John in Andalucia Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 PART I - UPLOADING A PHOTO Introduction Adding a photo to your forum post is really quite easy. First, some basic facts. To display a photo on the forum, you need to upload your photo(s) from your computer to the Internet. Photos are saved from your digital camera to a folder somewhere on your computer, so you need to be familiar with where they are stored. Photos are technically referred to as image files. Each image file has a unique name followed by a default image extension. For example, an image file from your camera might be labeled: HP0123.jpg The first part, "HP0123" is the file name, and ".jpg" is the extension. The extension represents a recognized image file type used on the Internet, and ".jpg" (also ".jpeg") is the preferred image file type for larger photos because the overall byte size will be smaller. (see PART II - Image Resizing) There are 2 main options available for uploading photos to the Internet from your computer. You can upload them directly to the PalmTalk forum, or you can upload them to a commercial image host website, such as "Photobucket.com" and add the required image code manually. Which option is best for me? Option A Uploading photos to the PalmTalk forum. When you upload photos directly to the forum, images are displayed as "thumbnails" in your post. A "thumbnail" is a reduced-size version of your original photo. When you click on a thumbnail it opens the image to it's full size in a new window, similar to a popup window. A few Pro's & Con's of using this method: Pro's It's quicker to do, and simpler for novice users. Thumbnails load faster. Reading captions is easier. Con's Image file size restrictions mean you may need to resize your photos first. (see PART II - Image Resizing) Option B Uploading photos using an external image host such as, "Photobucket.com". When you use an external host, your posted photos will appear on the forum at their full size. Many people prefer this, because it adds impact, and saves having to, "click to enlarge" a photo. A few Pro's & Con's of using this method: Pro's There are less restrictions on individual file size (byte size). Images can be resized dimensionally as you upload them. Con's Requires that you create an account and log into another website (a bigger learning curve if you're just starting out). If your image host account is closed for any reason, your photos will be lost from your forum posts. UPLOADING A PHOTO - OPTION A (PalmTalk-hosted) Once you have composed your post, you need only to take a look on your computer for the photo(s) you want to add. To do this, click the "Browse" button and select your photos one at a time from your computer, and click UPLOAD (see fig. 1). (fig. 1) Remember, that as an IPS member, there is a 2 mb (2000kb) size limit per post, but if you need to add more photos, simply reply to your own post and start uploading again with more captions! (If you are forum member only, the upload limit is 250kb per post.) After you upload the first photo, look to the left of the screen where it says: "Select a file" and "Attachment space used:". This will reveal the file size of your first photo, and show you the remaining space available for additional photos for that post. If your image files are 250kb or smaller, then you will always be guaranteed 2 photos per post as an IPS member. Next.. Your photo(s) will now be available to post from the forum server. On the left of your screen is shown the status of the images you where uploading. If done correctly, there will be a green "check" icon and the message displayed: "Upload successful and is available from the 'Manage Current Attachments' menu". (fig. 2a) The drop box above the UPLOAD button shows the photo(s) you have uploaded, as revealed in the mini "drop-menu" (see fig. 2a above). To insert the desired photo into your post, first point your mouse to the message text area, and click to show the cursor where you want the photo to appear. Now, from the mini "drop-menu" click on a green icon to the left, or the file name itself, of the photo you are posting. This will add a snippet of code to your post to display the photo. Photos can now be viewed when you click "Preview" to check the layout of your post. To add a caption, simply move the image code down a line, click directly on the line above, and enter a caption. There is no text limit to the caption, as it is simply an extension of your main message text. In fig. 2b below, you can see the image codes with captions in place. (fig. 2b) Note:The middle icon (RED) in the mini "drop-menu" will activate a popup box asking if you wish to delete your photo. Remember this feature if you upload photos that you decide not to post (in error, for example) because deleting unwanted images removes them from the server, thus saving space. UPLOADING A PHOTO - OPTION B (Third-party host) You will need to find a preferred picture hosting service. Photobucket (www.photobucket.com) is a great place to host and keep your pictures in an album for posting on the Internet. Follow the steps for registering, and you will soon have a virtual album for all of your photos. To host