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Title: pictures problem
Post by: tonguello on February 23, 2011, 14:44:55
hey everyone!
since the day before yesterday I have had problems seeing pictures. so far I have noticed it when the pics are uploaded to imageshack.
for instance in jeremy's women pics I see a picture of a frog inside an ice cube and this writing "unregistered domain. go to http://imageshack.us to register.
Same thing in Wot's last thread.
Any ideas? I didn't change anything in my computers.

 :( :( :(
Title: Re: pictures problem
Post by: WarriorOfToys on February 23, 2011, 14:47:41
I am not sure...
I have had that problem before, but with another server.
Maybe if you registered an account at Image Shack...? :eh?:
Title: Re: pictures problem
Post by: Bill Blackhurst on February 23, 2011, 14:48:43
I have the same problem when I post pictures using that particular hosting source. I always go back & check my photo stories & eventually several pictures are dropped & require resubmitting. I have several old photo stories that are missing pictures now that I need to redo. It's very frustrating, but when something is free I can't complain I suppose!
Title: Re: pictures problem
Post by: tonguello on February 23, 2011, 14:57:23
I am not sure...
I have had that problem before, but with another server.
Maybe if you registered an account at Image Shack...? :eh?:

I thought so too at  first, but how would I connect the logging here with my logging in imageshack? it makes no sense.  :(
Must be something else.

I have the same problem when I post pictures using that particular hosting source. I always go back & check my photo stories & eventually several pictures are dropped & require resubmitting. I have several old photo stories that are missing pictures now that I need to redo. It's very frustrating, but when something is free you can't complain I suppose!

True, but free or not it should work....  :'(

What should I do then?
Title: Re: pictures problem
Post by: WarriorOfToys on February 23, 2011, 15:07:19
I have the same problem when I post pictures using that particular hosting source. I always go back & check my photo stories & eventually several pictures are dropped & require resubmitting. I have several old photo stories that are missing pictures now that I need to redo. It's very frustrating, but when something is free you can't complain I suppose!

Which thread are you talking about specifically Gaston?
I could go back and check them to make sure they work. :-\
Title: Re: pictures problem
Post by: bonniebeth on February 23, 2011, 15:12:18
Yeah, I don't have an account at image shack, and the pics you've had problems with work for me, so it can't be that.  ???
Title: Re: pictures problem
Post by: Bill Blackhurst on February 23, 2011, 15:22:12
In the second reply where I had personnel pictures, there are several missing again that I have previously resubmitted. The large pictures are all showing up again,...I don't know why there were several that had disappeared last night, but now they're back.

This photo story is on page 9 @ the bottom.

Playmobil City Fire Department District 1 Station 4 with personnel description.
Title: Re: pictures problem
Post by: tonguello on February 23, 2011, 15:35:33
Which thread are you talking about specifically Gaston?
I could go back and check them to make sure they work. :-\

Battering Ram.... I can't see those.

I do see everything from photobucket though.
Title: Re: pictures problem
Post by: Rasputin on February 23, 2011, 15:59:55
Battering Ram.... I can't see those.

I do see everything from photobucket though.

Where are you located? could it be that your country blocks certain sites due to copyrights laws? OR like in Egypt your government thinks Playmobil pictures will corrupt  your mind  :lol:
Title: Re: pictures problem
Post by: tonguello on February 23, 2011, 16:18:25
Where are you located? could it be that your country blocks certain sites due to copyrights laws? OR like in Egypt your government thinks Playmobil pictures will corrupt  your mind  :lol:

Well... this is a 3rd world country for some :lol: but I could see them two days ago. I can't understand what happened. I have 3 computers and 2 internet providers (home and office) and it is the same in all of them. So it is not the server, nor the computers.   :)
Title: Re: pictures problem
Post by: tonguello on February 23, 2011, 17:53:36
wait I think I know what it is..... brb


wel..no. I went to imageshack to reguster and a sign said I need to downlaod the latest version of flash player. I did. but still no pics.  :(
Title: Re: pictures problem
Post by: Bill Blackhurst on February 23, 2011, 18:19:56
wait I think I know what it is..... brb


wel..no. I went to imageshack to reguster and a sign said I need to downlaod the latest version of flash player. I did. but still no pics.  :(


Try rebooting your computer, Gaston. I did that this morning for mine & some of my problems have gone away.
Title: Re: pictures problem
Post by: Luis on February 23, 2011, 18:35:31
yeah i don't think it's the photo host website, your computer probably needs to get something installed or updated

PS: kind of off topic but Argentina is not a third world country... ;)
Title: Re: pictures problem
Post by: tonguello on February 23, 2011, 18:41:23

Try rebooting your computer, Gaston. I did that this morning for mine & some of my problems have gone away.

