changing photo size

[spidge]

I upload many photos on this site and they always come out the size that fits with the text, yet there are times when I upload to other sites and the pics are too large. Any help would be apreciated.

[electrolove]

spidge,

I'm not sure that I understand what you are trying to do or what the question really is. Please tell me more and I will help you.

[fiatfan]

John,

What's happening is that you are not actually uploading photos to this site.  Your pics are hosted at a separate location and you are providing a link to those pictures.  The forum software follows that link and, in essence, displays what is called a thumbnail (a smaller version of the original picture).  When you click on the picture, it will expand to the full size.  Other sites may allow uploading pictures directly to their sites but have controls in place to limit the size of the file.

Hope this helps.

Tom

[spidge]

Sorry guys, I guess I should actually state a question.

How do I resize my pictures when posted as in some sites they come out very large. They don't fit on the screen. Is there a setting on the camera when I take the photo or is it software driven?

[DSchmitt]

Sorry guys, I guess I should actually state a question.

How do I resize my pictures when posted as in some sites they come out very large. They don't fit on the screen. Is there a setting on the camera when I take the photo or is it software driven?

You need a photo editing program that is capable of resizing. Save and post the rezized picture.  I use Paint Shop Pro which is currently a Corel product.

[Railphotog]

If you are using Windows XP with Service Pack 2, it comes with a built in resizer.   Open your Windows Explorer and choose the folder where your photos are.  Right click on a photo you want to resize, and one of the options will be "resize".  There are a few built-in sizes already shown, click on one that is suitable (say 800 by 600, which a good screen size).  It will resize the photo, keeping the same file name and adding "Medium" to it.  The original will stay the same, unless you click on the option to change it.

You can resize a whole bunch of photos a the same time, just highlight the ones you want resized and right click on any one of them and follow the above steps.

Bob Boudreau