Image display size

[Jdsk]

Is it possible to adjust the display size of images?

Thanks

Jonathan

[simonineaston]

My guess is that the act of uploading an image runs the file through some sort of adjustment, the image size being checked and changed to a preset if found too large... Maybe that preset is accessible under the hood, via the forum software?

[thirdcrank]

My guess is that the act of uploading an image runs the file through some sort of adjustment, the image size being checked and changed to a preset if found too large... Maybe that preset is accessible under the hood, via the forum software?

I know that this is not the question being raised, but BITD, posters had to resize their own attachments, which was a pain. Various programs to do that were suggested but eventually I settled on editing in MS Paint and going for a big reduction in file size in the hope of getting it right in one go. Speaking as an IT numpty, I find the current system immeasurably better, and then somr

[simonineaston]

Yes, things are better
I usually resize my own photos using a built-in preset in my image viewer, before uploading. I do this mainly so that the image, once it appears in my forum post after clicking the thumb, is no bigger than 1024 x 1024. I often find that images uploaded straight from the poster's camera may be so massive as to be unhelpful when trying to view a detail. I choose 1024 x 1024 because that's the size I would want to view the image, mostly.

[thirdcrank]

Drifting further off topic, the only problem I've had in quite some time was not twigging that the maximum number of attachments per post = 5. Not in itself a big deal but if you attach number 6 then one of the others drops off. Once bitten etc., but in a perfect world, anybody trying to post no 6 would get an on-screen warning.

[Jdsk]

Please don't worry about thread drift.

I think that there are three scenarios:

1 Uploading from the local device. I need to do some experiments on resizing before upload.

2 Outlinking to another server which only offers one size.

3 Outlinking to another server which offers different sizes, such as Twitter's Large, Medium, Small.

Jonathan

[rjb]

The only issue I find is that some photos appear sideways. I've tried to edit them on my pc and rotate them but when reposting they still come out sideways.

[Jdsk]

That's probably inconsistent handling of the EXIF tags. I think that there's a previous discussion.

I often rotate these for other people: download, rotate in Preview on macOS, upload. That's always worked so far.

Jonathan

[simonineaston]

re rotation, I've never had an issue. Images always appear in a post correctly. However, I always resize to 1024 x 1024 before I upload.

[thirdcrank]

I'm reminded of the plot of the film Blow Up in which the society photographer had to enlarge and re-enlarge an image he had captured on film (qv) to confirm that there was a gun .. er .. in shot.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blowup

Now, you'd just zoom in till you got the bit you wanted.

So, if you had a picture of somebody halfway up Ben Nevis and you just wanted to discuss their front hub, you might edit your pic accordingly before attaching it to your post.

[simonineaston]

Rare chance to see Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page playing together... there'some great '60s pop trivia assocaited with that film. Jeff Beck's portrayed smashing up a guitar a la Pete Townsend. The guitar belonged to Steve Howe, later of Yes. His band, The In-Crowd, had originally been supposed to do the scene, but managed to miss the filming. Howe had ill-advisedly left some his kit around and the guitar was (ab)used as a prop.
The cast list reads like a Who's WHo of Swinging London. Another great Trivia Fact is that no-one in the whole world knows what the plot is actually about...

[Mick F]

Drifting further off topic, the only problem I've had in quite some time was not twigging that the maximum number of attachments per post = 5. Not in itself a big deal but if you attach number 6 then one of the others drops off. Once bitten etc., but in a perfect world, anybody trying to post no 6 would get an on-screen warning.

Just trying as an experiment.
Looks like I have all six of my uploads.

[thirdcrank]

Drifting further off topic, the only problem I've had in quite some time was not twigging that the maximum number of attachments per post = 5. Not in itself a big deal but if you attach number 6 then one of the others drops off. Once bitten etc., but in a perfect world, anybody trying to post no 6 would get an on-screen warning.

Just trying as an experiment.
Looks like I have all six of my uploads.

Alexander Close.jpg

Alexander Close 1.jpg

Caravanette.jpg

Motorbikes.jpg

Rhyl 1.jpg

Rhyl 2.jpg

Ver good

On the basis of once bitten etc. I'd never have attempted +5 again
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PS - It's occurred to me that there may be several ways of doing this. I was referring to adding attachments to be automatically re-sized by the forum Add files system.

[sjs]

Rare chance to see Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page playing together... there'some great '60s pop trivia assocaited with that film. Jeff Beck's portrayed smashing up a guitar a la Pete Townsend. The guitar belonged to Steve Howe, later of Yes. His band, The In-Crowd, had originally been supposed to do the scene, but managed to miss the filming. Howe had ill-advisedly left some his kit around and the guitar was (ab)used as a prop.
The cast list reads like a Who's WHo of Swinging London. Another great Trivia Fact is that no-one in the whole world knows what the plot is actually about...

Good job you had Jonathan's permission to go off-topic there!

[Mick F]

PS - It's occurred to me that there may be several ways of doing this. I was referring to adding attachments to be automatically re-sized by the forum Add files system.

OK.

I'll have another go.
I have ten minutes to spare maybe.

Each of those were about 2Mb each.