a photo on Photobucket, you will need to upload the picture first. This is taking an image file from your computer as mentioned already, and placing a copy of it on the Internet in your Photobucket album. You will see that at the top of your album screen, there is a place that says "Browse" with an upload button. Here you can browse your album, and when you have found the picture you want to upload, click "Upload". It will then copy the picture and you will see it in your album. Below each picture, there will be three rows of code - url, http, and img. If you want to post a link to a picture, you can copy and paste the "url" code onto a post. This is nice way to show someone a huge picture without having everyone see it on the screen. Some people have 56K modems and it can take a while for a large photo to download. The code that you use to post hosted photos on this site is the IMG code. If you copy and paste this code into the post, the photo will show up in your post. To create an account with Photobucket click HERE and follow the on-screen instructions to set up your free account. PART II - IMAGE RESIZING What is image resizing? The image size refers to the file size of your image, which is governed (though not exclusively) by the dimensional size of the image. The file size is measured in bytes (see below) where 1 kb (kilobyte) equals 1000 bytes. * kilo (k)* = 10 ^ 3 = 1,000 thousand * mega (M) = 10 ^ 6 = 1,000,000 million * giga (G) = 10 ^ 9 = 1,000,000,000 billion * tera (T) = 10 ^ 12 = 1,000,000,000,000 trillion What are the PalmTalk forum upload limits? 500 kb for IPS members, and 250 kb for Forum members. How do I resize an image? Using an image manipulation "tool" or software program on your computer that can reduce the dimensional size of your photo in order to decrease the file size. Everyone has their favorite program, but if you don't use one or are unsure, you can download a free program such as IrfanView. It works on a variety of Operating Systems and is "no-frills", free software that won't bug your computer. How small do I need to make my photos to fall within the file upload size limit? It varies. The dimensional size of your photo - i.e. width x height is determined by your camera's manual settings and is measured in pixels ( 37.79 pixels = 1cm). Using image manipulation software it is possible to reduce the file size not only by making the image dimensionally smaller, but also by tweaking the image quality when saving the file, without drastically reducing the dimensional size, and without any discernible loss in quality. As a guideline, most image files with a standard dimension of 800 x 600 pixels or smaller, will fall within 500 kb in file size, and with some tweaking using IrfanView or a similar tool, can easily be resized to under 200 kb. It's really down to experimentation. With many image editors for example, just opening an image file on your desktop taken straight from your camera, and saving it without reducing it dimensionally can save more than a few bytes in file size. What is the best image file extension to use for photos? JPEG(jpg) is by far the best format for photos and will give you the smallest filesize for larger images. There are others image file types; for example, GIF, TIF and PNG but these are usually reserved for high quality artwork or for when you need to use transparency. Use JPEG and experiment with the quality setting on your image editor to achieve the optimum dimensional size with the most acceptable image quality. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pindo Posted June 15, 2008 Report Share Posted June 15, 2008 Excuse me John, I write the translation of your post for Spanish speaker’s people PARTE I – Subir una foto Introduccion. Adicionar una foto a su post en el foro es realmente fácil Primero, algunas cuestiones basicas Para desplegar una fotografía en el foro, usted necesita subir su foto desde su computadora a Internet Se guardan las fotos desde su cámara digital en algún archivo en su computadora, para lo cual Ud debe estar familiarizado con el sitio donde están guardadas Las fotos son técnicamente llamadas “archivos de imagen”. Cada archivo de imagen debe tener un único nombre seguido por una extensión predefinida del tipo de imagen (.jpg, .gif etc.) Por ejemplo: un archivo de imagen desde su cámara podría ser HP0123.jpg. La primera parte “HP0123” es el nombre del archivo, y “.jpg” es la extensión La extensión representa un reconocedor de archivos de imágenes usado en la Internet, y “.jpg” (también “.jpeg”) es el archivo de imágenes preferido para fotos grandes porque la cantidad de bytes en general será mas pequeña (vea la parte II Cambiar tamaño de imagen) Hay dos formas principales disponibles para subir fotos a Internet desde su computadora: Ud puede subirlas directamente al foro de PalmTalk, o Ud puede subirlas a un sitio comercial de soporte de imágenes; como “PhotoBucket.com” y adicionar el código de imagen seleccionado manualmente Cual opción es mejor para mi? Opción A Subiendo fotos al foro de PalmTalk Cuando Ud sube fotos directamente al foro, las imágenes son mostradas como “thumbnails” (podría entenderse como “agregados” o “miniaturas”) a