Patterns

[bluesman1951]

There seems to be a intrest in pattern making . I have a method that gives me good results ,dont mind sharing it . Its not the only method its but one of many I am sure . My question is : explaining this will take a bunch of pictures and here it looks like you can add only one at a time making the process very long and drawn out . Is there a way to add many pictures one after another in a step by step manner to help explain this ? Not a computer genius so if your method is complicated its not going to work for me . Thank you in advance for all your help . Bill

[humperdingle]

Use Photobucket to store images, write some text, then attach the URL for the relevant picture from Photobucket underneath each bit of text... That usually works for me on other forums.

[TwinOaks]

Yes, Bill, you can add multiple pic files to a single post. You just need to use the full editor instead of the quick reply box (see: more reply options)

After you select and open the file, simply click the 'choose files' button again and repeat as needed.

A note on the file upload....there is a maximum single file size you can use. That means max size PER picture...not for the whole post. If you try to load directly from a camera, you may run into the size limitations. The easiest way to get around this is to resize the pictures. I've found that 600x800 is a good 'universal' size. It's still large enough to see detail, but small enough to load the image on the page. If you don't have a photo editing program, you can get "IRFANVIEW" for free. It's just a basic program, but works very well for simple tasks like resizing/resampling. In its resizing section, it has most of the commonly used sizes as selectable "pre-sets". Two or three clicks per picture and you're done.

A quick example: When I use pics directly from my camera, the files are typically in the 7-12 MB range for it's data, depending on detail.....resizing drops it down to 400-800 KB. It uploads and downloads MUCH more quickly...which is very important to those of us who don't have high speed cable internet.

[Cyberthrasher]

In its resizing section, it has most of the commonly used sizes as selectable "pre-sets". Two or three clicks per picture and you're done.

A quick example: When I use pics directly from my camera, the files are typically in the 7-12 MB range for it's data, depending on detail.....resizing drops it down to 400-800 KB. It uploads and downloads MUCH more quickly...which is very important to those of us who don't have high speed cable internet.

I do all of this with microsoft picture manager. Just choose edit and there's a compress feature on the right. its another option.