First you need to upload your picture to a website server. If you have a personal page, you can use that, however I use a free page available from
The globe.com. Just click on the "Build a homepage" bit, under "Services" at the top right, and then follow the directions.
When you upload your photos, save them in either JPEG format, for economy of size, or GIF format to retain true image quality. JPEG compression economizes on the way picture information is stored, and identifies and discards extra information not essential to the display of the photo. JPEG photos are automatically decompressed when they are opened.
Keep the image file size as small as is reasonable: save it in 2 bits per pixel for B&W, 4 bits per pixel (which gives 16 colors, good enough for most applications) or 8 bits per pixel. (gives 256 colors - good for anything on the screen, and if you use anymore than that the guys at PPRuNe get annoyed at the size of the image uploaded.) Using the "Advanced" section on the "Save As..." portion of your graphics program should allow you to determine the bits per pixel & format you require.
Once the file is uploaded to a server, you can now print it on this BB by using the UBB code:
[img]the URL (address) of your image[/img]
Other
UBB codes are shown on the
faq
If you see an image elsewhere on the web that you want to repeat here then it is even easier, as the image is
already supported on a server somewhere.
Right click on that image and select "View image" so that the image loads on a separate page. Copy the image URL (address) from the location bar at the top of your browser page, then use the UBB code, as above.
[This message has been edited by Checkboard (edited 28 December 1999).]