[Skip to main content](#vessel-content) # 49kb jpeg images become 194kb images on upload ## - **[nikmackey](/forum/user/7626-nikmackey "View nikmackey's Profile")** - [![nikmackey's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/7626-nikmackey "View nikmackey's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/7626-nikmackey) Less More - Posts: 60 - Thank you received: 1 - - 14 years 22 hours ago - 14 years 22 hours ago [\#76131](#76131) by [nikmackey](/forum/user/7626-nikmackey "View nikmackey's Profile") *[49kb jpeg images become 194kb images on upload](/forum/2-general-talk-about-hikashop/75728-49kb-jpeg-images-become-194kb-images-on-upload#76131 "The images on our website are loading very slowly. In an attempt to speed things up we resaved our 250kb images as 49kb images by greater jpeg compression. It made little or no difference. It...")* was created by *[nikmackey](/forum/user/7626-nikmackey "View nikmackey's Profile")* The images on our website are loading very slowly. In an attempt to speed things up we resaved our 250kb images as 49kb images by greater jpeg compression. It made little or no difference. It transpired that the uploaded 49kb files became 194kb files after being uploaded via the product options in Admin. No size change was involved. [ Example page](http://cavespidertemp1.co.uk/index.php?option=com_hikashop&ctrl=product&task=show&product_id=31&Itemid=195) Two questions: Is there a setting for the quality or compression of images in the admin and if so where? Why are all the images on this site loading so slowly even though I am using a reliable 120mb connection? The speed is much the same on a 15mb connection. Thanks for your help Crispin Last edit: 14 years 22 hours ago by [nikmackey](/forum/user/7626-nikmackey "View nikmackey's Profile"). Reason: Error Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzItZ2VuZXJhbC10YWxrLWFib3V0LWhpa2FzaG9wLzc1NzI4LTQ5a2ItanBlZy1pbWFnZXMtYmVjb21lLTE5NGtiLWltYWdlcy1vbi11cGxvYWQ/dG1wbD1tYXJrZG93bg==) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[Jerome](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile")** - [![Jerome's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar80.png)](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile") - [ Offline](/forum/user/80-jerome) - HikaShop core developer Less More - Posts: 26400 - Thank you received: 4079 - - [](http://obsi.dev) - 14 years 18 hours ago [\#76193](#76193) by [Jerome](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile") Replied by *[Jerome](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile")* on topic *[49kb jpeg images become 194kb images on upload](/forum/2-general-talk-about-hikashop/75728-49kb-jpeg-images-become-194kb-images-on-upload#76193 "The images on our website are loading very slowly. In an attempt to speed things up we resaved our 250kb images as 49kb images by greater jpeg compression. It made little or no difference. It...")* Hi, The original image is uploaded correctly in the server but the displayed image is a resized image. It seams that you configure the shop to resize images with a 600px max width. If your images are 600px width, you can access by FTP to your website and copy the original files to the "thumbnails" directory. HikaShop use the PHP GD Library to making thumbnails, it is possible to set the compression level but we didn't but an HikaShop option for it. I think that do not use the 600px thumbnails would be better because you can compress files with more settings than a simple compression level. Regards, --- Jerome - Obsidev.com HikaMarket & HikaSerial developer / HikaShop core dev team. The following user(s) said Thank You: [nikmackey](/forum/user/7626-nikmackey "View nikmackey's Profile") Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzItZ2VuZXJhbC10YWxrLWFib3V0LWhpa2FzaG9wLzc1NzI4LTQ5a2ItanBlZy1pbWFnZXMtYmVjb21lLTE5NGtiLWltYWdlcy1vbi11cGxvYWQ/dG1wbD1tYXJrZG93bg==) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[nikmackey](/forum/user/7626-nikmackey "View nikmackey's Profile")** - [![nikmackey's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/7626-nikmackey "View nikmackey's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/7626-nikmackey) Less More - Posts: 60 - Thank you received: 1 - - 14 years 18 hours ago [\#76200](#76200) by [nikmackey](/forum/user/7626-nikmackey "View nikmackey's Profile") Replied by *[nikmackey](/forum/user/7626-nikmackey "View nikmackey's Profile")* on topic *[49kb jpeg images become 194kb images on upload](/forum/2-general-talk-about-hikashop/75728-49kb-jpeg-images-become-194kb-images-on-upload#76200 "The images on our website are loading very slowly. In an attempt to speed things up we resaved our 250kb images as 49kb images by greater jpeg compression. It made little or no difference. It...")* Thanks I have been doing just that but I will look into settings for the GD function as my client will want to manage this himself and I don't think it would be a good idea to allow him near the FTP. As it turns out there is a server issue as well. Thank you for your help Crispin Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzItZ2VuZXJhbC10YWxrLWFib3V0LWhpa2FzaG9wLzc1NzI4LTQ5a2ItanBlZy1pbWFnZXMtYmVjb21lLTE5NGtiLWltYWdlcy1vbi11cGxvYWQ/dG1wbD1tYXJrZG93bg==) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. 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