attachments

There are size limits. They may be too large.

Alternatively, upload them to an external image hosting site and post the url (you can also use the image function to display them, but some external hosting sites make this tricky)

 

thats wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy too large

use a program .... say thumbs plus to resize and compress them

keep files to 100 kb max and a pixel size of ~ 800 x 600

Dave

 

thats the easiest way to do it
anyone with minimum computer knowledge and some software can resize images

no you cant email them still wayyyyyyyyyyyy too big for most email inboxes

find a computer literate friend at school who can show you how to resize images
it really is very easy

Dave

 

LOL ok on the age, you have a wee few years on me Im just a young 53

You cannot email items to a forum, only upload

OK son's daughters that are puter savvy ?
zipping them isnt any good either as they still would have to be unzipped to their full size to view them
Assuming you are using a windows based computer ? ... download a program called IrfanView from http://www.irfanview.com/ <---- click on this link
install it and when you have done that i will talk you through using it

I am sure your daughter would appreciate her email box not being filled with 11 MB files as well
My email will only acceept files up to ~ 2.5 MB in size before it says to reduce the size

cheers
Dave

 

Leonel, you should NEVER accept advice from random people on the internet to install software on your computer.

Nevertheless, I am about to give you advice of that nature.

The program I use is this: http://imageresizer.codeplex.com/

Presuming you are running Windows, you download and install this. Then you can right click on an image in the file manager and it will allow you to resize it (without overwriting the original).

I tend to use a custom size of 400 x 400 for most images I post here when I need to resize them.

The way this tool works is that it resizes images to fit in a box the size you ask for. So an image originally 800 x 200, resized to fit in 400 x 400 will end up 400 x 100 pixels (it doesn't change the aspect ratio).

If you want to email photos to friends, a larger size like their hard-coded "large" is better.

 

I believe irfanview has similar functionality, it's just not the tool I am currently using. You may prefer to follow Dave's advice since you're part-way down that route.

 

Hi Steve and Leo

Steve if your suggestion is just a basic resizing/compression prog then thats all
Leo really needs
Irfanview is a full editing program, its a free one I will stick onto computers that I dont wanna pay a second or third licence for for my other progs like Thumbsplus or Lightroom

Leo just hand on installing infranview till steve responds

Dave

 

Yeah, this is just a resizing tool which integrates with the windows file manager. You just right click and say resize, then follow a simple dialog.

If you don;t need anything else, it's very simple.

I have irfanview too, but I use it for generating slideshows and other stuff. I don't think it has the integration with the context menu that this tool has.

Sorry for the delay getting back to you.

 

OK Leo

if you just need resizing go with what Steve suggested

http://imageresizer.codeplex.com/

dont delete the Irfranview prog you downloaded
its quite a good image manipulation prog that you may like to experiment with and learn some new tricks
I would be happy to walk you through some of that in future times

I will also d/l the one steve suggested so I can see how it world and offer help if needed

Dave