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Deformed photographs
06 January 2011, 19:56
WinkDeformed photographs
Today it seems as if all of the posted photographs are deformed, squished on the horizontal axis, or elongated on the vertical axis. Is it just my computer?
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06 January 2011, 20:20
WinkNever mind, it seems to be back to normal now.
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07 January 2011, 16:18
KPeteI'm having the same issue. Seems to have begun a couple of days ago. If you refresh the page some images correct themselves but others are distorted. On other occasions there isn't a problem.
Did you guys load an update to the software recently?
Kim
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07 January 2011, 17:18
SaeedVery strange!
As we have been accessing the site, from several different computers, all day and have not noticed anything amiss??!
07 January 2011, 17:29
WinkToday I notice on some threads there is no distortion, on others there is. I have no idea of course as to why this is happening. No one else has seen this?
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07 January 2011, 18:46
EdmondNothing when using two different computers, one with XP and the other with Vista.
Maybe a screen display parameters problem?
07 January 2011, 20:00
Jack D BoldI noticed the same thing. Some photos are distorted, others look just fine.
This happened about the same time as NitroExpress site getting hacked. Coincidence?
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07 January 2011, 20:10
EdmondSince pictures are not hosted here but hosted somewhere else and linked, AR is not the source of the problem. Were those distorted pictures hosted on Nitro's site?
07 January 2011, 20:19
KPeteI'm seeing it on both a laptop and an iPad - two different operating systems and screen parameters.
Kim
Merkel Double .470 NE
Whitworth Express .375 H&H
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Winchester M70 (pre-64) .30-06 & .270
"Cogito ergo venor" René Descartes on African Safari
07 January 2011, 20:44
DRGquote:
Originally posted by KPete:
I'm having the same issue. Seems to have begun a couple of days ago. If you refresh the page some images correct themselves but others are distorted. On other occasions there isn't a problem.
Did you guys load an update to the software recently?
There was an update...and one of the features is a limit to the maximum width allowed. I set it to 750 pixels which is the width of our columns so people who must post giant pictures without following the rules stop forcing the rest of the readers to side scroll.
I think what is happening is the resizing of older posts waits for a new post to hit the thread.
I'll continue to monitor and if it is really annoying I'll turn off that new feature.
Don
07 January 2011, 21:36
rcamugliaIt's annoying
07 January 2011, 22:09
WinkI think I sized most of mine to 1024 pixels on the longest side. Do I now have to go back and resize everything? Funny thing is, they are squeezed into 700 something pixels on the horizontal, but super long on the vertical. Weird.
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08 January 2011, 16:36
EdmondI posted many threads with large size high definition pictures, no problem.
http://forums.accuratereloadin.../7811043/m/75010806708 January 2011, 17:43
WinkAt present they appear to be resized on the horizontal axis only, with no resize (no resample) on the vertical axis.
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08 January 2011, 20:38
FrostbitI vote turn the feature off. Even Mark Youngs pictures in his signature line look like the Empire State Building. Please go back to the old settings.
Thank you
Jim
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Originally posted by DRG:
quote:
Originally posted by KPete:
I'm having the same issue. Seems to have begun a couple of days ago. If you refresh the page some images correct themselves but others are distorted. On other occasions there isn't a problem.
Did you guys load an update to the software recently?
There was an update...and one of the features is a limit to the maximum width allowed. I set it to 750 pixels which is the width of our columns so people who must post giant pictures without following the rules stop forcing the rest of the readers to side scroll.
I think what is happening is the resizing of older posts waits for a new post to hit the thread.
I'll continue to monitor and if it is really annoying I'll turn off that new feature.
Don
09 January 2011, 00:10
Swamp_FoxI find having to scroll and not being able to see the whole pic to be irratating.
It's not that hard to resize a photo before posting it.
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09 January 2011, 08:04
A.Dahlgrenquote:
Originally posted by Frostbit:
I vote turn the feature off. Even Mark Youngs pictures in his signature line look like the Empire State Building. Please go back to the old settings.
Thank you
Jim
quote:
Originally posted by DRG:
quote:
Originally posted by KPete:
I'm having the same issue. Seems to have begun a couple of days ago. If you refresh the page some images correct themselves but others are distorted. On other occasions there isn't a problem.