su mensaje. Un “thumbnails” es una versión de pequeño tamaño de su foto original, cuando Ud clickea sobre ella, se abre la imagen original en una nueva ventana, similar a los “pop up” de Windows. Algunos “pro y contras” de usar este método Pro Es rápido y simple de usar para los usuarios nuevos Los Thumbnails suben rápido Leyendo los subtítulos es muy fácil Contras Las restricciones en el tamaño de las imágenes hace que Ud deba redimensionar las fotos antes de subirlas (vea Parte II Redimensionar imágenes) Opcion B Subir fotos usando un soporte de imágenes externos como "Photobucket.com". Cuando Ud usa un soporte externo, sus fotos colocadas aparecen en el foro con el tamaño original Mucha gente prefiere esto debido al impacto inicial y para evitar el clic para ampliar la foto Algunos “pro y contras” de usar este método Pro Esto tiene menos restricciones en el tamaño individual de cada imagen Las imágenes pueden ser dimensionadas para luego subirlas Contras Requiere que Ud cree una cuenta y entre en otro sitio de la Red (un largo camino si Ud recién esta empezando) Si su soporte externo de imágenes esta cerrado por cualquier razón, sus fotos pueden perderse en sus mensajes del foro Subiendo una foto – Opción A (soporte de PalmTalk) Primero Ud debe componer su post, Ud solo necesita buscar en su computadora la foto que quiere adicionar Para ello, clickee en el botón “Browse” y seleccione las fotos, una por vez, desde su computadora y luego clickee en el botón “Upload”. (Vea la imagen 1) Recuerde; para los miembros de IPS, el limite del tamaño es de 500 Kb por post, pero si Ud necesita adicionar mas fotos, simplemente agregue una nueva respuesta a su post y suba nuevamente las fotos restantes y así sucesivamente Si Ud es miembro solo del Foro de PalmTalk, el máximo de imágenes a subir es de 250 Kb por mensaje Después de subir su primer foto, mire a la izquierda de la pantalla donde dice “Select a file” y “Attachment space used”. Esto le mostrara el tamaño de su primer foto y le dirá el espacio remanente disponible para adicionar imágenes en este post. Si el tamaño de su imagen es de 250 Kb o menor, Ud tiene garantizado dos fotos por post, para los miembros de IPS. Siguiendo: Su foto esta ahora disponible en su mensaje desde el servidor del Foro. En la izquierda de la pantalla Se muestra el estatus de la imagen que Ud esta subiendo. Si esta correcto, estará un icono verde y un mensaje que dice "Upload successful and is available from the 'Manage Current Attachments' menu". La caja de dialogo, encima del botón UPLOAD, muestra las foto que Ud ha subido, y despliega un mini- menú de dialogo (vea la fig 2ª). Para colocar la foto deseada dentro de su mensaje, primero coloque el puntero del Mouse en el área del mensaje donde ira la foto y haga clic con el Mouse. Ahora, en el mini menú desplegado haga clic en el icono verde que esta a la izquierda de la imagen que Ud desea subir Esto agregara un código para desplegar la imagen en su post. Las imágenes podrán ser vistas cuando Ud clickee en “preview” (vista previa) Para agregar un subtitulo, simplemente mueva un renglón abajo el código de la imagen y agregue el subtitulo. No hay ningún límite de texto en los subtítulos ya que simplemente es una extensión del texto principal del mensaje. En la fig 2b Ud puede ver los códigos de imágenes con subtítulos NOTA: El icono rojo del centro en el mini menú desplegable, junto al código de imagen, activa un mensaje emergente que le preguntara si desea borrar la imagen. Recuerde esta facilidad si Ud decide no subir la imagen cargada, por ejemplo cuando se sube una imagen equivocada, ya que borrando las imágenes indeseadas, estas se quitan del servidor , ahorrando espacio. Subiendo una foto – Opción B (servidor externo) Ud necesitara seleccionar un servidor de soporte de imágenes externo. Photobucket (www.photobucket.com) es un buen lugar para organizar y guardar sus imágenes en un álbum para mostrarlas por Internet. Siga los pasos para registrarse, y tenga un álbum virtual listo con todas sus fotografías. Para guardar las fotos en Photobucket Ud necesita subirlas primero. Esto se hace tomando una copia de su imagen desde su computadora, como ya se menciono, y colocándola en un álbum de Photobucket. Ud vera el la parte superior de la pantalla del álbum un lugar donde dice “browse” y el botón de Carga. Aquí Ud podrá examinar sus imágenes y cuando encuentra la foto que quiere subir clickea “upload”. Esto copiara la imagen y Ud la podrá ver en su álbum Debajo de cada imagen habrá tres códigos (url, http, and img) Si Ud quiere poner un link en el post a su imagen, Ud puede copiar y pegar el código “url” dentro del post Esta es una buena forma de mostrar una imagen de gran tamaño sin tener que ponerla dentro del mensaje. Algunas personas tienen MODEM de 56K y puede tardar un rato para transmitir una fotografía grande El código que Ud usa para alojar fotos en este sitio es el código IMG. Si Ud copia y pega este código dentro del mensaje, la foto será mostrada en su mensaje Para crear una cuenta en Photobucket click aquí y siga las instrucciones en su pantalla para establecer su cuenta gratis Parte II – redimensionar imágenes Que es redimensionar una