Can I upload large images to the POV-Ray newsgroup? I created one that 
is more than 25MB that I would like to upload.

Thanks.


Mike

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Mike Horvath <mik### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
> Can I upload large images to the POV-Ray newsgroup? I created one that
> is more than 25MB that I would like to upload.
>
I'm pretty sure the limit is 5MB. As a practical matter, it probably needs to be
slightly less than that, to allow for any uploading 'overhead' imposed by the
newsgroup itself. (For example, uploaded video animations also have a 5MB
limit-- but a video that's over about 4MB won't go through. There's probably
less overhead for a still image, though-- my guess.)

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On 02/08/2018 08:58 PM, Kenneth wrote:
> (For example, uploaded video animations also have a 5MB
> limit-- but a video that's over about 4MB won't go through. There's probably
> less overhead for a still image, though-- my guess.)

It's the same overhead. The issue is that binary data is encoded and 
stored as a horribly inefficient ASCII data mime attachment.

I would do a dropbox thing, and then post a link.


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Am 09.02.2018 um 01:59 schrieb Mike Horvath:
> Can I upload large images to the POV-Ray newsgroup? I created one that
> is more than 25MB that I would like to upload.

Please don't, and rather store it on some website and link there. Or try
JPEG with a high compression (low quality) setting to crank down on the
file size.

Overly large attachments make posts a pain to view in newsreaders like
Thunderbird, and presumably also the web interface.

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On 2/9/2018 6:44 AM, clipka wrote:
> Am 09.02.2018 um 01:59 schrieb Mike Horvath:
>> Can I upload large images to the POV-Ray newsgroup? I created one that
>> is more than 25MB that I would like to upload.
> 
> Please don't, and rather store it on some website and link there. Or try
> JPEG with a high compression (low quality) setting to crank down on the
> file size.
> 
> Overly large attachments make posts a pain to view in newsreaders like
> Thunderbird, and presumably also the web interface.
> 

Okay, I won't. But Thunderbird is less of a PITA than Flickr when it 
comes to images larger than your monitor. In Thunderbird you just click 
on the attachment link and open it with whatever program is associated 
with the image type. (I use the excellent XnView.) On Flickr you have to 
be aware of the download menu, then select the file you want to 
download, then save the file to disk and open it manually.


Mike

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Am 10.02.2018 um 03:32 schrieb Mike Horvath:
> On 2/9/2018 6:44 AM, clipka wrote:
>> Am 09.02.2018 um 01:59 schrieb Mike Horvath:
>>> Can I upload large images to the POV-Ray newsgroup? I created one that
>>> is more than 25MB that I would like to upload.
>>
>> Please don't, and rather store it on some website and link there. Or try
>> JPEG with a high compression (low quality) setting to crank down on the
>> file size.
>>
>> Overly large attachments make posts a pain to view in newsreaders like
>> Thunderbird, and presumably also the web interface.
>>
> 
> Okay, I won't. But Thunderbird is less of a PITA than Flickr when it
> comes to images larger than your monitor. In Thunderbird you just click
> on the attachment link and open it with whatever program is associated
> with the image type. (I use the excellent XnView.) On Flickr you have to
> be aware of the download menu, then select the file you want to
> download, then save the file to disk and open it manually.

I'm not talking about image resolution but image file size.

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On Fri, 09 Feb 2018 21:32:03 -0500, Mike Horvath wrote:

> On 2/9/2018 6:44 AM, clipka wrote:
>> Am 09.02.2018 um 01:59 schrieb Mike Horvath:
>>> Can I upload large images to the POV-Ray newsgroup? I created one that
>>> is more than 25MB that I would like to upload.
>> 
>> Please don't, and rather store it on some website and link there. Or
>> try JPEG with a high compression (low quality) setting to crank down on
>> the file size.
>> 
>> Overly large attachments make posts a pain to view in newsreaders like
>> Thunderbird, and presumably also the web interface.
>> 
>> 
> Okay, I won't. But Thunderbird is less of a PITA than Flickr when it
> comes to images larger than your monitor. In Thunderbird you just click
> on the attachment link and open it with whatever program is associated
> with the image type. (I use the excellent XnView.) On Flickr you have to
> be aware of the download menu, then select the file you want to
> download, then save the file to disk and open it manually.
> 
> 
> Mike

Not everyone reading the group uses Thunderbird.  Even with a 150 Mbps 
connection, I'd be looking sideways at a large image download.

Jim
-- 
"I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and 
besides, the pig likes it." - George Bernard Shaw

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Mike Horvath <mik### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
> Can I upload large images to the POV-Ray newsgroup? I created one that
> is more than 25MB that I would like to upload.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> Mike

Why not just use something like imgur.com? You don't even need to sign up for
anything, and it automatically strips header information so that you don't have
to.

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On 2/12/2018 10:48 PM, jhu wrote:
> Mike Horvath <mik### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
>> Can I upload large images to the POV-Ray newsgroup? I created one that
>> is more than 25MB that I would like to upload.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
>> Mike
> 
> Why not just use something like imgur.com? You don't even need to sign up for
> anything, and it automatically strips header information so that you don't have
> to.
> 

https://help.imgur.com/hc/en-us/articles/115000083326-What-files-can-I-upload-What-is-the-size-limit-

"The maximum file size for non-animated images (think JPG, PNG, etc) is 
20MB. PNG files over 5MB will be converted to JPEGs."


Mike

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