Did it BB, didn't work either.  :(

yeah i don't think it's the photo host website, your computer probably needs to get something installed or updated
PS: kind of off topic but Argentina is not a third world country... ;)

 ;) I know I was just joking L.

Well I have no clue what could be. my home computer has the latest version of windows 7 home premium and doesn't work there either. I don't think that one needs some update. so ...Im out of possibilities. It is very frustrating because Im loosing a lot of the fun!!
 

Title: Re: pictures problem
Post by: tonguello on February 23, 2011, 19:20:30
This is crazy.... now I see them  8} 8} 8} 8} 8} 8}


i dont understand... anyway... never mind.
Thanx for the advice all!
Title: Re: pictures problem
Post by: Luis on February 23, 2011, 23:43:56
This is crazy.... now I see them  8} 8} 8} 8} 8} 8}


i dont understand... anyway... never mind.
Thanx for the advice all!

lol ;D

good to know you can now see all pics ;)
Title: Re: pictures problem
Post by: tonguello on February 24, 2011, 00:04:14
 >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(

you wouldn't %$·&/$·&%·"! believe what I have to tell you!!


 :wall: :wall: :wall: :wall: :wall: :wall:

Title: Re: pictures problem
Post by: PrimusPilus on February 24, 2011, 00:13:12
Well, I'm not seeing any pics posted from Image Shack either. I can't see any of the pics Jeremy posted here (http://www.playmofriends.com/forum/index.php?topic=4252.15) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/luwerner/gif/hittinghead.gif).
Title: Re: pictures problem
Post by: tonguello on February 24, 2011, 00:35:40
oh...what could that be? are too way south?  :lol:
Title: Re: pictures problem
Post by: PrimusPilus on February 24, 2011, 00:37:08
Probably Image Shack is blocking South American IPs.
Title: Re: pictures problem
Post by: Sylvia on February 24, 2011, 00:45:02

I've been googling to try and find some tips because I have no idea what causes it. Seems to be a fairly common problem across many forums on the web. :(

Title: Re: pictures problem
Post by: tonguello on February 24, 2011, 00:50:13
Probably Image Shack is blocking South American IPs.

But sometimes I see them for a while and then open another thread,,, and when I go back to the pics...they are gone!
Title: Re: pictures problem
Post by: bonniebeth on February 24, 2011, 00:54:21
That is so strange.  ???
Title: Re: pictures problem
Post by: PrimusPilus on February 24, 2011, 00:57:06
But sometimes I see them for a while and then open another thread,,, and when I go back to the pics...they are gone!

Still sounds like your IP is being blocked, at least temporarily. I don't think the problem is on our end, but at Image Shack, specially because we both are on the same backbone from the US (Florida -> São Paulo and then here and BsAs).
Title: Re: pictures problem
Post by: PrimusPilus on February 24, 2011, 01:01:02
BTW, if I click on Jeremy's pics and go to IS, there I can see the pic (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/luwerner/gif/hmm-1.gif).
Can you see them there?
Title: Re: pictures problem
Post by: tonguello on February 24, 2011, 01:07:36
BTW, if I click on Jeremy's pics and go to IS, there I can see the pic (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/luwerner/gif/hmm-1.gif).
Can you see them there?

nop, not even there
Title: Re: pictures problem
Post by: PrimusPilus on February 24, 2011, 01:18:54
That's IP blockage.
A few years ago (IIRC) Image Shack didn't allow their pictures to be seen here from Brazil. That's when I started using Photobucket and never looked back.
Title: Re: pictures problem
Post by: Rasputin on February 24, 2011, 05:28:12
That's IP blockage.
A few years ago (IIRC) Image Shack didn't allow their pictures to be seen here from Brazil. That's when I started using Photobucket and never looked back.

Yah you know how Playmobil will start a smiling riot and "they" shut the IP's down  :lol:

I can never get Photobucket to work right  :eh?:
Title: Re: pictures problem
Post by: bonniebeth on February 24, 2011, 05:35:37
Do you have trouble seeing photo bucket pics, or just using it yourself? All my pics are from photo bucket.
Title: Re: pictures problem
Post by: PrimusPilus on February 24, 2011, 11:02:31
No, never had ANY issue with PB. In fact, after that debacle years ago IS worked fine, but now it's acting up. For me to see the pics here I have to click on the pic and see it on IS' site.
Title: Re: pictures problem
Post by: Rasputin on February 24, 2011, 15:23:42
For me to see the pics here I have to click on the pic and see it on IS' site.

Well that defeats the purpose of using the site  ???
Title: Re: pictures problem
Post by: PrimusPilus on February 24, 2011, 15:32:15
Yep. If the pic is "embedded" here (and not as a thumbnail where I can click), I won't see it at all. For instance, the Kingdoms map, that WoT posted directly in the thread, I can't see, but Bill's firemen pics, that he linked with a thumbnail, I can see if I click on the pic and go to the site.
Title: Re: pictures problem
Post by: Rasputin on February 24, 2011, 16:38:44
can you see this picture ?

(http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/290/indexer.jpg)
Title: Re: pictures problem
Post by: bonniebeth on February 24, 2011, 17:04:47
Do you have trouble seeing photo bucket pics, or just using it yourself? All my pics are from photo bucket.

i meant this question for Ras, actually, since he said he has troouble with photobucket.
Title: Re: pictures problem
Post by: tonguello on February 24, 2011, 17:49:34
can you see this picture ?

(http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/290/indexer.jpg)


I see the image of the frog in the icecube
Title: Re: pictures problem
Post by: bonniebeth on February 24, 2011, 17:51:03
That's so odd. I hope you can get it figured out. :-\
Title: Re: pictures problem
Post by: Bill Blackhurst on February 24, 2011, 17:56:59
That's so odd. I hope you can get it figured out. :-\

I've tried to use PhotoBucket too, bb, but I have too much trouble getting pictures transferred. Ras showed me how to use Imageshack years ago, & since some pictures are dropped occasionally with that hosting service, I've tried PB, but it's too frustrating. :hmm: I'm not computer savvy! :-[
Title: Re: pictures problem
Post by: PrimusPilus on February 24, 2011, 17:57:10
I see the same as Gaston. On other sites where pics hosted at IS were posted, the image is the same, and other Brazilians are complaining too. All the pics from the Rio Exposition, that were hosted at IS, are not viewable anymore by any one down here.
Title: Re: pictures problem
Post by: PrimusPilus on February 24, 2011, 17:58:13
Bill, I never used IS, so I don't know if it's easier or not, but PB is a breeze to use. You can even upload pics from your cel.
Title: Re: pictures problem
Post by: tonguello on February 24, 2011, 17:59:24
so is definetely a regional matter.

guys PB is extreamly easy! and has a lot of edition posibilities and effects!
Title: Re: pictures problem
Post by: bonniebeth on February 24, 2011, 18:02:32
I've tried to use PhotoBucket too, bb, but I have too much trouble getting pictures transferred. Ras showed me how to use Imageshack years ago, & since some pictures are dropped occasionally with that hosting service, I've tried PB, but it's too frustrating. :hmm: I'm not computer savvy! :-[

I find that if you use their bulk uploader, it's much easier! Is it finding the pictures on your computer that is the problem? Because that can be pretty challenging until you get the sequence down. What you can do is, when you are in your picture software, looking at the picture you want to upload, right click the pic and go to "locate this image on my computer", and it will help show you the path to get there. I've actually taken out pen and paper and just wrote it down so I would remember where to find it. And when using the bulk uploader on PB, you can just check off all the photos you want uploaded, instead of having to find the right file again each time.
Title: Re: pictures problem
Post by: Bill Blackhurst on February 24, 2011, 18:08:33
I may try to use it when I post my custom blonde sideburn pic's. I set up an account way back when, but got too frustrated to continue trying!
Title: Re: pictures problem
Post by: Rasputin on February 25, 2011, 04:51:31
i meant this question for Ras, actually, since he said he has troouble with photobucket.

using photobucket. if people can not see image shack i would look for a place to host pictures that they could see. THere must be more than 2 free sites
Title: Re: pictures problem
Post by: Rasputin on February 25, 2011, 04:55:06
I set up an account way back when, but got too frustrated to continue trying!

