Photo Gallery issue

[VasilisParl]

Hello. I am facing the following problem with the Photo Gallery element on my site. The original photos I import are of jpeg type and are very small in size, about 200KB, but the thumbnail created by the Photo Gallery is of png type, with the result that its size is much larger than the original photo, about 900KB!!! Is there any way to change this?

[Pablo]

You can set the compression level in Tools -> Options -> Publish
Also, if you use jpg as input then the generated thumbnails should also be in jpg format. Make sure you name your files 'jpg' instead of 'jpeg'.

[VasilisParl]

Yes i tried compression level but the image quallity is getting too low. The original photos is jpg but it publish them as png i cant understand why. My website is the newest posted (as i write this post) at: "Showcase your website created by WYSIWYG Web Builder and invite feedback" tab if you want to check it.

[Pablo]

If you need further assistance then please provide a DEMO project.



For further details about how to share a project file, please see this FAQ:
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[VasilisParl]

I found the combination that leads to my problem. Is when i put frame from the style menu of the Photo Gallery options. When i do that all the thumbnails is generated to .png extention. Is there a way to change that? Maybe in future update? Thanks!


This is my DEMO that recreates my problem.

https://www.bluinfinito.gr/DEMO.zip

[Pablo]

When you use a frame, then software will generate a new image with the frame included. And because the frame is transparent, it needs to be a (transparent) png image.
That is why the image is larger than the original. It has an extra layer of data for transparency.
This behavior cannot be changed otherwise the frame will no longer be transparent.

Also, note that the actual size of the image (and therefor the quality) depends on the size of the thumbnail during design time.
In your layout, the images are approximately 300 pixels wide, so the output images will be 300 pixels.

[VasilisParl]

Sorry for your time again but is there any walkaround to mimic the behavior of the frame? Like to put shadows to every thumbnail? I ask that because the frame i use is look like a shadow effect that makes the thumbnail look like floating.

[Pablo]

The gallery also supports standard box shadow.

[mike40]

Βασίλη καλησπέρα! Εάν κατάλαβα καλά γιατί δεν ξέρω Αγγλικά το ερωτημά σου είναι να μειώσεις το μέγεθος των φωτογραφιών με κατάληξη . png που παράγει το πρόγραμμα. Αυτό μπορείς να το κάνεις αφου πάρεις τα αρχεία απο το έργο και χρησιμοποιήσεις το πρόγραμμα Pngyu το οποίο είναι δωρεάν και η δουλειά που κάνει είναι να συμπιέζει φωτογραφίες με κατάληξη .png και αντικαταστήσεις τα νέα αρχεία με τα παλαιά. Θα δεις ειλικρινα ότι παράγετε πολύ μικρότρερο αρχείο. Επίσης μικρότερο αρχείο σε μεγέθος μπορείς να πάρεις αν μετατρέψεις τις φωτογραφίες σου από .jpg σε μορφή .Webp χρησιμοποιώντας το Webp converter το οποίο είναι και αυτό δωρεάν. Ελπίζω να σε βοήθησα.