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IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ - Large Picture P (1/6)
 8/6/03 9:32pm
NorskyLifetime Member
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West Burke, VT - USA

Vette(s):
SOLD - "The Toy" - '70 Convertible
SOLD - "The Beast" - '90 ZR-1 (#682)
SOLD - "Betty" - '28 Ford Model A Tudor
Still have - "BLKBRRD" - '78 Pontiac Trans Am


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Hey Gang,

An old saying goes that 'a picture speaks a thousand words'. In cyber land large pictures equal millons of bytes of data. Large pictures are GREAT for use on profile pages, registry pages, and personal web pages (and are encouraged!), but in the forums, because of their higher 'look-n-see' activity, smaller is better - especially for signature images. Many members (myself included) for whatever reason do not have access to high speed internet connections. Using a dialup modem means suffering through long wait times for a page to display while a large picture is being downloaded (for example, pictures that load in seconds on a cable or network connection can take as many minutes to load on a modem connection).

Please be kind to all by making a smaller version of your picture (400 pixels wide or less) and using it as a hot link to the larger picture. That way those of us on slower connections can pick and choose which larger pictures to take a look at. If you need help resizing a picture feel free to ask any moderator for assistance.

Here's how to make a smaller picture a hot link to a larger picture. Just replace all the ? (question marks) with | (vertical bars or pipes).

?URL=http://WebSiteURL/LargePictureFilePathAndName??IMG?http://WebSiteURL/SmallerPictureFilePathAndName?/IMG??/URL?

- or for the image in my signature below -

?URL=https://www.c3vr.com/member_uploads/401_500/419/ITSA70_35.JPG??IMG?https://www.c3vr.com/member_uploads/401_500/419/Itsa70_36a.jpg?/IMG??/URL?

To see how it works just click on the picture of "The Toy" below. All of us on dialup connections thank you...!!! |thumb|

|UPDATED|8/6/2003 6:46:34 PM|/UPDATED|


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IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ - Large Picture P (2/6)
 1/9/05 2:49pm
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CHARLOTTE, NC - USA

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1974 Stingray coupe; 2nd-Year One crate engine 408/408 2000 DBGM C5 coupe: Stock


Joined: 6/18/2003
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I host my photos on http://www.villagephotos.com
They have resizing tools available with paid accounts. |cheers|

|UPDATED|1/9/2005 11:49:17 AM (AZT)|/UPDATED|
IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ - Large Picture P (3/6)
 6/22/04 3:46pm
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, - Canada

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1976, custom paint, chrome headers/side pipes, front/rear spoilers, dual side sport mirrors, bubble tail light conversion


Joined: 9/3/2003
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Thanks for the info and the tips! I like the way you can setup your pic to click for the larger image.

Mine was actually a little larger than your recommended 400 pixels. I've changed it to a smaller version as of this post.

For those of you who are trying to visualize what the size is, my signature picture below is 390x249 and is just under 38KB in size.

Anyone who needs help in resizing their pictures, please feel free to contact me directly in email. I'll be happy to help!
IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ - Large Picture P (4/6)
 6/22/04 4:44pm
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Hot Springs, AR - USA

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69 Conv #'s match 427, TKO-600/.64, 3.36HD-Posi, HT, T/T, PS, PB, PW, SP, Leather, Comp XE264HR & Roller Rockers & Lifters, Air-Gap RPM intake, Holley St Av 770 VS, MSD 6AL+Dist+Blaster SS, K&N, Jet-Hot Hooker Side-Pipes, Steeroids, Al Rad, Spal Fans


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i use 2@ 256 x 192 (still 4x3 ratio) and they are 14440 each..

or 28K

this works okay too..

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IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ - Large Picture P (5/6)
 6/22/04 6:34pm
vmikalinis
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Shirley, NY - USA

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1980 currently being restored/ cutomized


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A Corvette but no high speed internet? |toungecool| Sorry I couln't resist. I do Network administration, so to me having high speed is the automotive equivalent of having a steering wheel. |laugh|

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IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ - Large Picture P (6/6)
 6/22/04 8:30pm
cthulhuLifetime Member
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Hot Springs, AR - USA

Vette(s):
69 Conv #'s match 427, TKO-600/.64, 3.36HD-Posi, HT, T/T, PS, PB, PW, SP, Leather, Comp XE264HR & Roller Rockers & Lifters, Air-Gap RPM intake, Holley St Av 770 VS, MSD 6AL+Dist+Blaster SS, K&N, Jet-Hot Hooker Side-Pipes, Steeroids, Al Rad, Spal Fans


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 vmikalinis said: A Corvette but no high speed internet? |toungecool| Sorry I couln't resist. I do Network administration, so to me having high speed is the automotive equivalent of having a steering wheel. |laugh| 


youd think anyone with enough money to have a vette would be able to get high speed.. i own an ISP and do tech consulting (for the last 8 years). I have only had high speed for about 6 months now..

I was too far outside of town for DSL and the trees are too tall for wireless.. even now with DSL, I get the basic rate because of my location.

but regardless of high speed or no.. giant pictures waste page space. every should follow norsky's advice and use thumbnail style pics in their sig with link to bigger ones.

the only problem with this is the 750 char limit in the sig.. when you put in a really long url to get to your pic... starts eating up those characters quick.

Eric has offered to help people with resizing.. Ill volunteer too..

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