How To Post Photos in The Forum

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BigDog did an excellent job showing everyone how to post photos to the forum at DSCF. I had hoped to video the session but with so many people in attendance I had a hard time doing so. Besides Louisiana Mike wanted the front row seat. :lol: But, all kidding aside, it would have been confusing for many had I done it with the group.

Sooo... here it is as a video for all to see. I hope this helps some of you who who have asked and some of you who sometimes confuse the img tags with the url tags and such.

It may be a little hard to see as it is, but, if you double click on the video it should open into a bigger screen in YouTube.

[youtube]WYTusBbi57Y[/youtube]
 
Boss Hog":2w6idt7z said:
Very good Bill, Would you also do a video on posting the pic to the photo host itself.

Thanks Boss
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That one is in the planning stages. I still have to go over my lesson plan. :)
 
Boss Hog":6crnzn6w said:
Very good Bill, Would you also do a video on posting the pic to the photo host itself.

Thanks Boss
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:Dito:
Thanks Bill, That would be good to have a vid how-to showing posting to photohost.

Bruce T.
 
Bill:

Excellent video :!: Thank you for taking the time to make this video. I am sure that many who have had difficulty posting pics will now be able to do so confidently. Bravo Zulu :D
 
TTT
I've never been able to use the photo host here on the forum and do all my picture postings through Photobucket.

I'd like to see every Fest this year have a hands on teaching about posting pictures.
This addition is also a really good reminder about picture posting that I hope will be placed in the "How To" section of the once the picture downloading from the camera is added.
Thanks Bill... :wink:
 
I'd like to keep this near the top for a while yet so everyone can look this ( how to ) over several times.
Looking forward to a little more info about downloading from the camera to the photo host used here on the form.
 
Yogie":1eroum3c said:
...Looking forward to a little more info about downloading from the camera to the photo host used here on the form.
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I wanted to do a video on this topic but I see a few bugs I need to work out.

First, the photohost only allows files 512KB or less. Most photos are at least 1MB and some of mine are as high as 5MB. Photos would have to be resized in another program before uploading to the photohost. That tells me you can not download directly to the photohost from your camera.

The next thing is that there are many types of software to resize with. Some use Irfanview while others use what ever came on their computer. I use Microsoft Office Picture Manager, while many use one of the many other programs.

To do this I would, first have to explain resizing in multiple programs, and then uploading. I think a lot of folks might be confused if I only used the program I have and not the one they use.

For those of you who do this a lot, am I looking at this the right way? I don't mind doing the video, but if it is going to leave too many members confused, I might leave well enough alone.
 
Is there any way to simply reset the cameras. When I first started posting photos, mine were all too big and needed resized. During a visit to Ralph's, his son Camo simply reset my camera to take lower resolution pictures and now every pic I take is the exceptable size and they still are crystal clear.

Rick
 
Most digital cameras have the ability to select the size (or resolution) of the picture to begin with. If I am taking pictures that I know are for posting I set the camera to the lower resolution setting to eliminate the need for re-sizing. There are times when I take pictures for extra detail or for printing out and I select a larger size or higher resolution setting.
One needs to become familiar with their camera so they can make these changes. As a rule, most of these cameras come from the factory set on the highest resolution settings as the pictures look best at those settings.
The pictures that are taken at higher resolution can be re-sized with various programs as Barnyard said. Some people use the software that came with their camera so regardless of what one is using they have to become familiar with taking and uploading pictures to their own computer first. Then you would only need a simple tutorial for uploading to the photohost.
 
I can do the resizing no problem, however I cant put them in the photo host :( I would really like to see a video on putting the pics in the photo host.
 
I will work on a "How To" showing how to upload a photo after it has been sized. This may take a while depending how the weather is the next few days.
 
Bill:

Most camera's now use card media to actually store the data on. Most newer computers come equipped with card readers and of course an external card reader is about $19.00 now or less so I would think that actually moving pics from the camera to the computer should be relatively easy and quite adaptable to a Video How To :idea: (hint, hint). :D

I use both Irfanview and MS Picture Re-sizer which is down-loadable from the Microsoft servers along with . It is really easy -- simply highlight/right click on the file you want to resize and then left click on the resize button. It then gives you the choice to decide what size you want and saves it with the original file name and an addition such as (small) or (ce) etc.. I then simply rename the pic to say pic01.jpg and up consecutively from there. This particular utility works well in Vista - download the XP version and install. For those using Windows 7 Microsoft has again made it more difficult while claiming to make it simpler. Here is a utility that does the same as Picture Resizer (a clone) - Image Resizer Powertoy Clone For Windows 7/Vista and seems to be easier than trying to find the plugins at Microsoft. Everything I have found so far is a link to an aftermarket software product that requires a purchase.

I find that the biggest challenge in storage is actually being able to teach others to catalog their data properly instead of leaving it in whatever folder their software uses as a default. Makes if very difficult to do much when the data is hidden. That is why I refuse to use Camedia (came with Em's Olympus digital software package) and use only Windows Explorer to manage my pics. To upload to my server I use WinSCP2 and to upload to the photohost - use the embedded upload dialog boxes in the coppermine software. After spending some much time over the last 15 years recovering data from trashed drives for those I maintain puters for - I keep encouraging them to create a Data directory on their C drive or if they have an external drive to store their data there. Sort of like C:/Data/Cub Stuff/Pictures/My Blade etc....

The biggest impediment to those having difficulty with the photohost is to actually publish the uploads to their folders. That is the one step I have found that was missed by many who were having difficulty. The PhotoHost How To Gallery - has helpful guides to getting pics from your computer to the photo host - this one is that is really helpful - How to upload files from your computer. The How to post photo links in FarmallCub.com Forum has been there for a while and is useful but your video How To is probably the best tool that we have available to help others. A video on How To Upload to the Photo Host will be a great compliment to your existing How To. :idea: :D
 
Since I don't use any of the software Rudi mentions, any video I do will only reflect how to upload from your computer to the photohost after it has been resized. It is very simple really.

However, I learned how to do this by following the steps Rudi posted, so if you read that, you will be ahead of the game.
 
Bill, That was just what I needed. I do better with picture than with text. Tried posting a picture in the sandbox. Worked great! Thanks for the video!
Jerry
 
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