Problem with Uploading photos

How large are your images, above 1024x768 is not worth the wait, even 800x600 are bigger than most can view easily.

I know they are probably large, but I have never needed to manualy resize images listing on ebay. So the software that Auctiva uses has a problem. correct ? If I resize the pics, and then auctivas photo software supersizes them, will not the pics become more grainy ? It seems the larger resolution that you use, the better quality you will end up with. To me thats just common sense. Thats why people buy better cameras,(more megapixels) so when they blow up the pictures they still look good.

I think I am figuiring out how the image hosting works on auctiva. (I found the image managment section) I didn't know you could upload pics first before starting an auction. My question now is can you add pictures to a listing that has already posted ? (ie revise a listing) I tryed the other day but hit the wrong button and it listed my auction twice, ooops !

Hi - If you will go to Help>FAQ's>Images you will find the procedure for adding pics to an active listing.

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Originally posted by zzrich:
If I resize the pics, and then auctivas photo software supersizes them, will not the pics become more grainy ?

No. Your uploaded saved image is simply displayed as a 400x300 thumbnail on the listing, with a link to supersize. Clicking the link does not "enlarge" this thumbnail to a bigger grainer image, but rather links to and displays your original saved image in the same size and resolution you uploaded it at. However if your uploaded image happens to only be 400x300, then clicking the supersize link would simply display the same size pic as there would be nothing bigger to supersize to.

Hi zzrich

Regards - "So the software that Auctiva uses has a problem. correct"

No, you need to be aware of the size limits permitted by eBay and buyers displays particularly their laptops. (Please see related posts on this subject)

Uploading megapixel images wastes your time esepcially if they take a long time and an internet hiccup blows out the link whilst uploading. Especially when in fact they get reduced by eBay the amount depending on whether you pay for their supersizing or not, or use Auctiva's free supersizing.

It does not matter if you have a high speed PC and internet connection or not, the buyer display size limits and internet reliability still need consideration.

Myself and other experienced members of this community have proffered this advice on numerous occasions.

Also, I've found uploading using the HTML choice in Auctiva uploads very quickly and my images are all around 480x640, so they supersize well. I also have a very fast computer with XP and cable internet.

Don't know how which method you're using, but you might want to try the HTML version and see if it makes a difference. It's worth a try.

quote:

Originally posted by zzrich:
I know they are probably large, but I have never needed to manualy resize images listing on ebay..... It seems the larger resolution that you use, the better quality you will end up with. To me thats just common sense. Thats why people buy better cameras,(more megapixels) so when they blow up the pictures they still look good.

Sounds good in theory, however a computer screen has a very limited resolution compared to your camera's capability, and so can not even begin to make use of all the camera's resolution/image size without scrolling - thus the need to downsize to a more useful size and image quality before uploading. Keep in mind that a 1024x768 pixel image, which is a very large image on-screen, is only about 0.8 megapixels. The main advantage of a high mega-pixel camera for online use is that you can crop aggressively if needed without losing visible detail, before downsizing and uploading. That's why is is best to shoot and download your pics to your PC at your camera's maximum resolution, before any manipulation in your image editor.

I have found that a critical key to easy fast uploads is to downsize to Auctiva's maximum size of 1024x768 or less, on your PC, before uploading, otherwise the software will go through the complex process of not only downsizing to that maximum, but compressing it as well. This can mean the difference between minutes (or never) and mere seconds to upload. I prefer to upload at 800x600, at around 100kb file size("Normal" quality). This offers a good compromise between acceptable (too me) image size & quality when supersized vs. decent download speed for the buyers. The HTML loader works great for me and I have an old clunker, 930mhz, Win98SE, and slow broadband. Even with this, I have uploaded 800x600 pics in 2 seconds.