On Steve McColms request: This is supposed to be a step by step tutorial in how to show pics of your favourite kit/pet/car/significant other in the forum threads. While I store my pics on Imgur, and I also show how to collect the image link from there, you should be aware that the parts in the forum will be similar regardless of where you store your pics. If you're not using imgur, find out how you copy the link from the source of your choice and scroll down to the big RED text in this post. Then go from there.
That said - here goes:
I have set myself up with an Imgur account. In my market, it's free of charge up to 1000 pics (I think) and that'll keep me covered for some time at least.
I use the Imgur app on my IPhone, having downloaded it from the AppStore. It's pretty self explanatory how to set it up and operate it.
Having opened the app, this is how it looks on my phone
(https://i.imgur.com/EKm1aqo.png)
I then go to my own account, pressing the icon in the bottom right corner. This is what my account looks like.
(https://i.imgur.com/NQo0VWB.png)
Now, I choose the album in which I've stored the pic I want. I this case, the Valiant K.1 tanker album. Having clicked on it, I can now see the pics stored in that album.
(https://i.imgur.com/EyeuAGB.png)
This time, I want to show the belly pic, no 3 from the top. Hence, I click on it, and it comes up.
(https://i.imgur.com/R4w5yeW.png)
Now I want the link to this pic. That's available if you click on the "share" icon below the pic, and that'll open a menu from the bottom of the screen, like this
(https://i.imgur.com/BmIvHHK.png)
Now, click on "copy link" - and your pic link is now saved!
Now go back to the forum. Open a "new thread" or "reply" dialogue box, and write what you want.
From here, these instructions apply to any image source, be it imgur or anything else
Choose where to place the image, set your text marker there, and click the "img" button, situated top left in the bottom field just above the smileys. It looks like a Mona Lisa painting, if you look at it closely.
Now you should get an image prompt sequence inserted in your text, looking like this:
(https://i.imgur.com/uUBuYLd.png)
Place your marker between the two bracketed
""img" and "/img", (where it is on the pic above here) and see if you get a black popup menu saying "select : mark all : paste" if not, just tap again on the screen, trying to place the marker as just described once again. Now you should get the black box.
I often have to zoom in a bit to hit properly, but then my fingers are a bit big at the ends. Or I can't aim properly.. ;)
Select "paste" and heureka - the link is now pasted into your text, between the brackets. Like this:
(https://i.imgur.com/hdCtyXf.png)
Now, depending on the size of the pic you've just linked, you might want to limit how large it'll appear here in the forum. That's not difficult, but it requires some typing.
Let's say I want to limit to a width of 600 pixels, which usually is a good size for somewhat older screens. Then I go in the first "img"-bracket, and just write "width =600" there, like this:
(https://i.imgur.com/JyeBnaJ.png)
Be careful to have a space between "img" and "width" but none after "width".
Now choose "preview" below the text insert field (next to the "post button" and have a look. If you think the pic is too small, increase the value, to 800 or something, and if you think it's too big, decrease it.
That's it, really.
I will allow some comments to this, enabling you all to tip me off on improvements, but when I feel we're good, my suggestion would be to lock this thread and pin it somewhere we easily can find it. For future reference. I'll contact admin about that once we get there.
OK?
Onwards then!
Thanks and this will work on a tablet, as I don't have a PC or laptop?
This should work on any device. Added to that, I would assume a tablet works very much like a phone, which is what I've used.
Thanks for this, it's always helpful to get as manty "how to's" as possible, especially when it comes to posting pictures :thumbsup:
[imghttps://imgur.com/a/Pv5guyn][/img]
If this is correct you should be looking at a Airfix Fairey Rotodyne with additional parts .
It works!
Quote from: McColm on October 15, 2021, 06:24:21 AM
[imghttps://imgur.com/a/Pv5guyn]http://[/img]
If this is correct you should be looking at a Airfix Fairey Rotodyne with additional parts .
It works!
