Feature Request - Thumbnailing

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In regards to this previous post:
http://forums.oscommerce.com/viewtopic.php?t=46975&highlight=thumbnail

I am going to put together a thumbnailing script using GD. I have not tried the one in the contributions section but it looks a little sketchy, considering you don't even have to modify the DB.

Anyways I'm wonding how many of you would be interested in such a MOD, and would you be willing to pay a small fee for it. I was thinking like $10-15 depending on the complexity and free installation if you need it.

I've been working my brain out on a similar script for a classified ads system so I should be able to apply it to osCom. 

Here is an example: http://www.trilliandesigns.com/resizing/image_original.php

I have made this script to make a thumbnail and also resize the main image to a standard size (because I hate clicking on an image to enlarge it and getting some huge resolutioned thing that I have resize mentally in my brain to figure out what it is). :shock: 

To those that think it eats up server resources:
There should not be consered about server resources unless you are running BATCH jobs. If the server didn't have the resources to resize an image every now and then, they wouldn't have enabled GD in the first place. Not to mention, resizing an image that is <400KB isn't more of a strain on the server as when your just simply uploading it; it's vertually nothing.

Also let me know any other features that you might like to see in the script.  :)