1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/server/src/ui/assets.rs b/server/src/ui/assets.rs
index c956672..91bb5e2 100644
--- a/server/src/ui/assets.rs
+++ b/server/src/ui/assets.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use crate::{request_info::RequestInfo, responders::cache::CacheControlImage};
 use anyhow::Context;
 use rocket::{get, http::ContentType};
 use std::path::PathBuf;
+use tokio::task::spawn_blocking;
 
 pub const AVIF_QUALITY: u32 = 70;
 pub const AVIF_SPEED: u8 = 5;
@@ -23,9 +24,12 @@ pub async fn r_image(
 
     // fit the resolution into a finite set so the maximum cache is finite too.
     let width = 2usize.pow(size.clamp(128, 2048).ilog2());
-    let encoded =
+    let encoded = spawn_blocking(move || {
         jellytranscoder::image::transcode(&ri.state.cache, &path, AVIF_QUALITY, AVIF_SPEED, width)
-            .context("transcoding asset")?;
+            .context("transcoding asset")
+    })
+    .await
+    .unwrap()?;
 
     Ok((ContentType::AVIF, CacheControlImage(encoded)))
 }