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    A question about downloading a photo to a post

    in Snow talk, trip reports, Japan avalanche & backcountry

    Posted

    Hi snowjunky

     

    Once you have uploaded your photos to SJ, you will then have the photos stored on our server.... there is a URL for each photo - when you view a photo you should see View URL link under the photo... click on that and it will tell you the URL. Copy and paste and stick it in between tags and that should be it.

     

    If you need more help please just send me a PM/email and I'll be happy to help.

     

    Thanks

    Flash version player check - feedback

    in General off-topic discussions

    Posted

    Hi there

     

    Just wanting to get a bit of feedback as we troubleshoot something. It would be interesting to hear what version of Flash people have on their browsers and help us in making things as compatible for everyone.

     

    As most people probably don't know off-hand, simply clicking on this link here will tell you "Your Player Version" -

     

    http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/155/tn_15507.html

     

    Don't worry, nothing nasty will happen or any changes made to your computer!

     

    It will only take a matter of seconds, but if you can please check it and let us know in this thread we would really appreciate it.

     

    Thank you in advance for your help.

    Good resorts for boarding?

    in Snow talk, trip reports, Japan avalanche & backcountry

    Posted

    Hi Roido

     

    Just a few pointers for info that might be a help.

     

    A bit of an intro with lots of links to places in the site:

    http://www.snowjapan.com/e/start-here.html

     

    Reviews written by readers:

    http://www.snowjapan.com/e/voice/review.php

     

    Info on some of the main ski towns (not all of course!):

    http://www.snowjapan.com/e/japan-ski-town-guides/index.html

     

    Lots of daily reports to browse through:

    http://www.snowjapan.com/e/daily/nowcalendar.php

     

    Hope that helps. A lot of reading!

     

     

    How Do Japanese Skis Compare?

    in Snow talk, trip reports, Japan avalanche & backcountry

    Posted

    I had not actually noticed your post and neither apparently had my colleagues.

     

    No the system is not 'broken', though as I said here, we are having some permissions issues with some members accounts.

     

    As usual - and as I said in that thread - we ask people to contact us directly if something is going on with their account and we will look into it for them.

    If you don't already know the 'answer' to your own question/comments, please contact us outside of the forums rather than post on them. (Though, as this isn't concerning your own account, I'm not quite sure why you are so concerned..)

     

    friend

    09/10 SITE UPDATES - Photos Section - new uploading system (automatic resizing / pics up to 8MB)

    in General off-topic discussions

    Posted

    PHOTOS SECTION - REDEVELOPED (automatic file resizing/optimizing; files up to 8MB OK)

     

    In the first of our site updates/changes in time for the 09/10 season, we have completely redeveloped the Photos section of the site and it is now online and ready to use.

     

    Basically, here is what's new:

    • You can now upload your original photo 'as is', each up to 8MB in size - there is now no need to change the size and dimensions of photos before uploading them;
    • The photos will automatically be resized and optimized;
    • We have created a new simpler 'Single Photo' uploading page which allows you to just upload one photo at a time;
    • We have also created a new 'Panoramic Photo' uploading page for panoramic-style (long and thin) images

    The details:

    Since we started our Photos section a few years ago we have always known that it would be optimal if members could quickly upload their photos 'as is' without having to worry about file size and image dimensions. For a number of reasons this hasn't been possible but with a fair bit of head-scratching, research and development along with a new server, we have been able to make this a reality.

     

    The upload page itself hasn't really changed (although we have created two further uploading pages - one for a single upload and another for panoramic-style images). So it all looks pretty much like it has done since last season. But the system running in the background has been totally reworked with a view to making it much easier for people to use and upload photos.

     

    So what does new system do?

     

    - it takes your original photo(s) [each up to 8MB in size] and resizes it/them so that the longest side of the photo is 700 pixels in length (or 850 pixels in the case of photos uploaded using the Panoramic upload page);

    - it optimizes the quality of the photo - saving it to a manageble size while retaining quality (settings determined by the system depending on the size of the original photo);

    - a small snowjapan stamp image is also added to the bottom left of the photo. (Member names will not be added, but if you wish for your photos to display your username we will be happy to do that - just let us know).

     

    If the longest side of your original photo is less than 700 pixels, the uploaded photo will remain unchanged.

     

    The system accepts .jpg, .jpeg, .gif and .png image file types.

     

    So you should be able to take your original large photos taken directly from your camera and upload them to SnowJapan without messing about trying to change the size of the photo. And the photo should end up looking very pretty online as well!

     

    (The display of photos as well as galleries and user-defined galleries remains mostly unchanged).

     

     

    Uploading links:

    Multiple photos - for uploading up to 5 photos at a time

    http://www.snowjapan.com/e/insider/photo_gallery_image_uploader.php

     

    Single photo - for uploading one photo

    http://www.snowjapan.com/e/insider/photo_gallery_image_uploader_single.php

     

    Panoramic photo - for upload a panoramic-style photo

    http://www.snowjapan.com/e/insider/photo_gallery_image_uploader_panoramic.php

     

    Please note you need to be registered (it's free) and logged in to upload photos.

