Mods ... can we please pin this

Some members struggle with posting up images on the forums so here's a quick guide:


- First of all your image should be hosted on the Internet somewhere,

- Try www.imageshack.net (its easy)

- Once the image uploaded then copy the URL address which should look something like this:

http://gazoo.com/nvis/im/egim/2ZZ-GE.jpg


- To place your image into a post click the 'IMG' code button at the top of the new topic page & paste in the URL from the image. (the one that looks like a little green tree) It will then be displayed like this:






- Essentially as long as the Internet 'address' of your image is surrounded by these tags you'll be ok.






One thing to remember is to try not to post-up massive images in terms of size - as this will slow the site down, don't forget those people on 56k dial-up connections who will have to wait ages for an image to load!

hope this makes things easier ....

(poached most of this from TOCUK ....)

Thanks

Jase

Hi All,

For the time being please use this method.

If there are alternate image hosting websites e.g. http://www.filelodge.com

please simply post the website here.

As for the garage .... due to the recent hacking incidents this has been switched off by steve the forum admin ... once it is sorted he will let us know.

cheers
Bill

Bill - can you pin this to the donkey

http://photobucket.com

http://tinypic.com

http://www.freeimagehosting.net

although my preference is

http://www.imageshack.us

i use photobucket, and you can download the "photobucket uploader".. its a little program that lets you do the whole uploading process from windows (meaning its much faster) and then you just tell it to upload all your photos and it resizes them to 200kb and puts them in your album...

then you go to your album and under each photo there is a URL, TAG, and IMG lines you can copy...
To post on here, you would just copy what's in the IMG line, and put it straight in your text, as it automatically puts the [IMG] codes in....

The great thing about www.imageshack.us is that you do not need to register, they dont get removed, and you can resize them to what ever size you wish.

If you want them up quick, with no strings

www.imageshack.us

Also any BIGPOND users have BigBlog available to them. 10Mb and anything you upload to your BigBlog site does not count to your downloads for the month.

Detailed Guide to Posting Images (Hosted at ImageShack):

Go to: http://www.imageshack.us/

Press browse



Find your image you would like to host, then press open



Then press Host It



If you want a thumbnail

Click on the text in Thumbnail for forums (1), then press Control and C at the same time (copy text)



Then go to the post you are replying in and press Control and V at the same time (paste text)



If you want to show the full sized image

Click on the text in Direct link to image, then press Control and C at the same time (copy text)



Then go to the post you are repling to and press the little button with the picture of the tree on it



Then press Control and V at the same time (Paste text) in the text box, and press OK



I hope that clears everything up for people (cos that is about as detailed as you can go)!