PSA - Image uploads, ie. please don't use ImageShack - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: ndictu
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: September 15, 2011, 12:56:39 pm
content: Dear EEVblog forum members,recently I've noticed that most of the pictures posted here (like teardown photos) are uploaded to ImageShack (or sometimes even worse, PhotoBucket).These sites are absolutely terrible. They are often very slow to load, they greatly reduce the size of your pictures (making teardown photos useless since you can't read the part numbers). Also, although I haven't noticed this happening yet, they will block the thumbnails or even delete the picture after some time and after reaching some number of views. They are also full of ads and pop-ups.So, I would like to recommend to youimgur.com. This service was made by a guy who got annoyed with sites like IS/PB. There are no poop-ups, minimal amount of ads, you can link directly to the image without bandwidth limitations, the image is only resized when it is over 1MB. You can also easily upload multiple images at once and generate a gallery that you can then link to.Anyway, just my opinion. There are many image upload sites but I think imgur takes the cake. If you for some reason like IS/PB feel free to use them, but I think it's a big shame that you take your time to make some pictures and then all we get is this:http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/8506/img1230yq.jpg

author: slateraptor
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 15, 2011, 05:32:29 pm
content: With respect to photobucket, I have no idea what you're talking about. Sounds like a case of switchology...case in point, an unadulterated 1351x1801 pixel jpeg that I uploaded over the summer for a tutoring session:http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i71/slateraptor/page3.jpg

author: Simon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 15, 2011, 05:54:30 pm
content: yes this just looks like another service run just like image shack and photobucket. Ok there is another one, but it is just the same service, thanks for letting us know

author: saturation
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 15, 2011, 07:12:32 pm
content: I use picasaweb from google. Its free, you can get large images out it and can directly upload to it from Android phones.

author: Chet T16
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 15, 2011, 07:40:05 pm
content: I have a number of sites/servers but i still use photobucket for hosting all my photos for use on forums etc. Its a pro account (only because i got it for few via some deal) but a free account should be just as reliable

author: ndictu
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: September 15, 2011, 09:14:27 pm
content: Quote from: slateraptor on September 15, 2011, 05:32:29 pmI just tried it, ignoring the fact that I had to register first (which is OK in the long run) it still resizes my pictures.I uploaded 3 pictures, all got resized by photobucket, none by imgur.First two are scanned, big resolution but they compress pretty well. 2550x3501px, both about 600KB:Imgur #1:Imgur #2:Photobucket turned them to 745x1023px, about 60KB:PB #1:http://i1238.photobucket.com/albums/ff496/mknjbhvg1/1.jpgPB #2:http://i1238.photobucket.com/albums/ff496/mknjbhvg1/2.jpgThe third is a photo, original size 3072x1728 at about 2.88MB. Since it is about the imgur's 1MB/photo limit it got recompressed to about 650KB, but not downscaled:Imgur #3:Photobucket resized it down to 1024x576:PB #3:http://i1238.photobucket.com/download-albums/ff496/mknjbhvg1/DSC00819.jpgHere is the third one onmin.us, a similar service not just for photos. This link will expire in 30days. I'm assuming it's forever after registering but I can't find any FAQ. Since this service has huge limits the third picture is not downscaled or recompressed:Original #3:http://i.minus.com/iDEBWaQQela4t.JPGMaybe if you have a paid PB account they don't downscale your uploads so drastically but why pay for something you can have free with imgur, minus and I'm sure there are more.Quote from: saturation on September 15, 2011, 07:12:32 pmYeah picasa is also great but sometimes you want a small simple service for one picture, or you want the anonymity etc. If you are already using picasa software it's great. Also there is dropbox with public links (but they have bandwidth limits). And flickr (but their new lightbox-like view and zooming is pretty annoying).To each their own, but I would prefer to have high-res pictures than the 640x480 thing in my first post.

author: metalphreak
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 17, 2011, 01:03:20 am
content: imgur is great. You don't get ads. You can link directly to the .jpg file and it doesn't automatically redirect you to some rubbish webpage still.QuoteFantastic

author: Psi
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 17, 2011, 01:14:13 am
content: I've just been hosting pics myself on an adsl2 connection.Does this load quick enough for most people?http://psi.abcom.co.nz/laser12.jpg

author: Unknown
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 17, 2011, 01:53:52 am
content: Quote from: Psi on September 17, 2011, 01:14:13 amLoads fine! Careful you don't host that viral image on your own connection, bill shock or your ISP interrupting your connection can result.

author: Psi
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 17, 2011, 02:37:55 am
content: Quote from: Uncle Vernon on September 17, 2011, 01:53:52 amyeah, i keep an eye on the bandwidth.

author: Wartex
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 17, 2011, 04:13:35 am
content: Quote from: Simon on September 15, 2011, 05:54:30 pmSigh... I don't know where to begin... Imgur is much, much better service than anything out there. First of all, imgur has no bandwidth limitations and you do not get redirected to wrapper pages with ads, you can embed images directly in html. Second, there is no catches. If you have suggestions, you can contact MrGrim onhttp://reddit.com, he is the owner. Imageshack and photobucket are absolute garbage compared to imgur.

author: ndictu
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: September 17, 2011, 12:10:22 pm
content: Quote from: Wartex on September 17, 2011, 04:13:35 amExactly.http://www.reddit.com/r/reddit.com/comments/7zlyd/my_gift_to_reddit_i_created_an_image_hosting/Quote from: Psi on September 17, 2011, 01:14:13 amLoaded pretty fast right now but it's a small image, if you hosted a bunch of big ones it might get slow. Also if you don't have unlimited bandwidth be careful

author: Zero999
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 17, 2011, 05:03:01 pm
content: Why not attach the image to the post?The one thing I hate about image hosting sites is if they go down or delete the image, the post/thread becomes useless. Attaching the file means the post/thread should live as long as eeblog.com baring any database errors.I usehttp://tinypic.com/when I can't attach a file. I don't know if it's the best because I hardly ever use it.ndictu,Since all the test images are greyscale why save in 24-bit? You could save a bit of bandwidth by using 8-bit greyscale and if you're using a scanner it should scan faster.

author: ndictu
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: September 18, 2011, 11:37:34 am
content: Quote from: Hero999 on September 17, 2011, 05:03:01 pmI agree with that, but a few points:a) the attachment limit is currently 1MB per file, which isn't enough for highres photos. Maybe you could rise it Dave?b) I didn't want to suggest that everyone should attach huge files to their posts because I don't know much more bandwidth would it cause and what are the limits on this server. But I guess it could handle it, bandwidth is cheap and plentiful these days.Quote from: Hero999 on September 17, 2011, 05:03:01 pmThose are some old scans from long time ago when I needed to measure the size and spacing of those dots (it was a world map poster, similar to thishttp://images.fineartamerica.com/images-medium/dot-map-of-the-world--black-and-white-michael-tompsett.jpg) but it was made from multiple sheets and needed to be aligned. I scanned it with a ruler, measured the size in pixels and had a pretty accurate measurement that I used to make guide lines on the wall.Anyway, when demonstrating the downscaling I needed few large images and these two were named 1.jpg and 2.jpg so that's why I used them.

author: Kozmyk
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: September 18, 2011, 12:23:24 pm
content: From the imgur front pageClass