Managing Online Composite Image Content

A method comprising:

• receiving an upload request to retrieve a master image, wherein the first upload request is received through a first application programming interface and includes a parameter identifying a location of the master image;
• retrieving the master image in response to the upload request using the identified location;
• storing the retrieved master image on an image production server;
• and
• generating a composite image file using the retrieved master image, wherein the composite image file includes data that can be used to create a plurality of images derived from the master image.

An article comprising instructions encoded on a non-transitory computer-readable medium, wherein the instructions are operable to cause data processing apparatus to perform operations including:

• storing a composite image file, wherein the composite image file includes data that can be used to create a plurality of images derived from a master image;
• receiving a request for a particular image having specified attributes;
• and
• dynamically generating an image having the specified attributes using the composite image file in response to the request for the particular image.

A system comprising:

• an image server operable to:
• receive requests for identified images having attributes identified based on the requests;
• dynamically generate a plurality of images derived from a master image using a composite image file, wherein each generated image includes attributes identified based on the corresponding request for the image and the composite image file includes data adapted for use in creating the generated image to include the identified attributes;
• and
• a memory communicatively coupled to the first server operable to store the composite image file.