Images
Table of contents
Table of contents
Overview
The Images interface allows you to modify and manage images that you saved to your account. This feature includes the following tools:
- Thumbnailer — Use this tool to create thumbnails from images in a directory and store them in a
thumbnailssubdirectory. - Scaler — Use this tool to resize individual images.
- Converter — Use this tool to convert one image file type to another file type and change the file type of all images in a directory. For example, you can change
.jpgfiles to.pngfiles.
Important:
To modify an image in the Images interface, you must first upload it through one of cPanel’s file management interfaces:
Thumbnailer
Click Thumbnailer to create smaller versions of images (thumbnails).
- For example, create thumbnails to conserve bandwidth on a photo page, where visitors can view smaller previews of your images before you access the larger ones.
- The Thumbnailer tool creates a new
thumbnailssubdirectory within the selected folder. - The system adds the
tn_prefix to thumbnail images’ filenames. For example, the system creates thetn_image.pngthumbnail image for theimage.pngfile.
To convert a directory of images to thumbnails, perform the following steps:
.1Locate the folder that contains the images that you wish to convert.
Note:You must select an entire folder to convert to a thumbnail. The Thumbnailer tool cannot convert individual images.
- Click the folder icon (
- ) or the folder’s name to navigate the file system.
- Click Thumbnail to select the folder.
.1In the Scale Percent text boxes, enter the percentage by which you wish to shrink your images.
.2Select the Keep Aspect Ratio checkbox to ensure that the image’s dimensions remain proportional, to prevent distortion of the image.
- Click Reset Dimensions to reset the Scale Percent values to their defaults.
.3Click Thumbnail Images.
- After the Thumbnailer converts your images into thumbnails, the following message will appear:
The system successfully converted your images into thumbnail images and stored them in the following location: /home/user/.cpanel/thumbnails/tn_*
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- Click the thumbnail path to open the directory in cPanel’s File Manager interface (cPanel » Home » Files » File Manager).
Scaler
Click Scaler to enlarge or shrink an image.
To resize an image, perform the following steps:
.1Navigate to the folder that contains the image to resize.
.2Locate the image that you wish to resize and click Scale.
.3To set the new image size, perform either of the following two steps:
- Use the New Dimensions text boxes to define, in pixels, the desired image size.
- Use the Percent text boxes to define the percentage by which you wish to resize your images.
.4Select the Keep the current aspect ratio checkbox to ensure that the image’s dimensions remain proportional, to prevent distortion of the image.
- Click Reset Dimensions to reset the Percent values to the default.
.5Select the Retain a copy of the old image as checkbox to store a copy of the original image. Specify the file path to save the copy to in the text box.
.6Click Scale Image. A success message will appear.
Converter
Click Converter to convert any of the supported file types from one type to another.
To change an image’s file type, perform the following steps:
.1Select the folder or file that you wish to convert.
- Click the folder icon (
- ) or the folder’s name to navigate the file system.
- Click Convert to select the folder or file.
.2From the menu, select the file format to which to convert your image or images. You may select any of the following file formats:
.PNG.JPG.GIF.BMP
.3Click Convert. A success message will appear. The system saves the new file in the same directory as the original file.