7mm Smoke, Ash & Steam

LarryG

LarryG

Western Thunderer
I'm afraid your images take a month of Sundays to download onto my screen so I wondered why they are 18" x 10". I'm uploading at 4" horizontal (800cm) and even they download slower as a thread page gets longer. Just wondering. Some forums automatically resize over-large images.
 
adrian

adrian

Flying Squad
LarryG said:
Some forums automatically resize over-large images.
Click to expand...
The forum software does automatically limit and resize over-large images. However as detail nerds we do like big photos for all the added detail so the allowable image size is fairly generous because we like the big photos.

The issue here is that the images are being uploaded in a png format and at this size are verging on 4.5Mb in size - if they were uploaded in jpeg format for the same pixel size they would be about 350K i.e. less than 10% in data size than the original. That is harder to compensate for.

Compton castle said:
Sorry, I just upload straight from my Iphone.
Click to expand...
Just trying to work out why it is posting in png format rather than jpeg.
Under the "settings - photos" near the bottom of the screen what setting do you have for "transfer to pc"?

photo - 1.jpg

On your phone are you on "automatic" or keep originals?
 
Compton castle

Compton castle

Western Thunderer
Plastic section, I beams for the main span, 5mm T section for the up and over and 2.5mm T session for the diagonal and vertical braces.
 
adrian

adrian

Flying Squad
LarryG said:
Pictures are downloading 'normally' now. Someone wave a magic wand?
Click to expand...
Not sure but these have been uploaded as jpeg images, similar in size but a svelte 228Kb compared to the earlier heavyweight 4.3Mb png file, so in the region of 95% less data to download.
 
daifly

daifly

Western Thunderer
LarryG said:
Pictures are downloading 'normally' now. Someone wave a magic wand?
Click to expand...
Probably because the images have been cached on your computer. The older .png images are still about 4.6Mb each which takes an eternity to download on a mobile device. The latest are .jpgs and are MUCH quicker at c250kb each.
Dave
 
Compton castle

Compton castle

Western Thunderer
I took delivery of a Slaters 28xx a few weeks back, When it arrived I tested it and it runs very smooth. The previous owner completely rebuilt the chassis with full compensation. The loco was a little rough though so it was submerged in a bath of detol! The fire box came apart which was a good thing as I could put it back together square! Additional detail was added using parts from JLTRT ( lamp irons, ATC shoe, sand filler lids, boiler band straps, vac pipes and cylinder castings ), Warren Shepherd ( steam Lance cock & smoke box door dart ) Malcolm Mitchell mud hole covers. I just need to get some new couplings for the loco. The tender was fine and had just had new Fox crests, cast lifting rings and Vac pipes added.
The smoke box saddle was given a good clean up as well as the all the flashing was still around the bolt heads. All the gaps between the firebox sections where filled with car body filler and rubbed down smooth. Halfords primer and satin black paint to finish. Just waiting on the Severn mill plates to arrive and cab side route availability transfers and pop the back head back in. This will need a good weathering plus some nice crew from ModelU.
Not forgetting some red paint for the buffer beam.8DD76A90-9638-40E5-AF46-6AF45068C7A5.pngAD0A9B53-E820-41A7-8525-D96B6B647BA0.pngDDCCB80B-9EE5-4938-90F7-BB64CCAF5110.pngFE3CA152-2B23-4DAE-8112-02D6F1497221.png
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
What's New?
Top