How To Upload Pictures
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Wow... this is crazy.
NEVER save pictures as bmp format. It is POINTLESS. Why? .png images have the same level of quality but the file size is approx 1/10th, usually even smaller. .bmp files are HUGE!!!
.bmp is the default image format for the windows OS gui. That's really all they're used for. PLEASE don't save ANYTHING as bmp. It's a waste of space. If you want to maintain high quality, lossless pictures, save as .png.
If you want to post on the web, please save as .jpg, as they are a better format for photographs to reduce file sizes. Photos can often be 1/10th the size in jpg as they are in png, though it's more common that it's half the size or so.
Bottom line:
save photos on your computer as .png so that you have a high quality picture to work from.
save photos for the web as .jpg to minimize file size. The quality will be lower than the .png, but it's fine.
NEVER save pictures as bmp format. It is POINTLESS. Why? .png images have the same level of quality but the file size is approx 1/10th, usually even smaller. .bmp files are HUGE!!!
.bmp is the default image format for the windows OS gui. That's really all they're used for. PLEASE don't save ANYTHING as bmp. It's a waste of space. If you want to maintain high quality, lossless pictures, save as .png.
If you want to post on the web, please save as .jpg, as they are a better format for photographs to reduce file sizes. Photos can often be 1/10th the size in jpg as they are in png, though it's more common that it's half the size or so.
Bottom line:
save photos on your computer as .png so that you have a high quality picture to work from.
save photos for the web as .jpg to minimize file size. The quality will be lower than the .png, but it's fine.
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keep an eye on the file size, to post more than one picture just click the add this attachment button just to the left of the brows button, you can also just put the next pic in by replying to your own post (im not sure about the rules on consecutive posting here so check first.
as for making your pics ok for the forum, i use photoshop (i know its expensive, but cmon we all heard of P to P programs aint we)
open your digital pic, no my cam is a 6 mega job, i shrink the image size to about 1mb, click image go to image size and, with the preportions locked reduce the size till its 1mb. ok now go to file and click save for web play with the settings till its about 50kb then save, and post. please remember not to save the changes to your original file.
and this is the result, cosidering the file size a nice quality pic
as for making your pics ok for the forum, i use photoshop (i know its expensive, but cmon we all heard of P to P programs aint we)
open your digital pic, no my cam is a 6 mega job, i shrink the image size to about 1mb, click image go to image size and, with the preportions locked reduce the size till its 1mb. ok now go to file and click save for web play with the settings till its about 50kb then save, and post. please remember not to save the changes to your original file.
and this is the result, cosidering the file size a nice quality pic
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How do you cut down on the pixels but still keeping the the photo centered?? HELP
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Trying again 
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Testing, testing, 1, 2, 3!
gsta13
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Yes.. heheheh
But it looks like you reduced the size of the image itself, but kept it on a big white canvas... ie. a big image with your smaller image as part of it.. did you mean to do that?
and i havent got pain shop pro. i need help please thanks Similar threads
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