Can't Make A Thread With Attachments - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Cyberdragon
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 17, 2017, 10:03:29 pm
content: I've been trying to post a teardown thread with a few photos attached. But every time I try to submit it, it spins the loading wheel for awhile then reverts back to a blank create thread page! Any ideas what's going on here? (I have my post copied, so don't worry about that)If it suddenly posts a bunch of the same thread, just delete the duplicates, but I'm pretty sure it did nothing since the thread never appeared.

author: tautech
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 17, 2017, 10:41:12 pm
content: Are you sure that you haven't exceeded the forum limits for attached file size ?1 Mb/file and 2 Mb total.Edit.And IIRC I had a similar problem a while back when I attached a file type that was not supported by the forum.

author: Cerebus
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 17, 2017, 10:43:00 pm
content: Are you connecting over IPv6? Attachments seem to misbehave over IPv6.I did PM gnif about this a while back but didn't hear anything back from him.

author: Zero999
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 17, 2017, 11:08:38 pm
content: Perhaps they have a .jpeg extension which isn't supported by this forum? If so, change it to .jpg.

author: Cyberdragon
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 17, 2017, 11:19:01 pm
content: Quote from: tautech on September 17, 2017, 10:41:12 pmYep, I did exceed it, OOPS. They are high-res so each one is HUGE. I'm going to have to use Imgur or something to embed them.EDIT: TO ADMINS: Please make this a more direct error, I.E. have it give an error message instead of just leaving us guessing.

author: rdl
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 17, 2017, 11:42:39 pm
content: There's probably some easy to use and free software to convert those images down to a smaller size. That is probably better than relying on an external image host. I still use Paintshop Pro 4 for that kind of thing because I paid for it and it still works on Windows 7, but there's surely something better now.

author: tautech
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 17, 2017, 11:45:46 pm
content: Quote from: Cyberdragon on September 17, 2017, 11:19:01 pmLarge imagery files are a right royal PITA for those of us with slow internet connections, sure add a link to your preferred image repository but if you want/must to embed them do so that they load quickly so compress them to a few hundred Kb at most unless high res is absolutely necessary.There's many of us when clicking on a hefty image thread will just go back and look at something else.Think about viewers and provide warnings to large content imagery or just leave it as a thumbnail with some mention so if we want to look at it we can.

author: cdev
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 17, 2017, 11:47:22 pm
content: theGimphttps://www.gimp.org/Quote from: rdl onTodayat 17:42:39

author: Cyberdragon
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 17, 2017, 11:54:36 pm
content: What's the largest acceptable size for embedded images?

author: tautech
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 18, 2017, 12:13:20 am
content: Quote from: Cyberdragon on September 17, 2017, 11:54:36 pmDepends on how much detail youneedto convey.I rarely upload images of more than 200Kb and always directly to the forum rather than have some POS hoster delete the link and try and extort funds to provide access to my content. Old posts are littered with lost image links that should serve as good warning for those that host their images anywhere than on EEVblog.I normally have a fiddle with any I compress and import them into some viewer and enlarge them to 2 or 300% to check the detail is not too fuzzy and after doing that just a few times you'll get a feel for what compression % is OK.Then anyone that wants/needs to look at your pics in greater detail can just click on the thumbnail URL and download it and import it into their own viewer where they can enlarge it to their hearts content.If a member wants better quality pics, they'll ask for them.

author: xrunner
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 18, 2017, 12:59:27 am
content: Irfanview

author: Brumby
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 18, 2017, 08:08:05 am
content: Another vote for Irfanview.It's free and has an incredible range of features.Want to resize 1,000 images for the longest side to be 1,000 pixels, add a watermark and rename the output files... Easy to set up and run in a minute.... and that's only a fraction of what it can do.

author: Yansi
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 18, 2017, 08:13:35 am
content: Quote from: cdev on September 17, 2017, 11:47:22 pmCouldn't you pick a grumpier nasty bloatware? I wouldn't recommend this house of horror to anybody.Use IrfanView for image format conversion. Free, small, very fast program. Does a lot of (even some advanced) things.

author: Moshly
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: September 18, 2017, 08:28:49 am
content: Use IrfanviewLoad your picture. Hold RMB & select zone of interest.Menu 'Edit' 'Crop Selection (Cut Out)' Menu 'Image' 'Resize/Resample'Select 1024x768 (on right side, radio button) **(If image is smaller res, skip this)Choose 'Save As' Select .JPG and adjust the compression ratio to 75%, 85% if you need more detail.Picture should be well under 200kDone