{"version":"2.0.45","anchor":"image-processing-system-refactored","canonical_anchor":"image-processing-system-refactored","heading":"Image Processing System Refactored","tier":null,"area":null,"scope":null,"heads_up":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.0.45\/e\/image-processing-system-refactored","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.0.45","markdown":"### Image Processing System Refactored\n\n**What:** Replaced optional native image processor module with pure Sharp-based implementation for more reliable and consistent image handling\n\n**Details:**\n\n- Previous versions attempted to use a compiled native module (`image-processor.node`) with Sharp as a fallback, often showing warnings like \"Native image processor not available, falling back to sharp\"\n- New implementation uses Sharp exclusively with a sophisticated multi-stage compression strategy:\n\n- Multi-scale resizing (100%, 75%, 50%, 25% of original dimensions)\n- PNG-specific palette compression (64 colors at 800x800)\n- Progressive JPEG quality reduction (starting at quality 50 for 600x600)\n- Final fallback (400x400 at quality 20)\n\n- Eliminates dependency on native compilation, improving reliability across different platforms\n- More predictable behavior with deterministic compression strategies\n- **Evidence**: Removed `UqQ() at line 280470`, `$qQ at line 280527`, `qqQ() at line 280537` in v2.0.44; Added `K5A() at line 156002`, `_P8() at line 156053`, `xP8() at line 156081`, `vP8() at line 156089`, `bP8() at line 156097` in v2.0.45"}