image editing

Good morning, afternoon, evening folks, I have this problem where a user is uploading LARGE images to my   database for use in my news page.  I cannot tell this person to   stop.  So, I implemented a solution today that when they do so, it   sends me a message and scales it in html until I can get to it and   resize it myself.  I posted here about it, so this may be a bit of a   repeat. Unfortunately, the solution makes the page take alot longer to load.   It's gone from 12 seconds to 75 seconds (ugh!).  Clearly the solution   wasn't meant to check alot of images on a page and since it's our   news archives, there are alot of images. I'd like to crop the images when they're uploaded and avoid all of   this.  I remember that being a problem (when I used a CFC) though and   I'm looking for confirmation.  I am on CF7 (and shared hosting) and I   think the issue is that if when CF is installed and if it's on a   headless server (aren't they all?), then the java libraries for image   editing/adjustment aren't installed. Does anyone know if I have that right or if I'm off-base and I   actually can use this as a solution?  Is this also a problem in CF8,   which we'll go to in a few months?  Is there a line of code I can use   to test this?  I don't have alot of experience with CFCs and my   previous problems with image editing with the CFC could have to do   with that. I just want to scale images properly and save them, on upload. thanks for listening. -- Daniel Kessler University of Maryland College Park School of Public Health 3302E HHP Building College Park, MD  20742-2611 Phone: 301-405-2545 http://sph.umd.edu

Hi, Daniel... CF 8 has a ton of great functions and tag for handling images. I can do all the image processing required for real estate websites no matter what the user uploads.  I don't even have to store their large images, but can resize them on upload.  I used to use 3rd party resources for this, but now it's all done in CF 8, and quite easily, too! Check out CFIMAGE in the CF docs on the Adobe site.  Upgrade now!  The image handling alone is reason enough! Rick <snip> ----- Excess quoted text cut - see Original Post for more -----

And if you don't have CFImage... I still recommend ImageCR3 from Efflare :-) .:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:. Bobby Hartsfield http://acoderslife.com http://cf4em.com Hi, Daniel... CF 8 has a ton of great functions and tag for handling images. I can do all the image processing required for real estate websites no matter what the user uploads.  I don't even have to store their large images, but can resize them on upload.  I used to use 3rd party resources for this, but now it's all done in CF 8, and quite easily, too! Check out CFIMAGE in the CF docs on the Adobe site.  Upgrade now!  The image handling alone is reason enough! Rick <snip> ----- Excess quoted text cut - see Original Post for more -----

Or if you are cheap like me there is always cfx_image. ;) I don't think it uses java image library as previous versions predate CFMX. http://www.kolumbus.fi/jukka.manner/ On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 12:54 PM, Bobby Hartsfield <bobby@acoderslife.com> wrote: ----- Excess quoted text cut - see Original Post for more ----- -- "The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives." - Albert Einstein

>>Or if you are cheap like me there is always cfx_image.  ;) CFX_image has been the best for a long time, but it is really missing image quality in resizing. ImageCR3 is definitely the best. -- _______________________________________ REUSE CODE! Use custom tags; See http://www.contentbox.com/claude/customtags/tagstore.cfm (Please send any spam to this address: piegeacon@internetique.com) Thanks.

>> CFX_image has been the best for a long time, but it is really missing image quality in resizing. True. Sorely lacking in that respect. But for general purpose image functions it has been my work horse for years. If you can include a better commercial product in your budget more power to you. -- "The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives." - Albert Einstein

>Or if you are cheap like me there is always cfx_image. ;) > >I don't think it uses java image library as previous versions predate CFMX. > >http://www.kolumbus.fi/jukka.manner/ I am cheap!  We are cheap! Actually, it's hard to get funding for anything not accounted for in the budget. I'll give it a try.  Oddly, no one seemed to remember the problem I mentioned but hopefully this won't have it. Thanks!

