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POSTING PICTURES on the forum.....a short how to
« on: October 11, 2017, 12:06:04 AM »
In short, I'm seeing a lot of folks not knowing how to post pictures on this site.....this is how I do it, it's pretty simple.....hope this helps  :)

1. create an account on imgur.com , its free and easy to use:   www.imgur.com

2. upload photos (called "Add Images" on imgur)

3. click (or Tap depending on device) once on the image you want to link to the forum

4. click (or Tap depending on device) the "Copy" button next to the "BBCode (message board and forums)"

5. copy the link (right click with a mouse....or Tap/Hold depending on device and choose "select all") in the box to the left of the "Copy" button and then paste (again, right click or Tap/Hold depending on device) it into the forum post box

I tried to be detailed in the steps......its really pretty simple after doing a couple to "feel" your way through the process, hope this helps someone....... :)
« Last Edit: October 11, 2017, 06:28:01 PM by The Guardian »

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Re: POSTING PICTURES on the forum.....a short how to
« Reply #1 on: October 11, 2017, 12:14:36 AM »
My biggest challenge has been how to resize the pics so they don't appear so massive here that you need to scroll left to right in order to see the entire pic. It seems to me the only way to do the is to resize it on your computer before uploading.

Also, Imgur has had a history of censoring images they don't like. Just FYI.
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Re: POSTING PICTURES on the forum.....a short how to
« Reply #2 on: October 11, 2017, 12:21:36 AM »
My biggest challenge has been how to resize the pics so they don't appear so massive here that you need to scroll left to right in order to see the entire pic. It seems to me the only way to do the is to resize it on your computer before uploading.

Also, Imgur has had a history of censoring images they don't like. Just FYI.

I've had that same experience with huge pics, but there is an easy fix.......I usually take pics with my smartphone and email them to myself......reason being my phone asks what size I want to send them I always choose "Medium", then when I download them to my "technology" (phone/ipad/laptop) the file size makes the pictures smaller (right-sized) when uploaded to Imgur and hence the forum.

As far as censored photos......not saying it couldn't happen, I've never experienced that  :)
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Re: POSTING PICTURES on the forum.....a short how to
« Reply #4 on: October 11, 2017, 04:30:47 AM »
I use an alternate method...

My phone has a 41 megapixel camera so the images start out an order of magnitude bigger than the biggest one you occasionally see posted here.

I then use an app on my phone called "Image Compressor" which allows you to change size and compression using slider bars until you have the size (KB) that you're looking for.

I then use Tapatalk to upload the picture from my phone.  You can't get much simpler than that!

Side note:  Tapatalk has a built-in feature to resize images, but sometimes it doesn't turn out the way you think it should.

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Re: POSTING PICTURES on the forum.....a short how to
« Reply #5 on: October 11, 2017, 12:31:08 PM »
I use the add image feature directly through Tapatalk, which accesses my image files directly from the phone, and before they upload I am given the option to select large, medium, or small resolution (I always choose small).

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« Reply #6 on: October 11, 2017, 05:02:26 PM »
Whatever method members use, please feel free to add them to this posting........folks can decide what works best for them.  There are a lot of posts where folks say they don't know how to add photo's and would like to, so any suggestions are much appreciated by all............  :)

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Re: POSTING PICTURES on the forum.....a short how to
« Reply #7 on: October 11, 2017, 09:24:38 PM »
...Also, Imgur has had a history of censoring images they don't like. Just FYI.

Interesting to know. I had that problem frequently with P-Bucket
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Re: POSTING PICTURES on the forum.....a short how to
« Reply #8 on: October 11, 2017, 10:29:51 PM »
...41 megapixel...my camera has like, 14.... :o

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Re: POSTING PICTURES on the forum.....a short how to
« Reply #9 on: October 11, 2017, 11:00:37 PM »
Whatever method members use, please feel free to add them to this posting........folks can decide what works best for them.  There are a lot of posts where folks say they don't know how to add photo's and would like to, so any suggestions are much appreciated by all............  :)

I'd suggest they read the FAQ. That's where the answer has been for several years, since it's you know, such an uncommon problem.
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Re: POSTING PICTURES on the forum.....a short how to
« Reply #10 on: October 12, 2017, 12:17:56 AM »
Might want specify what device, what operating system and what version before making broad generalizations. Tried the Imgur but it doesn't work on my iPad and is problematic on my phone.

Tapatalk is easy and works, but don't really like using it to browse. Kinda of a pain to read a post then switch to tapatalk just to reply with a picture.
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Re: POSTING PICTURES on the forum.....a short how to
« Reply #11 on: October 12, 2017, 12:39:23 AM »
I use an alternate method...

My phone has a 41 megapixel camera so the images start out an order of magnitude bigger than the biggest one you occasionally see posted here.

I then use an app on my phone called "Image Compressor" which allows you to change size and compression using slider bars until you have the size (KB) that you're looking for.

I then use Tapatalk to upload the picture from my phone.  You can't get much simpler than that!

Side note:  Tapatalk has a built-in feature to resize images, but sometimes it doesn't turn out the way you think it should.

Get Tapatalk. It is the easiest way to put up pictures

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« Reply #12 on: October 15, 2017, 12:30:11 PM »
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Re: POSTING PICTURES on the forum.....a short how to
« Reply #13 on: October 15, 2017, 02:09:19 PM »
To re-size a posted Pic, you add " width=950" to the first [ img ]
That's; space width = and some number
Like this [ img width=950]
Now the 950 is the value I use, other's maybe / will be different
So your image post will look like this:
[ img width=950] pic info stuff .jpg [/img ]
If you're still using PhotoBucket (like a lot of us), add; ~original after the .jpg
It'll look like this:
[ img] photobucket pic info stuff .jpg~original[/img]
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