No Need for Photobucket, Imageshack, Tinypic or Flickr

BajaGringo · 05-07-09, 11:54 AM

Here on TalkBaja.com we have plenty of server space and can host your photo uploads here directly from your posts. No need to try and figure out the correct url address and bb code to insert them in your posts. Just a few steps and your photos are uploaded. We can even handle larger images as well - the system will automatically resize the images if they are wider than the post box and make them clickable to view full size. What could be easier than that?

Marty Cortez · 07-06-09, 04:54 PM

5 Easy steps.

Below the (Reply/Go Advanced; not Quick Reply)box where you enter your post, under "Additional Options/Attach Files", click Manage Attachments.

Marty Cortez · 07-06-09, 04:58 PM

A box will open called "Manage Attachments." Click one of the "Browse" buttons; you can upload up to 5 pics at a time.

Marty Cortez · 07-06-09, 05:01 PM

That will open a "File Upload" dialogue where you can select a file from somewhere on your computer's hard drive. Select your pic by clicking on it; that will place it's location into the "File Name" box.

Then click "Open." (double clicking on the file does the same thing quicker/easier)

Marty Cortez · 07-06-09, 05:04 PM

You will now see your pic's location on your computer in one of the "Manage Attachments" box's location fields. You can repeat this process until you have loaded all 5 if you like.

Now click "Upload."

Marty Cortez · 07-06-09, 05:08 PM

You will now see your pic in both a list of "Current Attachments" in the "Manage Attachments" box, and listed in the "Attach Files" section of "Additional Options."

Marty Cortez · 07-07-09, 11:33 AM

Click "Preview Post" to see how they'll look!

Don't forget to "Submit" if you like it.

Marty Cortez · 07-07-09, 11:34 AM

You can also upload a pic that you found on the Internet direct from it's location by using "Upload From URL."

This saves it for you here without the additional step of downloading it to your computer.

To copy the actual URL of a pic that you are viewing on a webpage, (Firefox)right-click on the pic and select "Copy Image Location"; (Internet Explorer)right-click on the pic, select "Properties" and highlight/copy the Address(URL)...

Then paste that into one of the "Upload File from a URL" fields and click "Upload."

Marty Cortez · 07-07-09, 08:52 PM

To Sum It Up --- You could save/print these out for easy reference.

1. Click "Manage Attachments" in the Additional Options/Attach Files section below the box where you enter your text. This section is not visible on a Quick Reply(click the big Reply first.)

2. Click one of the Browse buttons in the Manage Attachments box; you can upload up to 5 pics at a time.

3. Select your pic to upload from the "File Upload" box which shows locations in your computer; click Open(or just double-click your pic.)

4. You'll see your pic's location loaded in one of the Manage Attachments fields; click Upload.

5. You'll now see your pic listed in both the "Attach Files" section below the box where you post, and also the Manage Attachments box.

Click Preview Post to see how it looks, and if you like it click Submit.

Done!

longlegsinlapaz · 07-12-09, 11:59 AM

Oh wise, all-knowing Hall Monitors

....since the original pic posting format changed & there's no longer a "caption" box for each individual pic posted, is there a way to post pics & have text interspersed within the pics....if so, how so?....or is the default just text space above a string of pics?

longlegsinlapaz · 07-12-09, 08:25 PM

:bump2: Do I need to ask an easier Q? Did I stump all you Moderators....or did I offend you by calling you Hall Monitors?

longlegsinlapaz · 07-12-09, 08:47 PM

In the future, I'll try to remember to not ask a multiple choice question!

BajaGringo · 07-12-09, 10:02 PM

Sorry I missed this thread up until now.

It is easy to add comments to photos in a thread.

1. Place your cursor before/after the photo you added as a link/attachment
2. Hit ENTER key to create a linespace
3. Type in photo description/comments

Were you looking for something more complicated???

longlegsinlapaz · 07-13-09, 06:37 AM

No! No!! Easy is better! That sounds easy....I'd experimented & tried to type under....but no success! I didn't think to force a space in there! Thank you!!

BajaGringo · 07-13-09, 10:15 AM

Actually I just looked at it again and that strategy works ONLY for linked photos. For photo attachments your comments need to be entered in the post text box and will appear before the photo attachment. My suggestion for multiple photos, each needing comments would be to upload one at a time and comment each one in separate posts. That actually is not a bad idea as that method will guarantee us faster page loads over time.

edinnopolo · 11-25-12, 02:23 PM

Well, this all may be true, but my 4 pics hadn't uploaded after 5 minutes. That's the reason I deleted my post. Next time I'll try to downsize them, if that was the reason

BajaGringo · 11-25-12, 02:28 PM

Ed:

Depending on the file size and your upload speed, it may take a few minutes for the photos to upload to our server. If you close the attachment upload window before they have finished uploading it just cancels the upload...

