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Title: Trouble posting a picture - please help
Post by: fbloke on February 17, 2010, 10:45:29 PM
I'm trying to post up a photo of my new 59 re-issue but the forum won't load it saying "either took too long to load or too large". Has anyone had this before?  Any tips on how I can get the picture up with the minimum of fuss?  I'm using a Mac in case that has a bearing in the matter.

Thanks,

Mike.
Title: Re: Trouble posting a picture - please help
Post by: WezV on February 18, 2010, 08:50:38 AM
upload to photobucket or similar, underneath the picture in photobucket you are given several links including one with URL tags in square brackets that will display it as a picture when the link is included in your message
Title: Re: Trouble posting a picture - please help
Post by: Ol on February 19, 2010, 12:13:24 PM
How big is the image?
Our limit is 10MB, but due to a server modification, it may have dropped back to 2MB?
I'll have a bit of an investigation.
Ol.
Title: Re: Trouble posting a picture - please help
Post by: FELINEGUITARS on February 19, 2010, 01:33:40 PM
Photobucket is my favourite for this
Title: Re: Trouble posting a picture - please help
Post by: fbloke on February 19, 2010, 03:36:19 PM
How big is the image?
Our limit is 10MB, but due to a server modification, it may have dropped back to 2MB?
I'll have a bit of an investigation.
Ol.

Ol, the picture is 4.8 mb.  I can't work out how to shrink it but if you could the limit back up to 10mb that should solve the problem.  Thanks,  Mike.
Title: Re: Trouble posting a picture - please help
Post by: Frank on February 19, 2010, 11:06:35 PM
Picasa is available for the Mac, it's free and it's made by Google so it's safe to install.

Open your pic in the editor and select File - Export picture to folder, set the Resize to about 800 pixels and hit OK, the exported image will be well under 2 megs.
Title: Re: Trouble posting a picture - please help
Post by: fbloke on February 20, 2010, 12:06:33 AM
Picasa is available for the Mac, it's free and it's made by Google so it's safe to install.

Open your pic in the editor and select File - Export picture to folder, set the Resize to about 800 pixels and hit OK, the exported image will be well under 2 megs.

Frank, banging advice my Brother.  Picasa was a joy to use.  As a result my photo is now displayed under the "New 59 VOS Les Paul" post.  Many thanks to everyone for their help here.

Mike.
Title: Re: Trouble posting a picture - please help
Post by: Ol on February 26, 2010, 08:49:41 AM
I have fixed the 2MB limit so it is again back to 10MB.
Ol.