Re: Alt photo blog
Camden is right, having a file size restriction is a good way to take
care of the problem to which Kees alluded. f295 has a 100K size
restriction on all uploaded files. for internet viewing an image at
650px, 72dpi is *good enough* for *most* conversations.....
f295 does (already) have an 'alt' side set-up (a separate forum from
the lensless side) feel free to upload your images and point to them
there..... one must sign up to upload images but not to view them.
sign up is free. we have few content restrictions other than a fairly
strict no nudes policy (not that i'm a prude but i want the site to
be available to anyone) Only JPGs, GIFs and PDF files are
permitted.... I only offer this as the topic has come up and there's
been discussion around it on the list....... the text based list does
a great job at what it does and I'm certainly not trying to do
anything more than offer another option.....
There are many different categories for types of processes/images....
if some of you decide to use it and there's a category you need/don't
see let me know and I'll add it.... here's the URL:
http://www.f295.org/DIYforum/cgi-bin/forum/Blah.pl?
oh, and we never, ever correct grammar, spelling or punctuation ;)
for what it's worth...
tom
On Jun 19, 2008, at 2:11 PM, Camden Hardy wrote:
Kees,
I'm not sure it's necessary to have the server do any image
resizing; I think simply putting a size restriction on the files
uploaded (and leaving the resizing up to the poster) would be
sufficient. Either way, I've done this sort of thing before, so it
shouldn't be too difficult to implement.
Camden Hardy
camden[at]camdenhardy[dot]com
http://www.camdenhardy.com
On Jun 19, 2008, at 12:00 PM, Kees Brandenburg wrote:
I don't think it is a good idea to set up a blog separate from
this list. People can link to uploaded images here. I really like
the plaintext aspect of this list, which still proves it's
potential everyday. Setting up a dedicated imageserver is not that
easy. You have to do some heavy serverside imageresizing for example.
kees
On 19 jun 2008, at 18:15, Camden Hardy wrote:
I'll step forward. I'm currently using 421MB of my 330GB quota
on my webserver, so I've got plenty of space for an image archive.
As far as permanence goes, all we really need to worry about is
the address (storage locations can change if need be without
affecting archived links). I'd be willing to create a subdomain
of my domain name to be used for the archive at no extra cost, as
I'm not planning to change it. Alternatively we could register a
new domain name, the only issue being: who's going to pay for
it? I don't have a preference either way, so I'll leave it up to
the community to decide.
So now on to presentation. When I initially suggested the blog,
I was envisioning setting up a WordPress (etc.) site where
registered users (i.e. list members) could post images and leave
comments. Gord, it sounds like you're thinking just a place for
folks to dump images, where all discussion stays within the alt
list? What does everyone think about that? Any preferences
either way?
Camden Hardy
camden[at]camdenhardy[dot]com
http://www.camdenhardy.com