.. include:: ../../Includes.rst.txt .. _batch-processing: Batch processing images ----------------------- This extension provides a command to batch process uploaded images in the directories you normally watch for image upload (see :ref:`general-settings`). It is particularly useful if you let users upload images outside of TYPO3 (e.g., using FTP), thus bypassing upload post-processing to automatically resize them according to your rule sets. The command may be invoked from the command line using: .. code:: bash ./vendor/bin/typo3 imageautoresize:batchresize As such, when you create a new scheduler task, you need to choose "Execute console commands (scheduler)" and then "imageautoresize:batchresize". This command will process all images found in the directories you are monitoring but you may optionally override this with two options: - ``--defaultDirectories``: a comma-separated list of directories to process instead of the one(s) you are monitoring. - ``--excludeDirectories``: a comma-separated list of directories to exclude from processing. .. important:: As the scheduler task will process each directory found in your rule sets, make sure to exclude directories you normally do not show to your editors (e.g., :file:`1:/templates`) which may contain large image assets that should never be processed by this extension.