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David Guest
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1704
From: Lancashire, UK
Registered: Oct 2011

posted May 09, 2016 06:48 PM

when tried again tonight to post pics no luck will try again tomorrow

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Steve Klare
Film Guy

Posts: 7016
From: Long Island, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted May 09, 2016 07:31 PM

Hi Dave,

Actually uploading pictures here is very easy: I just did the CineSea picture report and did about 40. Including the resize I doubt I spent even a minute each on them

To resize the file, all you need to do is open the picture in Microsoft Paint. Then you click on "resize" (up in the top left), choose "pixels" and then type in "550" in horizontal. You click "OK" and then save the file.

Now you are resized, both file size and width.

To upload and place on a page:

Over on the left menu here on forum, click "upload", log in (You may not even have to log in each time), browse for the file, click "submit" and then copy and paste the resulting link wherever you want it in your post.

If you do a couple of these it becomes second nature.

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Pasquale DAlessio
Film God

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From: Bristol,RI, USA
Registered: May 2010

posted May 09, 2016 09:47 PM

Be sure to include the [brackets] when you cut and paste the link.

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Steve Klare
Film Guy

Posts: 7016
From: Long Island, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted May 10, 2016 08:40 AM

I used to do the resizing with Microsoft Office Picture Manager, but that was a two step operation: file size and then picture width.

Paint does it in one step and the pictures often look better too. I find the resize in Picture Manager really undersizes the files.

The thing to do if you have a bunch of already resized pictures is to do one, copy and paste the link, then hit the back arrow to the "browse" page and do another one. I bet you could do three or four a minute like this.

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Stuart Reid
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 720
From: Worthing, West Sussex, UK
Registered: Feb 2009

posted May 10, 2016 09:11 AM

Or do it online... http://www.picresize.com/

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Terry Sills
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1423
From: Weymouth,Dorset,England
Registered: Oct 2012

posted May 10, 2016 03:07 PM

But how do you do it on an iPad ? When you do it on eBay or attach a photo to an email it's so easy. It should not be beyond the realms to get this site on a par. This forum is stuck in 80's technology and I know I'm not alone in my frustration.

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Stuart Reid
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Worthing, West Sussex, UK
Registered: Feb 2009

posted May 11, 2016 02:48 AM

It would be $59 to upgrade the THIRTEEN YEAR OLD software on here.

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Bill Phelps
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: USA
Registered: Jan 2009

posted May 11, 2016 05:18 AM

Is everyone that can't post pictures going to make a donation to upgrade the software? Just wondering....

Bill
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Brian Fretwell
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: London, UK
Registered: Jun 2014

posted May 11, 2016 05:31 AM

Not those who find it easy at present.

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Stuart Reid
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 720
From: Worthing, West Sussex, UK
Registered: Feb 2009

posted May 11, 2016 05:41 AM

My take is yes, I'd pay for it: if this is the best place for lovers of the small gauge to meet, if we have a genuinely active board, if it made uploading photgraphs trouble-free, and if the upgrade made the site more friendly toward modern devices such as smartphones, tablets etc then yes I would pay toward that. We have to pay for conventions, we have to pay for upkeep of films, equipment etc and we'd have to pay for repairs. Surely such a deep repository of knowledge would be worth a small stipend to ensure it remains useful well into this century?

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Andrew Woodcock
Film God

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From: Manchester Uk
Registered: Aug 2012

posted May 11, 2016 06:17 AM

I completely agree Stuart. [Smile]

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Vidar Olavesen
Film God

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From: Sarpsborg, Norway
Registered: Nov 2012

posted May 11, 2016 07:34 AM

It cost 10 euro a month for unlimited upload. It is not that expensive

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Andrew Woodcock
Film God

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From: Manchester Uk
Registered: Aug 2012

posted May 11, 2016 07:49 AM

I am sure that is doable Vidar when divided by close to 5000.

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Kevin Clark
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 978
From: Bapchild, Kent, UK
Registered: May 2004

posted May 11, 2016 08:06 AM

With great respect to all concerned you really do need to grasp the fact that our beloved 8mm Forum (which I regard as the first and still the best) is but a small part of film-tech.com

This hobbyist end of film-tech may seem simple and cheap to upgrade but looking at the bigger picture the pro side of film-tech (35mm and professional digital cinemas) is all part of the same website so how can anyone guesswork the costs involved?

Other places to multi-dump digital pictures are available elsewhere so those without the ability or patience to read and follow the forum picture uploading instructions can go there.

To me it's a bit like comparing the time taken to make the most of a 36 picture roll of 35mm still film - time taken to select the shot, time taken to get the camera settings right, etc. etc. Compared to the current trend of simply taking point and shoot digital pictures in the hundreds just for the sake of it and foisting them onto the www.

A case of Quality v.s Quantity = give me quality every time.

Kevin

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Steve Klare
Film Guy

Posts: 7016
From: Long Island, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted May 11, 2016 08:40 AM

To me the gripe isn't the upload at all, it's kind of like when I learned to drive a stick shift: after the first day or so it was a piece of cake. (Having a brand new car is kind of motivator.)

I would like a wider frame to post pictures in and the resolution to back it up. That would do it for me.

Kevin is right: we are guests here on filmtech's website and part of a bigger picture.

Brad plans to upgrade the software for all of these boards. Come that day we will probably find something, somewhere else to gripe about.

(-for starters: you should see the floor in my son's room. Seriously: you can't SEE it and we haven't in years!)

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Stuart Reid
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 720
From: Worthing, West Sussex, UK
Registered: Feb 2009

posted May 11, 2016 08:46 AM

I didn't know there were plans afoot to upgrade. That's great news.

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Brad Miller
Administrator

Posts: 525
From: Dallas, TX, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted May 11, 2016 11:44 AM

click on this

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Pasquale DAlessio
Film God

Posts: 3523
From: Bristol,RI, USA
Registered: May 2010

posted May 11, 2016 11:54 AM

Let's not forget one very important thing.......this forum is not only the BEST but it's FREE!!!! [Cool]

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Stuart Reid
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 720
From: Worthing, West Sussex, UK
Registered: Feb 2009

posted May 11, 2016 11:56 AM

Nice work Brad.

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Terry Sills
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1423
From: Weymouth,Dorset,England
Registered: Oct 2012

posted May 11, 2016 01:37 PM

Are we not allowed to make suggestions or even criticism without it being labelled a 'gripe'. It's a fact that this site is primarily concerned with nostalgia but that doesn't mean that the technology involved in serving it has to stay in the past. We are all I'm sure grateful to the moderators for keeping this forum alive and popular, but if it can be improved at little or no cost then why not?
I'm pleased to hear that an upgrade is in the pipeline and let's see what benefits it brings.

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Steve Klare
Film Guy

Posts: 7016
From: Long Island, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted May 11, 2016 01:48 PM

Terry,

The gripes I mentioned were #1) my own, and #2) everyone's in general.

-besides, there comes a time to gripe: for better or worse it's how things get done in the world. (A little timely griping has probably saved quite a few marriages!)

-actually, I'll change my gripe to more of a "lament": the dripping drain under my basement sink is a lot bigger problem for me! Laying on your back on a wet basement floor with a pipe wrench: that's something to gripe about!

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