XF 2.2 What is the easiest way to change thumbnail quality

[ScrapDog]

Hello guys,

I wonder what i need to do to get the best quality for my thumbnails in the forum. Where can i make it a 100% instead of 80% ?

Sincerely,

ScrapDog

 

[Paul B]

There is no configurable option for it - it is set in code.

 

[AndyB]

I suggest selecting Imagemagick PECL extension.

Admin control panel -> Setup -> Options -> Attachments



Imagemagick PECL extension produces higher resolution thumbnails.

 

[ScrapDog]

I suggest selecting Imagemagick PECL extension.

Admin control panel -> Setup -> Options -> Attachments

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Imagemagick PECL extension produces higher resolution thumbnails.

Well i looked at it, but have no clue how to install that

 

[TPerry]

Well i looked at it, but have no clue how to install that

You using a hosting provider that has cPanel interface or a VPS and command line... it's not hard to do but the processes vary.

 

[Nicolas FR]

Well i looked at it, but have no clue how to install that

Maybe it's already install, just check PHP info.

 

[TPerry]

Maybe it's already install, just check PHP info.

Generally if it's already enabled, you can select the extension check box in the ACP - or at least it used to be that way. If it wasn't enabled, you could not select the option if I remember correctly... but I could be mistaken.

 

[Nicolas FR]

I'm on a basic shared sever and it's enabled that's why suggest him to check if so.

 

[TPerry]

I'm on a basic shared sever and it's enabled that's why suggest him to check if so.

Once more... I'm pretty sure if it's fully enabled, it's selectable.. if it's grayed out, it's not enabled and that needs to be done (used to 2 PECL's had to be enabled but think now it's only 1 - edit...was thinking of memcached). No need to "check" the PHP info to see if it's enabled.
Was that way as far back as 1.5 version

XF 1.5 - Image Magick

Right we migrated from an Open VZ VPS to a KVM VPS and the only issue was that the database was renamed because there was already one (our old site) with the same name on that node. Now here's the issue. The host says that imagik and and PCL extention is installed, yet I get the following error...

xenforo.com

In addition to enabling the PECL, if one is running on a VPS, one has to also install the actual ImageMagick package.

 

[Nicolas FR]

Once more... I'm pretty sure if it's fully enabled, it's selectable.. if it's grayed out, it's not enabled

Well, FFmpeg function is not enabled on my server and the setting is not grayed in my ACP, so i’m not sure it’s the best way to check if functions are enabled or not in a server. PHP info don’t lie.

 

[TPerry]

Well, FFmpeg function is not enabled on my server and the setting is not grayed in my ACP, so i’m not sure it’s the best way to check if functions are enabled or not in a server. PHP info don’t lie.

FFmpeg is a totally different ball game. It requires the FFMpeg executable to be installed, and the direct path be known to it AND it be able to be called from within the sites environment (some hosts will NOT allow direct access of an executable outside the sites base structure).
And newsflash for you.... FFMpeg is NOT accessed via a PHP PECL that can be read by XF's environment. So yes, PHP Info DOES lie...

For ImageMagick... all you have to do is go to your dashboard page of the ACP and you can see immediately if you have support for ImageMagick.

 

[ScrapDog]

You using a hosting provider that has cPanel interface or a VPS and command line... it's not hard to do but the processes vary.

Hello Tracy,

No i host it myself, but im not very formilliar with these things.

 

[TPerry]

No i host it myself, but im not very formilliar with these things.

Are you using a panel for your management? I'm going to assume a VPS.
First thing you have to do is actually install ImageMagic itself.
That will vary on how to install depending on whether you are using a panel that allows you to install base OS packages or if you are simply doing it direct from the command line (I'm going to assume the former by your statement of not being very familiar with "these things").
If you are using a panel, what one?
If you are doing it command line, what OS are you using?