Quote from: Rapidray on January 03, 2019, 03:36:43 PMPhoto size change??? Mine is saying 512KB maximum...was over 1000KB. Has something changed???People really should make an effort not to load overly large pictures anyway as all they do is make for having to scroll to see the larger picture when blown up.Here's a great phone app that is really easy to use for resizinghttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.simplemobilephotoresizer
Photo size change??? Mine is saying 512KB maximum...was over 1000KB. Has something changed???
Can’t we use the MultiTool.ninja site for old files and pics
Quote from: Wspeed on January 03, 2019, 04:36:09 PMCan’t we use the MultiTool.ninja site for old files and pics That's just a different index pointing at the same files and databaseSplitting stuff out would be extremely tedious.Again, once we sort more resources we do have a few ideas for improvements
The attachments system in SMF leaves a lot to be desired. Management is a very painful process (and cumbersome for the server resources) and with the approximately 40GB / 250+ thousand files it doesn't get any easier. It took several hours to sync that between our old server and new.512k should be more than enough for an attached image, it's actually very generous. To be completely honest, images larger than 1000 pixels (on the long side) are not needed on the forum. Very few people are running higher resolutions, and more and more users are on phones and tablets with even lower resolutions and bandwidth to boot. In the case that those files are needed in high resolution (calendar selections for example) they can be stored on the MTO Gallery/sent to a mod to put on the Gallery for safekeeping. We also have some cases where someone has attached the same large image several times in different threads.I'm looking into some mods that might help out automating some resizing but as you can imagine I'm holding off until we have more resources to not totally bog down the server. Also as Grant mentioned, there is a thread dedicated to resizing options, and there are tons of tools out there to resize images easily for free.
Quote from: Whoey on January 03, 2019, 04:25:39 PMThe attachments system in SMF leaves a lot to be desired. Management is a very painful process (and cumbersome for the server resources) and with the approximately 40GB / 250+ thousand files it doesn't get any easier. It took several hours to sync that between our old server and new.512k should be more than enough for an attached image, it's actually very generous. To be completely honest, images larger than 1000 pixels (on the long side) are not needed on the forum. Very few people are running higher resolutions, and more and more users are on phones and tablets with even lower resolutions and bandwidth to boot. In the case that those files are needed in high resolution (calendar selections for example) they can be stored on the MTO Gallery/sent to a mod to put on the Gallery for safekeeping. We also have some cases where someone has attached the same large image several times in different threads.I'm looking into some mods that might help out automating some resizing but as you can imagine I'm holding off until we have more resources to not totally bog down the server. Also as Grant mentioned, there is a thread dedicated to resizing options, and there are tons of tools out there to resize images easily for free.I do not agree with you there, that is too small for details to be seen if you don't want the object to fill the whole frame.1mb was just enough for me.Note, regarding the Gallery I think that needs to be payed for? PS: Even cheaper phones these days do about 3000x3000 and more.I do already resize and compress my pics Anyhow, good job and thanks for all Whoey
Our gallery does not cost our users, but it's currently not the greatest setup as a companion to the forum...
I do not agree with you there, that is too small for details to be seen if you don't want the object to fill the whole frame.1mb was just enough for me.Note, regarding the Gallery I think that needs to be payed for? PS: Even cheaper phones these days do about 3000x3000 and more.I do already resize and compress my pics Anyhow, good job and thanks for all Whoey
Quote from: MTMatt on January 03, 2019, 07:57:55 PMQuote from: Whoey on January 03, 2019, 04:25:39 PMThe attachments system in SMF leaves a lot to be desired. Management is a very painful process (and cumbersome for the server resources) and with the approximately 40GB / 250+ thousand files it doesn't get any easier. It took several hours to sync that between our old server and new.512k should be more than enough for an attached image, it's actually very generous. To be completely honest, images larger than 1000 pixels (on the long side) are not needed on the forum. Very few people are running higher resolutions, and more and more users are on phones and tablets with even lower resolutions and bandwidth to boot. In the case that those files are needed in high resolution (calendar selections for example) they can be stored on the MTO Gallery/sent to a mod to put on the Gallery for safekeeping. We also have some cases where someone has attached the same large image several times in different threads.I'm looking into some mods that might help out automating some resizing but as you can imagine I'm holding off until we have more resources to not totally bog down the server. Also as Grant mentioned, there is a thread dedicated to resizing options, and there are tons of tools out there to resize images easily for free.I do not agree with you there, that is too small for details to be seen if you don't want the object to fill the whole frame.1mb was just enough for me.Note, regarding the Gallery I think that needs to be payed for? PS: Even cheaper phones these days do about 3000x3000 and more.I do already resize and compress my pics Anyhow, good job and thanks for all Whoey Only my laptop has a screen with over 3000 pixels on one axis, and it's a rarity. My tablet is also odd since it's 2560x1800. Over the holidays I had to look at laptops for my nephew, and had to warn my brother in law not to buy the "HD" (1366x768) one he was looking at. Cropping is also a good idea for more detail in a smaller photo. Factor in that the forum itself takes a chunk of the screen real estate too.Any ways, it's also to do with quantity of files and the storage we have available, and overall usability on the forum. While I agree I personally prefer hi resolution photos, it's less relevant in a "what are you carrying today" type thread where many photos are attached to the thread.Our gallery does not cost our users, but it's currently not the greatest setup as a companion to the forum, or mobile devices. Again, things are in motion, but we're still firefighting after the move.
Quote from: MTMatt on January 03, 2019, 07:57:55 PMI do not agree with you there, that is too small for details to be seen if you don't want the object to fill the whole frame.1mb was just enough for me.Note, regarding the Gallery I think that needs to be payed for? PS: Even cheaper phones these days do about 3000x3000 and more.I do already resize and compress my pics Anyhow, good job and thanks for all Whoey It's nice to have, but most photos don't need enough pixels to allow enough zoom to see grains of dust on the tool. And cropping everything but the small area of interest to keep the size down is a good solution if you do need the HD Retina resolution. IMHO and YMMV.
What about saving them in an album here? http://gallery.multitool.org/I guess it's still taking up space on the server though.
Quote from: Syncop8r on January 04, 2019, 08:58:33 AMWhat about saving them in an album here? http://gallery.multitool.org/I guess it's still taking up space on the server though. The difference being that's much easier to manage, it resizes automatically, making easily loadable sized photos for the forum, yet retaining large size if more detail is needed.
Unfortunately I cannot login to it
Yes, that's another reason it's not ideal.Accounts are setup by request rather than some sort of bridged integration, but that also gives us some control over it.