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BajaBlanca - 6-4-2020 at 04:35 AM

I know we have discussed this ad nauseum but I am looking for an easy way to resize my photos.

Please advise if you have a tip for a free, simple solution.

Gracias in advance!

David K - 6-4-2020 at 06:14 AM

Hi Blanca, I did see your u2u and replied.

For everyone, the following is the top post in the Baja Photo & Video Gallery on Nomad:



June 2019 Update:

To post photos from your Pictures folder on your computer...

Go to www.Postimages.org, make an album if you want to organize your photos to find them easily in the future (by date or by subject). No cost to use Postimages.org.

Change the upload setting from "Do not resize my image" to 640x480 (recommended for forums) or 800x600 (max. on Nomad). You click on the little arrow to see the size choices.

Click "Choose images" and select the photos you want to put on Nomad from your Pictures folder.

Click on the image you want on Nomad and click on "Share" at the top of the screen.

Choose "Hotlinks for forums" (down next to the last one). You can click the little box at the right end of the link and it is now saved on your mouse.

Go to Nomad and paste that link onto the place where you are typing on Nomad. You can put text in below the photo for a caption or your post and if you double space between photo links (for clarity), you can put several photos and captions in a single post on Nomad. You can click "Preview" on Nomad to check and see how it will look before posting to the board.

If you need to fix a post after it is done, click on "Edit" along the edge of your post, and change or delete your post. If you edit more than once, you can delete the previous Edited on tags so only one edit tag will appear after you edit the post.
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Paco Facullo - 6-4-2020 at 07:42 AM

Absolutely ridiculous ! It shouldn't be THAT difficult...

I have NO problems posting photos or copy and pasting photos on other sites...

David K - 6-4-2020 at 07:52 AM

Quote: Originally posted by Paco Facullo  
Absolutely ridiculous ! It shouldn't be THAT difficult...

I have NO problems posting photos or copy and pasting photos on other sites...

It is actually not hard at all... I just add details as some need that.
1) Go to postimages.org
2) Change the upload size to 800 pixels or less.
3) Upload images you want to share on Nomad.
4) Copy and paste the IMG tag images on Nomad.

Yes, there are forums (and Facebook) that have built in size limiters so you don't need to do any work... Nomad is not one of them. I have talked with Doug about this...

SFandH - 6-4-2020 at 08:00 AM

Quote: Originally posted by BajaBlanca  
I know we have discussed this ad nauseum but I am looking for an easy way to resize my photos.

Please advise if you have a tip for a free, simple solution.

Gracias in advance!


If your operating system is Windows, try the "Paint" application. I have a Chromebook and I simply click the photo from the file manager, an image viewer opens that has an "edit" option that includes resizing. I think all operating systems come with a simple photo editor.

What operating system are you using?

[Edited on 6-4-2020 by SFandH]

David K - 6-4-2020 at 08:11 AM

Quote: Originally posted by SFandH  
Quote: Originally posted by BajaBlanca  
I know we have discussed this ad nauseum but I am looking for an easy way to resize my photos.

Please advise if you have a tip for a free, simple solution.

Gracias in advance!


If your operating system is Windows, try the "Paint" application. I have a Chromebook and I simply click the photo from the file manager, an image viewer opens that has an "edit" option that includes resizing. I think all operating systems come with a simple photo editor.


If you do this method, first make a copy of the photo and edit that so the original is saved before you mess it up by resizing the original file.

SFandH - 6-4-2020 at 08:14 AM

You just save the edited file using another filename.

Alm - 6-4-2020 at 10:13 AM

To resize, use MS Paint, or Photos. I prefer MS Office Picture Manager, it's not available in Windows 10 but can be easily added.

del mar - 6-4-2020 at 11:20 AM

In Imgur just click the size you want....done.

[Edited on 6-4-2020 by del mar]

JZ - 6-4-2020 at 12:16 PM

Resize for what purpose? If it is to hotlink them on Baja Nomad, that is super simple.

[img=800x] link to photo [/img]

The "=800x" displays it as 800 pixels.

