How-to send photos (update)

[Rokcet Scientist]

eMailing photos has limitations. You can't send more than a few unless you resize them drastically. And when you do, they cannot reasonably be printed by your recipient anymore!
Besides, often when you want to send photos (the product of an assignment, or a holiday), you want to send dozens. At least. Sometimes even hundreds. And since eMail is not an option, what do you do?
Here are a few options, all FREE:

1)* *you can upload single photos to 'service-websites' like http://www.putfile.com/. You'll get a URL for it that you can mail to your recipient, who can then go and download that pic when it suits them.
This method is not practical for more than a few photos.

2)* *however, if you're a pro and need a permanent system for uploading HUGE files (zipped photo archives, etc.) – gigabytes in size if need be – use 'FTP' (File Transfer Protocol).
So, what is 'FTP' (File Transfer Protocol)'?
Check http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&l...n&q=define:FTP for explanations.
Then goto http://www.versiontracker.com/, enter 'FTP' in the search field, choose your operating system and hit Enter. Download one or a couple of those apps, install, and away you go!

3)* *The easiest way – for the rest of us – to transfer HUGE files (zipped photo archives, etc.) is to use http://www.yousendit.com/. Very simple.

CAVEAT (for OSX-users?): although http://www.yousendit.com/ says it can handle files/zip-archives up to 1GB, only files/zip-archives UNDER 150MB got through sofar in my tests using Safari and InternetExplorer.
FireFox, however, DID deliver my testfiles of upto 671MB!

TIP 1:
if your connection is severed during one of those long uploads, don't despair. Simply re-establish your connection and click yousendit's upload window to reactivate the upload. Although that resumption may take up to 10 minutes, the upload WILL resume and pick up exactly where it left off.

TIP 2:
ask your recipient for confirmation that they've downloaded your file succesfully, because yousendit's 'confirmation messages' canNOT be trusted! Sometimes it says a transfer went well, while in reality nothing was received by the recipient!
But when it works, it's GREAT!

No resizing neccessary! Lot of time saved! Max size photo files = max quality prints!

Have fun and good luck,
RS

P.S.* *Zipping JPG's to compress them makes no sense, because JPG is a compressed graphical files format already. JPG's therefore cannot be compressed/zipped any further. No gain there.
Making a zip-archive, however, can make sense, as it serves to group a number of photos together into one big file.

P.S.2* *Want to make sure no 'others' can unzip your archive(s)? Zip it/them with a password!
(Set it in the preferences of your zip application).

[dc2]

Very usefull links thanks a lot

[JDArt]

Excellent tip. Thanks.

[Mr. Pickles]

Usefull if you want to send the big files so they can print. If they aren't gonna print them, I'd think putting them in a portfolio on the web is a better idea. Most of them can be accessed with one link, and the viewer can scroll through all the images there like a slideshow.

[Rokcet Scientist]

Originally Posted by Mr. Pickles

Usefull if you want to send the big files so they can print. If they aren't gonna print them, I'd think putting them in a portfolio on the web is a better idea. Most of them can be accessed with one link, and the viewer can scroll through all the images there like a slideshow.

If I want people to see my photos in a slideshow, I make one! Complete with soundtrack if appropriate. And then I send them that slideshow.
That way I can control exactly how (size, sequence, duration, sound) 'they' will see my photos.
O.K., I admit it: I'm a control freak...

[ukwanderer]

cut from another of my posts


Do you need to send a photo to several friends via email. http://www.pixentral.com/index.php* *website is designed to give people a quick and easy way to share pictures on blogs, in forums, emails or even on websites. Its free, its easy and best of all you dont even have to sign up! Just click browse, select a file and hit send. Once the file has been uploaded to the server you will get a direct link to your image, add this code into you mail and send.



ukwanderer

[Rokcet Scientist]

Originally Posted by ukwanderer

cut from another of my posts

Do you need to send a photo to several friends via email. http://www.pixentral.com/index.php* *website is designed to give people a quick and easy way to share pictures on blogs, in forums, emails or even on websites. Its free, its easy and best of all you dont even have to sign up! Just click browse, select a file and hit send. Once the file has been uploaded to the server you will get a direct link to your image, add this code into you mail and send.

ukwanderer

CAVEAT:
most of that kind of websites convert your picture to a lot smaller size than the original is. Ergo: hardly printable!

[ukwanderer]

I would agree that these sites are hardly the way to go for prinable images. Perfect for viewing online though, due to ease of use and cost.

ukwanderer

[Rokcet Scientist]

Addendum 1:
(for OSX-users?) although http://www.yousendit.com/ says it can handle files/zip-archives up to 1GB, only files/zip-archives UNDER 150MB got through sofar in my tests using Safari and InternetExplorer.
FireFox, however, DID deliver my testfiles of upto 671MB!

Addendum 2:
if your connection is severed during one of those long uploads, don't despair. Simply re-establish your connection and click yousendit's upload window to reactivate the upload. Although that may take up to 10 minutes, the upload WILL resume and pick up exactly where it left off.

Hey, Windows-users: feel free to add your own experiences with http://www.yousendit.com/ here. Your brethren may appreciate it.

[Rokcet Scientist]

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