Please tell me what I'm doing wrong!

MacD · 08-21-2007, 10:28 AM

Hi everyone,
I'm trying to post my first photo and I know the max. size is 97.7 kb. (the message I'm getting says my photo is 378 kb and that's why it won't upload). I'm sure there's a really easy way to convert my photo to the correct kb (all the awesome pics people have submitted tells me they all know how to do this). So, please, o knowledgeable ones out there, how the heck do I post my pic to the forum?

Vinny · 08-21-2007, 10:32 AM

This happens to me as well, for my photo's are also too big for the forum.

I upload pictures to Photobucket. (www.photobucket.com).

If you don't have a Photobucket account, it's very easy (and Free!) to register. A lot of the people on this forum use Photobucket for uploading pictures of their Fish and Aquarium.

This should hopefully solve your photo size problem.

Good luck.

**Scuba Kid** · 08-21-2007, 10:37 AM

Yes, and then after you upload your photos, paste the [IMG] code into your post on the forums. Your picture should show up.

MacD · 08-21-2007, 10:40 AM

OK, I tried photobucket, and it's smaller now (113 kb), but I still can't upload it to the forum because the max. is 97.7 kb. So, how would I get it a bit smaller without having to use the next size down edit option on photobucket (which is too small). Thanks for the help so far, by the way.

Vinny · 08-21-2007, 10:50 AM

Another option is for you to [COPY] the URL in the post, by clicking the [INSERT LINK] button.

Your photo won't be visible in the post itself, but all viewers will have to do is click the link to see it.

MacD · 08-21-2007, 10:59 AM

how do I find the "insert link" button you're talking about?

Vinny · 08-21-2007, 11:03 AM

It is right above the text box, in which you type a post. Right next to the indentation buttons, or the color choice button. It looks like this:

**JustOneMore20** · 08-21-2007, 11:24 AM

From photobucket, post the IMG link into a post.

You don't have to upload anything after u put them in photobucket....just copy and paste.

MacD · 08-21-2007, 07:22 PM

It finally worked! (I posted it in the "fish and aquarium pictures" forum). Thanks for all the help Vinny, Scuba Kid and Kristin.

fishbguy · 08-21-2007, 07:36 PM

congrats

when i post pics, i just use paint shop pro 8 to resize the pic and it works

emc7 · 08-21-2007, 11:35 PM

There is a free "image resizer" plug-in for windows you can download from Microsoft. Then you can resize a pic with a right-click. http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...ertoySetup.exe

08-21-2007, 10:28 AM	#1
MacD Fishy Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 24 User Feedback: (0)	Please tell me what I'm doing wrong! Hi everyone, I'm trying to post my first photo and I know the max. size is 97.7 kb. (the message I'm getting says my photo is 378 kb and that's why it won't upload). I'm sure there's a really easy way to convert my photo to the correct kb (all the awesome pics people have submitted tells me they all know how to do this). So, please, o knowledgeable ones out there, how the heck do I post my pic to the forum?

08-21-2007, 10:32 AM	#2
Vinny Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lake Forest, IL Age: 16 Posts: 160 User Feedback: (0)	This happens to me as well, for my photo's are also too big for the forum. I upload pictures to Photobucket. (www.photobucket.com). If you don't have a Photobucket account, it's very easy (and Free!) to register. A lot of the people on this forum use Photobucket for uploading pictures of their Fish and Aquarium. This should hopefully solve your photo size problem. Good luck. Last edited by Vinny; 08-21-2007 at 10:37 AM.

08-21-2007, 10:37 AM	#3
Scuba Kid Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: RI Age: 17 Posts: 4,142 User Feedback: (1)	Yes, and then after you upload your photos, paste the [IMG] code into your post on the forums. Your picture should show up. __________________ Current setups: 1800 gallon koi pond, 10 gallon planted, 150 gallon reef, other FOWLR tanks

08-21-2007, 11:03 AM	#7
Vinny Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lake Forest, IL Age: 16 Posts: 160 User Feedback: (0)	It is right above the text box, in which you type a post. Right next to the indentation buttons, or the color choice button. It looks like this: Attached Images

08-21-2007, 11:24 AM	#8
JustOneMore20 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Alabama, US Age: 22 Posts: 3,477 User Feedback: (2)	From photobucket, post the IMG link into a post. You don't have to upload anything after u put them in photobucket....just copy and paste. __________________ *Kristin* 5 Planted tanks: 55g, 40g, 29g, 10g, 5.5g 10g N. multifasciatus tank, 5.5g Platy fry

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08-21-2007, 10:40 AM	#4
MacD Fishy Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 24 User Feedback: (0)	OK, I tried photobucket, and it's smaller now (113 kb), but I still can't upload it to the forum because the max. is 97.7 kb. So, how would I get it a bit smaller without having to use the next size down edit option on photobucket (which is too small). Thanks for the help so far, by the way.

08-21-2007, 10:50 AM	#5
Vinny Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lake Forest, IL Age: 16 Posts: 160 User Feedback: (0)	Another option is for you to [COPY] the URL in the post, by clicking the [INSERT LINK] button. Your photo won't be visible in the post itself, but all viewers will have to do is click the link to see it.

08-21-2007, 10:59 AM	#6
MacD Fishy Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 24 User Feedback: (0)	how do I find the "insert link" button you're talking about?

08-21-2007, 07:22 PM	#9
MacD Fishy Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 24 User Feedback: (0)	It finally worked! (I posted it in the "fish and aquarium pictures" forum). Thanks for all the help Vinny, Scuba Kid and Kristin.

08-21-2007, 07:36 PM	#10
fishbguy I'm watching you Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: michigan Age: 17 Posts: 1,859 User Feedback: (2)	congrats when i post pics, i just use paint shop pro 8 to resize the pic and it works __________________ I think about you in the summertime And all the good times we had, baby It’s been a few years and I can’t deny The thought of you still makes me crazy I think about you in the summertime Summertime - New Kids On The Block

08-21-2007, 11:35 PM	#11
emc7 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 39 Posts: 2,850 User Feedback: (0)	There is a free "image resizer" plug-in for windows you can download from Microsoft. Then you can resize a pic with a right-click. http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...ertoySetup.exe

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