Close but no cigar!!
you have your first ] in the wrong place. it should be after [img so that you do not have [imghttps
The img with [] either side of it tells the site that you are posting information about a picture. The https://imgur.com etc etc tells the site where the picture is located on the web and the[/img] tells the site that all the information about the picture is finished, go back to doing whatever it was you were doing, such as displaying text.
If you want to know if somethjing has worked or not, try the Preview button!
Gondor
img[]https://imgur.com/a/u1mOUGc[/img]
Still isn't right
Quote from: McColm on October 15, 2021, 10:40:40 AM
img[]https://imgur.com/a/u1mOUGc[/img]
Still isn't right
That's because you appear to be incapable or reading. Reread what I wrote! Try reading what I wrote
carefullyGondor
Quote from: Gondor on October 15, 2021, 10:57:02 AM
Quote from: McColm on October 15, 2021, 10:40:40 AM
img[]https://imgur.com/a/u1mOUGc[/img]
Still isn't right
That's because you appear to be incapable or reading. Reread what I wrote! Try reading what I wrote carefully
Gondor
I'm dyslexic so yes I am incapable of reading and comprehending the meaning of you have written. If you could just explain it in simpler terms so that other people who also suffer from dyslexia can understand without you losing your temper.
That's why I get my facts wrong on certain topics, it might have been a side effect from spending four days in an induced coma.
Pellson did a really good job with his description of how to post an image.
You are manageing to get most of it correct.
The part you are haveing difficulty with is where to put the information about the picture.
THe picture below shows you how it should look, only the first part is wraper onto the following line because it is too big to be on the same line.
Quote from: Pellson on October 14, 2021, 05:34:23 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/hdCtyXf.png)
Part of the problem is showing you what it should look like by typeing it here because the web page thinks I am telling it to do something when I, or anyone else is only trying to show something.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51593566820_84a7c1aa8a_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2mB9vVw)
When I say "The information about the image" thats the bit that starts http
I hope this makes it easier to get your head around.
Gondor
Excellent tutorial Pellson.
Quote from: McColm on October 15, 2021, 11:20:56 AM
I'm dyslexic so yes I am incapable of reading and comprehending the meaning of you have written. If you could just explain it in simpler terms so that other people who also suffer from dyslexia can understand without you losing your temper.
That's why I get my facts wrong on certain topics, it might have been a side effect from spending four days in an induced coma.
I apologise McColm.
After playing around with links and attempting ways of getting this to work I can't manage to get the picture to show here.
I can get a link to a picture to show which when clicked on opens a page showing the picture.
More playing with this to see how Pellson does it.
Gondor
Hi Gondor, I don't think it's a problem with the process as Pellson has described - it's exactly what I do and the images display without any problems. I'm wondering if McColm has set some parameters in Imgur that prevent displaying the images here (as we can see the images in Imgur without any problems). Question to McColm: have you created an account in Imgur? And if so did you configure any privacy settings?
I tried copying one of Pellson's posts into a reply so I could Preview the image. It didn't work :banghead: :banghead:
No idea why at all. I'm stumped.
All I can sudgest for McColm to do is to post the links to his pictures, one per line is probably best, and we can then click on the links to see the results or untill someone better than I manages to work oout why we can't see the images.
Gondor
GOT it !!!!!!!
(https://www.whatifmodellers.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FaUSPvND.jpg&hash=19260d6ee6c06039cdf2d5b39d54194075b026bc) (https://imgur.com/aUSPvND)
When you select your image from all of the ones you have uploaded you should get something like the picture below.
(https://www.whatifmodellers.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2Fp78ZY7m.jpg&hash=1b837468d8bef15aeb131230710e36be5924eee9) (https://imgur.com/p78ZY7m)
Use the COPY button to the lower right of the GREEN text in the picture above then paste that in your post.
Admitidly I am useing the web page, however most tablets and smart phones do support web browsers so you can access the web page that way.
If nothing else, I now know it's not McColm's fault and I know how to post from imgur as well :thumbsup:
Gondor
Magnificent! <_<
There's a small difference between the linked BB code and the normal BB code above which is, when you click on the image. The linked BB code redirects you to imgur when you click on said image, while the simple BB code, which says message boards and forums, the image opens in the forum's image viewer and you don't leave the forum to view said image. I guess it's the only difference so i guess it's only a matter of personal choice.