Why not use imageCFC?  We've been using it for years.  Pure java implementation. Russ ----- Excess quoted text cut - see Original Post for more -----

>I don't think it uses java image library as previous versions predate CFMX. > >http://www.kolumbus.fi/jukka.manner/ When I download this, I receive dll files.  These need to be installed at the server?  I don't suspect it'll happen, if that's the case. I was hoping for something that I could just set in my directory (I guess that's a CFC) and use without using any admin functions. thanks. daniel

There is nothing to install. However, CFX's need to be registered with CF server. You drop it in the CFX dir under the CF install directory and go to the cf admin  >> Extensions >> CFX Tags And point it to the executable cfx. It is standard fair and most reputable hosting companies will register a cfx for you as long they approve it. Most cf hosting companies I have dealt with (pre cf 8) will have a cfx for image processing. hth G On Mon, May 19, 2008 at 8:49 AM, daniel kessler <danielk@umd.edu> wrote: ----- Excess quoted text cut - see Original Post for more -----

Alagad's ImageComponent (http://www.alagad.com) is platform   independent & the CFC doesn't need to be 'installed' on the server, it   can sit in the same directory as the page that is calling it. The only problem it that it's a commercial product (US$150) but if an   upgrade to CF8 isn't likely in the near future it might be a   worthwhile investment. HTH. A.J. ps: The documentation and examples they provide are really helpful too! ----- Excess quoted text cut - see Original Post for more -----

>Alagad's ImageComponent (http://www.alagad.com) is platform   >independent & the CFC doesn't need to be 'installed' on the server, it   >can sit in the same directory as the page that is calling it. > >The only problem it that it's a commercial product (US$150) but if an   >upgrade to CF8 isn't likely in the near future it might be a   >worthwhile investment. Thanks AJ.  It's good to know there's another option.  Right now I'm trying to use iedit.cfc (http://www.developeroffice.com/index.cfm?page=download) and it seems to be going ok.  I don't yet have it working, but I have figured out a bit. It only offers the basics, but that's all I need. daniel

>>I still recommend ImageCR3 from Efflare But why pay for a commercial product when there are free solutions? ;-) -- _______________________________________ REUSE CODE! Use custom tags; See http://www.contentbox.com/claude/customtags/tagstore.cfm (Please send any spam to this address: piegeacon@internetique.com) Thanks.

On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 11:16 AM, Claude Schneegans <schneegans@internetique.com> wrote: >  >>I still recommend ImageCR3 from Efflare > > But why pay for a commercial product when there are free solutions? ;-) you mean like why pay for ColdFusion when there are other free platforms available? yes, i'm making a point.  the commercial product may result in better image quality.  it may run faster.  it may be easier to implement. there may be better support available. lots of potential reasons. -- A byte walks into a bar and orders a pint. Bartender asks him "What's wrong?" Byte says "Parity error." Bartender nods and says "Yeah, I thought you looked a bit off."

>>yes, i'm making a point. .... and I subscribe to it 100%. It was just some kind of inside joke especially intended to Bobby ;-) -- _______________________________________ REUSE CODE! Use custom tags; See http://www.contentbox.com/claude/customtags/tagstore.cfm (Please send any spam to this address: piegeacon@internetique.com) Thanks.

Heres another inside joke... !solution :-) .:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:. Bobby Hartsfield http://acoderslife.com http://cf4em.com >>yes, i'm making a point. ..... and I subscribe to it 100%. It was just some kind of inside joke especially intended to Bobby ;-) -- _______________________________________ REUSE CODE! Use custom tags; See http://www.contentbox.com/claude/customtags/tagstore.cfm (Please send any spam to this address: piegeacon@internetique.com) Thanks.

You mean like cfreextract? Because in this case, the component is worth paying for. .:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:. Bobby Hartsfield http://acoderslife.com http://cf4em.com >>I still recommend ImageCR3 from Efflare But why pay for a commercial product when there are free solutions? ;-) -- _______________________________________ REUSE CODE! Use custom tags; See http://www.contentbox.com/claude/customtags/tagstore.cfm (Please send any spam to this address: piegeacon@internetique.com) Thanks.

>Check out CFIMAGE in the CF docs on the Adobe site.  Upgrade now!  The >image handling alone is reason enough! Rick, it's not important whether I want to upgrade.  The University will do so when it does.  I've made my thoughts known to them.  However, until that time, I'm on 7.02 and need a solution that works there.  I'm looking into image.cfc, but honestly, I've never used a cfc before and am not sure how to get it going. thanks for the thoughts. daniel