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01-10-2006, 06:57 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2006
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can you explain this to me better...i resized one to 640x480 which is way under the 800x600 minimum but it STILL said it was too large?...i dont get it |
01-10-2006, 07:04 PM
|  | Wild Member | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Norfolk
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The 640 x 480 is the image dimensions. You need to lower the Jpeg file compression (Image quality) to make it a smaller file. |
01-10-2006, 07:04 PM
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So long as they are smaller than 500kb and 1280x1024 pixels, there shouldn't be a problem serverside, should there? |
01-10-2006, 07:06 PM
|  | Knight Grand Cross of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Nottingham
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Originally Posted by Dan Salter can you explain this to me better...i resized one to 640x480 which is way under the 800x600 minimum but it STILL said it was too large?...i dont get it | The size this message refers to Dan is not the image size, i.e. 640x480, it's the total file size. If you right mouse click on your image it will show you the size that matters under the location box. If that size is greater than 500kb, the file is too large. I don't know what software your using but normally selecting a medium jpeg file size or if there's an option to save for the web, will create an image that is easily under the file size limits. |
01-10-2006, 07:28 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2006
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ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ok this is making more sense slowly... 
hmm bet this is the problem...not sure why its let me upload in the past though?
i have mailed the pics to you glsammy like you asked
P.s...Is a kb smaller or bigger than a meg or mb? |
01-10-2006, 07:40 PM
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| | | Re: Sudden pic upload problems
10x100k = 1Mb Dan, 1000k = 1mb = 1meg |
01-10-2006, 07:45 PM
|  | Administrator and Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: On the Malvern Hills
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Send me one of your images that won't upload Dan to email@wildabout.... and I'll give it a go from this end. Certainly seems odd that one uploaded, but the rest can't  If I have a go here then I might be able to find something
Stu |
01-10-2006, 07:50 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sunny Doncaster
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Why not just resize them using Picasa and view the file when resized to make sure that it is within limits? |
01-10-2006, 07:51 PM
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Hi stuart dh....glsammy is on the case at the min...he has copies of them i think its file size not image size or something he is sending back new versions for me to try ...if that fails ill give you a go ! I tried to send them to you last week when you offered but back then i couldnt upload to ebay, wab, in msn messenger or attatch them to emails which i have done a zillion times before....but so far ebay and attatching to emails seems to be working again |
01-10-2006, 07:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Boddie Why not just resize them using Picasa and view the file when resized to make sure that it is within limits? |
prob worth trying...im going to delete ifranview that i have been using and download picasa.....i just dont want all those google bar rubish things |
01-10-2006, 07:59 PM
| | Knight Grand Cross of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Nottingham
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Originally Posted by StuartDH Send me one of your images that won't upload Dan to email@wildabout.... and I'll give it a go from this end. Certainly seems odd that one uploaded, but the rest can't If I have a go here then I might be able to find something
Stu | It was file size that was the problem Stu. 916kb and also image size of 1600x1200. I've recommended Picasa2.  |
01-10-2006, 08:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Dan Salter prob worth trying...im going to delete ifranview that i have been using and download picasa.....i just dont want all those google bar rubish things | I'd be lost without the google toolbar! It's my spelling lifeline. You don't have to have the toolbar to use Picasa2. I really recommend it, my photoshop has been virtually redundant lately, Picasa does almost all I need. |
01-10-2006, 08:06 PM
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hang on thats not totally fair...i wouldnt have tried to upload a file of 1600x1200 i always resized them....I sent you that one glsammy with the resized one that i try to upload.
the real culprit seems to be the fact that WAB recently changed its software that now checks FILE size as well as IMAGE size..Which explains why all my pics used to work and now dont...i wish someone told me this when i put this thread up ages ago i just wasted 75 quid !
I bet if someone gave me the date of this change it will tally with when i started getting problems...
Im going to get rid of ifranview and try this picasa
Im not angry just happy im getting to the bottomm of it.
Dan |
01-10-2006, 08:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Dan Salter hang on thats not totally fair...i wouldnt have tried to upload a file of 1600x1200 i always resized them....I sent you that one glsammy with the resized one that i try to upload.
the real culprit seems to be the fact that WAB recently changed its software that now checks FILE size as well as IMAGE size..Which explains why all my pics used to work and now dont...i wish someone told me this when i put this thread up ages ago i just wasted 75 quid !
