Paperclip save images as jpg with white background

Question

I'd like to know how to convert png and gif files with alpha channel to jpg with white background with paperclip

I tried this but, it doesn't work

has_attached_file( 
  :photo, 
  :whiny => false, 
  :styles => { 
    :medium => ["300x300>", :jpg], 
    :thumb => ["100x100>", :jpg] 
  }, 
  :convert_options => { :all => '-alpha white -background white'}
)

It saves the file with the gray background.

score 13 · Answer 1 · edited Nov 16 '13 at 14:21

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here the solution

has_attached_file :photo,
  :styles => {
    :medium => ["300x300>",:jpg],
    :thumb => ["100x100>", :jpg]
  },
  :convert_options => {
    :all => '-background white -flatten +matte'
  }

edited Nov 16 '13 at 14:21

KiT O

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answered Feb 03 '10 at 18:00

Mathieu

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It might resize the image not the way you want it to be, the suggestion form @Pat McGee works better for me – antpaw May 15 '14 at 12:08
Same for me, @Pat McGee's answer is the correct one! This one brought us a lot of issues when used together with cropping/extending – Daniel Torres Jul 08 '15 at 16:00

score 7 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 29 '13 at 20:55

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-alpha remove -background white is preferable. white is not a valid argument for -alpha.

answered Oct 29 '13 at 20:55

Pat McGee

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Paperclip save images as jpg with white background

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