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FluffysPrincess2968 · Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 8:21 pm Post subject: what in the?

Image conversion failed. Try re-submitting in another format

I keep getting that message when I try to submit a picture of a furry I drew. I'm not all that computer smart, so I asked my dad what was wrong. He doesn't get it either. Whats going on? This has never happened with any of my other pictures, and I uploaded this to my computer and then to the site the same as I normally do. I have no clue what the matter is. D: HALP MEH.
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Stratadrake · Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 8:24 pm Post subject:

What's the filename of the image you're submitting?

For best results please save your images as JPG or GIF before submission.
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FluffysPrincess2968 · Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 6:37 pm Post subject:

What do you mean? I've always submitted my pics by uploading them onto my computer, saving the to MSPaint, then uploading them here, and it's always worked before now. This also happened with a second pic I tried to submit the same day.
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Morpher · Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 6:46 pm Post subject:

I think he means what the id# of your pic is or, what kind of format your submiting your pic in like JPG, GIF, BMP, etc.
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Battou · Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 7:18 pm Post subject:

[quote="Morpher"]I think he means what the id# of your pic is or, what kind of format your submiting your pic in like JPG, GIF, BMP, etc.[/quote]

He is looking for the format.

If the OP is using MS Paint, It's safe to assume they are trying to upload BMPs
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Stratadrake · Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 9:30 pm Post subject:

If I wanted the submission ID number I would have asked for it, Morpher.

Besides, this error message occurs before the submission is even queued for approval, it doesn't even get assigned an ID number in the first place; and site staff can look up any submission by a user and determine its ID number that way, many times we don't even need to ask.
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Morpher · Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 12:00 pm Post subject:

[quote="Stratadrake"]If I wanted the submission ID number I would have asked for it, Morpher.

Besides, this error message occurs before the submission is even queued for approval, it doesn't even get assigned an ID number in the first place; and site staff can look up any submission by a user and determine its ID number that way, many times we don't even need to ask.[/quote]

Oh, okay.
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FluffysPrincess2968 · Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 6:56 pm Post subject:

huh? BMP? GIF? JPG? I don't know what these thing mean! I already said I'm not all that computer smart. D:
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Stratadrake · Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 11:07 pm Post subject:

Right, but we didn't realize it was such an understatement....

BMP = MS Paint's default format. Pixel perfect image format. No compression whatsoever. DO NOT USE for uploading to the Internet.

JPG = Image format designed for photos, also works well with scanned traditional art or digital paintings. Best file compression but slight quality loss. Do not use for pixel art.

GIF = Image format designed for icons. Decent image compression but limited color palette, supports transparency and animation. Best used for small icons or pixel art.
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FluffysPrincess2968 · Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 10:15 am Post subject:

Okay, then what's going on? That's how I've submitted all of my pictures before, I don't know what's wrong now. That's how I've also submitted all of my pictures to DA, and they upload just fine there.
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Sora121 · Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 2:33 pm Post subject:

Whats happening is the server is timing out your request.

Since the BMP file types allow for no compression, they take a long time to load, and longer as the size of files increases.

All thats needed to fix this problem is going to:
File -> Save As

Once the new dialog window opens, enter your filename and select either:
JPEG/JPG, GIF, TIFF, or PNG from the 'save as type:' drop down menu.

If you encounter any other problems after you've saved the file in a more internet friendly format, you may let us know.

Hope it helped. Smile

FluffysPrincess2968 · Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 6:24 pm Post subject:

thanks a lot Sora-sama. Very Happy

oh, wait. where exactly is the dialog button?
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cstdenis · Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 6:35 pm Post subject:

I've adjusted the server settings to allow for bigger uploads.
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Sora121 · Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 7:06 pm Post subject:

[quote="FluffysPrincess2968"]thanks a lot Sora-sama. Very Happy

oh, wait. where exactly is the dialog button?[/quote]

Welcome, but there is no "Dialog Button." When you go to File (on the top of the paint window) and click it, click "Save As" The new window that opens has all you need to save the file in a different format. (That is the dialog window mentioned earlier.)

Battou · Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 8:46 pm Post subject:

Go to File - Save as

[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/battousaiofnphiles/screencaps/MSpainsave1.jpg[/img]

Select Jpeg

[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/battousaiofnphiles/screencaps/MSpainsave2.jpg[/img]
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cstdenis · Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 10:28 pm Post subject:

ms paint makes shitty jpegs, they have the compression setting too high.
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FluffysPrincess2968 · Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 8:35 am Post subject:

Well that's all i have, so tough sh*t.
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Sora121 · Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 9:26 am Post subject:

[quote="FluffysPrincess2968"]Well that's all i have, so tough sh*t.[/quote]

Be advised you are talking to the only site admin. Show a bit of respect, please.

And you can save the files as PNG instead, they produce way better pictures with moderate compression.

Edward_Elric_1308 · Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 12:19 pm Post subject:

[quote="FluffysPrincess2968"]Well that's all i have, so tough sh*t.[/quote]

Bad mistake. Rolling Eyes

[quote="Sora121"]And you can save the files as PNG instead, they produce way better pictures with moderate compression.[/quote]

PNG files can become pretty big though.

Vhee · Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 1:56 pm Post subject:

How do you put pics in your sig?
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