pictures and size

[rkelterer]

dear sisters and brothers in paper

please try to reduce the size of pictures before uploading to the forum.
even with a fast internet connection it is quite anoying when a pictere with a resolution of more then 3000 pixels (in one or both directions) it needs 30 seconds to load.

thanks for thinking of others


kind regards from austria
raimund

[SteveB]

A very good point. The vast majority of images don't need to be high resolution. A very clear, high quality jpeg can be a few hundred k, whereas a multi Mb image takes longer to download and also uses up storage space - an issue that's already been mentioned. It only takes a few moments to resize them using a graphics program, or you should be able to change the settings on a phone to reduce the image size before taking the picture.

[Amccombs3]

At the moment, this question is moot for me, since I can’t seem to upload photos in any size. The website was unavailable for much of the weekend for me, so I’m speculating that the two issues are related.

[Texman]

Originally Posted by Amccombs3

At the moment, this question is moot for me, since I can’t seem to upload photos in any size. The website was unavailable for much of the weekend for me, so I’m speculating that the two issues are related.

Yes they are.

[Butelczynski]

Size of picture is a part of the reason why I make all my pictures with old smartphone. Smaller size,better options and for my eye quality seems to be better. I just have to be more careful with pointing it away from sun and light surfaces.

This is also kind of a reason why I use outside picture hosting rather than overload papermodelers server and connection. It makes it easier for end user to choose and load up. Too bad I don't know how to do it while using google photos.

[FRD]

I'll make file size a priority...