Woooosh · 11-25-12, 10:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BajaGringo

Ed:

Depending on the file size and your upload speed, it may take a few minutes for the photos to upload to our server. If you close the attachment upload window before they have finished uploading it just cancels the upload...

It does take some time for larger files, but there should be no need to downsize them. It shouldn't take minutes though. Maybe test it with another browser too. My PC prefers IE9 over Chrome here.

07-12-09, 11:59 AM	#10
longlegsinlapaz Join Date: 05-24-09 Location: La Paz Posts: 1,682	Pics w/individual captions or text?? Oh wise, all-knowing Hall Monitors....since the original pic posting format changed & there's no longer a "caption" box for each individual pic posted, is there a way to post pics & have text interspersed within the pics....if so, how so?....or is the default just text space above a string of pics?

07-12-09, 08:25 PM	#11
longlegsinlapaz Join Date: 05-24-09 Location: La Paz Posts: 1,682	Re: No Need for Photobucket, Imageshack, Tinypic or Flickr :bump2: Do I need to ask an easier Q? Did I stump all you Moderators....or did I offend you by calling you Hall Monitors?

07-12-09, 08:47 PM	#12
longlegsinlapaz Join Date: 05-24-09 Location: La Paz Posts: 1,682	Re: No Need for Photobucket, Imageshack, Tinypic or Flickr In the future, I'll try to remember to not ask a multiple choice question!

07-12-09, 10:02 PM	#13
BajaGringo Status: Queso Grande Join Date: 02-09-09 Location: San Quintin Posts: 7,148	Re: No Need for Photobucket, Imageshack, Tinypic or Flickr Sorry I missed this thread up until now. It is easy to add comments to photos in a thread. 1. Place your cursor before/after the photo you added as a link/attachment 2. Hit ENTER key to create a linespace 3. Type in photo description/comments Were you looking for something more complicated???

07-13-09, 06:37 AM	#14
longlegsinlapaz Join Date: 05-24-09 Location: La Paz Posts: 1,682	Re: No Need for Photobucket, Imageshack, Tinypic or Flickr No! No!! Easy is better! That sounds easy....I'd experimented & tried to type under....but no success! I didn't think to force a space in there! Thank you!!

07-06-09, 04:54 PM	#2
Marty Cortez Status: ` Join Date: 05-08-09 Posts: 3,676	5 Easy steps. Below the (Reply/Go Advanced; not Quick Reply)box where you enter your post, under "Additional Options/Attach Files", click Manage Attachments.

07-06-09, 04:58 PM	#3
Marty Cortez Status: ` Join Date: 05-08-09 Posts: 3,676	A box will open called "Manage Attachments." Click one of the "Browse" buttons; you can upload up to 5 pics at a time.

07-06-09, 05:01 PM	#4
Marty Cortez Status: ` Join Date: 05-08-09 Posts: 3,676	That will open a "File Upload" dialogue where you can select a file from somewhere on your computer's hard drive. Select your pic by clicking on it; that will place it's location into the "File Name" box. Then click "Open." (double clicking on the file does the same thing quicker/easier)

07-06-09, 05:04 PM	#5
Marty Cortez Status: ` Join Date: 05-08-09 Posts: 3,676	You will now see your pic's location on your computer in one of the "Manage Attachments" box's location fields. You can repeat this process until you have loaded all 5 if you like. Now click "Upload."

07-06-09, 05:08 PM	#6
Marty Cortez Status: ` Join Date: 05-08-09 Posts: 3,676	You will now see your pic in both a list of "Current Attachments" in the "Manage Attachments" box, and listed in the "Attach Files" section of "Additional Options."

07-07-09, 11:33 AM	#7
Marty Cortez Status: ` Join Date: 05-08-09 Posts: 3,676	Click "Preview Post" to see how they'll look! Don't forget to "Submit" if you like it.

11-25-12, 02:23 PM	#16
edinnopolo Join Date: 08-14-09 Location: Loreto, B.C.S. Posts: 226	Re: No Need for Photobucket, Imageshack, Tinypic or Flickr Well, this all may be true, but my 4 pics hadn't uploaded after 5 minutes. That's the reason I deleted my post. Next time I'll try to downsize them, if that was the reason

11-25-12, 02:28 PM	#17
BajaGringo Status: Queso Grande Join Date: 02-09-09 Location: San Quintin Posts: 7,148	Re: No Need for Photobucket, Imageshack, Tinypic or Flickr Ed: Depending on the file size and your upload speed, it may take a few minutes for the photos to upload to our server. If you close the attachment upload window before they have finished uploading it just cancels the upload... __________________ TalkBaja.com - Where everybody knows your name and nobody stays on topic...