Up loading pictures?

[wolfiewill]

I have tried to upload pictures without success. I have two or three ~3 MB pictures that I want to use to help identify a plant species. They won't load 'cause it says my file is too big. But I see other posts with pictures. What am I doing wrong? Cheers. Greg

[bizfromqc]

I have tried to upload pictures without success. I have two or three ~3 MB pictures that I want to use to help identify a plant species. They won't load 'cause it says my file is too big. But I see other posts with pictures. What am I doing wrong? Cheers. Greg

Don't know what the limit is but 3Mb is definitely too big. I'd recommend re-sizing them to either 1280x1025, 1080x720 or 800x600. Turn the quality down to somewhere in the middle (normal or better, depending on the software you used).

I use Google Picassa to resize and save my pictures. It's free, easy to use and does a great job. You can download it here: http://picasa.google.com/

Eric

[JetJumper]

I think 1mb is allowed max with a specific resolution.

Open MS Paint on your picture.. go to Resize.. cut it down to like 25-30% save as NEW file and upload that.  Fastest way to do it unless you have photoshop

Oh and save as JPG, not BMP.  BMP too big with paint normally.

[OVAS-Webmaster]

The maximum size is 1MB.  Resize as suggested by bizfromqc.

[rgauvin]

If you use imgur.com there is no issue using 3 meg pics.

[bizfromqc]

If you use imgur.com there is no issue using 3 meg pics.

Even if the image is hosted somewhere else than on OVAS, I'd advise against using a 3Mb picture on a forum post. Even with high speed connections, no one wants to wait a while for images to load and there is no need for this kind of resolution for online viewing.

Eric

[wolfiewill]

Even if the image is hosted somewhere else than on OVAS, I'd advise against using a 3Mb picture on a forum post. Even with high speed connections, no one wants to wait a while for images to load and there is no need for this kind of resolution for online viewing.

Eric

Thanks, lots of suggestions I can try. Cheers. G

[daworldisblack]

Thanks, lots of suggestions I can try. Cheers. G

Get on it Greg! :p

[Saltcreep]

Another super easy option is Windows Paint. You can re-sise by dimmension, proportion, pixels (I think).
Like I said, super easy and already on your system.