Perfect Image Size
Posted: 22 Dec 2018, 11:11
500 pixels wide is the perfect size for image posting here for several reasons:
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- Large images taken in portrait mode tend to post sideways. Re-saving them at 500 px wide corrects that. (see this post)
- A standard 500 px wide gives the forum a more consistent look.
- Images smaller than 500px will post with file information appearing under the image. Increasing them to 500 px eliminates that text. (see this post)
- An lastly, re-sizing large images to 500 px reduces the size of the files. Really big files tend to bog down page loading time and also taxes the server space. Really large files may not load at all.
More image posting tips
IF YOU ARE USING IMAGES FROM AN EXTERNAL IMAGE HOST like Imgur or imgBB, SEE BELOW