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Big transporter,on the Desert Road heading to Manfield
The same here Terry, no pics.
Suggest email these to Steve Holmes for him to format and post.
Why is it that NO ONE has advised why I can see my photos on the forum but no one else can ?
I would have thought that by now Old Fart or someone would have responded, just to assist a newcomer.
I see that the problem of posting photos is not unique to this forum. On the Autosport forum (which appears to use similar software) there is a thread which has had over 280 replies since June 2004 of people wanting advice on the frustrating aim of posting photos.
It appears a lot of people give up in disgust and gems of photos remain in albums or drawers never to be seen.
In this forum I have discovered there appears to be two ways of posting photos:
- I have attempted (unsuccessfully I am told) to follow the instructions in FAQ under "How do I upload photos"
- I have also discovered a thread started by Steve Holmes on 20 May 2011 "How to post images"
This advises a different process of going through the "Go Advanced" button
Why two methods, which is better, which is most used?
Does anyone use "Tinypic", which I gather has its faults.
I believe what this forum most needs is an active administrator.
One for Dale Mathers or Grant Aitken perhaps- a replica but nonetheless drop dead gorgeous
Sorry I can't help Terry S. Had no problems with Steve's instructions
I believe what this forum most needs is an active administrator.
Whoa Neddy!!!
Hi Terry, I see you joined TRS in Aug this year. Perhaps you are not aware of what has gone before you. Steve Holmes got this forum rolling and it has gone from strength to strength, he is an unpaid guy with a passion for things "motor racing, historic" etc and with his knowledge which I would suggest, is unequaled in this forum. The research he does to post articles here is extensive and FREE so I think you are drawing a very long bow to suggest an active administrator is required, when you are having difficulty posting your photos. There are thousands of photos on this forum and how did they get there, by members who followed the instructions or asked someone with a little more knowledge than themselves for assistance. So I would respectfully suggest that before blowing your exhaust big time you perhaps call on someone to guide you through the process. Haven't seen anyone on this thread with the sort of difficulties you are experiencing, maybe it could be your computer - just a thought. But please remember the administrator is an unpaid volunteer who needs to earn a living by other means. Good luck.
Dave Graham
Terry, I had problems doing this .Problem was compressing. Down load and posting easy.
try this for resizing.-http://compressnow.com/
I found similar problems or annoyances with downsizing pictures and tried using an on-line picture storage system, (PostImage in my case, others use Image Shack etc) which worked just fine. These have simple image downsizing systems, and rather than just using a resizing system and then the forum's uploading system, it should be easier to use one system only.
Also the "preview" facility on Roaring Season allows you to see(and fix) any mistakes or mis-hits without sharing them with the world.
Stu
I have just got back to read this and man have you pissed me off with this post. All I have done is follow instructions as posted. When the red symbol shows I know the photo is too big and I try again.
I posted that your photos were not there so you would know, that's not being negative!
Bonham's Ecurie Ecosse auction sale
At a Bonham's sale in London on 1 December (last Sunday) there was an incredible sale of Eciurie Ecosse gear.
The total for the transporter and 7 cars was AUD 15.8M.
The famous Commer transporter (as shown in post # 19 above) went for AUD 3.22M.
A Jaguar D Type went for AUD 4.62M and a C Type for 5.22M.
All three of these went to the one American buyer!
A surprise was the 1961 Sprite (seen on the top front in post # 19) which went for AUD 111,000.
PS I have now created own thread for this as I believe it deserves it
Full details are at
http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/20934
Last edited by Terry S; 12-03-2013 at 01:30 AM.
http://www.resizemypicture.com/
Terry try this system.
Browse, libraries, pick the photo, then put in size you think, when done put in a Resize Folder (so you know they are done.)
photos can not be bigger that 180kb when resized to go on site.
