we have developed a tool called "DynImage" for image-heavy websites.
The main motivation is to solve the many challenges that responsive images bring us.
The current features:
Delivering images in the excact size you need
Art direction via focus point (supports the umbraco focal point)
freely configurable breakpoints
intelligent and fast caching
supports local filesystems an Azure blob-storage
Individually configurable (each image can be configured individually if required)
no acclimatization for content editors
The Roadmap:
making use of native HTML5 srcset and picture-element
supporting high-resolution screens (Retina, etc.)
image compression
custom watermarks
We are considering making this tool available for the umbraco community as a umbraco-package. Before we do the work, however, we would like to know whether this package brings added value to the community and whether there are people who would like to use this package.
If you have any suggestions for improvement, let me know.
I look forward to your replies.
ImageProcessor is a library for artdirection, which can be used via API. However, it is not a solution for responsive images.
Perhaps you mean the package "Slimsy" ( https://our.umbraco.com/packages/website-utilities/slimsy/)? This package would be similar to our DynImage, but our package would have some advantages over Slimsy:
Individual breakpoints are more flexible in configuration than fixed
steps.
DynImage can change the aspect ratio per image breakpoint (with Slimsy the aspect ratio per image stays the same).
Image breakpoints can also be defined based on height
Images are created individually on request (with Slimsy all images are generated once for the predefined steps)
Using fullscreen images it is possible to generate images in the exact resolution required (width + height, JavaScript required).
JavaScript is only required for fullscreen images.
So what do you think? Would our package bring added value to the community?
Package for optimizing responsive images
Hi,
we have developed a tool called "DynImage" for image-heavy websites. The main motivation is to solve the many challenges that responsive images bring us.
The current features:
The Roadmap:
We are considering making this tool available for the umbraco community as a umbraco-package. Before we do the work, however, we would like to know whether this package brings added value to the community and whether there are people who would like to use this package.
If you have any suggestions for improvement, let me know. I look forward to your replies.
~ Jonathan
Hi Jonathan.
How would your package differ from ImageProcessor?
Hello Bo,
thank you for your answer.
ImageProcessor is a library for artdirection, which can be used via API. However, it is not a solution for responsive images. Perhaps you mean the package "Slimsy" ( https://our.umbraco.com/packages/website-utilities/slimsy/)? This package would be similar to our DynImage, but our package would have some advantages over Slimsy:
So what do you think? Would our package bring added value to the community?
~Jonathan
This looks interesting. Has your package been released?
Any update?
Interesting indeed! Any update?
Maybe this solution will work for you. Currently only for Umbraco 9+, but could quite easily be made available for Umbraco 8 if requested.
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