JZ - 6-4-2020 at 12:19 PM

Quote: Originally posted by David K  


It is actually not hard at all... I just add details as some need that.
1) Go to postimages.org
2) Change the upload size to 800 pixels or less.
3) Upload images you want to share on Nomad.
4) Copy and paste the IMG tag images on Nomad.

Yes, there are forums (and Facebook) that have built in size limiters so you don't need to do any work... Nomad is not one of them. I have talked with Doug about this...


This isn't the best way to do it.

Especially if you post on other message boards that handle photos in a more advanced way.

bajaric - 6-4-2020 at 12:51 PM

If you are trying to resize pictures using windows 10 it can be done
Despite windows attempts to morph into android it is still DOS.
Only all the screens and the command names have changed.

first save picture into "pictures" (formerly my pictures)
Click on little flag icon (formerly start)
scroll down "apps" (formerly programs)
click on photos. From there click on the photo you are resizing.
If you can see it you are almost done!
click folders, then click three little dots, (or left click)
select "resize, "small" and save.
important: Rename picture same with "small at end" to later search for it if you can not find it, TikiGod , TikiGodsmall.
from there your picture should be resized and able to post
this is for jpg on a png even "small" may exceed 250 mb limit
good luck!
here are two test pics, one a jpg and another a png screen grab from a JZ video the Tiki God
can you guess where they are?



desert small.JPG - 36kB Capture Tiki God small 3.PNG - 305kB

bajaric - 6-4-2020 at 12:57 PM

That second one was not too hard to guess lol

BajaBlanca - 6-4-2020 at 03:37 PM

Thanks everyone! One of these WILL work. It took me an hour just now to open bajanomad (our connection here is awful), so I will try loading resized photos at 4 am - seems to be magic time then.

My wish is indeed to use the windows 10 version but when trying to do this before, it was turning all my photos sideways...for the life of me, I could not get it to appear normally on bajanomad.

Thanks again!

chuckie - 6-4-2020 at 04:04 PM

Many of the posts on this site are sideways

BajaBlanca - 6-4-2020 at 04:07 PM

I think I got it??!! Yahooo





[Edited on 6-5-2020 by BajaNomad]

BajaParrothead - 6-4-2020 at 07:37 PM

Beautiful photo!! Good Job Blanca!:bounce:

JZ - 6-4-2020 at 10:16 PM

Boom!!!

CaboMagic - 6-5-2020 at 07:53 AM

Hi Blanca - do you have PAINT program on your computer? Easy to resize and rotate .. I can call you and walk you thru it - If I can do, so can you :bounce: Lori

David K - 6-5-2020 at 07:59 AM

PostImages.org has automatic resizing. Just click the box that says: "Do not resize..." to "800 x ..." for a full Nomad photo or "640 x ..." for a standard forum large image.

For Blanca... about pixel width on Nomad.

David K - 6-5-2020 at 04:46 PM

I pretty much post at the MAXIMUM Nomad width, 800 pixels, so details like on maps are easier to view. Some of my images are at the recommended forum size of 640 pixels, big but not full page width.

Here is a sample of what the various pixel widths are, available from PostImages.org reduced from the original (the box says "do not resize my image"). Click on the drop down menu for the following choices...

800:



640:



320:


Then there is 150 (thumbnail) and 100 (avatar).

Upload setting is done before selecting the image. You use the Hotlinks for forums link to paste on Nomad (it is next to then bottom of the many kinds of links offered).

Have fun "post imaging"!


[Edited on 6-5-2020 by David K]

JZ - 6-5-2020 at 07:14 PM

Quote: Originally posted by CaboMagic  
Hi Blanca - do you have PAINT program on your computer? Easy to resize and rotate .. I can call you and walk you thru it - If I can do, so can you :bounce: Lori


You do not need to do this. Read what I posted above. It is MUCH easier. And doesn't change your photo's. Just makes them display properly on here.



[Edited on 6-6-2020 by JZ]

JZ - 6-5-2020 at 07:16 PM

Quote: Originally posted by David K  
I pretty much post at the MAXIMUM Nomad width, 800 pixels, so details like on maps are easier to view. Some of my images are at the recommended forum size of 640 pixels, big but not full page width.

