Uploading pictures on the forum

[2.0]

Since we don't encourage hotlinking images from other wibsites, thus stealing their bandwidth, here's how to do it the good way.


Step by step:

1- Select the picture you wish to show.

2- Is it on the web or is it on your computer?

2.1- If on the web, right click on the image and save it to a folder.
2.2- If on your computer, leave it there.

3- On your preferred browser, open the photo hosting service of your choice, some popular ones are:

3.1- www.imageshack.us
3.2- www.photobucket.com
3.3- www.webshots.com
3.4- www.putfile.com

4- Once on the upload page, click on Browse, select the picture you wish to upload, be it the one you might have saved from the web or one on your computer already.

5- Make sure you select "Resize image" to no more than 640x480, otherwise the image will be huge on the forum.

6- Click on upload.

7- Once the picture is uploaded, a new page wioll appear with a number of links. Select and copy the "Direct link to picture" link.

8- Go on to the forum thread you wish to show pictures on, click on "Gelibmib moda don", otherwise known as "Go to Advanced" on the quick reply box.

9- Write whatever message you wish to write in the reply to topic box.

10- Paste the link of the picture

11- Select the link text, and click on the Insert image thingie up on the text box. Here's a quick reference of the Insert Image button.

That will wrap image tags around the link text:

[IMG] insert link here [/IMG]

12- Click Preview post just to make sure it'll appear, and submit, you're done.

I'm thinking i'll make an instructional computer video about this.

[tuppence]

* tuppence even understood that

[tasha]

Ohhh man I didn't see this... I sent cherry a verrrrrry long PM explaining pretty much exactly the same thing.
Meh.. actually I sent mine first..
Oops.
Well done 2.0 - seems to make sense!

[Bad_MaNneR$]

Actually Putfile and Imageshack have specific links to copy for posting to Forums or BulletinBoards - so if you just copy them and paste the text into your message, it will show the [IMG][/IMG] already wrapped around the link for you.

Do like 2.0 says and make sure you preview though, by pressing the Preview Post button first.

[gracie]

photobucket also has the [img][/img] thing.

the annoying thing about photobucket is creating an account. everything else is good, though.

[Vik]

OK I have a question - I use photobucket to post my images and there are different options on how to upload them to photobucket. I can upload from my PC (a saved image) or from a URL. I always used to do it from my PC, but it's a lot quicker to upload it from a URL, so I started doing that. Is that hotlinking? The image gets saved onto photobucket, as far as I know, and the link I post is unique to my photobucket account.

[Fy_Nyte]

No, it's not hotlinking. What photobucket is essentially doing is saving the picture to a temporary space on their server (acting like your computer) then uploading it from there, thus cutting out the "middle-man" so to speak. (The action of you downloading it to your computer first)

[2.0]

Originally Posted by Fy_Nyte

No, it's not hotlinking. What photobucket is essentially doing is saving the picture to a temporary space on their server (acting like your computer) then uploading it from there, thus cutting out the "middle-man" so to speak. (The action of you downloading it to your computer first)

Yeah, it's complicated. Essentially we want you to steal the image server's bandwidth, not amazon's bandwidth for example.

You could also attach the picture to your message using the attachments tool, but few people do that.

[Vik]

Thanks very much, Fy_Nyte!

[jewels]

I noticed 2.0 has used imageshack, tuppence and I use imageshack, yet on all our images, if you click on it , it takes you to imageshack, yet on 2.0 pic it doesn't , anyone no why ?


eg click on my elephant, then click on 2.0 image

[2.0]

Because you take the link with the image tags already in, as shown by the green arrows, which include a link to imageshack at the beggining, and then the [IMG] tags.



I on the other hand use the direct link to image, as shown in red, and then add the tags myself or using the insert image function i shall deminstrate in a video as soon as i'm done uploading it.

[jewels]

Thankyou 2.0, now that explains it. However I find my way alot quicker if posting multiple images, as all I do it upload first one save it to email then 2nd one and so on, then just paste the whole lot in one go, but that's me, I am multiple type of girl.


edit: oppps does that sound wrong ?

[tasha]

If I'm uploading a picture from a website to use as my avatar, do I have to go through an imagehosting site first, or can I just go Properties> Copy URL of image?
Taaaaa

[2.0]

Originally Posted by tasha

If I'm uploading a picture from a website to use as my avatar, do I have to go through an imagehosting site first, or can I just go Properties> Copy URL of image?
Taaaaa

Imageshack, they have a neat avatar size option. But it's best you save it to your computer and then upload it to the forum yourself.

[Bad_MaNneR$]

Avatars- try this one by Zebadger - you can upload and it will auto resize for avatar size - perfect for iSketch and the forum

http://www.task10.com

[-Hunnie-Bun-]

Yeah, Zebadger is good, that's the one I use.

[tasha]

Originally Posted by 2.0

Imageshack, they have a neat avatar size option. But it's best you save it to your computer and then upload it to the forum yourself.

What I really meant was you know how we're being told not to just hotlink (?) from sites, and to save them to an imagehosting site first, is that necessary with avatars as well as images in threads?

Previously I've always used ones that were on my computer already, and I don't mind saving from the internet, but as it's faster just to copy the URL, I was wondering if the same rules apply here?

[2.0]

Originally Posted by tasha

Previously I've always used ones that were on my computer already, and I don't mind saving from the internet, but as it's faster just to copy the URL, I was wondering if the same rules apply here?

Avatars are usually 3, 4, maaaaaaaybe 5k. No big deal, we're not checking links on avatars. I mean, if they were huge we'd make a fuzz about it, but since they're not it's fine. But it'd be nice if you uploaded the picture to the forum or put it up on imageshack and hotlinked it from there.

However, some websites really really dislike people hotlinking stuff so don't be surprised if they move the image and your avatar is replaced with a "don't steal our bandwidth" badge, it's happened to me before.

Don't worry, be happy.

[tasha]

Taaaa.
But what d'you mean 'Nice if you uploaded the picture to the forum?'

[2.0]

Originally Posted by tasha

Taaaa.
But what d'you mean 'Nice if you uploaded the picture to the forum?'

I'm just saying!
Can't be that much work can it? Do it for the owner's sake anyway, but seriously, whichever way you prefer, it's fine.

[tasha]

I meant.. uploading to the forum??

D'you mean upload it to an imagehoster then post it here?
Or like..save it to your computer first?

[2.0]

Originally Posted by tasha

I meant.. uploading to the forum??

D'you mean upload it to an imagehoster then post it here?
Or like..save it to your computer first?

OK, now i'm confused.

There's 2 main ways to have an avatar, one of which has 2 ways of doing it.

1- upload the avatar to the forum and have it displayed as your avatar, which can be achieved by going HERE, clicking on browse, find the picture and hit save changes.

or

2- hotlink

2.1- hotlink from any website
2.2- upload to an image hosting website and hotlink from there

Any of those 3 scenarios is OK by me, but i'd rather have you do #1 and 2.2, but if you wish to do #2.1, given the size of the avatar, it's fine.

[tasha]

Ohhhh.

Okay.
That's much clearer- thanks for your tiiiiiiime! =]

[SamIAmPA]

I didn't get the insert image box when I pressed the gelb-whatever(advanced) button?

[Vik]

Really? It's the picture of a grey mountain with the sun, on a yellow background...

If it doesn't show up for you, you can always just type in the thing it gives you when you press it, i.e. [IMG ] [/IMG ] (but without the spaces after the 'G'). Then simply paste the link to the image between those two 'img' tags.