I know I'm a bit slow on the uptake but..

[Johanna Turner]

I have finally decided i want to try and get some more of my pics on my gallery.

What the heck is the best way of doing it?

if I try and upload straight from the PC it crashes (They are massive files mind you!)

if I try to upload from a URL it only allows one image and then refuses to upload more.

If I try and get all images from a URL that fails and i get an error message!



Help!!!!!!!!!

I want to save them from photobucket as they are more manageable file sizes but I can't seem to get it to play ball!


Any ideas guys and gals?

[Colin D Wilson]

Personally i don't use photbucket and all the rest of them internety storage thingys.
I resize the image in a software package (paint shop pro, photoshop etc etc) to 640 x 480 pixels (this still retains the image quality and reduces the MB size by a great deal)

Then i upload them one by one from my harddrive.

[Johanna Turner]

Thanks Colin

Ain't got nuffin' like that software though...

[Colin D Wilson]

Try here

http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=CorelCom/Layout&c=Content_C1&cid=1152796555406&lc=en

You can have a free trial download of any Corel products.

If you have a problem i'll upload paint shop pro to my website and you can log in and download it from there (big file even when zipped so may take a while)

[Johanna Turner]

You're too good to me!

I'm off to have a bath now so will have a go at the free trial over the weekend. Thanks for finding that for me as i have been thinking about buying that software for a while now after a recommendation from a friend.

Again Colin, many thanks!

[Warren Beattie]

I use GIMP, meself. It's like a poor man's photoshop, but it tweaks photos well enough.

[Johanna Turner]

I use GIMP, meself. It's like a poor man's photoshop, but it tweaks photos well enough.

Lmao! I thought you were having a sly dig then!

Cheers Warren!

[Larry Shone]

I think the best so far is Irfanview, its small neat and doesnt melt in your hands,errm, oh and its feree!
Also it can play animations, sounds and videos etc.

http://www.irfanview.net/

[Colin D Wilson]

I review some of these third party software packages for possible "easy" use by some of my customers.
I personally wouldn't install Irfanview, it has adware and spyware embedded in the install process. one obvious one is that it asks if you want to install the ebay toolbar.

I ripped it to bits (being a certified microsoft engineer and having such tools available) and found three more instances of both adware and spyware linking to the designers affiliates. even "spybot" missed one of them.
Wouldn't be a bad little program if it weren't for this.

[Johanna Turner]

I review some of these third party software packages for possible "easy" use by some of my customers.
I personally wouldn't install Irfanview, it has adware and spyware embedded in the install process. one obvious one is that it asks if you want to install the ebay toolbar.

I ripped it to bits (being a certified microsoft engineer and having such tools available) and found three more instances of both adware and spyware linking to the designers affiliates. even "spybot" missed one of them.
Wouldn't be a bad little program if it weren't for this.

Thanks, that adware and spyware stuff is a nightmare!

Didn't realise you were as much of a computer geek as I am a spider geek thought Colin!! lol

Larry, thanks anyway, I appreciate the thought!

[Larry Shone]

I review some of these third party software packages for possible "easy" use by some of my customers.
I personally wouldn't install Irfanview, it has adware and spyware embedded in the install process. one obvious one is that it asks if you want to install the ebay toolbar.

I ripped it to bits (being a certified microsoft engineer and having such tools available) and found three more instances of both adware and spyware linking to the designers affiliates. even "spybot" missed one of them.
Wouldn't be a bad little program if it weren't for this.

Didnt know that colin, thanks for the warning!
(I did disable the ebay toolbar on startup tho-we ue Gogle bar instead)

[Colin D Wilson]

Sorry... forgot to mention it was version 3.92 that i tested.

Can't comment on earlier or later versions, but i would presume they are of the same "ilk"

[Larry Shone]

Sorry... forgot to mention it was version 3.92 that i tested.

Can't comment on earlier or later versions, but i would presume they are of the same "ilk"

mine is 3.99