Rendering Website Thumbnail Previews like the review sites and Alexa - GoFuckYourself.com

gentmaster · 07-12-2005, 01:06 PM

Hi all. I am so under the gun, I though this would be easy to implement. How do the review sites do it? Is there a server script available that can let me set the snapshot size? I've googled and the scripts I've found are XP/Windows based.

Is there a php or html solution?

gentmaster · 07-12-2005, 06:02 PM

hmm anybody? i need to bump this.

wjxxx · 07-12-2005, 06:04 PM

http://www.wisdom-soft.com/products/screenhunter.htm

Claude · 07-12-2005, 07:18 PM

i need to bump this

hotstuff · 07-12-2005, 07:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gentmaster

Hi all. I am so under the gun, I though this would be easy to implement. How do the review sites do it? Is there a server script available that can let me set the snapshot size? I've googled and the scripts I've found are XP/Windows based.

Is there a php or html solution?

it is not technically possible without doing the rendering, so you either have to do a screen cap in x windows (not installed on *nix servers usually) or in windows. the latter is programmatically easier to do. sorry to rain on your parade.

pudcat · 07-12-2005, 09:08 PM

icq me

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tgpmakers · 07-12-2005, 09:14 PM

There is one for Linux which is what alex uses I used it myself awhile ago works using konqueror and it's free trouble is I can't remember it's name sorry.

hagbard · 07-12-2005, 09:53 PM

seems like what you need is to have a php app that maintains the db, then have a custom xp app with a simple browser control on it that loops through the db and loads the pages in IE (usually pages are written to be rendered by ie rather than a good browser like konq) and screenshots, saves and uploads the images to the db. this is the 2 hour solution

Babaganoosh · 07-12-2005, 10:02 PM

Been there, done that. Was kind of a bitch to make it work but I used this as a starting point.

http://www.livejournal.com/users/brad/2015327.html

Then just use imagemagick to tweak the image to your liking.

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gentmaster So Fucking Banned Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Rebecca Love=Neanderthal Posts: 432	Rendering Website Thumbnail Previews like the review sites and Alexa Hi all. I am so under the gun, I though this would be easy to implement. How do the review sites do it? Is there a server script available that can let me set the snapshot size? I've googled and the scripts I've found are XP/Windows based. Is there a php or html solution?

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tgpmakers Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 575	There is one for Linux which is what alex uses I used it myself awhile ago works using konqueror and it's free trouble is I can't remember it's name sorry. __________________ http://www.tgpmakers.com/

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Babaganoosh ♥♥♥ Likes Hugs ♥♥♥ Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: /home Posts: 15,841	Been there, done that. Was kind of a bitch to make it work but I used this as a starting point. http://www.livejournal.com/users/brad/2015327.html Then just use imagemagick to tweak the image to your liking. __________________ I like pie.

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gentmaster So Fucking Banned Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Rebecca Love=Neanderthal Posts: 432	hmm anybody? i need to bump this.

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wjxxx So Fucking Banned Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 4,448	http://www.wisdom-soft.com/products/screenhunter.htm

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Claude Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Europe Posts: 1,036	i need to bump this

07-12-2005, 09:53 PM	#8
hagbard Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 309	seems like what you need is to have a php app that maintains the db, then have a custom xp app with a simple browser control on it that loops through the db and loads the pages in IE (usually pages are written to be rendered by ie rather than a good browser like konq) and screenshots, saves and uploads the images to the db. this is the 2 hour solution