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General Discussion => Computer Help => Topic started by: Curtchann on May 10, 2015, 01:37:22 pm
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Having problems posting pictures, says my file is too large. How do I resize to post?
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I'm not really one to give advice when it comes to posting pictures---it seems that every time I want to post one, I have to learn the process from the beginning. That's why I post so few pictures.
BUT, I've learned that you can ask "Dr. Google" all sorts of questions and get a nice selection of answers to choose from.
I opened Google and wrote "resizing pictures to post on internet forums" and got a whole slew of suggestions, including programs and sites that do the job for you. Give it a try and you should have your pics ready for posting in no time.
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It kind of depends on what computer system you are on. Both Mac and PC have programs that will allow you to resize your pics.
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curtchann,
to resize a photo, just crop the photo, or compress it. easiest is to crop the photograph. are you using post image to post the photograph? if you are, did you choose the option ' do not resize my image' ?
does not matter whether it's a pc, mac or a smart phone. if you upload or try to upload a photo through post image that exceeds what is accepted you will get that message, this occurs with some pix because of how large they are, pixels, color intensity, etc..........
am i talking jibberish?!............. :D
it is frustrating, i have on occasion experienced this and others have as well, like ef said he has experienced this frustration. let me know curtchann, and i will help you out with this and get it figured out..... ;) you too ef!
and anyone else as well!
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Thanks all, I figured out my issue. I for some reason was trying to put them on as attachments instead of add image to post. :laugh: :laugh:
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Please don't leave us hanging in the air---where can we see the pics you finally posted successfully?
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My camera takes very high-res pictures. Their files size is generally 5 1/2 - 8 MB EACH!!!
I use a freeby program called "PIXresizer". This is on a Windows computer. The program allows you to resize an entire folder of pictures, rather than one at a time, as I had been doing with PhotoShop. The program creates a whole new folder with the resized photos.
Just make sure to download it from a reputable source!
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"Thanks all, I figured out my issue. I for some reason was trying to put them on as attachments instead of add image to post. :laugh: :laugh:"
LOL curtchann!............. :D
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irfanview http://www.irfanview.com/ (http://www.irfanview.com/)
It is freeware and very simple to use , download it to your PC and then open it and open the pic , go to Image and select resize
when you save it make sure you save the jpeg to the highest quality 100% (should be default) , I also rename the pic so can note difference between original
BTW it has 100's of image handling uses, even video. I have been using it for almost 10 years