Tutorial for uploading photos and video

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  • EmilysDad
    EmilysDad Forum Participant Posts: 8,973
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    edited December 2016 #32

    I tried a few time before the 'upgrade' to post a picture and never got anywhere. If it's that convoluted to post a picture here that we need a tutorial, I'm not even attempting another failure.

    Funny how I can easily post pictures on other forums I visit ... paste the URL, enclose it with img tags ... job done

  • EJB986
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    edited December 2016 #33

    Using Paint to resize images.

    Please be aware that Paint will not automatically save the original image...it will replace it with the new much smaller image.

    It needs to be 'Save As' and given another/different name.

    This should be indicated in the actual instructions at the top of this thread.

    Thanks.

  • DavidKlyne
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    edited December 2016 #34

    MM

    I think they have gone down the route of trying to make it easier to post pictures on the forum from all platforms. This is quite a big compromise and is quite limiting. In order to avoid the need for every photograph to have a URL we are in effect loading the photograph into the forum memory. Whether this will eventually come back and bite them in the bum I am not sure. By making it easy for anyone to load direct from their computer/tablet they have taken away a great deal of flexibility in terms of size and number of photographs. Perhaps this is not an issue if you want to post a couple of pictures into a discussion but in a retrograde step as far as the story section is concerned.

    Whilst I understand the need to have a maximum, kb size it is a shame the software does not automatically resize the photo to fit the screen width rather than just having a thumbnail. 

    David

     

  • chasncath
    chasncath Forum Participant Posts: 1,659
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    edited December 2016 #35

    It's ok to require an external source for video clips, but not for photos. Why? The 'design' team have responded to a request to make the addition of photos to discussions easier, however they have come up with a cack-handed solution. Who wanted thumbnails enlargeable to fuzzy popouts?

    The new method may limit the volume of storage required for photos, but isn't what was needed. Can we have a url based facility as well?

     

     

  • SteveL
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    edited December 2016 #36

    I want the new photo system for one. The only fault I see with it is that it does not resize the photos and that has to be done manually. If by a URL based system, you mean uploading photos on to an external site and then accessing them from there, then I don't want to do that. By all means have that as an available alternative, but don't do away with this new system, that allows photos to be easily transferred from photos on my pad into a post, and totally skips the external site.

  • Metheven
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    edited December 2016 #37

    Test

     

  • volvoman9
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    edited December 2016 #38

    As long as the pic has been resized to fit then the new system is fine for me.I no longer have to edit the post to get the pic on first time.

    v9

  • peedee
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    edited December 2016 #39

    I have had no problem posting pictures or video using Window 7 or Android versions 6 and 4 although I have noticed hic cups in other areas on version 4 which are not present on version 6. I don't have any Apple hardware so cannot comment on that.

    Think my other half's tablet is Android version 2, I'll check and see how that works. I can also test using MS XP!

    peedee

  • peedee
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    edited December 2016 #40

     FYI if you right click on the thumbnail and then select "view image" you see the whole picture and have no need to scroll. It is the same on a tablet, tap and hold then release and select "View image".

    peedee

  • SteveL
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    edited December 2016 #41

    On my iPad peedee, you have to hold on image and select open in new tab, which gives the full image. Otherwise the image requires scrolling.

    How have you got your avatar to show a screen show?

  • SteveL
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    edited December 2016 #42

    On my iPad peedee, you have to hold on image and select open in new tab, which gives the full image. Otherwise the image requires scrolling.

    How have you got your avatar to show a screen show?

  • Kennine
    Kennine Forum Participant Posts: 3,472
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    edited December 2016 #43

    Posting pictures is easy on the new forum. Pity about the size permitted, because of that I won't bother with photos.

    Posting home-made wildlife clips is well nigh impossible. I've tried a few methods including that which the Forum Manager suggested and have not been successful. 

    What is needed is for the CC to produce a comprehensive method of attaining the objective of posting home - made movie clips  and what formats are compatible with this limited forum. 

     

    Cheers.......................K

  • EJB986
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    edited December 2016 #44

     'Open in a new window' gives the same result on a PC.embarassed

     

  • brue
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    edited December 2016 #45

    An alternative is to left click, this works for me.

  • EJB986
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    edited December 2016 #46

    Only if the image is small enough to fit the frame!smile

  • Goldie146
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    edited December 2016 #47

    re Wildlife videos - I upload ours to You Tube, then copy the URL etc

  • peedee
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    edited December 2016 #48

    The scree show is an animated gift, google it. You need a photo manipulating App to string separate 150 x 150 pixel pictures together.

    The old version used to allow you to upload them but running them was blocked. Thought I would see what the latest version Did!

    peedee

  • SteveL
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    edited December 2016 #49

    Thank you I will have a look. Although as I have to crank up my windows machine to change the avatar I will have to plan ahead. As I use it so little it always wants to do about 20 mins of critical updates when I boot it up.☹️️

  • SteveL
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    edited December 2016 #50

    Deleted User by SteveL. They really need to get these buttons sorted. I did not think I pressed it twice.

  • RochelleCC
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    edited December 2016 #51

    Hi Kennine,

    I think the problem you're having is that you're trying to upload a video straight from your PC/Device?

    You'll need to link a video from a video hosting site such as YouTube or Vimeo.

    Give it a go and let me know if you're still having trouble

    Thanks

  • N1805
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    edited December 2016 #52

    Thought I would see what the latest version Did!

    peedee

    FYI peedee -  On my laptop your moving avatar has horizontal stripes  at times so a static avatar  would be better on the eyes.

  • Metheven
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    edited December 2016 #53

    If you have any further questions please let me know smile

    I did, do you know and are you happy with that? or should you change in your video to 500 pixels to fit into the constrained window.

     

  • peedee
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    edited December 2016 #54

    ok just for you I will change it.

    peedee

  • N1805
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    edited December 2016 #55

    No horizontal stripes peedee & very seasonal.  Have a good Xmas.

  • chasncath
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    edited December 2016 #56

    Aborted attempt to embed a photo rather than a thumbnail! Deleted User post myself not moderator as stated. It looks like i'd been censored!!

  • peedee
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    edited December 2016 #57

    I suppose the easiest way to embed a photo is to cut and paste but I am sure that doesn't work.

     

    http://www.wheelgotravelling.info/Miscellaneous/XmasAnimation.gif

    but does this?

    peedee

    p.s It appears it does

  • chasncath
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    edited December 2016 #58

     As an experiment, some music from Coimbra.

     

  • allanandjean
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    edited December 2016 #59

    Well lets see how it goes...........!

    Blimey it worked-and it was myself that I was doubting!!

  • chasncath
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    edited December 2016 #60

    Just how did you copy and paste? I tried my old method from Flckr but didn't want to let me 'paste' - just a 'space' where the photo should be.frown

     

     

  • chasncath
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    edited December 2016 #61

    test - museum pieces

     

     

     

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