Hi everyone,
There have been a lot of questions regarding posting pictures on the forum here at Jeepz.com. In addition to that, there have been some large picture files that have made some of the longer threads load slower than they should. I’m writing these brief tutorials to help in the picture posting process, and to show how image optimization can greatly reduce the file sizes of some of these pictures.
Basic Requirements for posting an image:
In order to post an image to the Internet so that everyone can view it, you must first have an image host. This is normally any server that is always connected to the internet and that has a World Wide Web (WWW) address (and no, your home PC doesn’t count). For example, you can use web space you may have received through your Internet service provider (ISP), or you can use one of the free image hosting sites on the internet, such as Sony’s Imagestation ( http://www.imagestation.com ).
Posting a picture in a post:
To post a picture in a post, first be sure your picture(s) are hosted on the internet, then do the following:
1) Copy the exact WWW address of your image. In Sony Imagestation, for example, you’d log in to your photo album, click on the photo you want, and copy all the text in the address bar at the top of your web browser software (such as Internet Explorer).
A valid WWW address would look something like this:
> http://www.webhost.com/myusername/imagename.jpg
The following are NOT valid web addresses:
> File:///c/mydocuments/pictures/imagename.jpg
> \\computer\c\my documents\pictures\imagename.jpg
> C:\my documents\pictures\imagename.jpg
2) In the post you’d like to insert the picture to, you’d type the following:
[ IMG ] http://www.webhost.com/myusername/imagename.jpg [ /IMG ]
*Note that you’ll need to remove the spaces from the [ IMG ] tags and place your image’s WWW address in between the [ IMG ] [ /IMG ] tags.
Including a custom image in your Avatar or Signature:
To include a post in the Avatar area:
1) Make sure the image is hosted on the Internet
2) Click on “profile†at the top of the forum page
3) Scroll down to the bottom of the page, and in the text box labeled “Link to off site avatarâ€
4) Type in your image’s WWW address exactly.
5) Press submit
6) Note that your avatar should be no larger than 80x80 pixels in size as an image larger than that makes the forum hard to read.
To include a post in the Signature area:
1) Make sure the image is hosted on the internet
2) Click on “profile†at the top of the forum page
3) Find the text box labeled “Signature†near the top of the page.
4) Type the following, placeing your image’s WWW address between the [ IMG ] and [ /IMG ] tags: [ IMG ] http://www.webhost.com/myusername/imagename.jpg [ /IMG ]
5) Note: be sure to remove the spaces in the code above
6) Click Submit
Have fun using pictures on Jeepz.com :mrgreen:
-Nick :!:
There have been a lot of questions regarding posting pictures on the forum here at Jeepz.com. In addition to that, there have been some large picture files that have made some of the longer threads load slower than they should. I’m writing these brief tutorials to help in the picture posting process, and to show how image optimization can greatly reduce the file sizes of some of these pictures.
Basic Requirements for posting an image:
In order to post an image to the Internet so that everyone can view it, you must first have an image host. This is normally any server that is always connected to the internet and that has a World Wide Web (WWW) address (and no, your home PC doesn’t count). For example, you can use web space you may have received through your Internet service provider (ISP), or you can use one of the free image hosting sites on the internet, such as Sony’s Imagestation ( http://www.imagestation.com ).
Posting a picture in a post:
To post a picture in a post, first be sure your picture(s) are hosted on the internet, then do the following:
1) Copy the exact WWW address of your image. In Sony Imagestation, for example, you’d log in to your photo album, click on the photo you want, and copy all the text in the address bar at the top of your web browser software (such as Internet Explorer).
A valid WWW address would look something like this:
> http://www.webhost.com/myusername/imagename.jpg
The following are NOT valid web addresses:
> File:///c/mydocuments/pictures/imagename.jpg
> \\computer\c\my documents\pictures\imagename.jpg
> C:\my documents\pictures\imagename.jpg
2) In the post you’d like to insert the picture to, you’d type the following:
[ IMG ] http://www.webhost.com/myusername/imagename.jpg [ /IMG ]
*Note that you’ll need to remove the spaces from the [ IMG ] tags and place your image’s WWW address in between the [ IMG ] [ /IMG ] tags.
Including a custom image in your Avatar or Signature:
To include a post in the Avatar area:
1) Make sure the image is hosted on the Internet
2) Click on “profile†at the top of the forum page
3) Scroll down to the bottom of the page, and in the text box labeled “Link to off site avatarâ€
4) Type in your image’s WWW address exactly.
5) Press submit
6) Note that your avatar should be no larger than 80x80 pixels in size as an image larger than that makes the forum hard to read.
To include a post in the Signature area:
1) Make sure the image is hosted on the internet
2) Click on “profile†at the top of the forum page
3) Find the text box labeled “Signature†near the top of the page.
4) Type the following, placeing your image’s WWW address between the [ IMG ] and [ /IMG ] tags: [ IMG ] http://www.webhost.com/myusername/imagename.jpg [ /IMG ]
5) Note: be sure to remove the spaces in the code above
6) Click Submit
Have fun using pictures on Jeepz.com :mrgreen:
-Nick :!:
