Grogman40 Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 Can anyone help guide me to how you post completed model pictures. Before I created an account the option to ‘upload’ completed model was the most prominent thing on the airfix site. Now I have created an account I can’t find it anywhere!!cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 Do you have an Image Hosting Service (IHS) like Picturetrail or Flickr? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discostu Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 Hi. I’m having trouble uploading photos of my latest build but keep getting the message “the file type you are attempting to upload is not allowed “ I’m using my iPhone when trying, do l need to log on and try using a pc ? Any help would be appreciated as I’m not very tech savvy.cheers, Stuart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenneth ONeill Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Hi. I’m having trouble uploading photos of my latest build but keep getting the message “the file type you are attempting to upload is not allowed “ I’m using my iPhone when trying, do l need to log on and try using a pc ? Any help would be appreciated as I’m not very tech savvy.cheers, Stuart.Look mate, they're only golden, not crystal. The file type is the last few characters of the full file name, such as "my_pic.jpg" would be a jpeg, "my_pic.tif" would be a tiff...The likely meaning of the error message is that Airfix do not accept the format(s) that iPhones generate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jopres57 Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 I always find it far easier to transfer pictures to my laptop first before uploading them. I've tried to upload pictures from my phone a couple of times without success. I think it's usually a good idea to backup your pictures anyway. There's always a chance the phone will be lost or just start playing up, both of which has happened to me, with a consequent loss of files. It always seems to happen when you least expect it!Grogman40, Use the /media/tinymce_upload/f53b40735df8b306f21c93bbc8c3edeb.gif icon above the 'Reply' text box to import pictures to the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peebeep Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 The iPhone default image format is not compatible with the forum software. You can change the iPhone format:Open the “Settings” app on the iPhone and go to “Camera”Choose “Formats” and select “Most Compatible” to shoot photos in JPEG format on iPhone camera.Exit out of Settings.Alternatively download the images to a PC/laptop and use imaging software to 'save as' a compatible format before posting on the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discostu Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 Thanks for the replies, l don’t have a computer, ( do everything on the phone ) I’ll send my pictures to my sons laptop and have another crack at it. Just finished the old 1/24 MK1 Spitfire and would like to upload pictures to the forum.cheers, Stuart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenneth ONeill Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 The iPhone default image format is not compatible with the forum software. You can change the iPhone format:Open the “Settings” app on the iPhone and go to “Camera”Choose “Formats” and select “Most Compatible” to shoot photos in JPEG format on iPhone camera.Exit out of Settings.Alternatively download the images to a PC/laptop and use imaging software to 'save as' a compatible format before posting on the forum.Cheers Paul. I thought that might be the case, but don't know either:-What the default format of an iPhone is.Which formats Airfix accept. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peebeep Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 Default imaging on iPhone is either HEIC (older devices) or HEIF (newer devices). I couldn't give you a definitive list of formats that work on this forum, although jpg and png will work. I would imagine that tif, gif and bmp would be OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenneth ONeill Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 Cheers Paul - HEI{C|F} are pretty non-standard formats in PC land. I'm not entirely sure about GIF (Graphics Interchange Format, mostly used for animations) working either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peebeep Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 Let's try it. /media/tinymce_upload/dc81d39a2554ac2ed4b1b8aae3a4ae50.gif Works for me. Bear in mind by definition gif files are potentially lower in quality than other formats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic Thomas Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 /media/tinymce_upload/0109286d57fb33ebcc955be4118dae24.JPGNot sure if this is still of interest.However, I had the same problem with Apple equipment. I solved it by accident. By saving a picture [above from a web page] into Word, it was a] saved as a jpeg, and b] accessible to find on the Airfix Forum via ‘select image .... browse files’. Of course, you would need to download Word, Excel, etc onto the iPad in order to do this, and it also assumes you have an iPad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenneth ONeill Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 Dominic, nice photo of a nice build, and a nice write-up of one method of forcing photos into a reasonably common format (jpeg). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rat Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 I've had partial success by posting my pictures on facebook, and then calling them up, right click, copy image address, then paste them into whatever forum you wish. For some reason some of them disappear after a few weeks or months, so I check back and repeat the process if necessary. Let's try one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T2B Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Has anyone had any problems uploading images lately? The few I've tried lately keep saying image too large in php format? I don't use that format and I'm using the same camera and phone I've used for years without any problems? I have managed to edit and reduce the size so the images load, but they haven't appeared on the forum! Last set I tried was a week ago. Come on Airfix WHAT IS THE ISSUE?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Let's seeseems to work for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T2B Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 Yes I have seen plenty of your posts but you can moderate your own images. The rest of use mere mortals have to wait for someone to get back in the groove after the hols!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 Oh you mean moderation rather than picture sizes etc.Moderation of others' images is not in my remit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T2B Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 Yeah I know you can only moderate your own images Ratch. But it was a double whinge/query really. Yes having trouble up loading with image size when I never used to, and even when I did manage to get some uploaded they haven't appeared on the forum. And I think I have given the moderator sufficient time to get over the holiday and busy period and catch up to now think there are other problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peebeep Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 The previous forum Admin has moved onto pastures anew and nobody seems to have been appointed to take up the role. There may be an issue with the upload plugin, but until the appropriate bod is given access to the forum control panel there's nothing anybody can do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidJC Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 I think it might be worth keeping in mind that Admin, and Community Moderators (who have nothing to do with the running of the site per se), do so when they are able and are not paid (or in Airfix's case, not paid extra). I know it can be frustrating, especially in today's world when everything is pretty much instant - I would love to be able to see pictures of builds sooner, but, I can only echo other comments and say we appreciate patience when waiting for images to be approved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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