Re: Forum picture size limits

Posted by BigKev On 2008/12/18 1:26:42

Looking at the "average" pictures folks are posting they are around 120kb each. So 400kb is over 3 times that size. So I think most folks will not ever run into an issue with it. If a picture is over 400kb, then it really should be resized to a more web friendly size so it doesnt suck up as much server space, and doesnt kill the dial-up users when they try to view the forum posts.

For me the simplest thing to do was to set the picture size and quality on my actual digital camera. So when I offload them to my PC, they are already in the appropriate size. I really dont use my camera for printing photos for framing, so the 1280x1024 size at medium JPG quality works great for me.

For those that really want to post super big images, then I recommend you upload them to one of the photo hosting websites (like www.flickr.com, www.photobucket.com, or something like that) and just link to them using the picture link button. That way it doesnt consume all the resources here, and they will still be displayed inline with your post.

I'm just trying to find a balance between web-viewing quality and the server resources the website has available to it.

Thanks for your understanding.

DanL, I will keep a look out for Santa. Hoopefully he has a Mig Welder for me in his bag!