Tag Archives: ImageMagick

CMS, Image Processing, Web

Conditionally Serving WebP Images With Nginx

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WebP is a next generation image format spearheaded by Google since 2013, which provides advanced compression options. While it is so much better than legacy formats, it is only supported at the moment of writing (February 2018) by Chrome, and Opera on desktops and Android (see Can I use WebP image format? for more details). As of today, Firefox is not scheduled to support WebP in future versions.

For an overview of WebP format and its shocking compression ration, see WebP: Another Google Project Behind the Scenes.

Practical solution is to serve images conditionally depending on the client browser WebP support. This recipe discusses how to do it with nginx.

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Image Processing, Scripting

Meme Generator for Windows – Do It Yourself!

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Meme Generator online are legion, and they do not offer the same options. Most will limit the size or shape of your meme, and most will apply their signature stamp on it. Plus it takes time to upload the image, refresh the page etc.

There is a solution for you though, and pretty easy believe me! It’s based on ImageMagick, with a simple drag&drop batch script for Windows. This solution will let you create classy memes even your mother would be proud of!

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