Attachments.. now you see 'm, now you don't..

[pvdhaar]

I've noticed that all attachments that are more than 12 months old have been nuked. Now I'll be the first to admit that most of what I've attached is rif raf, but occasionally there's something informative about them..

Some of them were even part of a sticky, like in: http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14413

Am I alone in thinking it doesn't make sense to strip the attachments from these kind of threads?

 

[rtphotos]

Ohh, so that's what's going on! :bang:

I was wondering what happened to the pics that accompanied the "Load A Leica Bottom-Loader!" sticky thread!

If auto-removing of photo attachments is what's happening, I have to say it is a bummer. 🙁

rt

 

[former member]

Could the new policy on attachments be stated?

The image quality of uploads is being decimated, and if attachments are to be auto-deleted, it makes posting of lens tests, camera repair, and anything else technical a complete waste of time.

 

[former member]

I was hoping for some comment on this.

Is this a mistake in the new software configuration?

Is there any way to make some attachments more permanent than others?

Or should we just host anything that we don't want deleted on another site, and post the links to reference the material over here?

 

[CameraQuest]

Just see the FAQ on attachments.

http://rangefinderforum.com/forums/faq.php?faq=vb_read_and_post#faq_vb_attachment_explain

"In order to keep the site working fast and backup files as small as possible, from time to time attachments over two years old are deleted."

Over time the forum files grows larger and larger, resulting in slower operation. Old attachments are pruned from time to time.

Stephen

 

[CameraQuest]

The image quality of uploads is being decimated,

What are you referring to?

Stephen

 

[former member]

Before the move to the new server, attachments were limited to 300KBytes. A 300KByte upload was accepted, and the attachment remained at the same compression ratio as created.

Now, the attachments are compressed to a smaller size, using a higher compression ratio. A 300KByte file will be reduced to 75K or so. I, and a few other members, have posted "lens tests" designed to show some of the detail crops of various lenses. The new compression scheme will reduce the details of those shots.

It's unfortunate that the software also deletes attachments from "sticky" threads. You might as well delete the threads along with the attachments.

 

[CameraQuest]

Before the move to the new server, attachments were limited to 300KBytes. A 300KByte upload was accepted, and the attachment remained at the same compression ratio as created.

Now, the attachments are compressed to a smaller size, using a higher compression ratio. A 300KByte file will be reduced to 75K or so. I, and a few other members, have posted "lens tests" designed to show some of the detail crops of various lenses. The new compression scheme will reduce the details of those shots.

It's unfortunate that the software also deletes attachments from "sticky" threads. You might as well delete the threads along with the attachments.

news to me. probably a default setting of the new software.
will look into it.

Stephen

 

[Pherdinand]

hm, it's funny because in the meantime i fi want to upload an image that was already once long ago uploaded, the software tells me it was already uploaded into thread x, and i should make a link to it only.
But what if it was deleted in the meantime?🙂

 

[Matthew Allen]

Perhaps future lens testers could consider linking to photo sites elsewhere, like Flickr. In any case it's nicer not to be constantly clicking on thumbnails.

Matthew

 

[former member]

It's easy to expand the thumbnail into the post. Upload the attachment, click on it to open in its own window, grab the URL, and use the operators to encapsulate it. It brings it up into the post, but will require more bandwidth.

But the point is taken regarding posting lens tests elsewhere and linking to them. Same holds true for repair illustrations. On RFF, The URL of the Gallery images changes when there is a software migration. I used to post lens tests in the gallery. It survived two migrations. I think Comcast just increased the online storage for accounts by a good amount.

 

[Matthew Allen]

It's easy to expand the thumbnail into the post. Upload the attachment, click on it to open in its own window, grab the URL, and use the operators to encapsulate it. It brings it up into the post, but will require more bandwidth.

Ah, I hadn't thought of that. That explains why I sometimes see images both inline and as thumbnails. Always wondered, now I know.🙂

I would have thought any gallery site that doesn't do it's own compression on full size versions would be a good choice for lens tests. Pbase and Flickr links will almost certainly be a lot more stable than RFF ones.

Matthew