I need another option than Photo bucket

[Ccmano]

Originally Posted by USAF Retired

Agree. The huge problem is now all images are gone from HOW TO threads. This makes most forum data obsolete .... terrible.

And to prevent that from happening again we should do our own hosting. Once set up, we can reach out to the folks who posted the now defunct pictures (assuming they are still around) and try to reconstruct as many as possible. Not a simple task.
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[USAF Retired]

Originally Posted by Ccmano

And to prevent that from happening again we should do our own hosting. Once set up, we can reach out to the folks who posted the now defunct pictures (assuming they are still around) and try to reconstruct as many as possible. Not a simple task.

Agree. How can I contact the owner of this website/forum? Who is the owner? We should all chip in and help ....

[QB93Z]

Originally Posted by USAF Retired

Agree. How can I contact the owner of this website/forum? Who is the owner? We should all chip in and help ....

This Forum is owned and administered by the ZR-1 Net Registry. Please visit our website to learn more about the Registry:


http://www.zr1netregistry.com/


Jim

[USAF Retired]

Originally Posted by QB93Z

This Forum is owned and administered by the ZR-1 Net Registry. Please visit our website to learn more about the Registry:

http://www.zr1netregistry.com/

Jim

I am asking who owns the Registry and or this Forum? Is this not public information? If the owner of ZR1 Registry owns this forum then who owns the ZR1 Registry?

[Dynomite]

Originally Posted by USAF Retired

I am asking who owns the Registry and or this Forum? Is this not public information? If the owner of ZR1 Registry owns this forum then who owns the ZR1 Registry?

I think the Forum/Registry is owned by us (Paying Members)........non profit with board members who are elected by us.....but what do I know

Originally Posted by USAF Retired

Agree. The huge problem is now all images are gone from HOW TO threads. This makes most forum data obsolete .... terrible.

Anyway....back to Photobucket issues......

I have a plan


Except for Jim and myself......no one is talking much about the obvious and Daryl I am not sure about what his "plan" is (or how many photos Daryl Has involved)???

I have observed photos being lost from threads off and on before the Photobucket issue. Some just deleted the photobucket photos or moved them. Many do not use Photobucket in the first place as a place to host photos.

Many use attachments.....many do not post photos because it is a bit complex. Many do not take the time to take a photo in the first place.

So....I would say your "terrible" is more like "normal" than "terrible" and actually may get some to post more photos as they learn how easy it really is. There are tricks going from Cell Phone to Laptop or directly to Forum with photos but for many they are able to post photos.

Some of us have a large quantity of photos and for myself.....I HAVE A PLAN.....so not so "terrible" after all....and we need new updated photos once in a while anyway

It is not as bad as it seems

[5ABI VT]

I'm surprised there aren't sites looking to host and take photobuckets business for a more reasonable fee. For a very long time I've used Photobucket and it was so incredibly easy (on my phone click upload, then a second later tap the [img] link and paste it- done), so easy that now that they've made a mess of things I'm completely lost ! Really hoping another site steps up soon !

[Dynomite]

Originally Posted by 5ABI VT

I'm surprised there aren't sites looking to host and take photobuckets business for a more reasonable fee. For a very long time I've used Photobucket and it was so incredibly easy (on my phone click upload, then a second later tap the [img] link and paste it- done), so easy that now that they've made a mess of things I'm completely lost ! Really hoping another site steps up soon !

Left Click
Ten Best Photo Storage and Sharing Sites

Photobucket is mentioned....I guess before the latest Photobucket Issues/changes in subscriptions

My PLAN is a bit different since I only use Photobucket for Corvette Photos.....
If you have other Family type Photos or other Hobbies using Photos.....then Using Forum Albums is not a good PLAN.

[conesare2seconds]

To Dynomite: you have my attention.

[QB93Z]

I just resized some pictures from a previous road trip. I used Microsoft Office Picture Manager. Then I uploaded the pictures to my Forum Albums.


Here are the pictures:










By having two web browser pages open at the same time it is very easy to get the link for the picture and then shift the browser page and paste the link:











Jim

[QB93Z]

I think that this is the best combination of tools to post pictures on the Forum that I have found.


Here is the procedure for how I did it:


1. I created a new directory on the C-Drive of my computer called "Image Resize Folder"

2. From whatever my picture source is, copy the pictures you want to use in a post and paste them in the "Image Resize Folder"

3. Open Microsoft Office Picture Manager.

4. On the left of the screen, use the "Add Picture Shortcuts" menu to locate the "Image Resize Folder" that contains the selected pictures.

5. On the right side of the screen select Edit pictures from the dropdown menu.

6. Shift click to select all of your pictures that are horizontal. Then click on "Resize".

7. Select "Custom width and height:" and enter "800" in the width block.
(If you have tall pictures, repeat 6 and 7 with 800 in the height block.)

8. Click "OK" to start the resize.

9. Click "File/Save All" to save the resized images replacing the larges size pictures in the "Image Resizer Folder"

10. Open Forum and select "User CP" and select "Pictures & Albums"

11. If desired, add an album, then select the album you will upload to.

12a. Select "Upload Pictures" and use the browser to find the "Image Resize Folder" and select each of your pictures. Then click "Upload Pictures"

12b. After uploading the pictures, I delete the image files from the "Image Resize Folder" because they are not needed again and it makes the next group of pictures easier to work on.

13. After the upload there is a page that allows you to put captions and names on the pictures, but it is not required.

14. Now to create a Post with your Pictures, open two browser windows: one for the post editor and one for the Album pictures and links

15. From the Album containing your new pictures, select one picture. You will then see a large view of the picture and two boxes with links. Select the link labeled BB Code and copy the line of code.

16. On the Post editor page, enter the text and then paste the BB Code link for the picture.






Isn't that simple?


Edit: I resized the screen capture picture.



Jim