Title: How do you 'download' photos onto a thread.
Post by: Sideshow Bob on 06 July, 2013, 12:08:17 PM
Post by: Sideshow Bob on 06 July, 2013, 12:08:17 PM
Hi all,
Looking for some help.....
I've a great camera, ( Olympus ) which takes great pictures but when I try to post them here, it always says 'Image too big'. ( Original photo is about 580 KB ), I then end up trying all sorts of things, ( copying, mailing it to myself etc ) but usually end up with a small photo, which even when you double 'click' on it still ends up not much bigger...
I've tried re-sizing it but still can't get a decent image.....How do you guys manage to put such great photos on here ??
I don't have any 'photoshop' programmes on my PC ( which is reasonably new ) but have Windows 7 as standard and Media player etc....
Some advice would be much appreciated......
I hate being an IT 'luddite'.......something to do with age, I suppose... :-[
Cheers
Looking for some help.....
I've a great camera, ( Olympus ) which takes great pictures but when I try to post them here, it always says 'Image too big'. ( Original photo is about 580 KB ), I then end up trying all sorts of things, ( copying, mailing it to myself etc ) but usually end up with a small photo, which even when you double 'click' on it still ends up not much bigger...
I've tried re-sizing it but still can't get a decent image.....How do you guys manage to put such great photos on here ??
I don't have any 'photoshop' programmes on my PC ( which is reasonably new ) but have Windows 7 as standard and Media player etc....
Some advice would be much appreciated......
I hate being an IT 'luddite'.......something to do with age, I suppose... :-[
Cheers
Title: Re: How do you 'download' photos onto a thread.
Post by: Professor Bear on 06 July, 2013, 12:24:04 PM
Post by: Professor Bear on 06 July, 2013, 12:24:04 PM
It's easier to use an online image hosting service because they resize and format for the web automatically, saving you a lot of hassle. Photobucket lets you host an image for free, and you can sign into it via a Facebook or Twitter account so you don't even need to register with them. Their interface is now almost laughably idiot-proof as you can just drag things into your browser, and after that just copy the url from where it says "direct" on the right of the page into your post here on the forum and wrap the img tags around it.
Title: Re: How do you 'download' photos onto a thread.
Post by: Spikes on 06 July, 2013, 12:57:23 PM
Post by: Spikes on 06 July, 2013, 12:57:23 PM
Imgur is a pretty good site to use - http://imgur.com/
Never had any problems with it. You can edit the image using that, for size etc. I usually resize the image im using via Paint, but either way its all good
Never had any problems with it. You can edit the image using that, for size etc. I usually resize the image im using via Paint, but either way its all good
Title: Re: How do you 'download' photos onto a thread.
Post by: Simon Beigh on 06 July, 2013, 04:37:45 PM
Post by: Simon Beigh on 06 July, 2013, 04:37:45 PM
Once you have chosen your online image host, and posted your pictures to it, then it is quite easy to get them onto a forum thread. In Photobucket, they make it easy for you by giving you the code to insert, but even without that, all your need is the URL of the photo.
So, for example, this picture:
Is posted using the following code:
[IMG]http://i1345.photobucket.com/albums/p670/SimeonB1/Comic%20Art/ElsonAHAB_zpse11a58d6.jpg[/IMG
The "[IMG]" tags wrap the photo's URL
Hope that makes sense, Bob
So, for example, this picture:
Is posted using the following code:
[IMG]http://i1345.photobucket.com/albums/p670/SimeonB1/Comic%20Art/ElsonAHAB_zpse11a58d6.jpg[/IMG
The "[IMG]" tags wrap the photo's URL
Hope that makes sense, Bob
Title: Re: How do you 'download' photos onto a thread.
Post by: Sideshow Bob on 09 July, 2013, 10:42:39 AM
Post by: Sideshow Bob on 09 July, 2013, 10:42:39 AM
Thanks guys....
Will give this a 'try'...
Cheers..
Will give this a 'try'...
Cheers..
Title: Re: How do you 'download' photos onto a thread.
Post by: Sideshow Bob on 13 July, 2013, 06:35:49 PM
Post by: Sideshow Bob on 13 July, 2013, 06:35:49 PM
(http://s1367.photobucket.com/user/robert_mcgregor1/media/63943817-c1bf-4801-9aec-fdc206e5f8a0_zps188b414f.jpg.html)Thanks guys....
Seems to work....
Cheers
Title: Re: How do you 'download' photos onto a thread.
Post by: COMMANDO FORCES on 13 July, 2013, 06:55:39 PM
Post by: COMMANDO FORCES on 13 July, 2013, 06:55:39 PM
There are even quicker ways if you are on facebook or twitter but only if you've posted the photo required on there already :lol:
Right click on your photo and a box pops up.
At the bottom is properties, click on that and another box pops up.
In that you can see the address (URL), copy and paste between the image tags that you clicked on above the smilies and away you go!
Don't enlarge the pic though, just use the initial one on the sites!
Right click on your photo and a box pops up.
At the bottom is properties, click on that and another box pops up.
In that you can see the address (URL), copy and paste between the image tags that you clicked on above the smilies and away you go!
Don't enlarge the pic though, just use the initial one on the sites!
Title: Re: How do you 'download' photos onto a thread.
Post by: Sideshow Bob on 13 July, 2013, 07:34:22 PM
Post by: Sideshow Bob on 13 July, 2013, 07:34:22 PM
Cheers CF !!
Have just opened a photobucket account......Didn't bother posting my photos on Facebook as most of my Facebook friends aren't really into Comic Artwork...
Loved your photos with Lena BTW....Great stuff.
Cheers
Have just opened a photobucket account......Didn't bother posting my photos on Facebook as most of my Facebook friends aren't really into Comic Artwork...
Loved your photos with Lena BTW....Great stuff.
Cheers