Quote from: AndrewF on October 15, 2021, 01:39:13 PM
Hi Gondor, I don't think it's a problem with the process as Pellson has described - it's exactly what I do and the images display without any problems. I'm wondering if McColm has set some parameters in Imgur that prevent displaying the images here (as we can see the images in Imgur without any problems). Question to McColm: have you created an account in Imgur? And if so did you configure any privacy settings?
I haven't set any privacy settings but my account name is: mccolmsteven89
I will investigate this.
Thanks
I got this far
https://imgur.com/a/foaiCPL
Quote from: AndrewF on October 15, 2021, 02:08:10 PM
Magnificent! <_<
Were you refering to the information I gave or the model?
Quote from: McColm on October 16, 2021, 03:23:45 AM
I got this far
https://imgur.com/a/foaiCPL
Nice picture again. Like the idea of the contra rotating rotor.
Gondor
That works. It doesn't result in an embedded photo but I can see it if I click on the link. Nice 'dyne. :thumbsup:
I've had similar problems, Dizzys method doesn't work for me and Gondor's only works on a computer as my smartphone makes me us the app which doesn't have the BBCode links. When I've searched previously, The Internet was of the opinion that it was basically impossible with my model of Android smartphone. However, I think I've found a way that might work.
Took some experimenting, but it seems to work. It's a modification of Dizzys method that works for my system and might be adaptable to others. Let me know if you can see them and if the sizes are okay.
Select the image you want as normal:
(https://i.imgur.com/Fmk4ySS.jpeg)
This next step is crucial: Click on the image again and brings up the image itself, rather than a webpage showing your image:
(https://i.imgur.com/csgWyYH.jpeg)
Click Copy URL (couldn't screenshot it due to the idiosyncrasies of my system) and paste it into the reply:
(https://i.imgur.com/siBRNqH.jpeg)
Highlight the text:
(https://i.imgur.com/Env09Cz.jpeg)
Click the IMG icon on the reply screen:
(https://i.imgur.com/0WOy51d.jpeg)
Press preview to check it works:
(https://i.imgur.com/ju0jzoi.jpeg)
Posting should result in a embedded photo:
(https://i.imgur.com/coJA9N0.jpeg)
https://imgur.com/a/f7CBXAJ
No it's not working, I get a blank image
Might sound a bit of a daft question, but how are you looking at this site McColm? I know you have a tablet and a phone, but what on them do you use to look at the site?
Gondor
When I click on your link, and click 'share' 'Copy URL' I get the code you get:
https://imgur.com/a/f7CBXAJ
When I click on the image in that link, then click 'share' 'Copy URL' I get a different code with a .jpg extension:
https://i.imgur.com/ufi97PZ.jpeg
If I copy it into the reply, highlight it and then press the IMG icon above I can embed it:
(https://i.imgur.com/ufi97PZ.jpeg)
I click on the app, go to my page mccolmsteven89
Click on the photo, click on share, click on url top left icon. Close it and then click on the Whatifmodellers.com website, monoalisa icon, get inbetween the [] [] gap delete the [ ] cross my fingers and wait for the
https://imgur.com/ to appear.
Then check my replies and go back to see if it's worked or not.
It might be easier to highlight the text first then press the monolisa icon.
I had to play around a bit until I found a code that gave the .jpg extension. It might be worth clicking different options to see if that comes up.
Quote from: Mossie on October 16, 2021, 06:11:28 AM
It might be easier to highlight the text first then press the monolisa icon.
I had to play around a bit until I found a code that gave the .jpg extension. It might be worth clicking different options to see if that comes up.
Okay :thumbsup:
Quote from: McColm on October 15, 2021, 11:20:56 AM
I'm dyslexic so yes I am incapable of reading and comprehending the meaning of you have written..
I wasn't aware of your dyslexia. I have to say you cope extremely well, given what you write. Allow me to be quite impressed!
Having read all posts in this thread, maybe I should split the tutorial in two? One about how to copy pic links from imgur and another one about how to insert any pic link I. The forum.
