Cs Cart Increases File Size Of Uploaded Detailed Images?

Hi,

I'm uploading jpg images to add to a Product. I upload three images and, after uploading, I noticed the images were slow at showing. When I checked each of them, it seems that CS Cart increases the filesize of each detailed image - comparisons below. The image pixel size dimensions are the same size before and after, which is OK. Also, Settings: Thumbnails shown below.

Before Uploading

Image 1 = 326 kb

Image 2 = 1322 kb

Image 3 = 642 kb

After Uploading

Image 1 = 852 kb

Image 2 = 2580 kb

Image 3 = 1425 kb

Any one know why this happens? Anything I can do to prevent this?

Thanks,
Tom

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Try to reduce JPEG format quality (shown on the snapshot you have attached). Also, CS-Cart developers recommends that Imagick PHP extension to be installed for the performance and quality of images.

Thanks, alaa, will try that. :)

Do you have the php ImageMagick exntension installed? If not, sometimes cs-cart will assume that all files are png which will add to the size of jpg images.

Do you have the php ImageMagick exntension installed? If not, sometimes cs-cart will assume that all files are png which will add to the size of jpg images.

Thanks for your suggestion. have ImageMagick installed. The files uploaded are jpgs and saved as jpgs.

Test it when the Thumbnail Background Color is empty (no color code). Don't forget to clear Cache in

Administration -> Storage -> Clear Cache

Administration -> Storage -> Clean up generated thumbnails

I had the same problem and it turned out I had enabled the HiDPI add-on. Sounded like something helpful. Once I disabled it new uploads behaved normally.

Can only assume it is related to your jpg quality settings then as mentioned in post #2 above.