Attachments

W.W. Webster

I can't attach a JPG photo to a post. I get the message 'the limit for this filetype is 117.2MB - your file is xxx.xMB', even though my attachments are under this 'limit' and many loaded by others are many times bigger than 117.2MB.

Then I find on the FAQ that 'the administrator may allow you to use the attachment feature of this forum'.

Do I not have the privilege to load attachments, or is there something else I'm doing wrong?

DavidTO

I believe we all have the right to attach. I've never had the problems you're having, but you may want to use the "Save for Web" option, which will allow you to trim the size down considerably, and will remove the ICC profile, also making the file smaller.

W.W. Webster

DavidTO wrote:

I believe we all have the right to attach. I've never had the problems you're having, but you may want to use the "Save for Web" option, which will allow you to trim the size down considerably, and will remove the ICC profile, also making the file smaller.

Thanks David.

Can you please explain where (in what application) the 'save for web' option is that you refer to? And can you confirm that 117.2KB actually is the JPG size limit and, if so, explain how others are attaching larger files?

DavidTO

W.W. Webster wrote:

Thanks David.

Can you please explain where (in what application) the 'save for web' option is that you refer to? And can you confirm that 117.2KB actually is the JPG size limit and, if so, explain how others are attaching larger files?

That's in Photoshop.

The rest I'll leave to the experts.

W.W. Webster

DavidTO wrote:

That's in Photoshop.

The rest I'll leave to the experts.

Thanks again.

patch29

I also think there is a pixel dimension limitation. I cannot think of what it is at the moment, but if you are under 117KB it should work.

The users with larger images displayed linking to images hosted elsewhere on the internet, smugmug, your own website, other photo hosting sites, etc. That make it a lot easier to manage photos with the forum.

W.W. Webster

Just when I thought I was getting somewhere

patch29 wrote:

I also think there is a pixel dimension limitation. I cannot think of what it is at the moment, but if you are under 117KB it should work.

The users with larger images displayed linking to images hosted elsewhere on the internet, smugmug, your own website, other photo hosting sites, etc. That make it a lot easier to manage photos with the forum.

"File Too Large. Limits are 800 x 1200. Your file is 1050 x 742".

Excuse me?

W.W. Webster

patch29 wrote:

I also think there is a pixel dimension limitation. I cannot think of what it is at the moment, but if you are under 117KB it should work.

The users with larger images displayed linking to images hosted elsewhere on the internet, smugmug, your own website, other photo hosting sites, etc. That make it a lot easier to manage photos with the forum.

Can you kindly explain how I do this, Patch? I can't find any reference in the FAQs or help anywhere. Thanks for your help.

W.W. Webster

Jeez, this has been frustrating ...
... but i think I've got it!

gus

Im always from the other side of the paddock ..buuuut...sometimes i have found that 117 on my computer become about 120 when i try to post so i make them about 110 & they fit nicely i have no idea why this happens

W.W. Webster

Humungus wrote:

Im always from the other side of the paddock ..buuuut...sometimes i have found that 117 on my computer become about 120 when i try to post so i make them about 110 & they fit nicely i have no idea why this happens

Humungus

I've given up on uploading which is a real hit and miss affair, now i've finally worked out how to link to my smugmug galleries.

patch29

Using photos with this forum is described well in this thread. Hopefully that will help.

W.W. Webster

patch29 wrote:

Using photos with this forum is described well in this thread. Hopefully that will help.

That's what I used, but finding it took me an entire afternoon. This information could be usefully folded into the FAQ/Help text IMHO.