Index: branches/RC/core/units/general/helpers/image_helper.php
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diff -u -N -r9252 -r9256
--- branches/RC/core/units/general/helpers/image_helper.php	(.../image_helper.php)	(revision 9252)
+++ branches/RC/core/units/general/helpers/image_helper.php	(.../image_helper.php)	(revision 9256)
@@ -3,6 +3,40 @@
 	class ImageHelper extends kHelper {
 
 		/**
+		 * Resized given image to required dimensions & saves resized image to "resized" subfolder in source image folder
+		 *
+		 * @param string $src_image full path to image (on server)
+		 * @param mixed $max_width maximal allowed resized image width or false if no limit
+		 * @param mixed $max_height maximal allowed resized image height or false if no limit
+		 * @return string direct url to resized image
+		 */
+		function ResizeImage($src_image, $max_width, $max_height)
+		{
+			if ($max_width > 0 || $max_height > 0) {
+				list ($max_width, $max_height, $needs_resize) = $this->GetImageDimensions($src_image, $max_width, $max_height);
+
+				if ($needs_resize) {
+					$src_path = dirname($src_image);
+					$dst_image = preg_replace('/^'.preg_quote($src_path, '/').'(.*)\.(.*)$/', $src_path.'/resized\\1_'.$max_width.'x'.$max_height.'.\\2', $src_image);
+					if (!file_exists($dst_image) || filemtime($src_image) > filemtime($dst_image)) {
+						// resized image not available OR should be recreated due source image change
+						$image_resized = $this->ScaleImage($src_image, $dst_image, $max_width, $max_height);
+						if (!$image_resized) {
+							// resize failed, because of server error
+							$dst_image = $src_image;
+						}
+					}
+
+					// resize ok
+					$src_image = $dst_image;
+				}
+			}
+
+			$base_url = rtrim($this->Application->BaseURL(), '/');
+			return preg_replace('/^'.preg_quote(FULL_PATH, '/').'(.*)/', $base_url.'\\1', $src_image);
+		}
+
+		/**
 		 * Proportionally resizes given image to destination dimensions
 		 *
 		 * @param string $src_image full path to source image (already existing)