Posting Pictures WAY Too Large on the Forum

[frohme]

Originally Posted by Leon

The system will limit the size most times. Most, but not all of the time, the very large pictures are hosted elsewhere and linked here.
The best way to see if they are too big is to post them and look. IF they are way, way bigger than the screen then they need to be resized. I am just tired of doing it for everyone all of the time.

If the large pictures aren't hosted here, Leon, what are the issues (beyond the obvious *viewing* inconvenience), and how are you able to resize them? I can understand how you can delete them (i.e. the link), but what are you saying?

Thanks in advance for the clarification.

(I use a smaller laptop, and just scroll past the whitespace ... no issue)
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Mike - occasionally guilty of large images... but not as egregious as the ones pointed out above.

[Balticfox]

Images can be resized using either Photoshop or Paint in one's own computer or else in any photo hosting service such as Photobucket, ImageShack, Flickr, etc. And no, I'm not a techie myself. I'm just a reasonably competent poster.

[butchie_t]

You can resize them before you post them to the site. I resize to a 600 X 600 and that typically shows up as a good size for a post, and it keeps the size of the photo down to acceptable levels.

And I also hit the preview before I post in case it does end up looking wonky.

With a Mac it is easy and with the windows photos program it can be done there as well.

B.T.

[Leon]

It is the viewing. Those huge pics screw up the way they are displayed and then we have to scroll way over until we get to the next one that is way too large. If you save them to a computer and open them with MS Paint, it is very easy to downsize them. It might take 30 seconds to totally do it and repost them...

Originally Posted by frohme

If the large pictures aren't hosted here, Leon, what are the issues (beyond the obvious *viewing* inconvenience), and how are you able to resize them? I can understand how you can delete them (i.e. the link), but what are you saying?

Thanks in advance for the clarification.

(I use a smaller laptop, and just scroll past the whitespace ... no issue)
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Mike - occasionally guilty of large images... but not as egregious as the ones pointed out above.

[frohme]

OK - so you are (were) actually resizing their (remote) images by downloading and doing the resize and uploading locally. Figured it was something like that, but didn't know if there might be an auto-resizing filter you could apply via a vBulletin plugin.

Thanks.
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Mike

[Balticfox]

Originally Posted by Leon

If a pic is 2x the size of my 24" screen, it messes up the thread.

Originally Posted by Leon

It is the viewing. Those huge pics screw up the way they are displayed and then we have to scroll way over until we get to the next one that is way too large.

And you have a lot of lattitude with a 24" screen! I'm wondering how people using a laptop or tablet with a 14" screen or less manage. How big is too big for those people?

That's why I almost always avoid going above 1000 pixels in width for the pictures I post. Here's one I just reduced to 1000 pixels. Does it still mess up anyone's screen?

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Balticfox

And you have a lot of lattitude with a 24" screen! I'm wondering how people using a laptop or tablet with a 14" screen or less manage. How big is too big for those people.

That's why I almost always avoid going above 1000 pixels in width for the pictures I post. Here's one I just reduced to 1000 pixels. Does it mess up anyone's screen?

Well, I don't have all of the answers . The pictures I resized were probably 2x that size, for the most part. There were a few not that big that got thrown out with the bathwater too. Sorry about that to those affected. Please be cognizant of the pic sizes, is all.
I was a bit grumpy when I started the thread and those darned kids wouldn't get off my lawn!!

The question was asked about my original post pic being too large. Yes it is and I downsized it about 4x-5x and couldn't get rid of the white space. After that many attempts I said F it.
Here is where I took it from and there is no white space. No doubt it's something I did incorrectly.

https://luckeycards.com/1862photo300.jpg

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[Balticfox]

Originally Posted by Leon

I was a bit grumpy when I started the thread....

But with good reason!

[OhioLawyerF5]

Originally Posted by Balticfox

And you have a lot of lattitude with a 24" screen! I'm wondering how people using a laptop or tablet with a 14" screen or less manage. How big is too big for those people.

That's why I almost always avoid going above 1000 pixels in width for the pictures I post. Here's one I just reduced to 1000 pixels. Does it mess up anyone's screen?

It's not about the physical size of the screen, but the resolution settings on it. A 14" screen can have the same resolution as a 24" screen. It's about the number of pixels it is displaying. Standard HD is 1920x1080 pixels. While many modern monitors have much higher resolution than that, the safe bet is to not go past standard HD resolution in size to avoid sidescrolling. Taking into account the sides of the website, I would suggest staying less than 1200 pixels wide or so. And most likely 1000 or under to be safe.