TheSamba.com :: View topic - Please Upload Your Photos To The Samba Gallery... Why?

Fri Sep 12, 2008 11:30 pm

Or may be some sambanistas would upload bigger pictures on some independent photo hosting sites when these bigger pictures won't be accepted by the samba gallery. That's what I do.

Thanks

Sat Oct 11, 2008 7:43 am

I try to upload here, but I am always told they are too big or corrupt. So I load them to flikr where they are not too big or corrupt.

Sat Oct 11, 2008 7:49 am

It's better to resize them regardless. If they are too big for the Samba gallery so you upload them elsewhere and they embed them into threads here, you are probably killing a lot of people when they try to read threads.

A lot of it is just that digital cameras store files as uncompressed so a lot of time you can just open an image and re-save it to get it small enough to upload.

Thu Oct 16, 2008 5:16 pm

Would it be better if I just post a link to the picture where I upload it?

Thu Oct 16, 2008 6:15 pm

If it's a huge photo, then yes.

Wed Apr 08, 2009 4:47 pm

EverettB wrote: If it's a huge photo, then yes.

Ev, Have you looked into a re-sizer for the samba gallery?

Wed Apr 08, 2009 7:27 pm

RoachGhia wrote: EverettB wrote: If it's a huge photo, then yes.
Ev, Have you looked into a re-sizer for the samba gallery?
I could re-size them like the Classifieds re-sizes photos for ads but the problem is that people will still have issues with trying to upload huge photos.

I did recently increase both the file size and max pixel size for the Gallery but you still need to at least open and re-save your photos from a digital camera so they have some compression. Digital cameras take photos with little to no compression so each picture is huge in file size, even if you shoot at 640x480 size.

Thu Apr 09, 2009 7:27 am

EverettB wrote: RoachGhia wrote: EverettB wrote: If it's a huge photo, then yes.
Ev, Have you looked into a re-sizer for the samba gallery?
I could re-size them like the Classifieds re-sizes photos for ads but the problem is that people will still have issues with trying to upload huge photos.

I did recently increase both the file size and max pixel size for the Gallery but you still need to at least open and re-save your photos from a digital camera so they have some compression. Digital cameras take photos with little to no compression so each picture is huge in file size, even if you shoot at 640x480 size.

Oh cool, I hadn't noticed the increased file size.

I don't know how all the picture stuff works, but I was just reading this thread and noticing that many people don't like having to resize their pictures in order to post them, so they just use photobucket instead because that site automatically resizes the pictures when you upload them. No extra steps required. I guess I was just asking if thesamba could do that, to make it easier to upload pictures. If it was some simple little program or some extra code it'd be worth it, I would think.

Wed Jul 01, 2009 7:19 pm

Scroll down... http://www.microsoft.com/Windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx It's what I use.

Tue Jul 14, 2009 10:04 am

I don't have the "gallery" button under my posts. What does that mean? If I do download some photos, does the button magically appear? :?:

Tue Jul 14, 2009 11:19 am

Yes. Until you start downloading you will not have the gallery button.

Tue Jul 14, 2009 12:25 pm

Skim wrote: Yes. Until you start downloading you will not have the gallery button.

Great! Thanks.

Wed Sep 02, 2009 10:05 pm

EverettB wrote: RoachGhia wrote: EverettB wrote: If it's a huge photo, then yes.
Ev, Have you looked into a re-sizer for the samba gallery?
I could re-size them like the Classifieds re-sizes photos for ads but the problem is that people will still have issues with trying to upload huge photos.

I did recently increase both the file size and max pixel size for the Gallery but you still need to at least open and re-save your photos from a digital camera so they have some compression. Digital cameras take photos with little to no compression so each picture is huge in file size, even if you shoot at 640x480 size.

When I download pics from the camera onto the computer, I usually save them to 'Email Size' and that automatically makes them fit within the samba's size criteria.

Sun Mar 07, 2010 1:48 am

i know im a bit late on this one... but i love photos and i love the samba even more... but simple matter is... its way to easy to just use other hosting sites besides the samba.... im just sayn' :D :D :D :D

Wed Apr 21, 2010 2:21 pm

I like it when the pics used in the forums are from samba because I can see all photos without any issues.
If one uses a hosting site with a link to a photo album that works ok.
But when a pic is used from a hosting site alot of times I only see a box with an X in it.
I have been researching old topics and the pics are gone. Whats the use of and old thread that uses pics to discuss or show somthing and the pics are gone.
With alittle practice uploading here on Samba is real easy with no issues.

Fri Aug 19, 2011 10:25 am

This is the problem im having. I don't have a computer. And my phone won't let me resize the pictures to fit on the samba. What can I do?

Fri Aug 19, 2011 10:29 am

As far as I know your phone won't allow to upload photos either so it doesn't really matter.

If I am mistaken, change the resolution of your phone camera and they should be small enough to upload.

Wed Feb 06, 2013 7:57 am

I really wish everyone would learn to use the onsite uploader, I don't know about anyone else, but if I open a post and see red x's I just close it without looking any further. I may be missing out on a lot of good info, but in my H.O. if you can't figure out how to do something as simple as upload a pic, how can I trust that you know what you talking about on any other subject???

Wed Feb 06, 2013 10:30 am

EverettB wrote: As far as I know your phone won't allow to upload photos either so it doesn't really matter.

If I am mistaken, change the resolution of your phone camera and they should be small enough to upload.

Update: Phones work now...

Wed Aug 28, 2013 6:34 pm

Good to know you can post from a phone.

It seems to me like a lot more of my VW friends are posting pix on facebook. Any thoughts on how the Samba can avoid missing out on good photo contributions due to the desire to reach more non-VW people and post pix of any subject on the fb? Not to mention you don't have to resize either.