Picture Size - As Uploaded vs. As Displayed

**mookien** · 4th August 13, 05:44 PM

I am having difficulty uploading pictures that are about 250 KB on my PC file system.

When I go through the uploading process, the picture size is being reduced to about 20 KB. I assume it is being compressed for space-saving purposes.

The problem I have is that I cannot show the picture in a large size. On my PC the picture is about 7 1/2" X 10", but it will only display on the Preview screen as about 3" X 3 1/4".

I have tried selecting "Full Size", but to no avail. Nothing changes.

I have not actually submitted the post, but only previewed it. Is it possible that the picture will appear in the post at full size, but not in the Preview window?

Thanks for any help you can give me.

John (mookien)

**Father Bill** · 4th August 13, 05:50 PM

Hi. I'm no technician, but my understanding is that if you're using the upload icon, the picture you get is a little larger than what I might call a thumbnail, but when you click on it it becomes much, much larger.

**mookien** · 4th August 13, 06:02 PM

Originally Posted by Father Bill

Hi. I'm no technician, but my understanding is that if you're using the upload icon, the picture you get is a little larger than what I might call a thumbnail, but when you click on it it becomes much, much larger.

Father Bill: Thanks. That is my understanding, too. But, when I click on the image in the Preview window, it does not change size.

Now, it might grow larger when clicked on in the window of the actual post, but I hate to post it without knowing for sure if that is the case, or not. Otherwise, I will have to apply post-post remedial changes.

John

**Father Bill** · 4th August 13, 08:16 PM

Dunno. Some days you're the windshield, some days you're the bug!

**Jock Scot** · 4th August 13, 08:24 PM

As you probably know all this technical stuff is way beyond my ken, but, how about posting a picture here on this thread just to see what happens?

**mookien** · 4th August 13, 10:22 PM

Originally Posted by Jock Scot

As you probably know all this technical stuff is way beyond my ken, but, how about posting a picture here on this thread just to see what happens?

Jock: Good idea. I just finished watching a movie, "Another Year", and during it I had the same thought, especially since I had opened up a new thread, anyway. Brilliant minds think alike, I guess, so here goes ...

After a stroll on our local ski hill, and having just come down the mountain, I coerced my son into taking some pictures. Attached (to me) is my 6-yard Douglas Reproduction sewn by Matt at New House Highland.

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That's my brand new Coyote Sporran from Rocky at USA Kilts. The sun is bright at 2800 meters, thus the sunglasses.

Now, the Preview window shows a small picture. Let's see if the picture is any bigger in the actual post.

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No, it is not. As I skeptically expected, the picture is no bigger in the post than in the Preview window. Also, if you click on the picture, it does not increase in size (necessary to see the salient details).

That has not happened in any of my previous picture posts. So, I need to find out why. I can't help but feel that the problem is occurring during picture compression (from ~ 250 KB down to ~ 20 KB). Is that normal, ie expected? Or, has something run amok - on my side or in forum-side processing?

John

**Jock Scot** · 5th August 13, 02:27 AM

This picture, unlike some, cannot be made bigger even after logging in and clicking on them, which is what I have to do for some. Hey-ho back to the drawing board, eh?

**Chas** · 5th August 13, 02:46 AM

I find no problems when using Photobucket. Something to do with the picture being hosted on a remote site - it doesn't cost XMarks any storage.

Here is a random example of a devilishly handsome individual flanked by two of his chums.

**sydnie7** · 5th August 13, 07:36 AM

Chas is right, in my experience it's the difference between using Photobucket or another remote site vs. uploading directly from your PC. I can't even figure out how to load from PC. . . but then I haven't put much effort into it, as the results are so small. Much prefer taking the extra step to put the photo onto PB and then copy/paste the IMG tag into my XMTS post.

I have PB default set to upload photos at a "medium" size or what PB considers appropriate for forum posting. If you really want/needed to post an 8x10, be sure it's uploading at that size. And be aware that your right margin may push the boundaries of forum layout, which gives some strange results.

You can tell a PB-hosted photo as it's not a thumbnail/clickable (as Chas' example shows). The thumbnails seem redundant to me, as when you click them the "full size" version is not noticeably larger!

**mookien** · 5th August 13, 08:50 AM

Originally Posted by Jock Scot

This picture, unlike some, cannot be made bigger even after logging in and clicking on them, which is what I have to do for some. Hey-ho back to the drawing board, eh?

I believe that the reason the picture "cannot be made bigger" is due to its size being reduced from 250 KB to 20 KB somewhere along the way from my PC to the XMTS servers.

Can anyone shed light on what compression, if any, that the XMTS servers/algorithms use when uploading pictures?

Anyway, thanks for your suggestion, Jock.