Re-size complaint

[inspectorudy]

I don't know how hard it is to have the web site resize pictures that are to be down loaded but many sites offer this as an automatic function when pictures are down loaded. Is this a big deal or is it too costly? I know that until I got a photo program down sizing pictures to load onto sites was a pain.

[Methos]

Originally Posted by inspectorudy

I don't know how hard it is to have the web site resize pictures that are to be down loaded but many sites offer this as an automatic function when pictures are down loaded. Is this a big deal or is it too costly? I know that until I got a photo program down sizing pictures to load onto sites was a pain.

The site does resize pics to a certian extent but it's not going to take a 4 meg (3000x4000) file and resize it to 97.7 kb (450x450). There are freeware programs that will resize images for you. You could set up a free account with photo bucket and they will resize it for you as well. For free too.

[_DX3_]

Originally Posted by Methos

The site does resize pics to a certian extent but it's not going to take a 4 meg (3000x4000) file and resize it to 97.7 kb (450x450). There are freeware programs that will resize images for you. You could set up a free account with photo bucket and they will resize it for you as well. For free too.

I have to agree with using photobucket. It allows you to post really nice large pictures of high quality. Is very easy to use.

[CC1450]

there are several image hosting sites along the lines of photobucket.

Hosting photos on the forum itself bogs the forum down, and limits the size of images you can post. By hosting your pics off site you not only save OCC some bandwidth, you get the liberty of posting full size images, in the part of your reply where you want them.

If you look at my 1450 project thread (which is long due for an update, I know) you will see what I mean. It's a lot easier on the readers to post pics in the response, so you can caption the pics as you go. If you attach them through the forum they just end up stuck at the bottom of your post and it can be difficult to determine what you are trying to portray. Not to mention small pics are no fun.

I use www.imgur.com and photobucket. I like imgur because you are not required to set up an account, or remember any passwords. Upload your image to the host of your choice. Come to the forum and right above the box where you type your reply you see an icon of a picture with a couple mountains in it, it's yellow. Right click> Copy the direct link for your image from the image host you used, and then click the yellow picture icon here. Right click> paste the direct link into the box that appears, click OK and you should be good to go. May take you a couple tries to get it down pat, but that is why just about every Vbulletin forum has a testing area.

Happy cubbing!

[_DX3_]

Originally Posted by CC1450

there are several image hosting sites along the lines of photobucket.

Hosting photos on the forum itself bogs the forum down, and limits the size of images you can post. By hosting your pics off site you not only save OCC some bandwidth, you get the liberty of posting full size images, in the part of your reply where you want them.

I use www.imgur.com and photobucket. I like imgur because you are not required to set up an account, or remember any passwords. Upload your image to the host of your choice. Come to the forum and right above the box where you type your reply you see an icon of a picture with a couple mountains in it, it's yellow. Right click> Copy the direct link for your image from the image host you used, and then click the yellow picture icon here. Right click> paste the direct link into the box that appears, click OK and you should be good to go. May take you a couple tries to get it down pat, but that is why just about every Vbulletin forum has a testing area.

Happy cubbing!

Hey great instructions! Thanks for that. I like that imgur link you gave too. I have never seen that one.

[ACecil]

I use Photobucket, it's great!