Rotorheads Around the World (incl 'Views from the Cockpit')

[Heliport]

To post a picture on PPRuNe, it has to be on a website already - whether your own or someone else's.
If it's not, all is not lost ...... read on.
(The instructions below are for MS Windows - I don't know the AppleMac system.)




If the picture already on a website .....
It will have an URL (the unique 'address' of that pic on the web)

• Right-click on the picture and select 'Properties' - one of which is the 'URL' of the picture
• Highlight and Copy the entire URL.

NB: Always highlight from the beginning (or use 'Select all') or you may not get the full URL if it's very long. The URL usually ends with '.jpg', but sometimes with '.gif' or '.bmp'.



If the picture is on your hard disk .....

• Use a web photo-hosting service.

PhotoBucket seems to be the best and most reliable. It's very simple to use - and it's free. www.photobucket.com
Once you've loaded your picture on the host, it will give you the URL.

Note: Some photo-hosting services host your pics but won't allow you to link to them from another site. (eg Geocities, Tripod aren't suitable.)


OR

• Send your picture to one of our volunteers - if you wish to post in Rotorheads.

John Eacott of The Helicopter Service in Melbourne [email protected]
and
imabell (Graeme Gillies of Blue Tongue Helicopter Services Queensland [email protected]

have kindly volunteered to host pics/images for people who don't have their own websites.
They'll host your picture and send you the URL.


To post your picture on PPRuNe:

• Copy the URL of the picture
• Begin to post as normal
• Click the IMG button - - one of the buttons above the text box.
• A dropdown menu will appear
• Paste the entire URL into the address line as instructed
• Click OK
• Add some information about the picture
• Repeat above procedure per picture
• Submit

Size is important!
Picture width should not exceed 900 pixels MAXIMUM.
If you're emailing an image to one of the volunteers, the size of the pic/file doesn't matter because they'll resize it.
Photobucket.com has a facility to reduce the size of any pics which are too big for a web page.



Troubleshooting
At first, as with any new process involving computers, you may go through some .


(1) Your post displays a link (not a picture)

• Click the button to edit your post.
• Check to see if 'URL' appears anywhere in the web address of the picture. If it's there at all, it will be there twice. Remove both.(You've used information from the URL, but those letters should not appear in the final address or you'll get a link instead of a picture.)
• If all else fails ..... READ THE INSTRUCTIONS.

(2) Your post displays a

• Click the button to edit your post.
• Does the URL start with 'http' and end with jpg, bmp or gif?
• There should be no spaces between [/img] at the end and [img] at the beginning.
• If you've copied the URL manually instead of copying & pasting, you might have left something out. Even one letter or digit will prevent the picture from displaying.
• If all else fails ..... READ THE INSTRUCTIONS.

If you can't resolve the problem:

Leave the post in place and I'll try to find and resolve the error.




Copyright claims etc
In Rotorheads, we don't allow pictures which have names (personal or business), e-mail addresses, website addresses, 'copyright' claims etc embedded in the picture.
See: Copyright Claims: Rotorheads Forum Rule
You're free to name the photographer in the text - but please don't make it an advert or you'll fall foul of the PPRuNe's strict 'No Advertising' rule.




It may seem tricky the first time but, after that, you'll find it very easy.


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