Working with @2x images

  • Resolved czargyle

    (@czargyle)


    10 years, 9 months ago

    Hi there,

    I’ve been using a very simple plugin to generate @2x versions of regular thumbnails on upload, for use with Retina.js or something similar on the front end. It doesn’t even use add_image_size, which is nice, because it doesn’t clutter up Manual Image Crop with a bunch of extra tabs.

    I did get to thinking, though, what could be done about using something like that in conjunction with your plugin? Not just in my particular case, but for all cases in the near future while we’re still transitioning to Retina/HiDPI displays. Cropping the image leaves the @2x version of the original crop, and regenerating thumbnails destroys any custom cropping anyway. If you add the @2x versions as proper WP image sizes that Manual Image Crop could manipulate, you have double the crops to do, and they could be tricky to get exactly the same.

    Any plans for a hook or a way to pass cropping information on that another plugin could use? Maybe look for @2x versions (that could be added through add_image_size) and link them to the originals somehow? Is there a better idea? This seems like a complex issue without an easy solution, so I thought I’d put it out there.

    I really like Manual Image Crop, by the way, so keep up the good work! The interface is very well put together, it’s incredibly useful in lots of situations, and it behaves like could be part of core, which is something I think all plugin authors should strive for. Thanks!

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  • I was just going to post this same question! I love Manual Image crop and have just begun playing with HiDPI images. The WP Retina 2x plugin seems to be pretty handy but it doesn’t respect Manual Image cropping. Any way to get these working together would be awesome.

    I just came here to ask the same question! I love Manual Image Crop, and have just started playing with HiDPI images using the WP Retina 2x plugin which seems nice so far, however it doesn’t respect the altered crops from Manual Image Crop. Any way to get these playing together nicely would be awesome!

    Same for me too !!

    +1 on WP Retina 2x integration

    Manual Image Crop is the perfect solution to fixing some of those center cropped images. It would be great if the plugin can apply the same crop to the @2x versions of the images created by WP Retina 2x.

    I’ve been playing with the code and managed to get this implemented (MIC can be told to generate @2x images itself). WP Retina2x recognizes these images as retinas and will serve them just like any other. I’ve submitted the code changes to the plugin author and hopefully they’ll get integrated in the next version. So stay tuned…

    Hello guys! I am the developer of WP Retina 2x. (Hey Lucas, interesting to see you here, on this thread!)

    I am using Manual Image Crop. Support for it has been added in the last release of the WP Retina 2x ?? It works, I have been using it myself for a few days now.

    Please check this blog post about that issue if you want to make it work: https://apps.meow.fr/manual-image-crop-retina/ and comment on it if you have any questions or remarks.

    Thread Starter czargyle

    (@czargyle)

    Hi Jordy,

    I noticed that in the changelog! Thanks a lot for your unceasing hard work. We users are very spoiled by how well you maintain your plugin. If you weren’t already aware, you may also be interested to know that a similar plugin, YoImages, recently added support for WP Retina 2x. It’s really nice when these things can work together. ??

    Thanks also to swift for looking into this a while ago! I haven’t had much use for precise image crops recently, but I know Manual Image Crop got some kind of support for 2x images a while back, and I would guess he had a hand in that. It’s very appreciated.

    I guess I might as well mark this as resolved at this point.

    Thank you ?? Didn’t see many feedbacks on YoImages, is it working well? The cropping works perfectly now for me with Manual Image Crop (with my forked version).

    Thread Starter czargyle

    (@czargyle)

    Well, I haven’t really done thorough testing or anything (I like to just try out plugins and then note them for future use if I think they’re useful), but YoImages and Manual Image Crop are about on par with one another. It’s mostly a matter of which interface you like better, I would say.

    If you switch on the retina option in YoImages, it works great with WP Retina 2x, as far as I can tell. The custom crops seem to be exact at 1x and 2x.

    Hey czargyle, thanks for the heads up!!!

    MIC had been plaguing me with a bunch of little bugs (frozen loading indicator). YoImages works nicely even on WP 4.1

    Interface looks a little more streamlined too.

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