How do I attach thumbnails?

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08-24-2006, 12:39 AM
JLStorm

How do I attach thumbnails?

I know how to insert full sized pictures but some of them are HUGE and make the size of the post very distorted. How do all of you create a thumbnail attachment out of a regular webhosted .jpg?
08-24-2006, 01:00 AM
skunx1964

1 Attachment(s)

the paperclip......:rolleyes:

-micah
08-24-2006, 01:05 AM
JLStorm

that cant be it it has a limit of 100k and some of those attached images have to be way over 100k they are huge!
08-24-2006, 01:11 AM
skunx1964

ok, now you got me. i havent a clue, that was the first time i tried it, and i happened to pick a small pic.....

-micah
08-24-2006, 04:00 AM
dvarry

You can resize the picture with some program like irfanview or whatever. Or you can go to www.imageshack.us which creates a thumbnail linking to the original for you, and even gives you the text to cut and paste.
08-24-2006, 05:05 AM
azjoe

Paint, which comes w/windows, will clip (aka crop) the picture. True resize can be done with any decent graphic program or picture management program (eg, the software that comes w/digital cameras). All have a learning curve associated with them... and the more capable ones (eg, GIMP) almost require you to go to school, LOL). For simple things I use [paint.NET] (a free alternative to Paint which is fairly easy to learn and much more capable). There are dozens of others. Keep in mind that when you resize an image smaller the quality always suffers to some degree.
08-24-2006, 05:38 AM
JLStorm

Quote:

Originally Posted by dvarry

You can resize the picture with some program like irfanview or whatever. Or you can go to www.imageshack.us which creates a thumbnail linking to the original for you, and even gives you the text to cut and paste.

Thanks! :D
08-24-2006, 05:40 AM
JLStorm

Quote:

Originally Posted by azjoe

Paint, which comes w/windows, will clip (aka crop) the picture. True resize can be done with any decent graphic program or picture management program (eg, the software that comes w/digital cameras). All have a learning curve associated with them... and the more capable ones (eg, GIMP) almost require you to go to school, LOL). For simple things I use [paint.NET] (a free alternative to Paint which is fairly easy to learn and much more capable). There are dozens of others. Keep in mind that when you resize an image smaller the quality always suffers to some degree.

I can do resizing and graphic editing etc, but I just swore that some of the thumbnails I have seen on here had to be over 100k they were just too big and the quailty looked too good...I guess it was just low dpi or something....
08-24-2006, 08:09 AM
superfly

You have to host the image on another server, and then you can attach it in the post as large as you want...
08-25-2006, 05:54 AM
JLStorm

Quote:

Originally Posted by superfly

You have to host the image on another server, and then you can attach it in the post as large as you want...

so I can host a jpg on my site that is 200k and just copy and paste the URL into the URL section under the attachment options and I will be ok??
08-25-2006, 08:06 PM
skunx1964

nope, i tried one that was 140k, and it wouldnt take it, its hosted at villagephotos......

-micah
08-25-2006, 08:42 PM
azjoe

Guys... don't confuse "attachments" with "insert image".
Attachments are actually uploaded (either your computer or another server) and take up space on the SRP server forever... hence the size restriction. They produce nice little thumbnails below the message and you only have to view them full-size if/when you want to.

Inserted images are displayed in-line in the message and remain resident on whatever server you reference... thus they have no size restriction. But... members viewing via dial-up connections will absolutely hate your guts if they're large since they can't easily avoid downloading them when viewing the thread. Bigger is not always better;).
I believe superfly was referring to inserted images in his reply.
08-26-2006, 02:00 AM
JLStorm

Quote:

Originally Posted by azjoe

Guys... don't confuse "attachments" with "insert image".
Attachments are actually uploaded (either your computer or another server) and take up space on the SRP server forever... hence the size restriction. They produce nice little thumbnails below the message and you only have to view them full-size if/when you want to.

Inserted images are displayed in-line in the message and remain resident on whatever server you reference... thus they have no size restriction. But... members viewing via dial-up connections will absolutely hate your guts if they're large since they can't easily avoid downloading them when viewing the thread. Bigger is not always better;).
I believe superfly was referring to inserted images in his reply.

Does anyone actually USE dial up any more??? hell my phone isnt even dial up lol
08-26-2006, 02:27 PM
azjoe

Quote:

Originally Posted by JLStorm

Does anyone actually USE dial up any more??? hell my phone isnt even dial up lol

Yes, as a matter of fact they do. According to [wikipedia] 22% of Americans use dial-up (compared to 42% using Broadband).

As a matter of fact, I set up a system for a low-income senior citizen a couple months ago using the NetZero almost-free (ie, ad supported) dial-up. It nearly drove me crazy waiting for screens to load at 56K. He only uses the PC for email and to get to websites offering help and services that he used to be able to get via phone. When a relative sends him a humorous email with a large graphic imbedded in it he almost cries.

I have a relative that retired and moved to the boonies a few years ago and has no choice but to use dial-up. It's too rural for cable. They live in a valley and can't get cell or satellite service due to the mountains. In fact, for the first two years they had no wired phone service at all while they waited for the phone company to upgrade the switch and string cables to add more lines into the valley. So, for 2-years they had to drive to the top of the mountain to use a cell phone. They're praying that the technology to provide Internet via the power grid catches on.

Sometimes we don't know how lucky we are.;)