Problems uploading

keewik · Post by **keewik** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 5:35 pm

I've just tried to upload (for the first time) an OPR death entry to the Gallery because I need help with something on it. The thing just went on and on and on, even after all the green squares at the bottom of the screen, were full. I checked and the file is 36.9 MB. Is this too big and if so, what can I do?

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 5:45 pm

Hi Keewik

I checked and the file is 36.9 MB

Yes, the file size is too large. That seems an enormous file size to have downloaded from SP - what type of image is it: tif, jpg or what?

Best wishes
Lesley

keewik · Post by **keewik** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 7:01 pm

When I click on Properties and look at 'file type' it just says 'file'. On Sp it appears as a tif.

keewik · Post by **keewik** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 7:05 pm

I've just checked it out in another way and it definitely tells me it's a tiff.

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 7:59 pm

Hi keewik
If you have an image editing program you could reduce the image size to something more manageable. If the very thought of this sends you into a panic, PM me and I'll give you my email address - you can then send it as an email attachement and I'll see what I can do with it.

Best wishes
Lesley

keewik · Post by **keewik** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 8:53 pm

Arrgghh!!! I'll do that.

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 10:35 pm

OK, Andrew has vey kindly come to our rescue and uploaded the page (I'm still downloading the 36MB version....!!

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http://talkingscot.com/gallery/displayi ... ?pos=-1813

Post by **AndrewP** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 10:37 pm

Hi Keewik,

I had to modify the Gallery configuration to take this upload (709Kbytes). I can only guess that you saved it from one of SP's viewers to end out with a file of 36Mbytes. I would recommend that you use the direct download method on SP - select that in your profile there. Then you are offered the option to save or open the file. It will be in the original format : tif for census pages and bmd certificates; jpg for OPRs and should be in a more manageable file size. Even with the 709kByte file, the Gallery would not accept it as the pixel count was too great. I have now increased the maximum pixel count, as I am sure yours won't be the only upload to come up to that hurdle.

Back to business:

http://talkingscot.com/gallery/displayi ... ?pos=-1813

1830, December 21; Birrel, Geo, HEI Coys Service; age 88; 5 Albany Street; Old Age

HEI Coy = Honorable East India Company.

All the best,

AndrewP

keewik · Post by **keewik** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 9:45 am

Thanks for all that.
(a) Yes, I had it set for Active X because I'd problems a while back. I've now changed it, though this will mean I'll have to download images before I can view them (I can't seem to open them because it tells me the programme Paintshop Pro has been damaged, but this was something that had been on the laptop for a few months trial only)

(b) re George Birrel. I'm now wondering whether he's mine because this George sounds fancy and mine was only a gardener when he married in 1763!

Thanks again fro all the hard work from both of you. Now to google East India Company!

Post by **SarahND** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 1:45 pm

keewik wrote: Now to google East India Company!

Hi Keewik,
I can recommend these two sites:

http://www.fibis.org/

http://indiafamily.bl.uk/UI/

Best wishes,
Sarah