Image scaling and Grafana compatibility updates in Business Media 4.1.0

We are excited to announce the release of the Business Media panel 4.1.0. This major release includes the following updates:

• Added Image Scale Algorithm option.
• Added compatibility with Grafana 10.1.5.

Grafana Catalog

The plugin was updated in the Grafana Plugins catalog on October 30, 2023.

1 million downloads

The Business Media panel just hit an impressive milestone of being downloaded 1 million times! Thank you for your trust and support.

Total downloads from Grafana Catalog for the Business Media panel.

Image Scale Algorithm

We added a new category Image with one drop-down parameter Scale Algorithm to specify how scaling of the image should be done. We have three options to choose from:

• Auto. A browser chooses the best available algorithm.
• Crisp Edges. The image is scaled with an algorithm that preserves contrast and edges in the image. Generally intended for images such as pixel art or line drawings, no blurring or color smoothing occurs.
• Pixelated. The image is scaled with the "nearest neighbor" or similar algorithm, preserving a "pixelated" look as the image changes in size.

info

The Crisp Edges option is not supported in all browsers: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/image-rendering

Difference between Auto and Pixelated Scale Algorithms.

Getting Started

The Business Media panel can be installed from the Grafana Plugins catalog or using the Grafana command line tool.

Install Business Suite plugins in Cloud, OSS, Enterprise. Getting started with the Business Suite.

For the latter, please use the following command.

grafana cli plugins install volkovlabs-image-panel

Tutorial

In this tutorial, Daria goes over all plugin options, version 5.0.0.

You will learn how to display images, video, audio and PDF files on your Grafana dashboard. She demonstrates how to set up the toolbar, URL links, image scaling and other parameters.

Display images and PDF on Grafana using Business Media panel 5.0.0.

We have many other tutorials that you can find helpful. You can review all related to this plugin tutorials here.

Release Notes

Features / Enhancements

• Update ESLint configuration (#84)
• Add Image Scale Algorithm option (#89)
• Update to Plugin Tools 2.1.1 (#90)
• Use Grafana Access Policy to sign plugin (#90)
• Update to Grafana 10.1.5 (#90)

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