I bet if someone gave me the date of this change it will tally with when i started getting problems...
Im going to get rid of ifranview and try this picasa
Im not angry just happy im getting to the bottomm of it.
Dan | To be fair Dan the guidelines clearly show the file size is 500k, with a maximum image size of 1280x1024. It will only reject if it's greater than 500k initially, the rest is up to the editors, and it's been that way for longer than your problem.
The one you had re-sized was a .bmp image, which is uncompressed so even though you had re-sized it, the file size was still too large. Confusing isn't it...  |
01-10-2006, 08:14 PM
| | Administrator and Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: On the Malvern Hills
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Glad you've managed to solve it, but we've always had the 500kb filesize limit, and always had a 1280x1024. Some of the gallery categories have allowed larger than 1280x1024, and I think one or two might still do, but all are limited to 500kb.
Stu |
01-10-2006, 08:15 PM
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yes very....
All i know is i used to be able to upload then i couldnt...i and other helpers on here tried everything...so i gave up and got my pc flattened and rebuilt at cost and still have probs...just wish i had known. |
01-10-2006, 08:18 PM
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Originally Posted by StuartDH Glad you've managed to solve it, but we've always had the 500kb filesize limit, and always had a 1280x1024. Some of the gallery categories have allowed larger than 1280x1024, and I think one or two might still do, but all are limited to 500kb.
Stu |
I think it boils down to not realising the difference between FILE size and image size...i was resizing to way under the 600x800 limit and they still wouldnt work cause the file size was still big...or something like that
anyway dont all start getting chuffed that its solved i still have not managed to upload anything yet |
01-10-2006, 08:23 PM
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ok what the hell is going on? glsammy sent me back a resized jpeg pic of mine...when i save it to my pc it becomes a bitmap?
when i click save as....the only option i have to save it as is a bitmap...and nothing on this earth seems to like bitmap?...yet a load of my pics are still jpegs too?.. |
01-10-2006, 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Dan Salter ok what the hell is going on? glsammy sent me back a resized jpeg pic of mine...when i save it to my pc it becomes a bitmap?
when i click save as....the only option i have to save it as is a bitmap...and nothing on this earth seems to like bitmap?...yet a load of my pics are still jpegs too?.. | This is because you've not got any editing software on your computer that can save in jpg format. Download Picasa2 and install it, or any other editing software. The jpg option will then be there.
It's probably because you've uninstalled infraview.
There's always a reason.. we'll get there no doubt! |
01-10-2006, 08:44 PM
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ok ifranview is gone...picasa has moved in....but now in picasa i cant seem to find the resize feature/button? |
01-10-2006, 08:50 PM
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ok pulling my hair out now...its still not letting me save it as a jpeg..only a bitmap.
and i have picasa now?
i open your email...open the attatchment...download file...left click on pic...save as...and all i have is bitmap?.
how do i get rid of this bitmap nonsense |
01-10-2006, 08:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Dan Salter ok ifranview is gone...picasa has moved in....but now is pica i cant seem to find the resize feature/button? | Easy this one! Have your picture open. Don't worry about re-sizing etc. go to File, Export picture to folder. Create of choose a folder where to put the image. In the re-size box put 880. This will make the largest side 880 pixels, which is perfect for WAB. Under quality, choose normal. Click OK, job done. Your image will be in the folder you created, and will be perfect for WAB.
I've got to go off line now until tomorrow, any further questions you can PM or email me and I'll deal with it tomorrow. |
01-10-2006, 08:56 PM
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ok im getting somewhere...just rebooted ...the dreaded ifranview operations must have still been lurking but now i CAN save as a jpeg ! wooo hooo
ok im gonna resize one and try to upload....fingers crossed
and cheers graham...sleep well ! |
01-10-2006, 09:04 PM
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Hallelulah !
1 week later...75 quid worse off...less hair as i have pulled most of it out...a very late night with steveA helping me and a few tears.....i can finally upload pics again !!
thanks for EVERYONES help...
this all started because i wanted to upload a series of pics from the hedge laying course i attended recently ...then i realised i couldnt upload anymore ( i dont put many pics up yet as i have a rubbish camera)
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