What could be causing the image to look "weird" after cropping and saving it?

The issue of the image looking "weird" after cropping and saving it could be due to the image being resized or compressed in a way that distorts its quality. One way to solve this issue is to ensure that the image is saved in the correct format and quality settings to maintain its original appearance.

// Example code to save the cropped image with correct format and quality settings
$croppedImage = imagecreatetruecolor($newWidth, $newHeight);
imagecopyresampled($croppedImage, $originalImage, 0, 0, $x, $y, $newWidth, $newHeight, $width, $height);

// Save the cropped image as a JPEG with 100% quality
imagejpeg($croppedImage, 'cropped_image.jpg', 100);

// Free up memory
imagedestroy($originalImage);
imagedestroy($croppedImage);