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Nifty-Chicken · 02/08/2007 9:57 pm

To Post Photos On BYC Forum:

The easiest way to display your coop, chickens, and other fun pictures on BYC is to use the BYC Image Upload Tool . Here are the steps:

1) Click on the "Uploads " link at the very top of every page (in the blue menu bar).
2) Once the "Upload image" page loads, click the "Browse" button and find the jpg or gif picture on your computer and then click the "Submit" button.
3) Your image will be uploaded (and resized if needed) and you will be presented with a thumbnail of your picture along with two image code options:

Thumb - This is the code you use to show a small version of your image that can be clicked to show the full size image.
Image - This is the code you use to show the full size image directly in your post.

4) Copy the image code and paste it into your post.

We provide all of our members with with enough space for about 50 images. If you need more image hosting space you can upgrade your BYC membership to a Golden Feather Membership which will give you space for about 500 images.

eggchel · 02/08/2007 10:32 pm

How to use Photobucket to Post Pictures

1. Sign up for a free Photobucket account: http://photobucket.com/register.php?link=register_now

2. Find the Uploading panel, it looks like this (except with your name, not mine, lol) :

3. Enter the image file name or click "browse" to find the file in your computer. Click "add more images" to upload multiple files.

4. Click "uploading options" for a drop down size menu and select "message board size" or smaller to resize your photos while uploading.

5. Click "upload". When Photobucket is finished uploading, scroll down to see your photo. The photo is a thumbnail, click on it to see it full size.
Now is the time to resize it if you forgot to do so while uploading it. It will look like this:

6. Now the easy part ..... you can copy the Img Code just by left clicking on it, and then paste it in your forum message.

Note:

The URL Link is for linking to the photo. The image itself will not appear, just the URL for the image.

The HTML Tag code is used to post on websites, eBay, MySpace, etc.

The IMG Code is used on message boards (such as our own). It will post the actual picture.

For more detailed instructions :

Here is the Photobucket tutorial for uploading a single image to your photobucket account from your computer:
http://tutorials.photobucket.com/tutorial_3.html
Here is the Photobucket tutorial for uploading multiple images to your photobucket account from your computer:
http://tutorials.photobucket.com/tutorial_39.html

And, here is one more link to helpful instructions on uploading and posting pictures:

http://p072.ezboard.com/fbackyardchickensfrm2.showMessage?topicID=453.topic

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chel

Nifty-Chicken · 03/09/2007 12:23 am

A Quick Update: How To Add An Avatar:

An avatar is the small picture under your userID. Here is how you can add one to your profile:

1) Make sure you are logged in
2) Click the "Profile" link in the top menu
3) In your Profile click "Personality"
4) Make sure you check "Use avatar"
5) Click "Upload avatar"
6) Choose an image from your computer.

NOTES: The image must not be any bigger than 100 x 100 pixels and 15240 bytes (15 KB).

If you can't resize your image try the following:

1) Visit: http://www.shrinkpictures.com/
2) Browse for the image and set the Custom max size to 100 and click "resize"
3) Save the resized image to your computer and then follow the steps above.

VIDEO TUTORIALS:

Uploading an avatar:
http://www.backyardchickens.com/media/wink/avatar.htm

Shrinking an avatar using "IrfanView"
http://www.backyardchickens.com/media/wink/avatar-shrink.htm

Nifty-Chicken · 04/08/2007 11:54 pm

Image Sizes:

Everyone's pictures posted in the forum should be max of 800 pixels wide. Even if the forum resizes pictures, it only changes the display size, the file size remains the same... basically slowing down the forum for people with dialup.

We should all make sure our pictures are not wider than 800 pixels. If you want to have the detail of a huge picture, use the thumbnail image and / or just link to the full size image.

If you notice users posting huge images, gently and kindly ask them to resize their image and edit their post with either the new image size.

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