Posting pics and getting a response "Can't upload, file is too large"

[JD1137]

I posted this response to an "introduction post" (Webb Wilmont) yesterday and figured I should probably create a new thread.............

My experience recently with posting pics.

I bought a new iPhone 16 a couple months ago replacing an iPhone 12. Realized almost immediately most of my photos wouldn’t upload to this forum because they were “too large” (file mb). Had no issues with my old phone.

The iPhone 16 camera takes higher resolution photos, hence larger files.

The only way I know how to work-around is to email the photos to myself. When emailing photos from your phone you get the prompt…..”small, medium, large or actual size”. I usually select “large”. Scales the image down to about 1/2 the mb size of the “actual size”.

After I receive the photos, from myself - (LOL), I download them to my photos. Then I delete the originals. Jeez, complicated - LOL.

Has been working for me, but kind of a pain. Maybe someone knows an easier way?

 

[ripjack13]

I usually reduce the size of my pics by sending them in a message to myself on the messaging ap on my phone. The incoming pic is always reduced automatically there. then I save that photo into a special file I use specifically for forum posting usage.

 

[ripjack13]

Also, Is it possible to lower the resolution on your camera ap? I can on my phone, i have android...

 

[Alancw]

I usually reduce the size of my pics by sending them in a message to myself on the messaging ap on my phone. The incoming pic is always reduced automatically there. then I save that photo into a special file I use specifically for forum posting usage.

That’s my trick also. I email them to myself and choose the smaller size I want, then use that.

 

[JD1137]

I usually reduce the size of my pics by sending them in a message to myself on the messaging ap on my phone. The incoming pic is always reduced automatically there. then I save that photo into a special file I use specifically for forum posting usage.

Also, Is it possible to lower the resolution on your camera ap? I can on my phone, i have android...

I just found the setting to change it. Took it from 24 mp to 12 mp. Cut the resolution way down and I'm going to try it for a while. Thanks!

 

[daniscool]

Is there a way to make the site accept bigger images?

 

[ripjack13]

Also, Is it possible to lower the resolution on your camera ap? I can on my phone, i habe android...

Is there a way to make the site accept bigger images?

I'm sure there is, but it would probably cost some dollars.

 

[vegas urban lumber]

i use a free photo editing software to crop and adjust photos. when resaving the file size is always reduced

 

[MattW]

Once we are able to update the forum software to the latest version, image resizing in handled in the browser, not the server, so this issue will go away

 

[Mike Hill]

The new iphones also use a different format for the photo files .HEIC, I believe. It will also take a very short video each time you take a picture, just to make sure it fills up your storage so they can sell you more iCloud space. The only way you know it is doing that is to get in your photo file with your computer. There will be 2 files for each photo. One is a .jpeg - the other is a movie that your computer is not likely to open, and if you do try to open it, you have to start completely over. You can change both, from .HEIC to .jpeg, and tell it not to take the little video. However, every time there is an update, it resets to the original and you have to change it again - at least on mine I have to. I usually post from my office computer. I usually just attach my phone to the computer and use the computer to show the pic on the screen, and then I use a "snipping" program to take, basically, a cropped screen shot of the pic and use that snip to post. At the same time, I will delete all the little videos. Sometimes, somehow, they have been known to come back. I use the Snipping Tool from Microsoft. It outputs as a jpeg. There is a way to also take a screen shot on the iphone and use the screen shot to post. My wife uses that all the time, but I've never needed to.