Posting photo's?

[ElaineB]

Can someone please tell me how to post a photo when after the attempted download it says the 'image is too big'. How do I make it smaller? Please only reply to this question if you genuinely wish to help and you can explain in language a non tech person can understand! Many thanks.

[series3safari]

Here's my low tech tip. Take the photo on something like an iPhone. Email the photo to yourself. When it sends, you have the option to send at a reduced size. Choose a size that is less 250kb (?) and send. Then the photo that arrives in your inbox is small enough to be posted here. Appreciate one needs a emailing camera phone like an iPhone for this to work, but if you do, then it's a doddle. Clive

[Vorpal]

It somewhat depends upon the software you have available. If the photo is from a camera that had accompanying software, it may be easiest to use that.

Otherwise, you can try using paint or another windows image program. If you 'save as' you can try different formats. jpeg tends to make for smaller files than some other types of image. If you have Microsoft photo editor or a similar program you can use 'resize' from the image menu. Then reduce the width or height (in percentage or pixels). In MS photo editor, if you resize one dimension, the other will resize automatically. Other programs require resizing both dimensions.

If that doesn't work, or you need more detailed instructions, post what software you are using, and I'm sure that someone can help.

[Erudin]

I use PIXresizer to reduce the file size, find it quick and easy to use.



http://bluefive.pair.com/pixresizer.htm

[ElaineB]

Thank you series3safari, I will try that!

[breakwellmz]

Hi.

I`ve JUST managed to do this for the first time on here after getting very frustrated not managing to do so in the past.

After clicking onto my image,right clicking gave me the option to resize,which i did(Small),i was then able to use it.

Like everything else,it`s easy when you know how

[Vorpal]

There's another thread about resizing images. Sorry I didn't post a linke to it earlier

viewtopic.php?f=14&t=60209&p=510376&hilit=smaller+image#p510376

[axel_knutt]

Does the photo have to go onto a site such as Photobucket first or can you get it onto the forum straight from the computer?

[breakwellmz]

Hi.

The latter.

[axel_knutt]

How?

[Alex L]

How?

Below the submit button on replys there are two tabs. One saying options and one saying Upload attachment. You want that one

[axel_knutt]