imagen? El tamaño de la imagen se refiere al tamaño del archivo de su imagen que se gobierna (aunque no exclusivamente) por el tamaño dimensional de la imagen. El tamaño del archivo es medido en bites (vea debajo) donde 1 kb (kilobite) igual a 1000 bites. * kilo (k)* = 10 ^ 3 = 1,000 ( Mil ) * mega (M) = 10 ^ 6 = 1,000,000 (millón) * giga (G) = 10 ^ 9 = 1,000,000,000 (mil millones) * tera (T) = 10 ^ 12 = 1,000,000,000,000 (billón) Cual es el limite de carga del foro de IPS? 500 kb para miembros de IPS, y 250 kb para miembros solo del foro PalmTalk ¿Cómo hago para redimensionar una imagen? Usando una herramienta de manipulación de imagen o programa del software en su computadora que pueda reducir el tamaño de su fotografía para disminuir el tamaño del archivo. Todos tenemos un programa favorito, pero si usted no usa uno o esta inseguro, puede bajar uno libre como IrfanView. Funciona en una variedad de sistemas operativos y es "sin extras", software libre que no envía virus a su computadora. ¿Qué pequeñas debo hacer mis fotos para que entren en el tamaño límite de carga? Varía. El tamaño dimensional de su fotografía (es decir largo x ancho) es determinado por la programación manual de su cámara y es medido en píxel (37.79 píxel = 1cm). Usando el software de manipulación de imagen es posible no sólo reducir el tamaño del archivo haciendo la imagen dimensionalmente más pequeña, sino también “pellizcar” la calidad de la imagen al ahorrar espacio, sin reducir el tamaño dimensional drásticamente, y sin cualquier pérdida discernible en la calidad. Como una pauta, las imágenes archivadas con una dimensión normal de 800 x 600 píxel o más pequeña, entraran dentro de los 500 Kb de tamaño de archivo, y con algunos retoques usando IrfanView o una herramienta similar, puede ser fácilmente redimensionada bajo los 200 kb. Realmente hay que experimentar. Por ejemplo, con muchos editores de imagen, abriendo un archivo de imagen simplemente en su escritorio directamente desde su cámara y guardándolo sin reducirlo dimensionalmente, pueden ahorrar más de unos bytes en el tamaño del archivo. ¿Cuál es la mejor extensión de archivo de imagen para usar en las fotografías? JPE (jpg) es lejos el mejor formato para las fotos y le dará los archivos más pequeños para las fotos grandes Hay otros tipos de archivo de imagen; por ejemplo, GIF, TIF y PNG pero éstos son normalmente reservados para obras de arte de alta calidad o para cuando usted necesita usar transparencias. Use JPEG y experimente con su editor de imagen lograr el tamaño óptimo con la más aceptable calidad Quote Visit my site www.palmasenresistencia.blogspot.com And comment me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahili Posted August 24, 2008 Report Share Posted August 24, 2008 Wow John-thank you very much for doing this! I have held off learning how to show pictures here because I figured it would take a lot of time and confusion for me-computer literate, I am not. I know this took some time for you to write out-thanks again! I can understand this-very nice! As soon as I finish the fall crop, I am going to start learning how to post pictures, with your tutorial, of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kris Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 Very useful thread & post.but i see lately that new members are photo testing in the main discussion board..? Quote love conquers all.. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Austin Posted October 23, 2010 Report Share Posted October 23, 2010 Just trying to see if I can post some pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Austin Posted October 23, 2010 Report Share Posted October 23, 2010 Well trying this again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Austin Posted October 23, 2010 Report Share Posted October 23, 2010 Well I think the blind squirrel finds a nut at last Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Austin Posted October 23, 2010 Report Share Posted October 23, 2010 Steal seams to be a hit or miss more misses than hits.Anyway here I go try again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Austin Posted October 23, 2010 Report Share Posted October 23, 2010 Steal seams to be a hit or miss more misses than hits.Anyway here I go try again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS Man about Palms Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 Keep it up Bill! even I'm having trouble right now.. Quote Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time. "The great workman of nature is time." "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience." -George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Austin Posted October 29, 2010 Report Share Posted October 29, 2010 Just posting some shots of my nursery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS Man about Palms Posted October 29, 2010 Report Share Posted October 29, 2010 Lucky. Quote Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time. "The great workman of nature is time." "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience." -George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Austin Posted November 4, 2010 Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 