Posting Photos -- How is it Done ???

[Bluebear]

I've enjoyed the many fine photos that a number of you (such as afilter) have posted on this forum . . . but don't know how to do it.

Would someone please post a step-by-step "how to" tutorial for those of us who are non-technical?


-- Jeff

[afilter]

From the other forum I help moderate:

How to make an account:

Step 1) go to photobucket.com/

Step 2) Click Sign up in the top right corner of the screen, next to search.

Step 3) Enter your information, it's not much, name, email (you can use yours, or make a gmail account), age (although, I think putting your age up is not the best idea, especially minors), etc.

Step 4) After entering the information, click "Sign me up"

Step 5) some message may pop up about photobucketpro or some other paying product, just click "No thanks"

Uploading:

to upload from photo bucket is actually rather easy

Step 1) sign in or create account

Step 2) click the green button "Upload Images and Videos"

Step 3) Step 2 should cause a window to pop up with your documents, you have to find your pictures and double click on them it. To upload multiple, highlight all you want, then click "open". It'll take longer to upload the more pictures you have, so go back and browse the Forumini

Step 4) A screen will pop up with small preview pictures of what you've uploaded. Click "Save" at the bottom

Step 5) That'll take you to a screen with small pictures of everything you've uploaded in the album your using. You can make albums for organization, but I don't use them.

From Photobucket to the Forumini:

Step 1) when viewing your album, simply putting the mouse over the picture you want will cause a box to appear below.
It will have 4 lines of options, go to the last one that says "IMG code"

Step 2) Click, on the right side of the box, the IMG code line (it should say "http://" at the front of it)

Step 3) right click and copy the code line.

Step 4) go to your post in the forumini and paste (crt+v or right click and 'paste')

example: [IMG]http://i753.photobucket.com/albums/xx175/basicWaS/100_2258.jpg[/IMG]

Alternate to move from photobucket to the forumini

Step 1) In your gallery or album, click on the picture you want to show in the forum.

Step 2) on the left side, there is a box with the 4 options, click the code in the last box, labeled "IMG code". That will copy the code automatically, no need to copy and paste.

Step 3) Go to your post in the forum, and paste.

Hopefully this helps, if you have an questions, feel free to ask

HTH,

[Bluebear]

Okay, I'll give it a try . . .



. . . and it seems to have worked! The above photo is from yesterday's Battle of the Yellow Sea game.

Thank you, Aaron.


-- Jeff

[afilter]

Congrats....you have entered the picture zone.

BTW, if you are just starting a photobucket account take some time to organize it into albums up front.

If you just upload pics into one album and then later decide to organize them it will break all the links to previosu posts like the one above. I learned this the hard way.

For example I have albums for the different games I play, family events, other hobbies etc. I even have one for RJW.

HTH,

[shigure]

Now we can look forward to another gamer posting AAR's and pictures.

How did you make your splash markers?

[Bluebear]

I got a package of 20 unpainted splash markers from "Great Endeavors" for $6.00 USD:

www.greatendeavours.co.uk/ships/ship_pack.php?pack=2020

These I white glued to pennies. I then painted them white. After these had dried, I use a gray-blue paint to cover the edges . . . and you will note that while most have a lot of white water surface, some have much less . . . these latter are for the 8" or 10" main batteries instead of the 12" ones (which show more white).


-- Jeff

[shigure]

Thanks, they look nice and I have bookmarked the site.

For those of you who like to mod or scratch build if you need to make nice circular components, I use a Revolving leather hole punch like the one listed at this website. Comes in handy for 1/2400 or the larger 1/1200/1250 scales. It does a nice job of punching through various thicknesses of plastic sheet.
www.shoecaresupplies.com/Shoe_Tools_p/revolving-hole-punch.htm?gclid=CNvXpIjc6qUCFYQUKgodiAqOng

[warchariot]

Three great tips in one thread! Thanks all

[warchariot]

Jeff, "Great Endeavors" also has Huston's ships! I have been looking for these off and on for awhile and was afraid that Stone Mountain had buried them long ago. Looks like someone else has them and are selling through Great Endeavors, thanks for the link for these!

[Bluebear]

I'm sorry, Larry, I thought that everyone knew that Great Endeavors carried the Houston 1/1000 Pre-Dreads. I have a few and they are generally quite nice . . . although a couple need some "clean-up" for flash.

Here is their link again:

www.greatendeavours.co.uk/ships/index.php


-- Jeff

[TheDreadnought]

Can somebody post a picture and see if it's working correctly? Warchariot was having some issues.

[daniel]

Jan 17, 2011 13:25:59 GMT -5 TheDreadnought said:

Can somebody post a picture and see if it's working correctly? Warchariot was having some issues.

I just used these excellent directions to post 11 photos. Only eight came up at first but the hiccup passed and they're all good now...

[Bluebear]

Harry,




-- Jeff

[TheDreadnought]

Thanks guys!