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Rusty · Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 22:59 Post subject: Image size poll

okay, Was asked what size images should be allowed on the forum.
So here's a few choices.
Please be realistic and remember not everyone has a wide screen monitor... Wink

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Spacemonkey · Joined: 22 Aug 2010 Posts: 142 Location: Swindonistan

But also consider that most people have a decent size monitor nowadays and most browser software can be configured to auto size pics too for you laptop/phone/tablet users. Just don't ask me how!! Laughing

Its in the preferences/settings or whatever I'd imagine.

Diver · Joined: 28 Apr 2011 Posts: 1050 Location: Welney

Any chance of some examples of the different sizes posted on this thread so we can judge the difference?

Lewis · Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 12:31 Post subject:

Try these different sizes of the same example image:-

284 pixels wide:

640 pixels wide:

800 pixels wide:

1024 pixels wide:

1600 pixels wide:

Unlimited - url link - 6000 pixels wide:
http://u.cubeupload.com/Lewis/DSC0167460002.jpg
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bmhill · Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 12:38 Post subject:

if the pictures are posted via photobucket doesn't that resize them anyway?

Lewis · Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 12:41 Post subject:

Lionsden · Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 13:19 Post subject:

I prefer them in 640 when reading most posts however I have read posts and wished the pictures were a little bigger especially in the DIY section.

Many forums I use automatically resize the picture for you and place a message at the bottom of the picture, stating it has been automatically resized and if you wish to view it in it's original size to click on it. This to me seems the best method, but I appreciate the forum platform may not incorporate this feature.
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regcheeseman · Joined: 03 Aug 2011 Posts: 383 Location: North Devon

I've set photobucket to limit my picture sizes for me - it's optional.

Makes forum browsing easier and reduces my photobucket account bandwidth usage.

Weasol · Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 16:41 Post subject:

I voted Max 1024, but 640 seems adequate for most scenarios.

6000 is only for showing off Smile

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Dantheman · Joined: 07 Nov 2005 Posts: 311 Location: Zumerzet

I voted unlimited. but 1024 would be okay.

The way I see it, this forum exists to help/promote Delica's. Links to pics don't do that and life's too short to go about resizing stuff all the time.

Pictures telling a 1000 words is no lie and I've seen on other (non Delica) boards what limiting pictures does to participation.

I'm all for some sensible moderation though, take the 6000 pixel pic above.
Posted in "look at this amazing landscape/360 shot of my Deli" thread = no problem, keep it!
Posted in "Wheel types that fit Deli's" its a bit daft.. remove!

So I would suggest 1024 is the standard, but not enforced unless detrimental.

Your never going to keep all users happy though, you've got phones, pads, netbooks, laptops, monitors and multi monitor users to keep happy (even before you get into OS/browser discussions!)

(and for the record the 1600 wide one fills about 2/3 of my screen)

Spacemonkey · Joined: 22 Aug 2010 Posts: 142 Location: Swindonistan

Good idea to show the pics sizes Lewis. I like your panoramic. Nice moorland, nice moorland, nice moor...- ooh! A wild Delica! Nice moorland, nice moorland etc.. Laughing

The pics I put up were for a technical how-to post and I agree- for that 640 is too small, and links are useless as it totally ruins the flow of the tutorial, especially if you want to print it off.

My photobucket account sizes up to 1024 as that works best on my own forum, which we all agreed on as a voluntary guide, but rules are flexible when needed, and nobody has a problem with it.

Another BMW forum I was on had a similar rule that I only found out after doing a long extensive how-to post, only to lose all the pics which ruined it and seemed like I wasted my time. So I just gave up and never bothered doing any more.

Deker · Joined: 08 Mar 2008 Posts: 3829 Location: Borehamwood

Hey up - - -

What happened to the first page of this topic, it is so w i d e, gave totally false impressions of picture sizes.

When I zoomed out to fit whole page on screen (21") the text is just a tiny smudge Sad

Voted for 800 wide pics.

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Diver · Joined: 28 Apr 2011 Posts: 1050 Location: Welney

Well for me on the iPad the 6000 wide makes it just about unusable as the screen tries to fit it all in and the text then shrinks to nothing meaning sections have to be zoomed in on just to be able to see the letters. When I hit 'post reply' to write this, the dialogue is in a tiny box in the top left corner so again I have to zoom to see what i'm typing.
Unfortunately it means I can't judge the other sizes on the iPad as the whole thread including the other photos shrink away to nothing to cater for the 6000 wide photo.
On the iPhone it looks like 1024 is the biggest manageable size, 267 is way too small on either device.

Rusty · Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 23:52 Post subject:

Lets just say unlimited isn't really an option... Wink

Even 'just' a 6000 pixel picture makes the 1st page silly and I am using a 27" screen running 2560 x 1440. Shocked

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Diver · Joined: 28 Apr 2011 Posts: 1050 Location: Welney

Agreed. Would Lewis mind removing the 6000 wide one so we can see what the others look like please?

Lewis · Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 11:38 Post subject:

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