Photos to forum

zetectdci · Nov 13th, 2010, 15:06

Hi anybody know an easy way to submit photos to the forum. They are JPEG and about 2mb each. Max allowable is 256kb. Solution needs to be easy as I am not an IT guru- Thanks in advance.

Oilydad · Nov 13th, 2010, 15:21

Download a brilliant programme called Irfanview. (Free). Really easy to use, and it's always been one of the best. When you install it, it asks if it can associate with your files...... click on "Images only"....but don't let it load the Google Toolbar.....which is one of the biggest pains known to man and PC engineers.

http://www.irfanview.com/

Then you can scale all your photos to a sensible size and post them. I'd suggest 800X600.

2Mb photos are an absolute no no on the web. They use up immense amounts of space on the server, and would take ages to upload/download.

If you have any problems post again.

gpl1968 · Nov 13th, 2010, 15:24

Start a free account with an image hosting service like Flikr, Photobucket etc.
Upload the pics there and then copy and paste the '[IMG] codes' to your posting on the forum.
This way you are not limited by file size, although keeping the image width below 1024 makes it easy to view them on the average computer screen.
For resizing/cropping images prior to uploading I use Faststone Image Viewer

As an example:

Photobucket also provides clickable thumbnail codes as well:

If you click on the 'QUOTE' button on the posting, you will see how the code is used.

tdidave · Nov 14th, 2010, 18:07

Either as suggested above, or go into User CP on top left hand side of page on Volvo Forums and build yourself an album. You will have to minimize/crop your jpgs, or you can let the forum software do it for you automatically.

When the the album is loaded onto the site double click on an image in the album to open it and the picture url is below in a box, or just right click on an image you want to use and in the drop down menu look for "view image info" click and a box will open up giving the location url of your image. Cut and paste where needed....Jeez I hope that didn't sound to complicated.....

teefin · Nov 16th, 2010, 19:32

I also have difficulty with this but having read the above here goes

gpl1968 · Nov 16th, 2010, 20:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by teefin

I also have difficulty with this but having read the above here goes

Looks good

Remember that as you are using an image host you can post bigger pictures as they are not filling up the forum's servers.
Just choose a size that is viewable on an average screen.

Nov 13th, 2010, 15:06	#1
zetectdci 2001 V40 1.8 Last Online: Jun 18th, 2016 22:08 Join Date: May 2009 Location: dundee	Photos to forum Hi anybody know an easy way to submit photos to the forum. They are JPEG and about 2mb each. Max allowable is 256kb. Solution needs to be easy as I am not an IT guru- Thanks in advance.

Nov 13th, 2010, 15:21	#2
Oilydad Premier Member Last Online: Mar 21st, 2016 21:21 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Exeter Devon	Download a brilliant programme called Irfanview. (Free). Really easy to use, and it's always been one of the best. When you install it, it asks if it can associate with your files...... click on "Images only"....but don't let it load the Google Toolbar.....which is one of the biggest pains known to man and PC engineers. http://www.irfanview.com/ Then you can scale all your photos to a sensible size and post them. I'd suggest 800X600. 2Mb photos are an absolute no no on the web. They use up immense amounts of space on the server, and would take ages to upload/download. If you have any problems post again. __________________ Are We Nearly There Yet! No longer a VOLVO owner, not by choice, but 'cause they don't make proper Volvos any more! Last edited by Oilydad; Nov 13th, 2010 at 15:25.

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gpl1968 VOC Member Last Online: May 5th, 2024 23:42 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Wirral View Photos By: gpl1968	Start a free account with an image hosting service like Flikr, Photobucket etc. Upload the pics there and then copy and paste the '[IMG] codes' to your posting on the forum. This way you are not limited by file size, although keeping the image width below 1024 makes it easy to view them on the average computer screen. For resizing/cropping images prior to uploading I use Faststone Image Viewer As an example: Photobucket also provides clickable thumbnail codes as well: If you click on the 'QUOTE' button on the posting, you will see how the code is used. __________________ Gavin 1997 945 CD (B230FK) [RIP: 1991 945 Turbo (B230FT) 1992 945 SE turbo (B200FT)] Last edited by gpl1968; Nov 13th, 2010 at 15:33.

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tdidave V70 TDi CD Last Online: Sep 28th, 2023 23:47 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: FALMOUTH..CORNWALL	Either as suggested above, or go into User CP on top left hand side of page on Volvo Forums and build yourself an album. You will have to minimize/crop your jpgs, or you can let the forum software do it for you automatically. When the the album is loaded onto the site double click on an image in the album to open it and the picture url is below in a box, or just right click on an image you want to use and in the drop down menu look for "view image info" click and a box will open up giving the location url of your image. Cut and paste where needed....Jeez I hope that didn't sound to complicated..... __________________ My old Turquoise 850 TDi GLT & my present Garnet Red V70 TDi CD My 1998 V70 TDi CD : http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/album.php?albumid=654 Last edited by tdidave; Nov 14th, 2010 at 18:32.

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teefin Member Last Online: May 8th, 2023 13:47 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Stirling	I also have difficulty with this but having read the above here goes __________________ V90 D4 Inscription-Bright Silver-Geartronic

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