Smart Image Processor ASP 2 Manual
Smart Image Processor ASP 2 is DMXzone’s most powerful Image Resize, Enhancement and Manipulation extension that allows you to quickly and easily process multiple images, create thumbnails, use image options such as crop, flip, rotate, sharpen and blur, or create grayscale images. You can even brand your image by including a watermark or text.
Amazing Image Manipulation
Let the user upload all sorts of images and then resize, crop and improve image quality automatically on the server. The extension can process images uploaded by Pure Upload 2 and 3, stored in a Recordset or folder.
Add text to your images
Now you can print any text on your image, even watermark text! This extension allows you to set rich text options, set text overlays, color and alignment to brand your image any way you like to.
You can also add watermark image and set options such as opacity options, color keying and positioning. Be creative and use this option and the many other text options for multiple purposes. For example now you can brand your images with your site logo or captions.
Folder security on your server
Setting the folder security on your Windows 2000 server
In this tutorial we will explain the following topics.
1. Introduction
2. Setting the security settings
Introduction
In this tutorial we will explain how to setup your server security.
Setting the security settings
To set the right security on Windows 2000 so every anonymous visitor can upload you need to:
1. Find your images folder on the server.
Go to your server and browse with the Windows explorer your site. Select the images folder you created.
2. Change the security settings
Right click on the images folder, select properties, then choose the security tab.
3. Add the anonymous user to the list of users
ASP uses the user IUSR_<machinename> where machinename is your server name.
We need to give this account full write permissions. To do so click on the "Add..." button then select the IUSR_<machinename> user and click OK.
When you are back at the security setting dialog you need to give this user also write permissions - so check the appropriate checkboxes:
4. Add the ASP.Net User
ASP.Net runs with a different user then classic ASP. Classic ASP uses the user IUSR_xxx, for ASP.Net a new user called ASPNET (IIS_WPG in Windows 2003) has been created. You should give this user full access to the image folder.
When Your server is configured as a domain server then the ASPNET user is not available, you have to use the IWAM_xxx instead for ASP.Net 1.1 or later. See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315158/ for more information.
5. Save and you are done
Save the security settings by clicking OK and you are ready to go!
Setting the folder security on your Windows XP (NTFS)
The setup of this tutorial is the same as in the Windows 2000 setup. Please read the Folder security on your server tutorial first.
The only difference with the two versions is that in the default mode, the securities tab when inside of the file system explorer is NOT exposed. This is default in XP as it uses "simple file sharing". You must disable the "use simple file sharing" checkbox in the Tools-Folder Options-View menu.
This will expose the tab that allows more detailed security settings. From there, you need to give the anonymous internet user (IUSR_machine name) write access to the drive where you are trying to write the files.
For additional information about the simple XP security check this Microsoft article and a background how-to article from About.com
Setting the folder security on your Windows 2003 server
The setup of this tutorial is the same as in the Windows 2000 setup. Please read the Folder security on your server tutorial first.