neil treloar Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 Hello. I am trying to upload a profile picture,amongst others.I can't do it.I try to Browse pictures(ones in my Pictures,taken on my digital camera) they are too large. I can't capture the moments again,so does anybody have tips on how to rrsize them,or minimise the pixels so they are smaller.these 8 Million+ pixel cameras are all well and good,but they seem to have got too big for their own boots.Once upon a time,3 million was big news.I have 1 more picture,the profile picture won't allow,it does not recognise the format.This was one I took on my camera,had on Facebook,copied and pasted it to my new computer.It's not in "My Pictures" but I can't use this either. Any suggestions please. Tha ks,Neil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Poon Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 Hi Neil , can I suggest using photobucket as it commonly used by many of us on this forum http://photobucket.com/ just follow the steps on the site to upload photos from your photo files to photobucket then you copy and paste the IMG code to pigeon watch topic/thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil treloar Posted January 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 Thankyou,I will try that.I have heard of it.I am a luddite computer dunce.I set my camera to good quality pictures,knowing I can view them,but never intend to have to reduce quality,whole point of having a reasonable camera(it's a Nikon Coolpix idiot camera,but it suits me well,for around £45) I have a few pictures of knives I would like to put on a collectors site,I have the same problem with those.People want to see fine detail,so I take the best pictures I am able,then they are too good. Thankyou for your help. Neil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deershooter Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 It's simple right click on the photo you want to use open it with paint go to resize and resize by 50%both ways then resize again by 40% both ways then save picture (in desktop if you want ) use this it should then be small enough to post Good luck Deershooter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil treloar Posted January 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 It's simple right click on the photo you want to use open it with paint go to resize and resize by 50%both ways then resize again by 40% both ways then save picture (in desktop if you want ) use this it should then be small enough to post Good luck Deershooter Thankyou Deershooter.I promise you,simple things for some folk,are far from it for me,but I will have a go at your suggestion right now.If it works,you should all see a picture of my lovely Border Collie,Stella.Thankyou. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil treloar Posted January 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 Thankyou Deershooter.I promise you,simple things for some folk,are far from it for me,but I will have a go at your suggestion right now.If it works,you should all see a picture of my lovely Border Collie,Stella.Thankyou. I tried it,no option to resize.I looked it up in help,followed their suggestion,went to Attributes.What the option actually was was to crop it,not reduce the picture quality,even though I had it set on pixcels.I saved to desktop,I ended up with a cropped picture,squashed up more narrow,missing the sides or the original.Faced with a choice,save,cancelor O.K. I somehow cancelled,and ,managed to save a blank white screen.No matter about photobucket now,as I have managed to wipe the picture for ever.I should not go near computers,they became advanced before I ever touched one,and 7 years on from my first go,and a computer just as old,I am well and truely on the scrapheap.Thanks for your help,I will simply give up on this task,no point being part of a group I don't know how to benefit from. Thanks,Neil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felly100 Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 Just get a passport photo of yourself,put some double sided sticky tape on the back(for speed) 1. And then put it on the profile bit whenever you log on. 1. Blue peter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil treloar Posted January 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 I thought I'd just ask a 9 year old to do it for me. I keep getting told 100mb Max,even though I have reduced it to 20% of original.Just imagine a pretty Border Collie,sat my a nice waterfall in the Sunshine.That is what I am trying to show. I bet you lot don't have to faff around,I bet you just click Browse,get it from "My Pictures" and hey presto.It works for me on Ebay,Facebook,emails,just not here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycatcat1 Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 I dont get this photobucket thing, this is what I do What I do is download irfanview to your computer then view the picture in irfanview about third button on the top press it and the list drops down and resize is there I always pick 25% When its been resized save it as that then put it onto PW I hope this helps. Regards H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil treloar Posted January 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 I will try this thankyou harrycatcat1. Maybe this link will show you one of the pictures I am trying to use,it was saved my me ages ago on a thing called ipernity. http://www.ipernity.com/doc/159280/8473782 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 (edited) Right click the photo you want to use and select open with paint . At the top of paint there is a button that says resize , click on that , then select pixels and change the size to 100 x 90 , click save, the picture will then be the right size Edited January 31, 2014 by fenboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil treloar Posted January 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 Right click the photo you want to use and select open with paint . At the top of paint there is a button that says resize , click on that , then select pixels and change the size to 100 x 90 , click save, the picture will then be the right size I must have an outdated paint,as there simply is not a resize button,absolutely is not one,I have clicked and looked at every button and symbol,it does not exist on my computer.Thanks for telling me.I will get on abetter computer over the weekend and sort something out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil treloar Posted January 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 I must have an outdated paint,as there simply is not a resize button,absolutely is not one,I have clicked and looked at every button and symbol,it does not exist on my computer.Thanks for telling me.I will get on abetter computer over the weekend and sort something out. My paint has options,they are drop-down