Trying to figure this site out. Just joined this morning

Cyb0rg3Cyb0rg3 Registered Users Posts: 2 Beginner grinner
edited August 20, 2008 in Holy Macro
Alright, I'm new here, and every time I try uploading a file I am told the file is too large. Something like 4.5 MB...? Someone please get back to me so I can get some feedback lol.

-Jake

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  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,962 moderator
    edited August 19, 2008
    Cyb0rg3 wrote:
    Alright, I'm new here, and every time I try uploading a file I am told the file is too large. Something like 4.5 MB...? Someone please get back to me so I can get some feedback lol.

    -Jake
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  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited August 19, 2008
    Cyb0rg3 wrote:
    Alright, I'm new here, and every time I try uploading a file I am told the file is too large. Something like 4.5 MB...? Someone please get back to me so I can get some feedback lol.

    -Jake
    And your first post uses the flamey icon?

    :cry
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  • SpeedieSpeedie Registered Users Posts: 173 Major grins
    edited August 19, 2008
    If you're trying to attach an image to a post here then the size limit is 145.5 KB for a JPEG so you'd need to resize/compress first. It's better to upload into your SmugMug gallery and then insert it into the post using its URL as per Richard's how-to link. SmugMug gallery limits are here (12 MB for a standard account).
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  • Cyb0rg3Cyb0rg3 Registered Users Posts: 2 Beginner grinner
    edited August 19, 2008
    still cant figure it out... maybe i'm a fool lol. ne_nau.gif

    I also just looked at the smugmug thing and its not free.
  • GiphsubGiphsub Registered Users Posts: 2,662 Major grins
    edited August 19, 2008
    Do you have a site where you host your photos? If so link them from there. If not, and if you are simply trying to upload them to your post, then it needs to be resized down to 145.5, as speedie said. Which are you trying to do?
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  • SpeedieSpeedie Registered Users Posts: 173 Major grins
    edited August 19, 2008
    Take us through what you're doing step by step.
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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,942 moderator
    edited August 19, 2008
    Cyb0rg3 wrote:
    still cant figure it out... maybe i'm a fool lol. ne_nau.gif

    I also just looked at the smugmug thing and its not free.

    You need to resize the image to one that fits the attachment criteria. Then upload it using the attachment manager (you'll see it when you make a post).

    Do take a moment to look through the posts above for the link "how to post". It explains in a lot more detail how to make attachments work.
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  • SpeedieSpeedie Registered Users Posts: 173 Major grins
    edited August 19, 2008
    Cyb0rg3 wrote:
    I also just looked at the smugmug thing and its not free.
    Then use one of the free services like Flickr or Photobucket. Same thing applies, once you've uploaded the image, get the link for it and insert it using the insertimage.gif icon in your post.

    EDIT: Flickr allows 10MB files, Photobucket only 1MB (for their free accounts).
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  • JorngenesenJorngenesen Registered Users Posts: 20 Big grins
    edited August 20, 2008
    Andy wrote:
    And your first post uses the flamey icon?

    :cry
    mine did too :P
    It all gets so big:huh
  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited August 20, 2008
    Jorngenesen wrote:
    mine did too :P

    Yes and you were PM'd about using it too :D ... Skippy
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