EthanV2

Maybe your server is slow. Do you hose the site yourself or do you pay for it? If your site is slow for everyone, then it's an issue with your hosting.

I made a simple library to resize images a while ago. You specify the input file max size, say 250px, and the lib does all the work for you. It'll resize the image in proportion by working out which side is bigger, changing it to your specified size and changing the other side in proportion. http://pastebin.com/4DWreHXC Includes example code and documentation.