Posting a decent picture to the forum?
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Posting a decent picture to the forum?
How do you best put a decent photo in your post. The picture I posted in my last new thread looked horrific.
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I HAve the same problem, to get them inder 100k, I make them smaller. But then the quality goes.
Cheers Brian & Sue
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Originally Posted by Glenn Matusz
How do you best put a decent photo in your post. The picture I posted in my last new thread looked horrific.
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Originally Posted by Medpilot
What makes them horrific? Are they grainy or too dark?
I did figure out on my own that if I take a photo using the lowest resolution possible and then attach it, it looks better.
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Here's how you do it. Get a free account at www.imageshack.us
You post your images(up to 1mb) and they automatically build the links for you. Then, you just copy/paste the image in. This way, it automatically comes in full size too, no thumbnail to click. I grab the link for "forums", cuz that's what this is.
Here's an example of what it looks like:
You post your images(up to 1mb) and they automatically build the links for you. Then, you just copy/paste the image in. This way, it automatically comes in full size too, no thumbnail to click. I grab the link for "forums", cuz that's what this is.
Here's an example of what it looks like:
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if you are on a PC, get this freeware app:
https://www.virtualzone.de/resizer/
to resize your big pics
if you have a mac (yea!), do a google for Freephotoconverter
I can easiy reduce pics from 1MEG (digipic) to 50-70K with no loss of quality
https://www.virtualzone.de/resizer/
to resize your big pics
if you have a mac (yea!), do a google for Freephotoconverter
I can easiy reduce pics from 1MEG (digipic) to 50-70K with no loss of quality
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Thanks, though I must sheepishly say that it's a single speed. I went the cheap way on the conversion. Would have had to buy a new hub to do fixie. Still, I love it!
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I'm not a FG/SS aficionado myself, but you do have to appreciate the clean look!
Ohhh... and the background ain't half bad either! (Where is that BTW)
P.S. What kind of HB is that? Is that a bullhorn?
Ohhh... and the background ain't half bad either! (Where is that BTW)
P.S. What kind of HB is that? Is that a bullhorn?
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I've got a few tricks for image sizing!
(bear in mind, I'm using WindowsXP)
1) right click, "send to...mail recipient" - then select a smaller size when it offers to resize (640x480) 90% of the time that does the trick.
2) failing the image resize, Photoshop: open and re-save with higher compression. I try JPG first (it's usually pretty good) and then adaptive GIF if JPG fails. Actually, I've never had to resort to GIF as long as I can remember. Even JPG at "LOW" quality looks pretty good.
BIG ISSUE: cropping! Get it tight or you'll lose detail.
Good source images help a lot. Focus, saturation, exposure and framing. Cropping's easy later but if the data isn't there, it'll never look wonderful.
Here's a few samples!
(bear in mind, I'm using WindowsXP)
1) right click, "send to...mail recipient" - then select a smaller size when it offers to resize (640x480) 90% of the time that does the trick.
2) failing the image resize, Photoshop: open and re-save with higher compression. I try JPG first (it's usually pretty good) and then adaptive GIF if JPG fails. Actually, I've never had to resort to GIF as long as I can remember. Even JPG at "LOW" quality looks pretty good.
BIG ISSUE: cropping! Get it tight or you'll lose detail.
Good source images help a lot. Focus, saturation, exposure and framing. Cropping's easy later but if the data isn't there, it'll never look wonderful.
Here's a few samples!
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Originally Posted by Glenn Matusz
Terrible resolution and blurry. Most likely caused by reducing the image by large amount. I noticed that some people posted there photos into then text message, while others have them as attachments. The photos I saw that were inside the message body looked better. I haven't been able to figure out to put an image in the message body.
I did figure out on my own that if I take a photo using the lowest resolution possible and then attach it, it looks better.
I did figure out on my own that if I take a photo using the lowest resolution possible and then attach it, it looks better.
Or you can use a third party website to host your photos like ht001 mentioned above.
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Congratulations...
You've just flucked up the whole page with your horizontal scrolling "masterpiece"
JeeeezusCryyyyyst! Can't you appreciate the beauty of linked thumbnails?
You've just flucked up the whole page with your horizontal scrolling "masterpiece"
JeeeezusCryyyyyst! Can't you appreciate the beauty of linked thumbnails?
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Originally Posted by Bikepacker67
Congratulations...
You've just flucked up the whole page with your horizontal scrolling "masterpiece"
JeeeezusCryyyyyst! Can't you appreciate the beauty of linked thumbnails?
You've just flucked up the whole page with your horizontal scrolling "masterpiece"
JeeeezusCryyyyyst! Can't you appreciate the beauty of linked thumbnails?
LOL!
Well... some of us viewing this using 1680x1050 screens. There ain't much that makes me scroll horizontally... ;p
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As for cropping and re-sizing, among other things, the only image processing software I use is Photofiltre, a free download software.
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Originally Posted by The Fixer
As for cropping and re-sizing, among other things, the only image processing software I use is Photofiltre, a free download software.
Got a new one for you that's free and blows all the rest away:
"GIMP"
No, really.
Stands for "GNU Image Manipulation Program" - totaly open source, available for multiple platforms...
comparable to Photoshop!
Info here: https://www.gimp.org/
And the Windows download here: https://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/
Highly recommended.
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Originally Posted by Bikepacker67
Ohhh... and the background ain't half bad either! (Where is that BTW)
P.S. What kind of HB is that? Is that a bullhorn?
P.S. What kind of HB is that? Is that a bullhorn?
Syntace bullhorns.
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