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VEA (VenueEventArtist) CDN Image Transformations

Summary

VenueEventArtist.com uses their own custom CDN (not Cloudflare Image Transformations). While they are behind Cloudflare (we see cf-ray headers), they do NOT have /cdn-cgi/image/ transformations enabled.

However, VEA provides extensive native transformations via URL patterns!

✅ What WORKS

Size & Scaling

Code Description Example URL
SC Scale and contain /500SC500/
SD Scale and distort /500SD500/
KC Scale and crop from center /500KC500/
KT Scale and crop from top /500KT500/
KL Scale and crop from left /500KL500/
KR Scale and crop from right /500KR500/
KB Scale and crop from bottom /500KB500/
BK Scale with color bleed /500BK500blue/

Sizes tested: 250, 500, 750, 1000, 1500, 2000px all work ✅

Effects

Prefix Effect Example URL Works?
g Grayscale /g500SC500/ ✅
b Blur /b500SC500/ ✅
s Sepia /s500SC500/ ✅

Combined Transformations

You can combine effects with sizes: - g500SC500 - Grayscale + 500px scale and contain - b500SD500 - Blur + 500px scale and distort - s500KC500 - Sepia + 500px crop from center

Color Bleed (BK)

Adds colored background when image doesn't fit aspect ratio: - /500BK500blue/ - Blue background - /500BK500red/ - Red background - /500BK500x0000FF/ - Hex color support

❌ What DOESN'T Work

Cloudflare Native

  • /cdn-cgi/image/width=500/ - Returns 404
  • /cdn-cgi/image/format=webp/ - Returns 404
  • Cloudflare Polish/optimization headers show cf-cache-status: BYPASS

VEA Limitations

  • Quality parameter - Not supported via URL (returns 302 redirect)
  • WebP conversion - Not supported via URL (returns 302 redirect)
  • AVIF format - Not supported
  • Metadata stripping - Not supported

URL Format

https://venueeventartist.com/imateq/event/{venue}/{event}/{artist}/{EFFECT}{SIZE}{MODE}{SIZE}/{image_id}.jpeg

Components: - {venue} - Venue code (e.g., 446 for LIV) - {event} - Event ID - {artist} - Artist/performer ID - {EFFECT} - Optional: g (grayscale), b (blur), s (sepia) - {SIZE} - Target size in pixels (e.g., 500) - {MODE} - Processing mode: SC, SD, KC, KT, KL, KR, KB, BK - {SIZE} - Secondary size (usually same as first for square) - {image_id} - Unique image identifier

Examples: 

# Original/raw
/raw/40876719660.jpeg

# 500px scale and contain (default web size)
/500SC0/40876719660.jpeg
/500SC500/40876719660.jpeg

# 1500px high-res
/1500SC1500/40876719660.jpeg

# Grayscale 500px
/g500SC500/40876719660.jpeg

# Blurred 500px
/b500SC500/40876719660.jpeg

# Crop from center 500px
/500KC500/40876719660.jpeg

For Web Display

500SC500 - 500px scale and contain (41KB)

For High-Res/Print

1500SC1500 - 1500px high quality (290KB)

For Thumbnails

250SC250 - 250px small (19KB)

For Artistic Effects

g500SC500 - Grayscale
b500SC500 - Blurred  
s500SC500 - Sepia

For Different Aspect Ratios

500KC500 - Crop from center (good for faces)
500KT500 - Crop from top (good for headshots)

Comparison: Cloudflare vs VEA

Feature Cloudflare Images VEA CDN
URL format /cdn-cgi/image/options/path /sizeMODEsize/image
Enabled? ❌ No ✅ Yes (native)
Size control width=500 500SC500
Effects Many filters g, b, s only
WebP ✅ Yes ❌ No
AVIF ✅ Yes ❌ No
Quality param ✅ Yes ❌ No
Gravity/crop ✅ Advanced ✅ Basic (KC, KT, etc)
Face detection ✅ Yes ❌ No

Implementation Notes

  1. Default to SC mode - "Scale and contain" preserves aspect ratio
  2. Use consistent sizing - Both sizes in code should match (e.g., 500SC500)
  3. Effects are prefixes - Place before size code: g500SC500
  4. No quality control - VEA uses their own compression algorithm
  5. Always JPEG - No WebP/AVIF conversion available
  6. File size grows quadratically - 2x size = ~4x file size (roughly)

File Size Reference

Based on actual downloads from VEA CDN:

Size ~File Size Use Case
250px 19KB Thumbnails
500px 41KB Web display, cards
750px 95KB Medium quality
1000px 133KB Large display
1500px 290KB High-res/print
2000px 338KB Ultra high-res

Last tested: 2026-02-27 Status: All listed transformations confirmed working