Several product image aspect ratio

[Charles T.]

Hi,

I'd like to have several aspect ratio for my product pictures.

I'm selling both CDs and books. CDs are square and books are rectangles.

Something like that :

 

 

If I setup a square aspect ratio, books will look ridiculous with their white background on a blue page.

Basically, i'd like to have only the width of the corresponding image_type to be taken into account when resizing. The height would be proportional to the original picture.

 

 

What do you think would be the best approach to this ? I'd about to change all the controller resizing part but it might be a bit overkill. Is there an easier solution ? I couldn't find any module doing just that.

 

Thanks for your help,

Charles

 

[tuk66]

You can have several image formats and use different for every product according to an condition (category, tag, manufacturer).

[Charles T.]

Thanks for your reply.

I don't see where I can do that in the admin. Moreover, that would be OK for single image products but let's say that I have several image formats for a single product (CD cover + wide double page + photo of the artist for instance). 

That would require several formats for a single product.

 

Thanks,

Charles

 

[tuk66]

Preferences > Images

 

My idea is to have more product image formats, let's say 3. You will use just one in your theme. Which one, it depends on "something".

[Charles T.]

That is a great idea, but i'm afraid that the "something" you're talking about is only "original size ratio".

Moreover I don't know the ratio of the images that would be inserted (that wasn't clear in my original post, my bad). Maybe someone will insert a 1000x200 px picture at some point. I can't predict all the image ratios that would be used.

Thanks for your brain time though, i really appreciate it.

 

Charles

[prest9886]

Hi Charles,

I have the same problem here, have you found a solution?

Thank you!