Photo Sizing

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  1. Sheal

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    I posted this in Site Feedback and Bugs but thought it should be here instead.
    I am having problems uploading pictures. When I upload a new pic it always gets reduced to a thumbnail, even though the pic is the correct size, specified by the forum.
    I know in some areas it is preferred that thumbnails aren't used. Can somebody please shed some light on how I can upload without it turning into a thumbnail. :)
     
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    Well firstly.. How are you loading your pics Sheal.. I think most of us on the whole use a free image hosting site.. Usually Photobucket Imageshack or Tinypic I think..
     
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    I use Photobucket and find it very easy to use.

    I'm not keen on looking at the thumbnails that people post because they are awkward for a number of reasons.
    They don't come up all that large even when clicked on.
    When i want to go back to the tthread I have to remember to click on the 'back' arrow and not just close the photo as closing the photo shuts the thread down.
    If I'm doing a reply to the thread I can't just scroll down to the photo for another look as thumbnails don't appear when you are in 'reply' mode.

    As Marley says, a free image hosting site is a good option. :dbgrtmb:
     
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    Thanks Marley and Shiney,
    The images have been uploaded to the forum directly from my pc in accordance with the size specified by the forum which is 800 x 600. I also tried halving the size to 400 x 300 with the same result.

    When they were posted to the forum they reduced to a thumbnail.
     
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    OK.. That is because you are using an attachment.. OK, I don't like it myself.. Use an image host Sheal, I use Photbucket & ImageShack myself.. :WINK1: :thumbsup:
     
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