Try again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Austin Posted November 9, 2010 Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 So this the orange crush I have been trying to post for the last week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Austin Posted November 9, 2010 Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 So this the orange crush I have been trying to post for the last week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Austin Posted November 12, 2010 Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 just trying this out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rprimbs Posted December 12, 2010 Report Share Posted December 12, 2010 (edited) My Bismarkia nobilis next to the roses Edited December 12, 2010 by rprimbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rprimbs Posted December 12, 2010 Report Share Posted December 12, 2010 (edited) My Bismarkia nobilis next to the roses Edited December 12, 2010 by rprimbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rprimbs Posted December 12, 2010 Report Share Posted December 12, 2010 (edited) Trying to upload directly Edited December 12, 2010 by rprimbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madchemis Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 Testing, thanks John. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS Man about Palms Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 Bill! try it out more often!!!!! Quote Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time. "The great workman of nature is time." "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience." -George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Austin Posted December 31, 2010 Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 test Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NESH Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 Test Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koolthing78 Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 Quote Eric St. Petersburg, FL www.myspace.com/koolthing78 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koolthing78 Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 <a href=" title="IMG_2285 by koolthing78, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5123/5350626737_13032d51f2.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="IMG_2285" /></a> Quote Eric St. Petersburg, FL www.myspace.com/koolthing78 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koolthing78 Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 IMG_2285 by koolthing78, on Flickr Quote Eric St. Petersburg, FL www.myspace.com/koolthing78 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean W. Posted February 13, 2011 Report Share Posted February 13, 2011 (edited) test Edited February 13, 2011 by Dean W. Quote Dean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TikiRick Posted July 27, 2011 Report Share Posted July 27, 2011 Testing Quote Rick Leitner Fort Lauderdale, Florida 26.07N/80.15W Zone 10B Average Annual Low 67 F Average Annual High 84 F Average Annual Rainfall 62" Riverfront exposure, 1 mile from Atlantic Ocean Part time in the western mountains of North Carolina Gratefully, the best of both worlds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyranch Posted January 29, 2012 Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 Test Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tropicalpalms Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 TEST aaa bbb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Pin Posted April 29, 2012 Report Share Posted April 29, 2012 this is just a test Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avb Posted June 1, 2012 Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 test Quote Alan Brickey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avb Posted June 1, 2012 Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 test123 Quote Alan Brickey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avb Posted June 1, 2012 Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 test321 Quote Alan Brickey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avb Posted June 1, 2012 Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 bromeliad 001 Quote Alan Brickey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avb Posted June 1, 2012 Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 bromeliad 002 Quote Alan Brickey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avb Posted June 1, 2012 Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 Quote Alan Brickey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avb Posted November 26, 2012 Report Share Posted November 26, 2012 Quote Alan Brickey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueH_AZ Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 (edited) Testing... Edited April 9, 2014 by SueH_AZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmdude50 Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 (edited) Dypsis Onilahensis weeping form....needs your expert help....advise me please Edited June 16, 2014 by palmdude50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.