src/content_hash.rs

@@ -62,6 +62,15 @@ pub fn large_preview_path(thumbs_dir: &Path, hash: &str) -> PathBuf {
         .join(format!("{}.jpg", hash))
 }
 
+/// Hash-keyed xlarge-preview path: `<thumbs_dir>/_xlarge/<hash[..2]>/<hash>.jpg`.
+pub fn xlarge_preview_path(thumbs_dir: &Path, hash: &str) -> PathBuf {
+    let shard = shard_prefix(hash);
+    thumbs_dir
+        .join("_xlarge")
+        .join(shard)
+        .join(format!("{}.jpg", hash))
+}
+
 /// Hash-keyed HLS output directory: `<video_dir>/<hash[..2]>/<hash>/`.
 /// The playlist lives at `playlist.m3u8` inside this directory and its
 /// segments are co-located so HLS relative references Just Work. See

src/data/mod.rs

@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ pub enum MediaType {
 #[serde(rename_all = "lowercase")]
 pub enum PhotoSize {
     Full,
+    XLarge,
     Large,
     Thumb,
 }

src/handlers/image.rs

@@ -83,12 +83,14 @@ pub async fn get_image(
     if let Some((library, path)) = resolved {
         let image_size = req.size.unwrap_or(PhotoSize::Full);
 
-        // `size=large` is only meaningful for stills — there's no useful
+        // `size=large|xlarge` is only meaningful for stills — there's no
-        // "2048px video preview" tier. Videos fall back to the existing
+        // useful "resized video preview" tier. Videos fall back to the
-        // thumb pipeline (which already handles gif/static selection).
+        // existing thumb pipeline (which already handles gif/static
-        // `mut` so the Large branch can downgrade itself to `Full` after a
+        // selection). `mut` so preview branches can downgrade to `Full`
-        // generation failure (RAW-preview branch below keys off `Full`).
+        // after a generation failure.
-        let mut image_size = if image_size == PhotoSize::Large && file_types::is_video_file(&path) {
+        let mut image_size = if (image_size == PhotoSize::Large || image_size == PhotoSize::XLarge)
+            && file_types::is_video_file(&path)
+        {
             PhotoSize::Thumb
         } else {
             image_size
@@ -196,6 +198,93 @@ pub async fn get_image(
             image_size = PhotoSize::Full;
         }
 
+        if image_size == PhotoSize::XLarge {
+            let relative_path = path
+                .strip_prefix(&library.root_path)
+                .expect("Error stripping library root prefix from xlarge preview");
+            let relative_path_str = relative_path.to_string_lossy().replace('\\', "/");
+            let thumbs = Path::new(&app_state.thumbnail_path);
+            let xlarge_dir = thumbs.join("_xlarge");
+
+            let hash_xlarge_path: Option<PathBuf> = {
+                let mut dao = exif_dao.lock().expect("Unable to lock ExifDao");
+                match dao.get_exif(&context, &relative_path_str) {
+                    Ok(Some(row)) => row
+                        .content_hash
+                        .as_deref()
+                        .map(|h| content_hash::xlarge_preview_path(thumbs, h)),
+                    _ => None,
+                }
+            };
+            let scoped_legacy_xlarge_path =
+                content_hash::library_scoped_legacy_path(&xlarge_dir, library.id, relative_path);
+
+            let existing = hash_xlarge_path
+                .as_ref()
+                .filter(|p| p.exists())
+                .cloned()
+                .or_else(|| {
+                    if scoped_legacy_xlarge_path.exists() {
+                        Some(scoped_legacy_xlarge_path.clone())
+                    } else {
+                        None
+                    }
+                });
+
+            if let Some(found) = existing {
+                if let Ok(file) = NamedFile::open(&found) {
+                    span.set_status(Status::Ok);
+                    return file
+                        .use_etag(true)
+                        .use_last_modified(true)
+                        .prefer_utf8(true)
+                        .into_response(&request);
+                }
+            }
+
+            let dest = hash_xlarge_path
+                .clone()
+                .unwrap_or_else(|| scoped_legacy_xlarge_path.clone());
+            let src = path.clone();
+            let dest_for_block = dest.clone();
+            let generated = web::block(move || {
+                if let Some(parent) = dest_for_block.parent() {
+                    std::fs::create_dir_all(parent)?;
+                }
+                let tmp = dest_for_block.with_extension("jpg.tmp");
+                crate::thumbnails::generate_xlarge_preview(&src, &tmp)?;
+                std::fs::rename(&tmp, &dest_for_block)?;
+                Ok::<(), std::io::Error>(())
+            })
+            .await;
+
+            match generated {
+                Ok(Ok(())) => {
+                    if let Ok(file) = NamedFile::open(&dest) {
+                        span.set_status(Status::Ok);
+                        return file
+                            .use_etag(true)
+                            .use_last_modified(true)
+                            .prefer_utf8(true)
+                            .into_response(&request);
+                    }
+                }
+                Ok(Err(e)) => {
+                    warn!(
+                        "XLarge preview generation failed for {:?}: {} — falling back to original",
+                        path, e
+                    );
+                }
+                Err(e) => {
+                    warn!(
+                        "XLarge preview blocking-pool error for {:?}: {} — falling back to original",
+                        path, e
+                    );
+                }
+            }
+            image_size = PhotoSize::Full;
+        }
+
         if image_size == PhotoSize::Thumb {
             let relative_path = path
                 .strip_prefix(&library.root_path)

src/thumbnails.rs

@@ -36,12 +36,19 @@ use crate::video::actors::{generate_image_thumbnail_ffmpeg, generate_video_thumb
 /// `size=full` and the handler streams the original bytes.
 pub const LARGE_PREVIEW_MAX_DIM: u32 = 2048;
 