Best luck
OK, Ok. Just as Frosty said in Post #101, I need to earn a living, just like everyone one else. I've got bills to pay, mortgage etc, and far from actually making any money, The Roaring Season actually costs me money. It exists because of my enthusiasm for motor racing history. I've been away travelling for much of the last couple of months working on a book, so really haven't had any time for this website. But your suggestion for a more active administrator is a great idea! Know someone who wants to work all day for free and understands the ins and outs of the Vbulletin program? Send 'em my way!
I did email you a couple of months ago about the issues you were having, but didn't get a response. Essentially there is an image size limit on the site, as you're discovering. Its not something unique to this site, its in place on every forum the world over. This has to be put in place to keep overall size of the website down as much as possible, and to allow pages to load quickly for viewers.
Looking at the photos you have posted, there are two problems. One is obviously the file size. The other is the file type. Firstly, the reason some people aren't able to see some of/all of your images is because they're 'jpeg' images. Some systems don't recognise jpeg images for some reason. My computer does, so I can see the images you've posted. But looking at the comments here, some peoples systems don't recognise jpegs. This is a really easy fix. In the folder on your computer where your images are stored, highlight one of your images by clicking on it once with your cursor. Then right-click. You'll get a drop-down that gives you a bunch of different options. One of these will say 'Rename'. Click that. The name of the image file should now be highlighted in blue. Click in the area on the word jpeg between the 'e' and 'g'. Then hit 'Backspace' on your keyboard so you're deleting the 'e'. This will turn it into a jpg file, which virtually every system seems to support. Then people will be able to view your images. This issue has nothing to do with The Roaring Season. Its simply that some computers don't recognise jpeg files.
OK, as for resizing images. Unless you have a program for resizing images, such as Adobe Photoshop, my best suggestion would be to use one of the resizing websites as suggested by others here, such as Imageshack or Tinypic. I personally use Tinypic when posting images on other forums. I find it really easy to use, and I so rarely post photos on other forums these days its the simplest option for me. Sometimes with Tinypic, however, your photos can just disappear off a website at random. Essentially, what is happening is that even though you're viewing the image on one website, say, for example, the Autosport website, the image itself is actually being hosted by Tinypic. Sounds confusing, but I can't really explain it better.
Most forums the world over use a similar program, this site included. If you can figure out how to post images here, you can post them on most other forums too.
Thanks Steve, I alway try to be positive and constructive when it comes to problems.
Going forward, I have checked the files I posted and all appear to be JPG.
As to size, I see in the FAQ section that if I look under the "Attachment Window" there is a listing of file types and their maximum sizes. Where do I find this "Attachment Window" please?
I note that the photos I attempted to post appear to range from 7.8KB to 105.3KB. Should this be an issue for JPG files?
Having lots of images I would love to post I hope this can be resolved quickly for the benefit of viewers.
Thanks Terry
Thanks Terry, can you please email some of the images to me: theroaringseason@gmail.com
Hi Guys,do we have any photos of the Dodge truck that Bob Jane used in the 70s?
Yep, I bought it about 10 years ago off Ian raced it in it's then current form (Nissan Imp) successfully for a few years.I then decided to give it a bit of an upgrade - the Nissan engine went into a classic rally car in Northland & the Jack Knight box was reunited with the Sidchrome Imp. I then mid-mounted a '98 Subaru WRX Sti engine & transaxle into it which has kept it a very well balanced little car but with a bit more go….We run it in NZGT where last year we ended up 2nd in the Championship despite missing the first round. Currently we are leading this year after 2 rounds of 7.
Reece Killingback.
Just found this old photo of tow car and little Escort similar colours. When I first had Escort it was white and Ford blues and I had a Holden ute for work/tow in Bandag colours which were the same so looked pretty good.
(must have a photo somewhere as it was quite smart)
I was away and asked mate to touch up the Escort so Missus & Mate painted the Escort to match the Capri and be brighter for TV, so they told me when I saw it. (still like the white and blue)
The Capri was a bit of a trick tow car as it had a little warm 2ltr and was a German one with the bigger gear bag (manual of coarse) it also had adjustable rear air shocks done from inside car. Some reckoned I should have just taken the Capri and raced it. Was in missus name and she loved it and she got the tickets.