Can Minimserver Resize Album Art?

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(14-08-2017 20:05)AlexKornitzer Wrote:  I guess I am struggling to see why implementing this would be a problem, it would never break compliant devices as it would not be applied for them, it would only be applied to devices that it would fix the problem for.

From this discussion, I think what you want is for MinimServer to provide a way to downsize images to a fixed maximum resolution based on the IP address of the control point device. This resolution would be configurable by the user and could be different for different control point devices.

This would require the user to be technically knowledgeable and understand IP addresses. In addition, the user would need to set fixed IP addresses in the router configuration for all his/her control points, which requires advanced technical knowledge. These are significant disadvantages.

The alternative is for MinimServer to implement what paultaylor has suggested and offer multiple image resolutions to all control points, leaving each control point to select the most suitable image size(s) for its needs. This doesn't require any user configuration or technical knowledge and would be a better solution if the control point does the right thing. It is also more efficient because a control point can use small images for thumbnails while browsing and download a larger image when required for a Now Playing screen.

I will try the latter approach with a few control points to see whether it appears to be viable. This won't happen immediately because of other work in progress.