Did you guys load an update to the software recently?
There was an update...and one of the features is a limit to the maximum width allowed. I set it to 750 pixels which is the width of our columns so people who must post giant pictures without following the rules stop forcing the rest of the readers to side scroll.
I think what is happening is the resizing of older posts waits for a new post to hit the thread.
I'll continue to monitor and if it is really annoying I'll turn off that new feature.
Don
+1
09 January 2011, 16:42
DRGquote:
Originally posted by Swamp_Fox:
I find having to scroll and not being able to see the whole pic to be irratating.
It's not that hard to resize a photo before posting it.
That is exactly why the new feature was added by our forum software supplier.
The rule has been no pictures wider than the 750 pixel forum width. Now the software limits it.
As I wrote, we'll see how it plays out.
Having to scroll because of oversized pictures is really hard on a mobile device which more and more of our users are adopting.
People hate change, even when it is for the better.
Don
09 January 2011, 22:29
FrostbitDon,
It's not a matter of hating change it's a matter of throwing out the present baby with the bath water.
The way it is right now almost half the existing forum pictures look like a circus fun room picture.
Like I said look at Mark Young's signature alone.
Does the software offer an auto resizing option? Another forum I post to the pictures are automatically sized for the forum format no matter the size on the image hosting site.
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Originally posted by DRG:
quote:
Originally posted by Swamp_Fox:
I find having to scroll and not being able to see the whole pic to be irratating.
It's not that hard to resize a photo before posting it.
That is exactly why the new feature was added by our forum software supplier.
The rule has been no pictures wider than the 750 pixel forum width. Now the software limits it.
As I wrote, we'll see how it plays out.
Having to scroll because of oversized pictures is really hard on a mobile device which more and more of our users are adopting.
People hate change, even when it is for the better.
Don
10 January 2011, 03:09
tasunkawitkono complaints here - although i did see a few signature pictures that were distored, they seem fine now.
don, are you sure about the 750-px limit? in the recipe section i posted some pix that were 800px wide, and they seem fine with no distortion at all - plus, they fit well within the borders for the forum posts (which i have always assumed to be 1280px).
10 January 2011, 14:28
Winkquote:
Originally posted by DRG:
quote:
Originally posted by Swamp_Fox:
I find having to scroll and not being able to see the whole pic to be irratating.
It's not that hard to resize a photo before posting it.
That is exactly why the new feature was added by our forum software supplier.
The rule has been no pictures wider than the 750 pixel forum width. Now the software limits it.
As I wrote, we'll see how it plays out.
Having to scroll because of oversized pictures is really hard on a mobile device which more and more of our users are adopting.
People hate change, even when it is for the better.
Don
I don't mind the resizing, but it only resizes on the horizontal axis. If it were to resize the horizontal axis and maintain the resampling (resizing the vertical axis at the same time without changing the proportions) nobody would even notice.
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10 January 2011, 17:45
Rick RFWIW,
The pix look fine if I use Firefox or IE7 but are stretched all to heck in Chrome.
tasunkawitko's .gif in his signature takes up two screens in Chrome.
10 January 2011, 19:39
Winkquote:
Originally posted by Rick R:
FWIW,
The pix look fine if I use Firefox or IE7 but are stretched all to heck in Chrome.
tasunkawitko's .gif in his signature takes up two screens in Chrome.
I use Google Chrome and the majority of the photos still show up with distortion of the vertical axis. I wish I knew more about how these different softwares interact. It seems strange that one web browser provides different images than another.
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10 January 2011, 21:55
FrostbitToday the pictures all look fine at work on a PC with IE. At home last night on a MAC with Safari they looked like funhouse pictures.
10 January 2011, 23:00
FrostbitOk just called my wife at home. She opened our hunt report on Zambia on our MAC at home and I opened it at the same time here on my work PC. The pictures look correct here on the work PC and are distorted on the home MAC.
Anyone notice this? Don, any suggestions?
11 January 2011, 01:44
DRGquote:
Originally posted by Frostbit:
Ok just called my wife at home. She opened our hunt report on Zambia on our MAC at home and I opened it at the same time here on my work PC. The pictures look correct here on the work PC and are distorted on the home MAC.