boxes,in order from left to right,File,Edit,View,Image,Colors,Help. This is all along the top,along side left,things like spray cans,lines,actual painting options.In the boxes,nothing helps.Best I could do was save blank pictures to other places like my desktop.My things are either out of date or my settings are wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh1 Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 Right click on your photo,in the drop down menu choose open file,then choose paint. Your photo will open in paint,at the top left there is a box(dark blue normally) click on this and a drop down menu will appear, click on save as and another menu will appear with options, choose save as jpeg and click on it. Your computer will then open your file system and ask if you want to save it and the place you want to save it,at this point i would rename your photo as it will be easy to find and also will save as a second photo of your original. Then try and post it on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil treloar Posted January 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 Right click on your photo,in the drop down menu choose open file,then choose paint. Your photo will open in paint,at the top left there is a box(dark blue normally) click on this and a drop down menu will appear, click on save as and another menu will appear with options, choose save as jpeg and click on it. Your computer will then open your file system and ask if you want to save it and the place you want to save it,at this point i would rename your photo as it will be easy to find and also will save as a second photo of your original. Then try and post it on here. Thanks for that,but.... I have been doing all the above,just tried again.I have saved,moved,renamed allsorts.When I come to upload,I get the exact same message.The file selected is too large-Max 100kb. All the people telling me to resize in paint,there is no option to do so in my paint.I will have to go away and find a new program to resize,but have to go out now.I'll get it somehow. It does not help trying to know how measurements of lengh/width,or pixelsx pixels equates to 100kb,and also not knowing kg,mg,or gb,which is the most,but for now,it's all irrelevant in paint,as I do not have any option to resize. Cheers,Neil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycatcat1 Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 Thanks for that,but.... I have been doing all the above,just tried again.I have saved,moved,renamed allsorts.When I come to upload,I get the exact same message.The file selected is too large-Max 100kb. All the people telling me to resize in paint,there is no option to do so in my paint.I will have to go away and find a new program to resize,but have to go out now.I'll get it somehow. It does not help trying to know how measurements of lengh/width,or pixelsx pixels equates to 100kb,and also not knowing kg,mg,or gb,which is the most,but for now,it's all irrelevant in paint,as I do not have any option to resize. Cheers,Neil. Download irfanview, you know it makes sense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrawny40 Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 could some one please make a short video on how to put pics on PW. it would help us members who have not got much of a clue no end. ive been tryin for a long time to post them with no luck, ive got some good pics to show members. thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh1 Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 (edited) could some one please make a short video on how to put pics on PW. it would help us members who have not got much of a clue no end. ive been tryin for a long time to post them with no luck, ive got some good pics to show members. thanks.Here is a video using photobucket,it is similar for other hosting sites,I personally use imageshack and as suggest there are others,hope this helps,a bit slow but he does explain. Edited February 1, 2014 by welsh1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrawny40 Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 thanks welsh1, ill give it a go when I get home. cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil treloar Posted February 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 Here is a video using photobucket,it is similar for other hosting sites,I personally use imageshack and as suggest there are others,hope this helps,a bit slow but he does explain. Nice Video.Before I pull the rest of my hair out,will this method,a.Put the picture into the Profile picture,as opposed to being part of a message thread,and b,does it ruduce the picture quality,which is what I need? I'm not just being lazy,I just worry about downloading things,slowing down my already old and cluttered computer,then finding,the new download has taken over many default things,such as windows picture and fax viewer? Download irfanview, you know it makes sense I'm gonna do it now!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh1 Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 Send me your picture and i will try to reduce it for you Sent a pm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil treloar Posted February 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 Send me your picture and i will try to reduce it for you Sent a pm Thankyou Welsh1. I have just sent the picture,maybe 5 minutes ago.I am just off to walk the pictured little dog(in the rain) I'll be back then to see if there has been any action,Thanks,Neil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil treloar Posted February 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 I dont get this photobucket thing, this is what I do What I do is download irfanview to your computer then view the picture in irfanview about third button on the top press it and the list drops down and resize is there I always pick 25% When its been resized save it as that then put it onto PW I hope this helps. Regards H H,I have it downloaded.I have managed to resize a picture on it.I never managed to save it somewhere else,and I only sesized by half,pixels,not lengh though,is this correct? There seems to be much to learn,but much to work with too.Thankyou. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh1 Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 (edited) inbound, resized pic on email, should fit now :good:Don't forget to name it what you want so you will find it on your computer, as i have named it resized photo Edited February 1, 2014 by welsh1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 Thankyou Welsh1. I have just sent the picture,maybe 5 minutes ago.I am just off to walk the pictured little dog(in the rain) I'll be back then to see if there has been any action,Thanks,Neil. What happened with the one I resized for you last night ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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