Need Tech Help w/ pictures on forum

castnblast · January 6, 2007, 03:35 PM

Can someone send me a PM on how to attach a photo. My pics are uploading to 1.20+ MB. I'm new to this stuff. I know or heard they can be compressed... Hmmm.

**Art Eatman** · January 6, 2007, 05:10 PM

Click on "Manage Attachments" and then follow the directions.

I load pics from "My Pictures", generally. One thing I had to learn was to wait a bit for the software to do the upload. Then hit the Submit Reply button.

Art

ZeroJunk · January 6, 2007, 08:01 PM

I think a 640 X 480 is about as high a resolution as most forums want to see.A lot of the pictures I have are larger than that.The software program with your camera may have a feature to reduce them.I know the Canon software will make it any size you want to email,but I haven't figured out how to use it to download directly to a forum.Photoshop will do it.Nero Photosnap will do it.I'm sure there are others.

castnblast · January 6, 2007, 10:10 PM

Thanks guys... I need to "play" with my software a bit more. It appears to be expanding the file (???) when downloading, or my resolution is just too high. I'll figure it out eventually and get the pix out there.

76-bronco-J · January 6, 2007, 10:28 PM

-- to resize,,,,you can open the pics in PAINT ,, then click image at the top,,, then click stretch & skew ,,,,begin putting amounts equal in the stretch section such as 40% to reduce size,,,,,, clicking on attributes tells the size

Pointer · January 6, 2007, 11:01 PM

How about videos?

Is it the same process?

January 6, 2007, 03:35 PM	#1
castnblast Senior Member Join Date: July 2, 2006 Location: Corpus Christi TX Posts: 1,143	Need Tech Help w/ pictures on forum Can someone send me a PM on how to attach a photo. My pics are uploading to 1.20+ MB. I'm new to this stuff. I know or heard they can be compressed... Hmmm. __________________ VEGETARIAN...old indian word for bad hunter

January 6, 2007, 05:10 PM	#2
Art Eatman Staff Lead Join Date: November 13, 1998 Location: Terlingua, TX, USA Posts: 21,047	Click on "Manage Attachments" and then follow the directions. I load pics from "My Pictures", generally. One thing I had to learn was to wait a bit for the software to do the upload. Then hit the Submit Reply button. Art __________________ You're from BATFE? Come right in! I use all your fine products!

January 6, 2007, 10:10 PM	#4
castnblast Senior Member Join Date: July 2, 2006 Location: Corpus Christi TX Posts: 1,143	Thanks guys... I need to "play" with my software a bit more. It appears to be expanding the file (???) when downloading, or my resolution is just too high. I'll figure it out eventually and get the pix out there. __________________ VEGETARIAN...old indian word for bad hunter

January 6, 2007, 11:01 PM	#6
Pointer Senior Member Join Date: April 8, 2005 Location: Utah Posts: 2,559	How about videos? Is it the same process? __________________ . "Political correctness is tyranny with a happy face." Charlton Heston 30-06 FOREVER

January 6, 2007, 08:01 PM	#3
ZeroJunk Senior Member Join Date: August 14, 2006 Location: Browns Summit NC Posts: 2,383	I think a 640 X 480 is about as high a resolution as most forums want to see.A lot of the pictures I have are larger than that.The software program with your camera may have a feature to reduce them.I know the Canon software will make it any size you want to email,but I haven't figured out how to use it to download directly to a forum.Photoshop will do it.Nero Photosnap will do it.I'm sure there are others.

January 6, 2007, 10:28 PM	#5
76-bronco-J Junior Member Join Date: January 6, 2007 Location: houston,TX Posts: 6	-- to resize,,,,you can open the pics in PAINT ,, then click image at the top,,, then click stretch & skew ,,,,begin putting amounts equal in the stretch section such as 40% to reduce size,,,,,, clicking on attributes tells the size