What say ye all?
Quote from: Gondor on October 16, 2021, 03:39:39 AM
Quote from: AndrewF on October 15, 2021, 02:08:10 PM
Magnificent! <_<
Were you refering to the information I gave or the model?
Both really ^_^
Quote from: McColm on October 16, 2021, 03:23:45 AM
I got this far
https://imgur.com/a/foaiCPL
Nice picture again. Like the idea of the contra rotating rotor.
Gondor
TheChronicOne has done a video explaining how he uses Imgur on his PC on Facebook.
I just need to save up and get a PC or if Imgur allows me access to their website.
Quote from: McColm on October 17, 2021, 02:58:45 PM
TheChronicOne has done a video explaining how he uses Imgur on his PC on Facebook.
I just need to save up and get a PC or if Imgur allows me access to their website.
I honestly think it should be as easy via your tablet as it is for me via my phone, hence no need for a pc. The trick is to fist copy the pic link in the imgur app, then paste it between the "img" markers.
You can get the correct image link on a PC by simply right clicking on the image and then clicking on COPY IMAGE LINK on the menu that pops up. However I don't know how this method translates onto tablets/smartphones since I have neither.
So for this picture: https://imgur.com/a/f7CBXAJ (Victor/Nimrod AEW hybrid), you get: https://i.imgur.com/ufi97PZ.jpeg
Put that code between IMG tags like this: [img]https://i.imgur.com/ufi97PZ.jpeg[/img]
Set the width like this: [img width=600]https://i.imgur.com/ufi97PZ.jpeg[/img]
and it embeds like this:
(https://i.imgur.com/ufi97PZ.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/oQRqJmO.jpeg)
It doesn't work. Atleast there's a picture :banghead:
(https://i.imgur.com/fPfzvoz.jpeg)
Should have been me wearing my Royal Auxiliary Air Force uniform in front of the Unit's sign.
https://imgur.com/a/fPfzvoz
If I add your first line
(https://i.imgur.com/a/fPfzvoz.jpeg)
I get nothing at all
And if I add the width=600 I get this
(https://imgur.com/a/fPfzvoz)
Nothing :banghead:
(https://imgur.com/a/fPfzvoz.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/fPfzvoz.jpeg)
https://i.imgur.com/f7CBXAJ.jpeg
I keep getting a message that it won't load the post.
(https://i.imgur.com/f7CBXAJ.jpeg)
Quote from: McColm on October 17, 2021, 04:21:22 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/fPfzvoz.jpeg)
Should have been me wearing my Royal Auxiliary Air Force uniform in front of the Unit's sign.
https://imgur.com/a/fPfzvoz
If I add your first line
(https://i.imgur.com/a/fPfzvoz.jpeg)
I get nothing at all
You're using the address of the webpage not the address of the image itself.
The address of the webpage is: https://imgur.com/a/fPfzvoz That won't work for embedding the image here.
The address of the image is: https://i.imgur.com/hX1OflA.jpeg which you get by right clicking on the image then clicking on the COPY IMAGE LINK option.
Put the image address inside the IMG tags and you get this:
(https://i.imgur.com/hX1OflA.jpeg)
The code for that looks like this:
[img]https://i.imgur.com/hX1OflA.jpeg[/img](If you copy it don't copy the CODE tags: they're what make it show you the code instead of the picture.)
I don't have a mouse connected to my tablet , it's a standard keyboard.
If you check the topic Airfix you can see my reply. The code is correct but there's still no picture when I do it.
I tried twice to get into the website but it wouldn't load any of my pictures just my user name and the web address. A black screen.
' keep on knocking, but they won't let me in', as the lyrics to the song goes or 'green door, what's the secret your hiding?'
On a tablet or a smartphone press and hold on the image on the website - you should get a menu with various options including "open image in new tab". If you select that, then go to the new tab with just the image in your browser, you can then press on the url (the address of the page) in your browser (in the address bar at the top of the page) making sure the whole address is selected, press and click "copy". That should be the correct address, which you then paste into the img tags here.
