myLot photo specifications
By JJ
@JolietJake (50190)
February 27, 2016 7:23pm CST
This is how the photo area for discussions is set:
"The maximum width is set at 726px which is set in stone. The maximum height is now 403px, and that's what we started testing yesterday. So it's basically the same aspect ratio you would have on your high-def TV, 16:9."
These are the words of Bugsy.
So if you want a full photo to display in a discussion, it must not be any larger than this.
There are many programs, including Paint, that will allow you to resize photos. If you don't wish to resize a photo, you can always tell members they need to click the photo to view the full image - however, if your photo is too big, it still may not display correctly even using the photo viewer.
Also. make sure the file size is under 3 MB.
The file size does not figure into photo dimensions.
Hope this helps.
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15 responses
@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
28 Feb 16
If they forget, sooner, this discussion would be a thing of the past and not many would even care to note. And then, there would be occasional discussions from the newbies and even a few oldtimers asking what the problem is. So definitely, I am for the addition of this onto the mylot guide/help pages
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@GoAskAlice (5840)
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28 Feb 16
@Mylotbugs, can this be put in the documentation at your convenience?
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@PainsOnSlate (21849)
• Canada
28 Feb 16
The old Bubblews was 670x342 so most of mine were that number. With the new look, I put bigger photos and they are still here but I wanted to know the limits so thanks for this information I will edit them to fit this format.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
28 Feb 16
Oh no I don't understand that. I get the file size but not this. I think I have this figured out, kind of small isn't it.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
28 Feb 16
@JolietJake Ok well I can live with that
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@JolietJake (50190)
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28 Feb 16
The photo area you see at the top of any discussion is a 726 x 403 area...
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@Daljinder (23235)
• Bangalore, India
28 Feb 16
I figured it out... I edit photos using Photoshop to add text and to change image size. So, its all good...
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@celticeagle (175890)
• Boise, Idaho
28 Feb 16
Mine always seem to work and are much bigger.
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@allknowing (147775)
• India
28 Feb 16
I wish there was an alert for the whole community to get this info from Admin. We had this in the old myLot. Remember?
Where did you read this?
I have deleted my post on the photo size. I thought some of you were just talking about this. I truly did not know that this was a directive from Admin.So. No questions asked.
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@JolietJake (50190)
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28 Feb 16
I read this on a discussion from Abby Greenhill about the subject when I asked Bugsy what the specs were now...you can search myLotBugs profile and find his comment
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
28 Feb 16
yep, will have to keep this in mind and do some resizing.
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@JamesHxstatic (29411)
• Eugene, Oregon
28 Feb 16
This should help a lot. I use Paint to resize. As I am not well-versed in the language of tech, are "px" the same as megapixels? If so, then I guess that my ideal size would be 403 mp x 726 mp?
Thank for posting this.
@andriaperry (118747)
• Anniston, Alabama
28 Feb 16
I think I will go pictureless, so much easier :)
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@teresaschultz (50)
• East London, South Africa
28 Feb 16
Hate it when part of a photo doesn't display, or having to work out the sizing of the photo needed myself - so this is a very helpful post - thank you!
@MarshaMusselman (38837)
• Midland, Michigan
2 Mar 16
Thanks for the info. I was going to try to figure it out, this is much easier. Adding it to the help area would be a great idea.
