To post a picture, you prepare your picture then attach it to your post.
1) Preparing your image
The Board lets you post a couple common digital image (picture) types such as .jpg, .jpeg, .gif, and .png (no .bmp's), but there is one important rule, the file size. Pictures must be less than 150kb in size.
-To find a picture's size in windows, right-click on the picture and select properties.
-If your picture is too big, you need to edit it on your side with some sort of image editing/graphics software. Most cameras come with software, so check there. You can also download free image editors.
(This isn't the best way, but if you have WinXP, there's a resize wizard built into Outlook. Right-click on the picture and select 'Send-to'>'Mail Recipient'. It will ask if you want to make pictures smaller and give a couple options. After you select OK, it will start an email with the reduced sized pictures. Drag them out of the email to your desktop or a folder. Then you can cancel the email. Check the size, they should be less than 150kb.)
-Save/Place the 150kb picture in a place you can find it.
2) Attaching the picture to your post
Now that you have your picture file, you attach it to your post.
-At the bottom of the post window, there is a bar titled 'File Attachments'. It lists the file size limit, has a entry box, and a 'Browse...' button.
-Select the 'Browse...' button and use the 'Choose File' navigator to select the picture and pick 'OK'. You should see the file location pop into the File Attachments window.
-Do not 'Preview Post' button. It will clear out the attachment for some stupid reason.
-Choose 'Post New Topic', and there ya go!
1 attachment is allowed per post. If you want to post more than one picture, just make another post.
Good luck and try it here if you'd like to test it!
OK so you got this 1600 megapixel camera, you've got the pictures on your harddrive and they're gigantic. You need to resize them.
Couple ways to do this...
-The software that came with the camera might be able to do it. Check the help (read the fucking manual)
-Get Gimp, a good free image editing program.
Open the picture, Go to Image > Resize, select a small web size (like 800x600 or smaller), SAVE_AS...
-This isn't the best way, but if you have WinXP, there's a resize wizard built in. Right-click on the picture and select 'Send-to'>'Mail Recipient'. It will ask if you want to make pictures smaller and give a couple options. After you select OK, it will start an email with the reduced sized pictures. Drag them out of the email to your desktop or a folder. Then you can cancel the email. Check the size, they should be less than 150kb.)
