BARСODES and IMAGE module doesn't work well together

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I use the BARСODES module to create a QR code in PNG format. Next, I need to convert the PNG file to JPG using the IMAGE module. But the PNG file was created with a transparent background instead of white. And the IMAGE module paints a transparent background with black. As a result, I get a completely filled black square instead of the QR code.

Is it possible to make the “white background” option in the BARСODES module or in the IMAGE module?
2023-01-24_12-57-42

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hmmm yeah i could replicate exactly what you are talking about. I’ll have a think and see if i can find a work around.

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right i have looked at aa few options. this is what i have come up:

  1. Simplest option might be to convert it to a pdf
  2. If you need a jpg output file then you could make a call to the excellent ConvertAPI. They have free accounts that will let you do up to 250 conversions a month
  3. I’m sure you could do something with html/css. That would require a little more thought though.

Someone else on here might have a clever idea.

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Thank you!
I also wanted to draw the attention of developers to the illogical interaction of these modules.

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Indeed, that’s an unfortunate turn of events. Maybe there are other QR Code generators that create better QR codes where you can change the background colour. I seem to remember a few you can call with an HTTP module to get the QR Code. Can’t remember one, but a google search could help here.

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@Michaela what’s the best way to flag this to the dev team? Currently, an otherwise useful module is not able to be used in a number of situations because of what appears to be a small oversight. I’m sure it wouldn’t take much to fix? (ha, but of course i recognise the devs have a rather full schedule)

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Hello everyone :wave:

You could use CloudConvert to solve this. It’s free and supports dozens of file types.

Heya @IainM Whenever you believe you discovered a tech issue in the product, the best way to let the team know is via a support ticket since that’s how our escalation processes are set up.

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ohh cloud convert is free for up to 25 conversions a day. that’s useful. thanks @Michaela

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Thanks a lot for the additional info @IainM :pray:

I probably never needed more than 25 conversions per day, so I was like ‘yea, it’s totally free’ lol :sweat_smile:

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@Michaela @alex.newpath @IainM Of course, there are many services for these tasks. And so I do. But now I drew attention precisely to the illogicality of the internal modules of “MAKE”. This is not a bug, but I wanted to show how these two modules cannot work normally in an elementary situation. :cry:
This feature won’t be voted for by many on “Idea exchange” because it’s such a small thing :smile: But I was hoping that it was important for developers that the core modules interact effectively. Anyway, I’m glad I found it and let you know :+1:

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Heya @EVG (and welcome to the community, by the way :wave: )

I just want to say thanks a lot for pointing this out here. I’ve passed the info on internally and I want to assure you that your feedback is 100% appreciated :pray:

Thanks again!