My apologies if this trick is something all of you already know. When I uploaded my prodcts via CSV, it stored the photos in images/products. XC5 then creates thumbnails automatically in various sizes and assigns them to another folder.
I think many of you had the same problem I had. The thumbnails quality looks a little pixelated. Not horrible, but could look better.
The trick I used to fix that problem involved changing the thumbnail size in Admin>>Look and Feel>>Images. I adjusted the 'Products list image' for list and grid view, from the default 160px by 160px to 480 x 480.
I think in order to have this work, the images have to be within a <container> having a max-width that is smaller than the 480x480 (I chose 50% of the 480 which 240px max-width). This will result in the 480x480 image being dynamically reduced in size, offering a much cleaner thumbnail.
Sorry if this is beginner knowledge, but there is no documentation on suggested sizes to make it look optimal on XC5.3.
Hope this helps some of us newbies out there
