too much picture size :implemented:
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I think he's asking for the ability to toggle a standard lower resolution version of images for things that are clearly too massive
like if someone were to upload a 10 page gallery at 95 mb because they wanted every picture to be 6000x10000 resolution becuz muh quality
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(I only started thinking about this after the DDoS debacle, so apologies if this is considered a necropost.)
I wanted to add some thoughts about reduced picture size in case this feature request gets picked up in the future.
Since it would obviously be too CPU-intensive on the servers to downscale on-demand, it would probably have to be done by caching downscaled copies of the chapters and serving a particular quality based on user preferences. It might make sense to have, say, 3 levels: low - for mobile, high - for desktop, original - for purists.
If downscaling all chapters server-side after upload is too enormous or expensive a task, maybe this feature could be supported in a best-effort manner by allowing willing scanlators or community members to upload multiple versions of their chapters at the various quality levels, with image quality metric and/or file size checks implemented to run (client-side in the browser?) prior to upload. The admins and community could work out the quality levels to support and the requirements for each, and propose best-practice downscaling algorithms and settings for uploaders to use.
I wanted to add some thoughts about reduced picture size in case this feature request gets picked up in the future.
Since it would obviously be too CPU-intensive on the servers to downscale on-demand, it would probably have to be done by caching downscaled copies of the chapters and serving a particular quality based on user preferences. It might make sense to have, say, 3 levels: low - for mobile, high - for desktop, original - for purists.
If downscaling all chapters server-side after upload is too enormous or expensive a task, maybe this feature could be supported in a best-effort manner by allowing willing scanlators or community members to upload multiple versions of their chapters at the various quality levels, with image quality metric and/or file size checks implemented to run (client-side in the browser?) prior to upload. The admins and community could work out the quality levels to support and the requirements for each, and propose best-practice downscaling algorithms and settings for uploaders to use.
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I agree with @extremeshippuden
I myself have internet that throttles to 1mbps after a certain amount of usage, so having (lower res) pics that load faster will make the site more accessible for the likes of us! I know atleast one person who doesn't use MangaDex because it is takes too long to load pics.
I myself have internet that throttles to 1mbps after a certain amount of usage, so having (lower res) pics that load faster will make the site more accessible for the likes of us! I know atleast one person who doesn't use MangaDex because it is takes too long to load pics.
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Oh wow this is a more fancy name compared to "gravedigging"
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This is a good suggestion. Often than not my phone net can't handle big image size. MD loads decently on the phone, but it's always the page lagging out.
I was thinking either this, or a chapter size indicator so I know how big the chapter is and can avoid it to read later. But if there is a toggle to use a lower resolution or to compress the pages more, that would be the best.
I was thinking either this, or a chapter size indicator so I know how big the chapter is and can avoid it to read later. But if there is a toggle to use a lower resolution or to compress the pages more, that would be the best.
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