Switch to vips image processor (much faster). BUT:

1. Breaks tests.
2. All variants will need to be recreated, leaving unused records in the DB and S3 - migration process is needed.

app/models/image.rb

@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ def stored_image_to_asset_item
   end
 
   def stored_image_thumbnail_variant
-    stored_image.variant(resize: "900x>")
+    stored_image.variant(ImageRepresenter.resize_and_save_space([900, nil]))
   end
 
   # FIXME: another duplication...

app/models/image_representer.rb

@@ -65,16 +65,22 @@ def storage_srcset
   end
 
   def variant(width)
-    image.stored_image.variant(resize_and_save_space("#{width}x>"))
+    image.stored_image.variant(ImageRepresenter.resize_and_save_space([width, nil]))
   end
 
-  private
-
   # TODO: Make adjustments for images already saved with worse quality?
-  def resize_and_save_space(resizing)
-    { resize: resizing, quality: "85%", strip: true, interlace: "Plane" }
+  def self.resize_and_save_space(dimensions)
+    {
+      resize_to_limit: dimensions,
+      saver: {
+        quality: 85, strip: true, optimize_coding: true,
+        trellis_quant: true, quant_table: 3, keep: nil,
+      },
+    }
   end
 
+  private
+
   def relevant_assets_cache
     key = image.on_flickr? ? :externals : :locals
     image.assets_cache.public_send(key)

config/application.rb

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class Application < Rails::Application
     config.i18n.default_locale = :uk
     config.i18n.available_locales = [:uk, :en, :ru]
 
-    config.active_storage.variant_processor = :mini_magick
+    config.active_storage.variant_processor = :vips
 
     config.before_configuration do
       require "quails"

lib/quails/exif_date_image_analyzer.rb

@@ -1,13 +1,18 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 module Quails
-  class ExifDateImageAnalyzer < ::ActiveStorage::Analyzer::ImageAnalyzer::ImageMagick
+  class ExifDateImageAnalyzer < ActiveStorage::Analyzer::ImageAnalyzer::Vips
     def metadata
       read_image do |image|
         mdata = {}
-        exif_date = image.exif["DateTimeOriginal"]
+        exif_date =
+          begin
+            image.get("exif-ifd2-DateTimeOriginal")
+          rescue ::Vips::Error
+            nil
+          end
         if exif_date.present?
-          mdata[:exif_date] = exif_date.split(":", 3).join("-")
+          mdata[:exif_date] = exif_date[0..18].split(":", 3).join("-")
         end
         if rotated_image?(image)
           mdata[:width] = image.height