     

     

    Uploading Photos - Help:

    For more details on how to upload photos to SnowJapan, please read the information on this page:

    http://www.snowjapan.com/e/insider/photos-help.html

     

    >>>>>

     

    Thank you to the friends who took the time to test the functionality and provide valuable feedback over the last month or so. We appreciate the help.

     

    >>>>>

     

    Other changes to SnowJapan for 09/10:

    We are currently working on other new functionality for the site and those updates will follow in the autumn.

     

    >>>>>

     

    If you wish to comment on this, please do so in this thread

    http://www.snowjapanforums.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/317780/09_10_SITE_UPDATES_Photos_Sect.html

    09/10 SITE UPDATES - Photos Section - new uploading system (automatic resizing / pics up to 8MB)

    in Snow talk, trip reports, Japan avalanche & backcountry

    Posted

    By the way, if you have any relevant photos that you have not uploaded yet, please do give the new system a try.

     

    We have done extensive testing on this new functionality over the last few weeks and are confident that it is working as it should, but always when complex coding like this goes out in the wild some issues may pop up, so any feedback is most welcome. As of course are new photos!

     

    Thank you. Hope you like it.

     

    09/10 SITE UPDATES - Photos Section - new uploading system (automatic resizing / pics up to 8MB)

    in Snow talk, trip reports, Japan avalanche & backcountry

    Posted

    PHOTOS SECTION - REDEVELOPED (automatic file resizing/optimizing; files up to 8MB OK)

     

    In the first of our site updates/changes in time for the 09/10 season, we have completely redeveloped the Photos section of the site and it is now online and ready to use.

     

    Basically, here is what's new:

    • You can now upload your original photo 'as is', each up to 8MB in size - there is now no need to change the size and dimensions of photos before uploading them;
    • The photos will automatically be resized and optimized;
    • We have created a new simpler 'Single Photo' uploading page which allows you to just upload one photo at a time;
    • We have also created a new 'Panoramic Photo' uploading page for panoramic-style (long and thin) images

    The details:

    Since we started our Photos section a few years ago we have always known that it would be optimal if members could quickly upload their photos 'as is' without having to worry about file size and image dimensions. For a number of reasons this hasn't been possible but with a fair bit of head-scratching, research and development along with a new server, we have been able to make this a reality.

     

    The upload page itself hasn't really changed (although we have created two further uploading pages - one for a single upload and another for panoramic-style images). So it all looks pretty much like it has done since last season. But the system running in the background has been totally reworked with a view to making it much easier for people to use and upload photos.

     

    So what does new system do?

     

    - it takes your original photo(s) [each up to 8MB in size] and resizes it/them so that the longest side of the photo is 700 pixels in length (or 850 pixels in the case of photos uploaded using the Panoramic upload page);

    - it optimizes the quality of the photo - saving it to a manageble size while retaining quality (settings determined by the system depending on the size of the original photo);

    - a small snowjapan stamp image is also added to the bottom left of the photo. (Member names will not be added, but if you wish for your photos to display your username we will be happy to do that - just let us know).

     

    If the longest side of your original photo is less than 700 pixels, the uploaded photo will remain unchanged.

     

    The system accepts .jpg, .jpeg, .gif and .png image file types.

     

    So you should be able to take your original large photos taken directly from your camera and upload them to SnowJapan without messing about trying to change the size of the photo. And the photo should end up looking very pretty online as well!

     

    (The display of photos as well as galleries and user-defined galleries remains mostly unchanged).

     

     

    Uploading links:

    Multiple photos - for uploading up to 5 photos at a time

    http://www.snowjapan.com/e/insider/photo_gallery_image_uploader.php

     

    Single photo - for uploading one photo

    http://www.snowjapan.com/e/insider/photo_gallery_image_uploader_single.php

     

    Panoramic photo - for upload a panoramic-style photo

    http://www.snowjapan.com/e/insider/photo_gallery_image_uploader_panoramic.php

     

    Please note you need to be registered (it's free) and logged in to upload photos.

     

     

    Uploading Photos - Help:

    For more details on how to upload photos to SnowJapan, please read the information on this page:

    http://www.snowjapan.com/e/insider/photos-help.html

     

    >>>>>

     

    Thank you to the friends who took the time to test the functionality and provide valuable feedback over the last month or so. We appreciate the help.

     

    >>>>>

     

    Other changes to SnowJapan for 09/10:

    We are currently working on other new functionality for the site and those updates will follow in the autumn.

    Forum Oldies and Goldies

    in General off-topic discussions

    Posted

    Hey I have just deleted a rather tiresome, offensive + very personal post from here. (hey, the first post edit/delete in well over 2 weeks!)

     

    So, before this gets started, let me be selfish and ask that please lets just keep it less than personal (there are some extremely sensitive souls out there) and not something that will end up giving us a ton of hassle. Thanks. wink

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