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something seems to have changed.  in the past, when i uploaded a large picture (when the details mattered) the posted picture was small, but when you clicked on it, the uploaded larger size would appear.  now when i upload a picture larger than ~600 pixels (i haven't worked out the exact size it reformats to), the original size is no longer available by clicking on it.

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overlandflyer posted:

Flyer transformer... uploaded as a 795 x 1200 image.

[edit... when i save this now, i get a ~400 x 600 image]

if you want to cut down on the amount of space used for stored images, stop the members quoting a reply that includes dozens of the same pictures over again for no other reason then to add the comment... "nice!".  of course, these may just be pointers to the same photos, but it's still annoying.

even when you need to include a quoted picture for context, it can be resized down... ^^^

Huh. That is a disappointing development. There are more than a few occasions when I need viewers to be able to see an overall image (for context) and then be able to see one or more particular details (by clicking to enlarge to the full image size). The only way to do this now seems to be to post several pics, one the contextual overall view and then one blown-up image for each detail I want to show. Hmmm.

Lew

Well, in defense of the forum operators, while disk prices are getting lower, they still cost money.  You also have to have space for the equipment, cooling to keep it running, backup for hardware failures, etc..  I would imagine a busy forum with lots of picture uploads would consume quite a bit of memory over the years.  It might be interesting to ask how much disk space is allocated to storing the database here, I suspect it's pretty significant.

For my little computer empire here I have several NAS drives totaling around 5 terabytes, hard to imagine what OGR has for a database size.

you might be  forgetting the unpaid support this site gets from knowledgeable collectors and operators.  look up the definition of "loss leader".  add to this international exposure of the ad revenue and you will likely discover ORG does not get zero return from the nickels and dimes they throw at this site.  the "poor us" argument isn't going to fly with me.

Nothing has changed here.

Here is a slightly truncated answer to my question posted at Hoopla Tech Support:

"We haven't made any changes in the way images are handled in Hoop.la at all...If you drag and drop a larger image into the post it'll bypass the option to choose a size to display.  Instead, if you click add attachment, upload it, then go back and click to insert it into your post you will get the popup that asks which size to embed.  I think they are skipping that step.

Either way, clicking the thumbnail in the attachments section will give you the full size.

However they are doing it, this is not anything that is new. We haven't made changes to it in a long long time."


OK folks, there ya go.

Rich, that doesn't really jive with actual reality, at least IMO.  It used to be that uploading a large graphic that it could be expanded to see detail, that doesn't work nearly as well any more.  If you look at my test post above, I uploaded a large image, here's the resolution that I uploaded.

I selected "insert all graphics once the image was processed, and it did indeed insert it.

When I click on the resultant image, it does enlarge... just a little bit.  It displays as a 999 pixel wide image, a far cry from the 4K pixel wide image I uploaded.  Here's what I get when I check the properties of the expanded image, and it's indeed about half the width of my 1080P screen.

I guess the real question, is there a maximum size to be displayed on the forum?  It "appears" to be 999 pixels wide.

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