// strip the extension off the image filename (case insensitive)
                //$imagetypes = array('/\.gif$/i', '/\.jpg$/i', '/\.jpeg$/i', '/\.png$/i');
                //$name = preg_replace($imagetypes, '', basename($original));
 
                // create an image resource for the original
                switch($type)
                {
                    case 1 :
                        $source = @ imagecreatefromgif($original);
                        if (!$source)
                        {
                            JError::raiseNotice('', JText::_('JW_SIGP_LABELS_06'));
                            return;
                        }
                        break;
                    case 2 :
                        $source = imagecreatefromjpeg($original);
                        break;
                    case 3 :
                        $source = imagecreatefrompng($original);
                        break;
                    default :
                        $source = NULL;
                }
 
                // Bail out if the image resource is not OK
                if (!$source)
                {
                    JError::raiseNotice('', JText::_('JW_SIGP_LABELS_07'));
                    return;
                }
 
                // calculate thumbnails
                $thumbnail = self::thumbDimCalc($width, $height, $thb_width, $thb_height, $smartResize);
 
                $thumb_width = $thumbnail['width'];
                $thumb_height = $thumbnail['height'];
 
                // create an image resource for the thumbnail
                $thumb = imagecreatetruecolor($thumb_width, $thumb_height);