same story here. I have never had pictures dropped but IS was easier , maybe PB has changed making it easier
Title: Re: pictures problem
Post by: bonniebeth on February 25, 2011, 05:13:46
Yeah, I get the idea they have changed. i'm new to it, but I understand that their bulk uploader is a new feature. it's much easier to use than uploading the photos one at a time, which is very tedious!
Title: Re: pictures problem
Post by: reylocann on February 26, 2011, 04:43:32
 :wave:

I am on a Mac and find that Photobucket is quite user friendly.  I would recommend placing all of the pictures you currently want to upload into a single folder - rather than trying to add them individually.  On a Mac you just drag the pics out of iPhoto into a folder on the desktop and   :clap: Viola! use the bulk uploader .  PB.  Easy peasy japaneesey! (no offense to our friends in the far east!  8-)] I think I've seen Shawshank Redemption one too many times.... but I digress.

One other note is that prior to uploading them to PhotoBucket I often use "Preview" to shrink them.  Just open them there, adjust the quality slide bar to the far left and "save as" JPEG.   (More often than not you can get the file  size down below 1 MB.)
 ;D So far it seems to be the easiest way to do it on a Mac   ;D

Rey

Title: Re: pictures problem
Post by: Gustavo on March 26, 2011, 15:07:04
How's this? ???
I still can't see stuff with imageshack ... :-[

(Actually, there's a possibility that there's no way to solve this ...)
Title: Re: pictures problem
Post by: bonniebeth on March 26, 2011, 15:09:18
Look here: http://www.playmofriends.com/forum/index.php?topic=7425.0 and you may find the answer.  :)
Title: Re: pictures problem
Post by: Gustavo on March 26, 2011, 15:21:28
Oh, thanks for the link, Beth. I'm updated now. :wave:
Title: Re: pictures problem
Post by: tonguello on April 14, 2011, 23:03:32
INTERESTING DEVELOPMENT.

Actually I don't why we didn't think of it before  :lol:
This afternoon Luis posted in my facebook wall a pic from imageshack that I couldn't see and still can't see here. In facebook I see it perfectly.
So it seemds that the problem is with the forum platform or server or whatever it is called, no expert here. Maybe it will fix when Sylvia do the upgrade she mentioned somewhere??  ??? ???
Does this give you some clue Sylvia of what could be happening?
Title: Re: pictures problem
Post by: bonniebeth on April 14, 2011, 23:30:52
But remember, when you contacted imageshack, that was what they said, was it could be the forum, so you had me email one of them to you, and you still couldn't see it.
Title: Re: pictures problem
Post by: Sylvia on April 14, 2011, 23:53:33

If it was a forum-related problem, then wouldn't it be the case that none of the members would be able to see the photos hosted by Image Shack? :-\

I can't understand why it works for some people and not for others. :(
Title: Re: pictures problem
Post by: tonguello on April 15, 2011, 01:52:37
no idea, I was just guessing.
I think it is not a regional thing as we thought it was as I don't have any problem viewing it on facebook.
or maybe it is a combination of forum problem-location thing?

 ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
Title: Re: pictures problem
Post by: Luis on April 15, 2011, 15:55:39
it's a conspiration against you, Gastón ;D

jk, it is indeed very odd ???
Title: Re: pictures problem
Post by: bonniebeth on April 15, 2011, 15:58:51
Like your new avatar pic, Luis!
Title: Re: pictures problem
Post by: Luis on April 15, 2011, 17:01:06
now that i remember Gastón - when i posted my Valentine's pictures/cards they all were hosted on imageshack and you could actually see them ???

Like your new avatar pic, Luis!

thanks, Bonnie! :)
Title: Re: pictures problem
Post by: tonguello on April 15, 2011, 17:16:29
now that i remember Gastón - when i posted my Valentine's pictures/cards they all were hosted on imageshack and you could actually see them ???

thanks, Bonnie! :)

yes but that was before the problem. from certain point on Luciano and I stopped being able to see them. but before that we didn't have any problem.
Title: Re: pictures problem
Post by: Luis on April 15, 2011, 20:49:34
yes but that was before the problem. from certain point on Luciano and I stopped being able to see them. but before that we didn't have any problem.

ahh ohh - who knows then ???