I need another option than Photo bucket

[S.hafsmo]

I still believe it's a mistake to resize everything to as little as 800 pixel width. Screen resolutions are all going up these days, and in a not so distant future the mistake will become very apparent. Lots of details also get lost in such low resolution pictures, and especially in the DIY threads, it's annoying when lacking detail in photos makes it impossible to see the difference between a hose and shadow.

I also believe these cars deserve being depicted with details, and not just a blurry silhouette, which is what 800 pixels width essentially gives you.
800x600 is 0.48 megapixels, and I think quite a bit of time has passed since that was considered adequate picture quality.

This issue would be a lot easier to mend if the forum was of a later version, supporting automatic resizing etc.

[lfalzarano]

The number of pixels had absolutely nothing to do with the display size. It is the amount of data it will take. Your computer, for many of us are OLD. Buy a new one. Your display can't accommodate the higher number of pixels to fill the screen. That's the reason.


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[S.hafsmo]

Dear Sir, I do not wish to offend you, but you should really read the PM I sent you earlier. If the picture has a higher resolution than your screen, and therefore is scaled down to fit, then yes, more pixels would mostly just mean larger file size (unless you zoom in). If the picture is smaller than the screen resolution, it will only cover a part of the screen. Less pixels on picture / higher resolution on screen, would result in the picture covering a smaller part of the screen. Just like the before mentioned 800x600 photo would cover most of your old 1024x768 screen, while merely covering 5th of my nice, new 3840 × 1600 screen.

Much like indicated here, with a 620‑ by 400‑pixel image displayed on monitors of various sizes and resolutions.

[Gunny]

This situation is almost a Catch-22 (for anyone who read the book)

• We need/want the ability to host/display larger images, even videos
• But a large percentage (over 60%) of web visitors have chosen to surf the web with much smaller devices (i.e. iPhone, Android, etc.) that can't easily accommodate larger images unless the server is running "responsive" software
• Large images take up more band width
• Not everyone has internet service that easily handles the increased band width needs
• The software version used in this Forum is not responsive (does not auto size images)
• Updating software costs $$$ plus a good bit of time on someone's part
• This Forum is FREE to all ZR-1 owners/enthusiasts but it is PAID for by a much smaller group, the loyal members of the ZR-1 Net Registry.

Hats off to all the VOLUNTEERS who freely give of their time/resources to maintain the Registry as well as provide this wonderful Forum that makes such a difference to ZR-1 owners around the world. <rant off>

[S.hafsmo]

Even the smaller devices are currently increasing screen resolution. The new Galaxy S8 has 2960x1440 pixels, and many brag of 4k cellphones in near future (mostly to allow VR use, I suppose).

The bandwidth might be an issue fore some. People like me for instance, who's currently sharing 0.5 mbit with 120 other offshore workers. But I still don't get annoyed if someone posts a high res photo of a great looking car. Eight 12 mpix photos of a bolt might however be slightly annoying, as well as people quoting photo heavy posts without removing the [ img ] code.

When it comes to upgrading the forum version (which probably should be done before this 2007 version looses support?), I don't believe the issue is neither cost or effort, but the fact that half the forum users would probably leave if the layout changed. People don't deal with change very well.
For quite a few years I've been a moderator on a 50k user BMW forum in Norway, and upgrading the vBulletin version seemed to be an absolute disaster among many of the users. Lots of smaller forums were created in protest and many users disappeared (for a while). It's all back to normal now, but I'm not sure how a small forum as this would cope with such changes. Maybe one can find a layout similar to the old.

I am not demanding anything here, just suggesting. And with regards to pic size, I'm hoping people at least won't go below 1024 pixel width.

[S.hafsmo]

I believe you've misunderstood. Physical screen size is not relevant at all in this matter, only screen resolution, and surely there are still screens out there using low resolution screens (and places like Best Buy would have lots of them).

Many of the shelf laptops with high res screens have the windows scaling feature enabled, which would allow you photo to appear "normal". Basically a zoom function (see att.)

The computer I am using at work now, is a completely ordinary 23" full HD (1080p / 1920x1080) screen, and your photo above covers approx. 40% of the screen width.

As I mentioned before however, I'm only sharing some thoughts. If you wish to use 800x600, feel free to do so.

[S.hafsmo]

And I'm sure nobody will mind. It'll take a while before high-res is standard.

[Dynomite]

There is a lot to be said about your Laptop or Desk Top screen size, screen resolution, and Text/App Size when viewing photos in Forum Posts. How the Forum Post photos appear on other screens was a mystery to me until I visited Best Buy today (Aug 13, 2017). Also checked how the Forum Post photos appear on very large flat screen.

No longer a mystery how this 800 pixel wide photo appears on the latest and greatest laptop screens or a desktop Wide Flat Screen. Went to Best Buy and then loaded the ZR1- Net Registry Forum and this photo on ten or more different NEW Laptops/Desk Top Computers on Display.....

My Laptop (relatively older Laptop) screen Resolution is 1366x768.

ON ALL THOSE NEW Laptops tested (At Best Buy) as well as the New Desktop Wide Screen (at Best Buy) the Screen Resolution can be adjusted as well as Text, app Size......as S.hafsmo suggested.

This Photo appeared identical in terms of percentage of screen width (about 3/4 screen width) and PERFECT High Quality with the proper combination of Screen Resolution and Text/App Size %. That includes the DeskTop Wide Flat Screen in which this photo appeared with complete perfect Quality with ALL Details showing with the proper Selection of Resolution and Text/App Size %

I tested New Laptops with Resolutions/Text Sizes as Follows Using this Registry Photo shown here sized to 800 Pixels as Posted.

1289x768 100%
1289x768 125%
1856x1392 150%
1856x1392 200%
1920x1080 100% Desk Top Large Flat Screen
1920x1080 150% Desk Top Large Flat Screen
2256x1504 150%
2256x1504 200%
3000x2000 200%
3000x2000 300%



My Best Buy Experiment today leads me to believe 800 pixel wide photos is perfect for ALL Laptops and Desktops with Wider Flat Screens simply because Screen Resolution and Text/App Size is Adjustable on the New Computers.

Anyone can repeat this experiment at Best Buy. On any Laptop on Display, just go to where you place a web address on the screen and erase the current Microsoft link and type ZR1 Registry Forum and select the Forum and then go this thread and this post as you like. You can test as many Laptop, Ipads, Desk Tops as you like

Go to Laptop Settings and select Display and check the Resolution and Text Size % which you can adjust for optimum on screen Display of this 800 Pixel Photo no matter what Screen Resolution you select. You adjust the Display Resolution and Text/App size by going to Settings and then Display (Click on the Windows 10 symbol bottom left corner of screen).

Thanks to S.hafsmo for hanging in there educating me on what is available regarding High Definition Laptop and Desktop Screens and the adjustability of those screens.

[Dynomite]

Screen Shots of the same 800 pixel photo on Laptop and Desktop screens of different Resolutions and Text/App Sizes.


1289x768 100%



1289x768 125%



1856x1392 150%



1856x1392 200%



1920x1080 100% Desk Top Large Flat Screen



1920x1080 150% Desk Top Large Flat Screen



2256x1504 150%



2256x1504 200%



3000x2000 200%



3000x2000 300%

[S.hafsmo]

Please keep in mind that the purpose of buying high-res screens, is to increase detail. Scaling low quality photos defies the whole point of the purchase. If however you are satisfied with the quality already being posted, no worries.