Sharing Lab Photos - What's the File Size Limit?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the file size and dimensions of images that can be shared on the forum, particularly in the context of sharing lab photos. Participants explore guidelines for image dimensions and the impact of large images on thread readability.

Discussion Character

  • Debate/contested

Main Points Raised

  • One participant inquires about the allowed file size for sharing images on the forum.
  • Another participant shares two images, one full size and one rescaled, as a test of the forum's image hosting capabilities.
  • A participant mentions that in the photo contest thread, images cannot exceed 650 x 490 pixels, suggesting this as a general guideline for the forum.
  • Another participant observes that larger images can distort the thread layout but notes that some images up to 800 pixels wide seem acceptable for their use.
  • A participant expresses gratitude and indicates they are working on resolving posting and hosting issues before sharing more images.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on a specific file size limit or image dimension, with differing opinions on what constitutes an acceptable size for images shared in the forum.

Contextual Notes

There are limitations regarding the clarity of guidelines for image sizes and the potential impact of larger images on thread formatting, which remain unresolved.

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I finally got a decent color camera for my lab, and would like to share some images here. I can't find any forum guidelines for the images- specifically, what's the allowed filesize?
 
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In the photo contest thread, the photo can't be bigger than 650 x 490 (or 490 x 650) pixels. I use that as a general rule for all of PF.

The bigger pic you posted is enormous, I can't see it all unless I scroll. Pretty pix...what are they?
 
True, this size really deforms the thread a lot. However if you look here, some images are almost 800 pix wide, that seems to be a workable maximum for me.
 
Thanks- I'm still working out some posting/hosting bugs... I'll post a set to the photomicroscopy thread shortly.
 

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