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Title: Picture upload tutorial??
Post by: po1973 on August 30, 2019, 04:06:22 PM
I've tried multiple times to upload photos without success. Thank you for the offers but I'd like to figure it out so I can do it!

I tried the "attach" and "browse" option and the photos aren't that large. Is there another step I'm missing?

Is there a tutorial anywhere that someone has "sticky" posted?

I played around with the youtube uploader and figured that out. I'm using Firefox as my browser and tried Explorer without luck, as well.

-Patrick
Title: Re: Picture upload tutorial??
Post by: Oldfishguy on August 30, 2019, 04:22:15 PM
Well, I use an off site image hosting site: postimage.org

It is a free image hosting site and has been stable for a few years now.

Upload a picture, go to Share, and then Hotlink for forums.

(https://i.postimg.cc/L8MvhJv0/1-F60-C568-0186-49-F3-9379-F7-AB91-FAEC26.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/0bc7B2Tp)
Title: Re: Picture upload tutorial??
Post by: po1973 on August 30, 2019, 06:28:14 PM
thanks for that info. i'll try it! i've been trying to upload from MY computer and it just doesn't take it!
Title: Re: Picture upload tutorial??
Post by: thedeuceman on September 03, 2019, 06:18:13 AM
I mostly view/add to this forum from my phone using Tapatalk pro, easy to load pix and can load many per post. Though I think I had to pay for the pro ver.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
Title: Re: Picture upload tutorial??
Post by: Hyperacme on September 03, 2019, 07:41:30 AM
Are you still having trouble uploading pictures ?
Title: Re: Picture upload tutorial??
Post by: dorelse on September 03, 2019, 09:30:03 AM
I mostly view/add to this forum from my phone using Tapatalk pro, easy to load pix and can load many per post. Though I think I had to pay for the pro ver.

I'm using the free version of Tapatalk and it uploads pictures as well.
Title: Re: Picture upload tutorial??
Post by: Hyperacme on September 03, 2019, 09:43:38 AM
Doran ..
Would Tapatalk take over your browser ?
Can you go back to your Google Chrome / Safari browser if wanted, use one or the other ?
Jeff's having problems loading large pictures off his iPhone.
Guess I should just do a google search for Tapatalk ...
Title: Re: Picture upload tutorial??
Post by: 75starflight on September 03, 2019, 10:29:47 AM
I use both tapatalk and a web browser with out a problem.
Title: Re: Picture upload tutorial??
Post by: dorelse on September 03, 2019, 11:06:16 AM
Doran ..
Would Tapatalk take over your browser ?
Can you go back to your Google Chrome / Safari browser if wanted, use one or the other ?
Jeff's having problems loading large pictures off his iPhone.
Guess I should just do a google search for Tapatalk ...

Tapatalk being a phone app, not sure how it would take over a desktop browser?  I just attached the bluebell photo, using the 'Attachment' button then browsing to the photo...no problems here.
Title: Re: Picture upload tutorial??
Post by: dorelse on September 03, 2019, 11:21:16 AM
One thought...Apple moved to a new format .HEIC a while ago.  I'm not 100% sure that's compatible on the forums.  On our iPhones/iPad's I always go to Settings -> Camera -> Formats and change the setting to 'Most Compatible' so it takes photos & video's in JPEG/H.264 vs the oddball HEIC/HEVC format.

2nd...if you're attaching a photo from your phone/computer, you cannot use the 'Insert Image' button, that's for Image 'Links' where you're using a service like Photobucket to host the image.   If its on your computer, you use the ' + Attachments and other options' link directly below and then browse and attach the photo.
Title: Re: Picture upload tutorial??
Post by: dorelse on September 03, 2019, 04:33:53 PM
Test
Title: Re: Picture upload tutorial??
Post by: Diamond Chad on September 04, 2019, 08:44:05 AM
Are you sure it worked correctly?   I see x x Y L I N E R  on the side... :D
Title: Re: Picture upload tutorial??
Post by: dorelse on September 04, 2019, 09:54:17 AM
Are you sure it worked correctly?   I see x x Y L I N E R  on the side... :D

Ha ha!

It worked...b/c the xXXliner (my friends) had just being raised...a storm apparently allowed his air lift to sink, then the boat sank torn shift boot!

 





Title: Re: Picture upload tutorial??
Post by: Hyperacme on September 04, 2019, 10:57:36 AM
Is that water line / lake scum on side of hull ?
Seems kind of high for water line ?
Title: Re: Picture upload tutorial??
Post by: dorelse on September 04, 2019, 11:35:52 AM
Is that water line / lake scum on side of hull ?
Seems kind of high for water line ?

It is...boat sank until it rested on the lift underwater...so it sat like that for a week they figure.  If the lift wouldn't have been there to hold it...it would have gone to the bottom.
Title: Re: Picture upload tutorial??
Post by: Hyperacme on September 04, 2019, 03:15:42 PM
OK ..
Hope they had insurance !
Title: Re: Picture upload tutorial??
Post by: featherbowler on September 04, 2019, 10:12:53 PM
Po1973 / Patrick,

Perhaps the link below will help you. I too, was having problems getting photos to upload, until a suggestion from Gregg spurred me to find this information. Once I cut the individual photo size from 72 to 36 pixels per inch, all my photos have loaded successfully.

I use a Mac, but the link starts with PC techniques.

Good Luck!

https://www.wikihow.com/Resize-a-JPEG (https://www.wikihow.com/Resize-a-JPEG)
Title: Re: Picture upload tutorial??
Post by: dorelse on September 05, 2019, 10:08:17 AM
Po1973 / Patrick,

Perhaps the link below will help you. I too, was having problems getting photos to upload, until a suggestion from Gregg spurred me to find this information. Once I cut the individual photo size from 72 to 36 pixels per inch, all my photos have loaded successfully.

I use a Mac, but the link starts with PC techniques.

Good Luck!

https://www.wikihow.com/Resize-a-JPEG (https://www.wikihow.com/Resize-a-JPEG)

That's a good tip...the forum software like to time out (disconnect) on the upload of very large pictures...we've tried adjusting things, but haven't ever been 100% successful as you've seen.

The Tapatalk app (free) does the resizing & hosting for you so that also works really well as an alternative solution.