How to add photos here

  • shew
    East Bethel, Minnesota
    Posts: 696
    #1245071

    This might sound stupid but I’m a fire man not a computer guy. How do I get my photo to crop to 80×80 pix with out looking like my kid drew it. I have saved it as a .jpg and I can get it to look crisp and clear? Any help plz and remember who your talking to here I know how to turn it on and off not a lot more but if ya put it in big words I can have my neighbor come and fix it for me. Thanks

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59996
    #326662

    Hex…it kind of depends on what photo editor program your using.

    Sometimes you have to “Select All” then go to something like “change resolution” which might allow you to change the size ( I change the pixals to 640×480) and/or change the resolution to 72 or higher.

    Once your in the “change resolution” option…it should tell you what size it is now…then it will change as you make changes to the size (pixals) or resolution. To post a pic, it needs to be less then 1 meg. so…999k will work.
    Hope that helps…again, it’s hard without knowing what program your using.

    slayer
    Rochester, MN
    Posts: 264
    #326666

    Go to http://www.irfanview.com/ and download Irfanview. Once you install it open up the program and click on open to open your picture. Next click on Image, then Resize/Resample. A window will pop up. Now change the height or width values to 80. If the picture isn’t a perfect square say 80 by 80 you will not be able to get both the height and width values at 80, but it is close enough. Make sure for units that you have pixels selected. Also make sure the Preserve Aspect Ratio checkbox is checked. That’s it. Nice program. Let me know if you need any help.

    Slayer

    James Holst
    Keymaster
    SE Minnesota
    Posts: 18926
    #326669

    If you want you can send your photo out to us at [email protected] and we’ll be happy to post it for you.

    shew
    East Bethel, Minnesota
    Posts: 696
    #326680

    Getting close.

    James Holst
    Keymaster
    SE Minnesota
    Posts: 18926
    #326684

    One problem remains… you’re trying to link to a file off of your pc on your C: drive and that can’t work. The file needs to have a home on a server so it can be linked out to and displayed on this website. You’ll either need to use a file share site or send it to the address above.

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59996
    #326689

    James, one thing I’ve noticed a couple times…if the file name has some illigal letters in it, it won’t post either. Likely to happen more with a mac than a pc….
    Examples would be:
    DON’T WORK WORKS
    big fish.jpg big_fish.jpg
    bigfish bigfish.jpg
    big/fish.jpg
    bigfish?.jpg

    Just though I would confuse the issue

    James Holst
    Keymaster
    SE Minnesota
    Posts: 18926
    #326692

    You’re good to go Hextap.

    Anyone else? I’d be happy to help get their pic on-line. just use this e-mail address >>> [email protected]

    Castaway
    Otsego,MN
    Posts: 1573
    #360372

    I have a picture on one of the resort websites would it be possible to have someone put in my avatar if I told you where it was?

    Steve Plantz
    SE MN
    Posts: 12240
    #360379

    Is it a pic that you sent in to the resort?

    Castaway
    Otsego,MN
    Posts: 1573
    #360387

    It is a digital picture the resort took and put it on there website.

    I sent you a PM Steve

    dlskills
    atwater minnesota
    Posts: 13
    #360422

    hi dlskills here i sent you a photo
    thanks in advance

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