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23rd Mar 2012, 10:12 pm | #1 |
Nonode
Join Date: Jul 2010
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uploading schematics
I've tried to upload a couple of readable sized schematics as Gifs and/or mono bitmaps, both under the 200k forum limit, but they always get downsized to an unreadable 50k or so. Am I doing something wrong?
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23rd Mar 2012, 11:24 pm | #2 |
Nonode
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Re: uploading schematics
You can send them as Zip files ( you need to zip them), or as I do, if you can create a Pdf. to get around the forum resizing software.
I hope this helps.
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23rd Mar 2012, 11:40 pm | #3 |
Heptode
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Re: uploading schematics
Image files have to be no greater than 200 kB AND not exceed 800 x 600 pixels (width x height) otherwise the forum software resizes them.
As already suggested, the easiest solution is to post them zipped or as a pdf if they exceed any of the limits. Regards |
24th Mar 2012, 10:30 am | #4 |
Nonode
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Re: uploading schematics
Thanks Baz and Robert, it's the layout size that tripped me up. The cd pages are in PDF format, but although my software, Foxit reader allows me to copy single pages it doesn't let me save them as PDF's!
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24th Mar 2012, 10:55 am | #5 |
Dekatron
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Re: uploading schematics
Can't you just select "PDF file" as your default printer, and "print" out just the pages you want from the PDF viewer, giving you a PDF with only the wanted pages in it?
That's how it's done in Linux, anyway.
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24th Mar 2012, 1:21 pm | #6 | |
Heptode
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Re: uploading schematics
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Just right click on your image file, then 'Send to' > 'Compressed (zipped) Folder' and upload the resulting zipped folder to your post. The directions are for Windows XP, other Windows versions should be basically the same. Zip folders have a 1.91 MB limit on the forum and no constraints on the pixel size of the image which has been zipped inside. Regards |
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28th Mar 2012, 12:58 pm | #7 |
Nonode
Join Date: Jul 2010
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Re: uploading schematics
Thank AJS and Robert for the most useful tips.
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