Actually, I've just tried doing that on an iPhone and you end up with a few parameters at the end of the url - you have to delete everything after the ? (question mark) in the url... Also the image format is webp which I suspect is because I'm using Chrome as a browser - Chrome converts jpeg and png format images to webp because it's more compressed without losing quality. But webp isn't compatible with many other systems - for example you need a plugin in Photoshop to open webp images... so that might be a reason for getting a blank space instead of an image on this forum. You *could* just type .jpg at the end of the url to replace .webp but I think that getting a cheap pc would save you a whole load of hassle...
I've just tried it in Safari as well and the image format is .webp as well
So for a url like this **https://i.imgur.com/DaTtnAQ_d.webp?maxwidth=640&shape=thumb&fidelity=medium**
You have to delete the question mark and everything after it, change .webp to .jpg and paste the modified url here. It's a complete pain in the arse on a telephone. It may be easier on a tablet, but the interfaces are very similar (touch based rather than cursor based) so I doubt it...
I still can't understand why you just can't follow the steps I did at the top of this thread. It SHOULD work! I mean - it's imgur, just like my pics!
But we're getting there!
Quote from: Pellson on October 18, 2021, 01:41:23 AM
I still can't understand why you just can't follow the steps I did at the top of this thread. It SHOULD work! I mean - it's imgur, just like my pics!
But we're getting there!
I have been following your steps until 2am this morning. It's frustrating but as they say just giggle around a bit until I get it right.
Quote from: McColm on October 18, 2021, 02:41:22 AM
Quote from: Pellson on October 18, 2021, 01:41:23 AM
I still can't understand why you just can't follow the steps I did at the top of this thread. It SHOULD work! I mean - it's imgur, just like my pics!
But we're getting there!
I have been following your steps until 2am this morning. It's frustrating but as they say just giggle around a bit until I get it right.
You do use the imgur app, I presume?
Quote from: Pellson on October 18, 2021, 03:15:41 AM
Quote from: McColm on October 18, 2021, 02:41:22 AM
Quote from: Pellson on October 18, 2021, 01:41:23 AM
I still can't understand why you just can't follow the steps I did at the top of this thread. It SHOULD work! I mean - it's imgur, just like my pics!
But we're getting there!
I have been following your steps until 2am this morning. It's frustrating but as they say just giggle around a bit until I get it right.
You do use the imgur app, I presume?
I suspect it'll be MUCH easier using the app rather than faffing around with browser urls...
Quote from: AndrewF on October 18, 2021, 03:25:16 AM
Quote from: Pellson on October 18, 2021, 03:15:41 AM
Quote from: McColm on October 18, 2021, 02:41:22 AM
Quote from: Pellson on October 18, 2021, 01:41:23 AM
I still can't understand why you just can't follow the steps I did at the top of this thread. It SHOULD work! I mean - it's imgur, just like my pics!
But we're getting there!
I have been following your steps until 2am this morning. It's frustrating but as they say just giggle around a bit until I get it right.
You do use the imgur app, I presume?
I suspect it'll be MUCH easier using the app rather than faffing around with browser urls...
Yes I am using the app.
Then I guess, but it's only a guess, that you're copying the pic link one step too soon.
First open the user
Then open the album
Then select the pic.
Then tap/clic the white "share"-button below the pic
Then select "copy link" in popup menu.
Quote from: Pellson on October 18, 2021, 04:24:51 AM
Then I guess, but it's only a guess, that you're copying the pic link one step too soon.
First open the user
Then open the album
Then select the pic.
Then tap/clic the white "share"-button below the pic
Then select "copy link" in popup menu.
It is possible to get that "share" button for the entire album, but then you're not getting the pic. Rather the address to the entire folder/album.
No that's not correct, I click on the photo. Then the share icon, then the url copy which goes to the clipboard.
I then open the reply ,click on the picture icon, then put the cursor in the middle of the two brackets PASTE and then delete the [img] both sides.
If I click on Review I can't see the photo, I post it and then I go back to see if the https://i.imgur.com/EABZmG has come through.
