Trying to locate a tool to compress images on client side before uploading

indianajns · #1 (**permalink**) 10-08-06, 12:57 AM

Hello... n00b here... I've been looking for a script to allow users to upload pics to my site. I have found 1,000's of apps out there to upload images but not many to compress those images prior to uploading to the server. I'd like to do this without a Java applet if possible....

Anyassistance will be GREATLY appreciated.....

Christian · #2 (**permalink**) 10-08-06, 12:53 PM

Moved to Script Requests.

indianajns · #3 (**permalink**) 10-08-06, 07:36 PM

Anyone... Anyone.... Bueller... Bueller...

Barnz1986 · #4 (**permalink**) 10-09-06, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by indianajns

Anyone... Anyone.... Bueller... Bueller...

I doubt you will find a script what compresses images before uploading to the server without using some kind of desktop application.

indianajns · #5 (**permalink**) 10-09-06, 08:09 PM

Thanks for replying Barnz.. I did find one that uses Java but I find people are leary of downlaoding applets. I wonder what sites like ebay and hotornot use to compress?? Perhaps they are compressing on the server side?

mab · #6 (**permalink**) 10-09-06, 08:35 PM

The common gif/jpg/jpeg file formats already encode the data in a compressed form. If you zip these you will only get a small additional amount of compression.

If by compress you mean resize and/or resample the image in a different number of colors to reduce its size, I have never heard of a browser based client side method of doing this.

rodion · #7 (**permalink**) 10-10-06, 12:54 AM

You can try using GD library to manipulate images. I shouldn't be complicated to make your own php script that uses GD.

indianajns · #8 (**permalink**) 10-10-06, 09:21 PM

Mab you are correct, I did mean resize the image from the standard 1 meg+ files most digital cameras produce nowadays. I did find a script that works well called ThinImage which uses a Java applet. It works but I'd like to do something that doesn't require a plug-in. I've been slowly learning GD and ImageMagick to try and do what rodion suggested. It seems like it can def. be done, I just wish I wasn't such a newbie coder. Guess I gotta start somewhere.. (Why can't everything be in VB???

) In my research of this I found tons of posts of people looking for the same thing.. Someone may have an opportunity here to make some jack by building this bad boy out....