Anyone notice this? Don, any suggestions?
I'm viewing things on an iridium sat phone....and they all look good on my sony vaio...that is until I get disconnected.
I only have about 5 min a day on the web, so I'll see how this plays out, I might change it back. BUT remember, the rules in all the picture guides on this site say keep the pictures small. It's not our fault our posters didn't size them right. We have a lot of dialup and foreign users. Now that I am in a remote location, I see the issue first hand.
Don
11 January 2011, 02:59
thunder stickOn my home PC pics look fine. When I view on the iphone they are distorted.
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11 January 2011, 04:05
Frostbitquote:
Originally posted by DRG:
quote:
Originally posted by Frostbit:
Ok just called my wife at home. She opened our hunt report on Zambia on our MAC at home and I opened it at the same time here on my work PC. The pictures look correct here on the work PC and are distorted on the home MAC.
Anyone notice this? Don, any suggestions?
I'm viewing things on an iridium sat phone....and they all look good on my sony vaio...that is until I get disconnected.
I only have about 5 min a day on the web, so I'll see how this plays out, I might change it back. BUT remember, the rules in all the picture guides on this site say keep the pictures small. It's not our fault our posters didn't size them right. We have a lot of dialup and foreign users. Now that I am in a remote location, I see the issue first hand.
Don
Thanks for taking the time to look into it. I didn't know about image size limits. I'll pay better attention in the future.
Right now any image on the website is about worthless at home on the MAC.
12 January 2011, 04:11
Chuck NelsonChange it back, it's absolutely ridiculous.
12 January 2011, 06:52
KPetequote:
Originally posted by Chuck Nelson:
Change it back, it's absolutely ridiculous.
Agreed. Apparently those of us using Macs and Safari are experiencing distorted photos on many, if not most, posts with photos.
Kim
Merkel Double .470 NE
Whitworth Express .375 H&H
Griffin & Howe .275 Rigby
Winchester M70 (pre-64) .30-06 & .270
"Cogito ergo venor" René Descartes on African Safari
12 January 2011, 10:31
Chuck NelsonThe only photo that has ever been a pain because of it's size is the one at the top of the African Forum.
12 January 2011, 19:57
Jack D Boldquote:
Originally posted by KPete:
quote:
Originally posted by Chuck Nelson:
Change it back, it's absolutely ridiculous.
Agreed. Apparently those of us using Macs and Safari are experiencing distorted photos on many, if not most, posts with photos.
Mods,
Yes, the distortions are STILL happening. +1 on returning to the good ole' days
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12 January 2011, 20:44
Oday450It's impossible to read on Droid mobile devices.
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12 January 2011, 22:19
MikeBurkeIf I am logged in to AR with my IPad or IPhone the pictures look fine. Log out and they are distorted.
13 January 2011, 02:54
FrostbitMine are distorted logged in or not.
13 January 2011, 04:03
cookseybMine are distorted also FWIW. I thought I had screwed up when I installed windows 7..
13 January 2011, 04:06
Byron QI only see problems with photos that were uploaded bigger than the limits we were told to obey.
Is that the fault of the moderators?
13 January 2011, 06:43
Frostbitquote:
Originally posted by Byron Q:
I only see problems with photos that were uploaded bigger than the limits we were told to obey.
Is that the fault of the moderators?
Is Mark Young's signature line photo normal looking or not to you on your system?
13 January 2011, 06:45
FrostbitOk. query me this batman......, I got home today and everything was distorted on my MAC as before and I mean EVERY picture regardless of size.
I logged out and logged back in and everything is fine at the moment.
This is beyond any of my tech weenie understanding but I hope it stays fixed.
13 January 2011, 06:48
FrostbitOK, now they are all screwed up again and that includes every image including Judge G's waving flag.
quote:
Originally posted by Frostbit:
Ok. query me this batman......, I got home today and everything was distorted on my MAC as before and mean EVERY picture regardless of size.
I logged out and logged back in and everything is fine at the moment.
This is beyond any of my tech weenie understanding but I hope it stays fixed.