I have tried to put the [img width=600]/i.imgur.com/EABZmG.jpeg[img]
But it comes back image not found or deleted.
But it is still in the gallery for all to see.
Quote from: McColm on October 18, 2021, 10:05:19 AM
No that's not correct, I click on the photo. Then the share icon, then the url copy which goes to the clipboard.
I then open the reply ,click on the picture icon, then put the cursor in the middle of the two brackets PASTE and then delete the [img] both sides.
If I click on Review I can't see the photo, I post it and then I go back to see if the https://i.imgur.com/EABZmG has come through.
I have tried to put the [img width=600]/I.imgur.com/EABZmG.jpeg[img]
But it comes back image not found or deleted.
But it is still in the gallery for all to see.
What if you don't do the part I've greened above? Does it make any difference?
Nothing at all
It should be this
https://imgur.com/a/sA0BUFX
Quote from: McColm on October 18, 2021, 01:05:31 PM
Nothing at all
It should be this
https://imgur.com/a/sA0BUFX
OK.
That link is NOT to the picture, but to the folder or sub-folder holding it. When I open that link in the Imgur app, this is what I see.
(https://i.imgur.com/9UrjHZX.png)
If I now tap/click on your pic, I get this:
(https://i.imgur.com/ZFD5Rf6.png)
Do you see the small white button in the bottom of the screen? If I tap that, this is what I get:
(https://i.imgur.com/njsmBLN.png)
Here, I choose "Copy link" and that's the link I then paste in the forum.
Are you with me?
(https://i.imgur.com/lM42tdM.jpeg)
Just have to remember how I did this.
Don't delete the [img] tags: they are what tells the forum to display the picture as a picture instead of a link.
Quote
Nothing at all
It should be this
https://imgur.com/a/sA0BUFX
The image link for that pic is: https://i.imgur.com/y5IxyAj.jpeg
When I put in into img brackets it looks like this on my edit screen (note that the 2nd set of img brackets have a / in them):
(https://i.imgur.com/6HmilbC.jpg)
And the result is this:
(https://i.imgur.com/y5IxyAj.jpeg)
Thanks for all your help and patience. :thumbsup:
Quote from: McColm on October 18, 2021, 10:03:36 PM
Thanks for all your help and patience. :thumbsup:
Our pleasure, Steve. Your ideas and builds are one very significant reason for me hanging out here, and it's a bliss being able to see them in the flesh. :thumbsup:
I'm glad you've got it sorted out! And well done Pellson for the tech support <_<
Quote from: AndrewF on October 19, 2021, 06:17:44 AM
I'm glad you've got it sorted out! And well done Pellson for the tech support <_<
Indeed :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Quote from: NARSES2 on October 19, 2021, 06:24:59 AM
Quote from: AndrewF on October 19, 2021, 06:17:44 AM
I'm glad you've got it sorted out! And well done Pellson for the tech support <_<
Indeed :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Agreed
Gondor
Me too. :thumbsup:
How do you move images from one topic to another? Captain Canada used flicker to upload photos on my blog and I would love to move them to my current and finished builds so you can see them.
Quote from: McColm on October 25, 2021, 11:46:49 AM
How do you move images from one topic to another? Captain Canada used flicker to upload photos on my blog and I would love to move them to my current and finished builds so you can see them.
You simply do the same in the destination folder, your current and finished builds, as you did here or where ever they were posted. There is nothing stopping you posting the same picture in every thread on the forum in theory. Just follow the same procedure for each picture every time and it should work. Though I sudgest you consentrate on posting to one thread at a time to save yourself from getting confused like the rest of us.
Gondor
You could copy the original pics to the new folders.
On the original folder and post, hit the 'Modify' tab at the top and then look for the pic itself in the text string, it'll start {img} but with square brackets. Then highlight the whole string and hit Ctrl-C. Cancel the 'Modify' and go to your new folder and go to where you want the copied image to be, and hit 'Ctrl-V. Lo and behold the image string will re-appear. ;D
From a Moderators point of view I've no problem with the same image being in a couple of places, indeed at times it's the clearest way to go :thumbsup:, but more than that could/would get a tad confusing