Why photos are modified
A Repost uploads your Item's photos again as part of a replacement Item. Thriftly does not upload the same file twice: each photo gets a Photo Modification — a subtle, randomized visual transformation — so the new upload is distinct from the old one.
The point is distinctness, not restyling. The changes are deliberately small: your photos should still look like your photos.
Every enabled modification is randomized independently for every photo, and fresh values are drawn on every Repost. Two photos in the same Repost do not get the same treatment, and the same photo does not get the same treatment twice.
Modifications do not stack across Reposts either, as long as Thriftly holds a clean base photo for the Item — each Repost drifts from that base rather than from the previous upload. See Photo Storage for when a base is available and what happens when it is not.
Photo Modification Settings
Open Settings → Photo Modifications in the extension sidebar: "Thriftly applies a different subtle combination to every Item photo when you Repost. Set the allowed range for each change."
Five modifications are available, each with its own row:
| Modification | Widest allowed range | Steps of |
|---|---|---|
| Brightness | −10% to +10% | 1% |
| Contrast | −10% to +10% | 1% |
| Hue | −10° to +10° | 1° |
| Saturation | −10% to +10% | 1% |
| Rotation | −5° to +5° | 0.1° |
Each row gives you three ways to work:
- The switch on the right enables or disables that modification. A disabled row reads Disabled and contributes nothing, but keeps its saved range for when you turn it back on.
- The slider sets the allowed range by dragging its two handles.
- The Min and Max number inputs set the same bounds exactly.
The values are signed and sit around the unmodified photo: 0 is your original, negative goes one way, positive the other. Each Repost draws a random value inside the range you allow, per photo. A wider span means more visible variation; a range of 0 to 0 means no change at all. The row's hint spells out the current setting, for example "Drifts −10% to 10%".
Values are relative visual change, not image-processing factors — you are describing how far a photo may drift, not naming a filter.
Variation intensity
The Variation range console sits above the rows: "Drag the handles to set how far each repost can drift from the original. Wider span = more variation."
Its Variation intensity meter is both a readout and a shortcut. It summarizes how wide your enabled ranges currently are — Off, Subtle, Moderate, Strong, or Bold — and clicking one of its four segments applies that preset span to every enabled modification at once. Disabled modifications are left untouched.
Saving
Changes are never saved automatically. Use Save to store them, Cancel to step back, or Reset to Defaults to return every modification to Thriftly's defaults.
If you leave with unsaved changes, Thriftly asks first: "You have unsaved changes to Photo Modification Settings. Leaving now discards them; they are never saved automatically."
Invalid input blocks the save and is flagged on the field — for example "Enter a value between -10 and 10." or "The minimum must be less than or equal to the maximum."
Per Workspace
Photo Modification Settings belong to the Workspace, not to your Account, so each of your Vinted accounts can use different ranges. The page shows which Workspace it is editing ("Applies to …"), and changing Workspace changes what you are editing.
Live preview
The Live preview panel at the top of the page shows what your current ranges can produce: "Every repost draws fresh values from your ranges — here are three possible outcomes."
There are two Preview mode choices:
- Auto — isolates one modification at a time. It follows whichever row you are pointing at or editing, and shows that modification's Original, Minimum, and Maximum side by side, so you can attribute an effect to a single setting.
- Combined — applies every enabled modification at once and shows three possible cumulative outcomes next to the original. Shuffle draws a fresh set.
You can switch the Example photo between a Dark example and a Color-rich example, since the same range reads differently on different photos.
The preview is illustrative
The preview is there to help you understand your settings, not to show you your finished upload. Thriftly says so on the panel itself:
These are three possible outcomes for this example photo. A real Repost samples every Item photo independently and will not reuse these exact values.
The preview also uses stock example photos, not your Item's photos. Treat it as a feel for the range you have allowed, never as the final photo.