Imgen
Version
2.0.0 (last update on Apr 11, 2013)
Rating
Compatibility
Reviews
2
License
GPLv2 or later
Non-Commercial
Type
Date Added
21 July 2011
The component can cache the resized images, and also allows you to encode the image path, which is useful if you want to hide the location of your original image files.
The method of accessing the image resizer is very simple, you just pass the image to the component in an URL. This means that the image generator could potentially be integrated quite easily into any Joomla extension.
News
Version 2.0.0
This release is for the first time compatible with Joomla 3.0 as well as Joomla 2.5
Version 1.1.1
The new release improves the handling of transparent PNG images. There are new versions of both the main component and the watermark plugin. If you update to these you should find that PNG images are now handled correctly. There are also some small improvements to the image resizer plugin - it should now correctly pick up image style and alignment information.
Version 1.1.0 includes some improvements to usability, and also includes a new plugin that allows you to restrict image viewing on your site to chosen user groups, for example registered users only.
I have a client who wanted all of his images watermarked. Using Imgen and the associated watermark plugin made this super easy. In no time, I was able to add a custom watermark to images generated by K2, iProperty etc. I also hacked the watermark plugin code slightly to prevent the watermark from being re-sized (by default, it covers the entire image). It would be nice if there was an option to do this in the extension itself, but aside from that it's great (and free!) Thanks for a great extension :)
Best extension. I looked for this type of extension and this one does the job. Install, minimal settings required, enable and it works. PHP code easy to modify for customized purpose (banners exclusion and lightbox popup to display image in orginal size). Thanks.
