Reducing Screenshot Size To Upload To The Forum

[Reggie]

I tried to upload a screenshot of my T-6 repaint and it says the file is too large. Any suggestions?

reggie

[f4nutter]

each screen shot posted here can only be a maximum of 1000 pixels wide any bigger will be rejected.
what web site is hosting your images ? there should be an edit to change your image size with them.

[Reggie]

I'm not sure I follow you. I'm brand new at this. I'm just sending the screenshots from my save pics through the forum to add to my thread.

Like down below here where it says "Upload Attachment". I'm just trying to attach the pics there.

[MIKE JG]

We encourage everyone to link their pictures from a third party site like Simviation or Flickr or Imageshack, something along those lines.

Most websites, including this one place size limits on the images that they allow to be uploaded/attached. This serves several purposes including keeping the forums running quickly and making it easier to browse through pictures.

Most screen captures need to be edited to be able to meet the size limits that most forums request. To do this you need a good screen shot editor. I HIGHLY recommend IrfanView as it is an excellent and powerful program which is freeware. You can download it here.

Once you have edited your images, you can then upload them to a third party site and then link them here as straight image links (full url addresses) or you can take the full web address and wrap it in the img tags (just use the "Img" button in the editor) to make them show up as linked images.

It's really quite easy once you figure out the process.