Hello.
Thank you for taking the time to post a reply, thats great
I have worked with several cms systems and also ebay clones in the past, all if i remember have the ability to auto resize the image using imagemagik or GD Library.
here are my thoughts on this..
For me once i know that images are not auto resized i can run a batch convert and reduce the images here on my pc before i upload.Thats easy for me
My clients however know much less about how a pc works, its a streatch for them to even get the image off their camera onto a pc, let alone resize them before they upload.
I am a new user, but currently heres what i am seeing..
...........ok cant post external links???
the link above shows 2 images taken directly from a digital camera (total image size is over 8mb) and AbanteCart uses the full image but just shows it at a smaller size!!
The big drawback as i see it is that the Zoom feature on the product page acts differently depending on the size of the uploaded image..
for example an uploaded image of 800x600 will zoom in what seems to be a little..
an image of 3000x2000 appears to zoom in way to much..
so by auto resizing images after upload to a set size (set in admin) will also add a consistant zoom level.
for me i would like the option to say that the maximum width and maximum height of a product image should be for example 800x600 and set this in admin, then have the script resize(based on the longest side and keep aspect ratio) and re-save the image.
Theres also the file sizes, with 100+ images at full digital camera sizes (4mb each) page loading times, mobile devices with limited bandwidth using the original large file seems outdated
Talk soon
Kind Regards
Carl