Here is a sample of what the various pixel widths are, available from PostImages.org reduced from the original (the box says "do not resize my image"). Click on the drop down menu for the following choices...

800:

640:

320:


Then there is 150 (thumbnail) and 100 (avatar).

Upload setting is done before selecting the image. You use the Hotlinks for forums link to paste on Nomad (it is next to then bottom of the many kinds of links offered).

Have fun "post imaging"!



This is 100% the wrong way to do it. I really wish you would stop posting this and confusing people.

What you just did could be done with a "=800x" after the "img". 800 being the pixel size.

The only way your suggestion would make sense is if two things were true: 1) you were 100% sure Nomads is the only place ppl will show off their photos AND 2) you are 100% sure Doug won't upgrade the board's software in the future.

ALWAYS upload your photos in their original size. Whether you are doing that on Postimg, Photobuck, Google Photos, or Apple.

STOP giving bad advice on this topic.


[Edited on 6-6-2020 by JZ]

JZ - 6-5-2020 at 07:20 PM

Quote: Originally posted by BajaBlanca  
I think I got it??!! Yahooo


[Edited on 6-5-2020 by BajaNomad]


Blanca. Do an edit of your post and you will see that Doug fixed it exactly the way I suggested. He inserted "=800x" after "img".

[img=800x]link to photo[/img]

No need to resize in paint. No need to change the upload parameters in Postimage.



[Edited on 6-6-2020 by JZ]

mtgoat666 - 6-5-2020 at 07:40 PM

Quote: Originally posted by JZ  
Quote: Originally posted by David K  
I pretty much post at the MAXIMUM Nomad width, 800 pixels, so details like on maps are easier to view. Some of my images are at the recommended forum size of 640 pixels, big but not full page width.

Here is a sample of what the various pixel widths are, available from PostImages.org reduced from the original (the box says "do not resize my image"). Click on the drop down menu for the following choices...

800:

640:

320:


Then there is 150 (thumbnail) and 100 (avatar).

Upload setting is done before selecting the image. You use the Hotlinks for forums link to paste on Nomad (it is next to then bottom of the many kinds of links offered).

Have fun "post imaging"!



This is 100% the wrong way to do it. I really wish you would stop posting this and confusing people.

What you just did could be done with a "=800x" after the "img". 800 being the pixel size.




[Edited on 6-6-2020 by JZ]


Don’t try to teach dk. He is unteachable. He is an old dog that can’t learn new tricks.

JZ - 6-5-2020 at 07:53 PM

Quote: Originally posted by mtgoat666  


Don’t try to teach dk. He is unteachable. He is an old dog that can’t learn new tricks.


I just don't want ppl to have bad info.




[Edited on 6-6-2020 by JZ]

Goat. Show us photos you have posted

thebajarunner - 6-5-2020 at 10:09 PM

Quote: Originally posted by JZ  
Quote: Originally posted by mtgoat666  


Don’t try to teach dk. He is unteachable. He is an old dog that can’t learn new tricks.


I just don't ppl to have bad info.

David K - 6-6-2020 at 08:16 AM

JZ, rather you manually enter =800x into the IMG tag every time you post a photo or you simply click resize to 800 when you sign on to PostImages.org, the SAME thing happens, only you don't need to keep typing in =800x over and over.

Sine you frequently don't resize, it is easy to see that that extra work is often forgotten. By selecting the resize tool when you sign on to PostImages (or whatever hosting site you use), it saves that work and prevents the mistake of not manually adding in =800x.

Photobucket, slowing getting worse over the years removed the resizing tool, so any new photos added there requires the manually adding =800x.

We can only hope that someday, Baja Nomad will have a built-in photo resizer, like Facebook has, so hosting photos at third party sites, like Postimages or Photobucket, won't be needed any more. Until then, PostImages.org is extremely easy, free, and user-friendly. You only need to change one setting, from "Do not resize my image" to 800 or smaller, for Baja Nomad posting.

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