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Topic Started: Jul 23 2009, 07:32 PM (243 Views)
snowfelsen
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Once again my computer is being evil and i cannot figure out how to put pictures on here
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Chaz Natlo
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Something witty...

Well, it depends. I've never used it myself, but the forum is capable of hosting pictures. Zeth could help you further in this regard.

On the other hand, most people use an image hosting site such as Imageshack or Photobucket.

Both have their pros and cons, but I haven't used PhotoBucket enough to comment.
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snowfelsen
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my problem is that i can't seem to get the file the pictures are on to work with the thingy
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Thuktunthp


It might help if you used more technical jargin. What is the thingy? and what type of file is it?
Lady from the moment I saw you standing all alone you gave all the love that I needed so shy like a child who has grown
Some things are meant to be take my hand take my whole life too for I cant help falling in love with you
I'd lie for you and that's the truth do anything you ask me to I'd even sell my soul for you I'd do it all for you
You've got a man on your mind you've got a weight on your shoulders how you ever gonna find the words to say goodbye
They say that anger is just love disappointed they say that love is just a state of mind
I would give anything I own give up my life my heart my home I would give ev'rything I own just to have you back again
I wonder if she's sorry for leaving what we'd begun there's someone for me somewhere and I still miss someone
Nothing lasts forever but the earth and sky it slips away and all your money won't another minute buy All we are is dust in the wind
Vanity of Vanities, All is Meaningless
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snowfelsen
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it so happens i am technically illiterate but i will try to explain. I have two drawings i scaned them went to my documents and saved them on my pictures. I then went to post a new topic in the hall of fine art area. I clicked on iamge to insert these pictures and it demands a URL adress for me to put the pictures on they are not on the internet though so i don't know how to get them from the file to the topic i intended to post
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Thuktunthp


okay, as Pendragon pointed out, make an account on Photobucket or imageshack. Upload the pictures to that, then copy the URL it provides
Lady from the moment I saw you standing all alone you gave all the love that I needed so shy like a child who has grown
Some things are meant to be take my hand take my whole life too for I cant help falling in love with you
I'd lie for you and that's the truth do anything you ask me to I'd even sell my soul for you I'd do it all for you
You've got a man on your mind you've got a weight on your shoulders how you ever gonna find the words to say goodbye
They say that anger is just love disappointed they say that love is just a state of mind
I would give anything I own give up my life my heart my home I would give ev'rything I own just to have you back again
I wonder if she's sorry for leaving what we'd begun there's someone for me somewhere and I still miss someone
Nothing lasts forever but the earth and sky it slips away and all your money won't another minute buy All we are is dust in the wind
Vanity of Vanities, All is Meaningless
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snowfelsen
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OK DOKEY (i can't seem to get it to work that way either i just fail at putting pictures on anything)
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dinowoman
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I've never used Imageshack, but if you create a Photobucket account, all you need to do to upload pics is to click on "Choose Files" at the top of the page (it should already have defaulted to "my computer" as the source (a button on the right)), and then search for the files you want in the menu that it brings up. Once the files are uploaded, running the mouse over the image will give you a selection of codes underneath for linking to the url. Choose one and copy it.
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snowfelsen
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thanks for the help i think i have it figured out now
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Zeth
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Ah, that's method one to link to an image. And depending on how large your filesize is, you have to do that.

Now what you were originally intending to do, I believe, was what Chaz referred to: namely, having the image hosted by the boards. To do that, you don't click where it says "Insert Image," you click "Upload"/"Attachments," then click browse to find the file on your computer.

Also, a note in advance: Please use .PNG files. You can get these by editing the image you have in any program (Paint, Photoshop, GIMP, what have you) and clicking "Save As." Then, under the name of the file, click the drop down box and select .PNG then save.
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snowfelsen
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ok what you just said made no sense whatsoever to me png?
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Zeth
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Ok, I will explain this as simply as possible. I will explain how to save any image file as a .png file on a Windows computer.
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Step 1:
Go to the folder with the image you want to make .png in it.

Step 2:
Select the image.

Step 3:
Right click the image. (Only once)

Step 4:
Find where it says "Edit", and then select that by left clicking it once.

Step 5:
If your computer is on defaults (it usually is), then Microsoft Paint will open your file. Once it is open, at the top of window, find where it says "File." Select that by left clicking once. On the menu that opens, find where it says "Save As" NOT JUST "Save." Select "Save As" by left clicking once.

Step 6:
The Save window will open, showing the folder where it will save to. (This should be the same folder the image is already in.) At the bottom, name your file whatever you want.

Step 7:
Click the drop down arrow where it says "Save as type:" This will give you a list of filetypes to choose from. Find ".PNG (Portable Networks Graphic)" on the list and chose it by left clicking once. The list will disappear, and .PNG will be selected.

Step 8:
Click the Save button in the bottom right of the window.

Step 9:
Close Microsoft Paint.

The following link leads to an animated example of me executing this process. Note that, since this is a .GIF, and NOT a .PNG, the image is lossy, with some skewed colours. I apologize for such, I made this quickly.

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/4153/saveaspng.gif

To watch this animation again, simply click the "Refresh" button in your internet browser, or press F5 on your keyboard.
Edited by Zeth, Jul 28 2009, 10:32 PM.
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snowfelsen
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Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I get it. But what on earth does making it a png have to do with putting it on the comm?
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Chaz Natlo
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Nothing really. It's just both a smaller (as in it's data takes up less space on our servers) and better picture.
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snowfelsen
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i see so its for convienence ok
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