-/// JPEG quality for the large preview tier. 85 is the conventional
+/// JPEG quality for the large and xlarge preview tiers. 85 is the
-/// "indistinguishable from source at viewing size" point — well above the
+/// conventional "indistinguishable from source at viewing size" point —
-/// `image` crate's default ~75, but well below quality-90+ territory where
+/// well above the `image` crate's default ~75, but well below quality-90+
-/// file size doubles for no perceptible win.
+/// territory where file size doubles for no perceptible win.
 const LARGE_PREVIEW_JPEG_QUALITY: u8 = 85;
 
+/// Maximum long-edge size (px) for the xlarge preview tier. Bridges the
+/// gap between `large` (2048px, ~16MB decoded) and the original bytes
+/// (potentially 48+ MP / ~192MB decoded). At 4096px the decoded bitmap is
+/// ~64MB — enough for 2-3× pinch-zoom on any phone before the viewer
+/// needs to stream the true original.
+pub const XLARGE_PREVIEW_MAX_DIM: u32 = 4096;
+
 lazy_static! {
     pub static ref IMAGE_GAUGE: IntGauge = IntGauge::new(
         "imageserver_image_total",
@@ -205,6 +212,86 @@ fn generate_large_preview_ffmpeg(src: &Path, dest: &Path) -> std::io::Result<()>
     Ok(())
 }
 
+/// Generate the on-demand xlarge-preview tier (≈4096 long edge JPEG).
+///
+/// Same waterfall as [`generate_large_preview`] but targeting
+/// [`XLARGE_PREVIEW_MAX_DIM`]. Sources whose long edge is already below
+/// the cap are encoded at native size (no upscale).
+pub fn generate_xlarge_preview(src: &Path, dest: &Path) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+    let orientation = exif::read_orientation(src).unwrap_or(1);
+
+    if let Some(preview) = exif::extract_embedded_jpeg_preview(src) {
+        let img = image::load_from_memory(&preview).map_err(|e| {
+            std::io::Error::new(
+                std::io::ErrorKind::InvalidData,
+                format!("decode embedded preview {:?}: {}", src, e),
+            )
+        })?;
+        let img = exif::apply_orientation(img, orientation);
+        return encode_xlarge_jpeg(img, dest);
+    }
+
+    if file_types::needs_ffmpeg_thumbnail(src) {
+        return generate_xlarge_preview_ffmpeg(src, dest);
+    }
+
+    let img = image::open(src).map_err(|e| {
+        std::io::Error::new(std::io::ErrorKind::InvalidData, format!("{:?}: {}", src, e))
+    })?;
+    let img = exif::apply_orientation(img, orientation);
+    encode_xlarge_jpeg(img, dest)
+}
+
+fn encode_xlarge_jpeg(img: image::DynamicImage, dest: &Path) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+    let (w, h) = img.dimensions();
+    let max_dim = w.max(h);
+    let scaled = if max_dim > XLARGE_PREVIEW_MAX_DIM {
+        img.thumbnail(XLARGE_PREVIEW_MAX_DIM, XLARGE_PREVIEW_MAX_DIM)
+    } else {
+        img
+    };
+    let file = std::fs::File::create(dest)
+        .map_err(|e| std::io::Error::other(format!("create {:?}: {}", dest, e)))?;
+    let mut writer = std::io::BufWriter::new(file);
+    let mut encoder = JpegEncoder::new_with_quality(&mut writer, LARGE_PREVIEW_JPEG_QUALITY);
+    encoder
+        .encode_image(&scaled)
+        .map_err(|e| std::io::Error::other(format!("encode {:?}: {}", dest, e)))?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn generate_xlarge_preview_ffmpeg(src: &Path, dest: &Path) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+    let vf = format!(
+        "scale='if(gt(iw,ih),min(iw,{cap}),-1)':'if(gt(iw,ih),-1,min(ih,{cap}))'",
+        cap = XLARGE_PREVIEW_MAX_DIM
+    );
+    let output = Command::new("ffmpeg")
+        .arg("-y")
+        .arg("-i")
+        .arg(src)
+        .arg("-vframes")
+        .arg("1")
+        .arg("-vf")
+        .arg(&vf)
+        .arg("-q:v")
+        .arg("5")
+        .arg("-f")
+        .arg("image2")
+        .arg("-c:v")
+        .arg("mjpeg")
+        .arg(dest)
+        .output()?;
+
+    if !output.status.success() {
+        return Err(std::io::Error::other(format!(
+            "ffmpeg failed ({}): {}",
+            output.status,
+            String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr).trim()
+        )));
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 pub fn create_thumbnails(libs: &[libraries::Library], excluded_dirs: &[String]) {
     let tracer = global_tracer();
     let span = tracer.start("creating thumbnails");