Image Guidelines

[Owen]

I'm announcing an image size guideline. People are posting HUGE images, which cause the need to scroll both horizontally, or vertically, which is taking a lot of my time to rectify. So from now on, an image can be no wider than 640 pixels (A common size would be 640x480), if it's more I will delete it.

If you don't know how to resize an image, it's easy to learn. Google it, and you will find many many tools to do it, most of them free. Sorry to be so heavy handed, but because the site is getting so popular, it's starting to take up much more of my time now.

I've placed a file you can install on your Windows XP computer for download on our server. Once you install this program, all you need to do is right click any image, or images, and click 'Resize Pictures' from the menu that appears. Then choose the 'small' setting, and it will resize the image by creating a copy of the file for you. You upload the new file, not the original.

<A HREF="http://miniclub.ie/downloads/resizer.exe">You can download the program here!</A>

[Bawnee]

Owen

I'm guilty as charged...... sorry... will learn how to reduce in size!! Can understand the limitations on the site. Can delete them if it helps! Again apologies.

[Owen]

No no no no no, no apologies are needed from anyone. It's not a dressing down to anyone, in fact, the opposite. It's great that the site is so busy! Just hoping people get the hang of it by posting the guidelines for them to follow, it won't just help you with miniclub.ie, but with lots of online forums!

[Starrywalsh]

I have trouble resizing mine, sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't . Can we post links to pictures instead Owen if we find that easier?

[Bawnee]

Thanks Owen!

[Owen]

If you have problems resizing the images, use another program. Microsoft do a fantastic one, called resizer, I'm going to update the original post with the details on that.

[Bawnee]

Appreciate that Owen

I'm on a mac so will look up similar programmes! Thanks

[ken79]

Sorry Owen.. I'm guilto also. I use infranview and photobucket.... sometimes it works, sometimes not......as ya can see from my pics. :? :?:

[Si]

Personally i use Photoshop CS for resizing and editing.

As for Photobucket, which can do quite alot these days, see below the section you need to resize (hence the red stars for clarification)....



Then copy and paste the [IMG] code into the reply box to here on MCOI for the image to appear.

Hope that helps 8)

[Derfinn]

Will have to start doing this!

Always wondered how&why all my pics were spilling over the edge!

Never really looked at all the Photobucket functions, only wanted to post and go!

Will be more carefully in the future!

[Starrywalsh]

I use ohotobucket so I am just posting this picture as a test, I have followed Simon's guidelines.

[Starrywalsh]

Fiar play simon, it has worked, I will no longer have Owen pulling his hair out when he logs in and sees that I have been posting photos.

Here is another just incase the first was a fluke!!
This is Retro back in the day -

[Si]

lmao at fluke!! noooo really does work.

Looking good, glad i can be of some kind of help :oops:

[Starrywalsh]

I have tried that infran or whatever its called program too, and its a total pain in the b***** for someone who does not know what they are doing.

I owe you a drink at MTI Si, I hope you are coming over? what part of england will you be traveling from if you are?

[Si]

I have tried that infran or whatever its called program too, and its a total pain in the b***** for someone who does not know what they are doing.

I owe you a drink at MTI Si, I hope you are coming over? what part of england will you be traveling from if you are?

Im coming over from Newcastle Starry, but no need to get me a drink, I try and help as many people as possible really, MINI related or not. Thats just me :oops:

Im sure hoping to come over...i just cant be 100% sure at the moment (but you wouldnt believe how much i wanna) ol: 8)