thelonious
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Edited May 16, 2017, 20:32
Uploading photos
May 16, 2017, 20:31
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Can I ask what folk think is the best way to upload photos? Do folk not worry about the dimensions of the photo and just keep it below 8192k in size, letting the website resize the photo or is it best to resize to max length of 960 before uploading?
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thesweetcheat
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Re: Uploading photos
May 16, 2017, 20:39
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Personally I used to upload at a bigger size and let the TMA software resize the image, but a change happened some time last summer which seems to have made the native resizing generate a less sharp image (it's also retrospectively affected some earlier uploads, which I mean to get round to reloading at some point).
Now I resize to 960 before uploading, which seems to retain the sharpness better. The other advantage is the upload seems to be quicker and less prone to not working, which used to be a problem sometimes when I used to upload at a bigger size.
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thelonious
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Edited May 16, 2017, 20:48
Re: Uploading photos
May 16, 2017, 20:47
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That's what I do as well.
Just wondered if the size was one day increased again, if a photo was uploaded bigger now than 960 it would then be displayed in the future at a bigger size than one uploaded at 960 if that makes sense?
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thesweetcheat
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Re: Uploading photos
May 16, 2017, 20:52
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I guess it depends on what exactly the resizing software is doing to a larger than 960 image. If it's compressing it and stripping out data I doubt it would look great blown back up, but in any case I think it simply creates and stores a 960 image anyway, so there wouldn't be a bigger full-size for it to display even if the size limit went up later.
I'm not techie though, so could very well be talking total rubbish :)
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thelonious
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Re: Uploading photos
May 16, 2017, 21:05
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Thanks for your thoughts tsc. I was thinking that maybe all photos are stored at 960 so it's probably better to resize first before uploading so thought I'd ask :-)
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tjj
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Re: Uploading photos
May 16, 2017, 22:40
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Its good to see this question raised because when I first tried to post photos here some years ago wasn't able to because of the sizing issue. I haven't posted any photos of note since visit my to Donegal last year and understand the website has now been upgraded to auto-resize. I always do resize myself though using the edit function on Windows 8.1/pictures - changing the horizontal pixel size to 1000. Seems to work ok.
The quality of my photos is another matter ... am still using a digital compact. I know people with fabulous DSLR cameras which they use for photographing moths, butterflies and birds. Personally, wouldn't really want to carry one around.
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thesweetcheat
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Re: Uploading photos
May 16, 2017, 22:49
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tjj wrote: I know people with fabulous DSLR cameras which they use for photographing moths, butterflies and birds. Personally, wouldn't really want to carry one around.
Same here, my back's knackered enough as it is :)
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thelonious
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Edited May 17, 2017, 07:33
Re: Uploading photos
May 17, 2017, 07:31
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thesweetcheat wrote: tjj wrote: I know people with fabulous DSLR cameras which they use for photographing moths, butterflies and birds. Personally, wouldn't really want to carry one around.
Same here, my back's knackered enough as it is :)
I use a compact camera (pretty small). After I've packed my rucksack with all the biscuits and chocolate I need for the day there's no room left for anything bigger :)
On another note, any recommendations for photo software?
I use faststone image viewer (http://www.faststone.org/FSViewerDetail.htm)
You can edit and batch resize and stuff.
Mainly just use it for viewing photos which it's pretty good at and for free is all I need without getting me lost in millions of menus.
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Sanctuary
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Re: Uploading photos
May 17, 2017, 09:15
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thesweetcheat wrote: tjj wrote: I know people with fabulous DSLR cameras which they use for photographing moths, butterflies and birds. Personally, wouldn't really want to carry one around.
Same here, my back's knackered enough as it is :)
Well I've had some pretty decent cameras in my time and still have, mainly Nikons/Panasonics/Canons but I'd never considered buying an action camera.
Well a few months back I saw advertised one that just seemed too good to be true because its specification was remarkable for a camera as small as a standard box of matches (it really is!!). It's an Explorer Elite with WiFi and 4K all for £53!!!
It comes with more accessories than you can shake a stick at and takes remarkable still and videos. I bought it mainly to secure underneath my drone (all the fittings were included for that).
I could ramble on about it but check out this still image of Roughtor taken from Louden Hill and the video of Stannon stone circle I shot with it hand held. None of my expensive cameras would have done better. I hope the links work okay.
It now lives in my pocket and I take it everywhere. It pops into a carriage made for it (also came with the camera) and becomes a dashcam which I intend to use when driving to sites to help others find their way to them. A link with Filednotes will be a great help.
https://dl-mail.ymail.com/ws/download/mailboxes/@.id==VjJ-goCXtt0F8z-hpKoqMM6-RgSAn_ZJ2zih6Lu1RCGVa1cYDv2ELhWTNxBumVBac2z6/messages/@.id==AIwIDNkAACc7WRhC0QkUOKOKclg/content/parts/@.id==2/raw?appid=YahooMailNeo&ymreqid=ce93e834-e225-73d5-016a-380036010000&token=zitEzqOML3j84e6ealFTT5U7-km5qEQF52lp7AcCuBboCr4mqyHVZJy4DPHNHQE5-ELoE8WazlkZw2umRVqWl1HKqqgHr2pqGR7VPSV4A9QGYHG5zZROOYeWZBW-NzAx
https://youtu.be/OD-OcC9dLcg
I've just ordered another what appears to be identical camera but with a different brand name on it. China of course! The spec is the same and accessories the same but £27!!! If it is the same then it will be the bargain of the year. I'll let you know when it arrives in a day or two!
If anyone needs any more info just ask or email me.
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thesweetcheat
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Re: Uploading photos
May 17, 2017, 13:07
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I've been using faststone for resizing too, it gives you different methods for resizing depending on where you want to make the sacrifice - I tend to use the option that applies a little sharpening at the same time as resizing to compensate.
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