I’m having the same issue, but think I know what’s causing the problem. When I have an image smaller than 2016 x 1512 pixels, Nextgen can generate a thumbnail as designed. However, if the image is larger than that and i try to generate a thumbnail, the AJAX window pops up that says it’s creating the thumbnail, gets to 100%, then turns blank and never updates.
I also looked at the source for the create_thumbnail() function in nextgen-gallery/admin/functions.php and noticed the following comment:
// now create thumbnails
nggAdmin::do_ajax_operation( 'create_thumbnail' , $image_ids, __('Create new thumbnails','nggallery') );
//TODO:Message will not shown, because AJAX routine require more time, message should be passed to AJAX
nggGallery::show_message( $created_msg . count($image_ids) .__(' picture(s) successfully added','nggallery') );
I’m wondering if the AJAX route is hanging at some point and not returning the error message.
As it stands, I’ll have to find a work-around or a new image gallery. Any assistance is much appreciated!