General instructions for posting a picture. The fully illustrated version.
But first, some basic rules.
01
Make sure that the picture you want to post is 500 pixels or less in width. This is the maximum width allowed on Dreamsville.
Why? Because when pictures are too wide they distort the entire page causing the need to scroll sideways to see the entire pic. And with that, so goes the text as well. Everything becomes wider. When this happens, Dreamsville administrators will either re-size the picture or remove it altogether. So, vertical scrolling good. Horizontal scrolling, bad.
02
Pictures directly from you camera are NOT recommended. Most of today's cameras are capable of producing some very large photos indeed. The MegaPixel rating on a camera means the amount of minute detail per pixel which a picture file can accommodate. So the larger the MP rating, the bigger photos it can produce. But pictures posted on the web do not need or warrant all that additional information.
Why? Because large photos make for large file sizes. And large sizes means more used up space on the SOS servers which can lead to extremely slow loading times. And this, over time, effects the entire site's capacity to deal with fast page-loading times. Be nice, keep your picture files small.
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More preparation.
You will need to chose a web site which 'hosts' picture or graphics files. This is important because it will give your picture a home. Some sites will keep your pictures for as long as you are registered, others 'lose' them over time to make room on their existing servers. It is
not recommended that you link to a picture from it's original source such as a blog or whatnot.
Why? Because if they change their page, the link becomes useless and your picture will never appear again. Also because this is known as 'hot linking' an is almost always a big no-no as it usually violates copyright and other laws of the ownership of the picture. It's easier just to steal the picture if you are able to download it. But remember, you didn't hear that last bit here.
Personally, I always use
http://www.tinypic.com as it is fast and is perfect for one-off postings. And you do not have to register. And that is very important to me. If you use any other service then you are on your own from here on.
Why? Because I said so.
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Posting your pictures.
Go to
http://www.tinypic.com. This screen will appear.
Click on 'Choose File'.
This will open a screen (below) which will allow you to find a picture
on your computer.
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Once you've navigated to the picture you want to post,
highlight it,
choose it and
(refer to the first picture)
click on 'UPLOAD NOW!'(I've no idea why they seem so excited).
Up pops a 'CAPTCHA' screen (below).
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It will show you
some LSD inspired lettering which it wants you to
enter in the space below. It may seem stupid, but you have to do it
or it will ignore you otherwise.
If you cannot read it (don't laugh, it can sometimes look ridiculous),
click on the top of the three red buttons (the circular arrows) and it
will provide you with another silly option, hopefully easier to read.
Why? Because it wants to make sure you are not a bot. Seriously.
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Final step. If everything went well, you should see similar to above. If not, try the
process again by clicking on 'UPLOAD MORE'.
On the left, you will see four boxes with codes in them, highlighted in cream.
Choose the second option, 'IMG Code for Forums And Message Boards'.
Copy this information. This is the link to your picture which you will then
need to paste into your posting on Dreamsville. Make sure ALL of the code
is copied. Otherwise your picture will not appear. And once you close the
tiny pic page containing your code, it will be lost forever.Hope this helps. And good luck