users change line 80

Many thanks to 00christian00 for this fix, you rock!

Hey TheTwistedOne!  This definitely worked.  Thanks for posting this up!

@AcStudios, i´m glad it helped.

Full credit should go to 00christian00 for working this one out.

Nice tip, but how would you go about implementing this so that it wont get overwritten when updating magento?

Kasper - 07 October 2008 11:48 PM

Nice tip, but how would you go about implementing this so that it wont get overwritten when updating magento?

Create a .txt file in the root of your site that says READMEWHENUPDATING and note the changes you need to make to core files.

And yes, a setting like this should most definitely be editable in the Admin area.

@tilzinger, this feature in the Admin Area is crucial.

Dear Magento Team, take note!!!

Agree. We need to be able to customise this in the admin.

Magento applies WEIRD image compressions. Also - has anyone noticed something strange happening when uploading PNG images? For one - their size gets BIGGER (2-3 times) in the frontend. And then there are some transparency issues.