| So You Want To Upload
Some Images.... |
You have that fantastic photo that will
blow everyone away. A cool landscape. A
snapshot. Some image you want to share.
Basically anything at all. But how to do
it? Well, if it's related to a CMSC
event, trip or happening, you can upload
them here. All you have to do is
register using the Register
link located in the upper left corner of
most gallery pages. We need to approve
all new registrations - this keeps out
the spammers, but this process takes
under a day. After you have
registered, you can start uploading images.
Some specs: Your images should be under
500K - otherwise they will take forever
to upload and view. Most digital
cameras take photos that are far larger
than that - some as large as 8 or 10
meg. The maximum size you can upload is
2 meg - if you try and upload anything
larger you won't get anywhere. You can
resize your photos in Photoshop or most
any graphics editing software. Some
cameras also allow you to resize a photo
in the camera. The point is that you
want to upload an image is a good
balance between size and quality.
Each registered member has 98 megabytes of
space for image storage. If you resize
your images that's enough space for
around 400 photos. If you don't resize
you'll only fot 40 or so images.
Before you upload....
You'll need to create at least one
album. Albums are where your photos are
stored. To make things easy to find, you
should create one album per trip or
event. This way you can put the
photos in the appropriate areas.
To create an album use the "My Gallery"
button then the "Create / order my
albums" button.
On to the upload....
1) Login using the Login link on the
upper left corner of the gallery page.
2) After you log in, you'll see that the
menu area where you logged in has
changed. You now have an "Upload File"
button and "Login" has changed to
"logout." Click on "Upload File."
3) You'll see a file browser that allows
you to select four files at a time. Just
click the "Browse" button to find your
photos.
4) Press the "Continue" button.
5) You'll see a "Successful Uploads"
screen - click "Continue."
6) Select the albums to place the images
in, and optionally enter the image
title, description and keywords (this
assumes that you created at least one
album earlier.)
7) Press "Continue" and you're done!
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