Pixentral Thumbnail--Here's How

[mrod]

Here is a short, 2:30 minute video version of the directions (message #10) (http://www.photoshopelementsuser.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8299&highlight=pixentral+thumbnail)TonyW posted a few weeks ago on how to get a thumbnail in your posts using www.pixentral.com (http://www.pixentral.com). I thought it might help to see it.

It's about 2-3 MB. I made it as small as I could and still be mostly visible. :)

I hope it helps. I made it pretty quick, so it sure isn't Oscar Quality.

The Video (http://schools.mukilteo.wednet.edu/staff/rodriguezme/pix_thumb\pix_thumb.html)

Mike

[Ward Grant]

Thanks for the video (and to Tony W). Looks pretty simple and your video clearly shows the steps.

[Robyn]

Mike,

Thanks for the video, that is excellent.............a picture tells a thousand words! :D

[BettyC]

Thank you, Mike & Tony!!

[Shari]

Thank you all involved. Yes Robyn, a picture tells a thousand words. I will try it next time I have something to post.
Shari

PS - I am constantly amazed at how much I learn from this site!

[Pauline]

Mike great video instructions! It's much easier to follow when you can see. Thanks also to Tony for the instructions to start with.:)

[Norm F]

Mike,

I would also like to thank you for choosing to make your videos downloadable. :D

[mom to 4]

Here is my post

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1WhyIXMsxlNRNQHfXmAcTcucreyWd_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1WhyIXMsxlNRNQHfXmAcTcucreyWd)

I figured out what I did wrong. Seeing does make it much easier. I was going to the beginning of the little box that we highlighted the image from and taking that and inserting that into the link box. I didn't go all the way up to what the web browser said and highlight that. When I did that, it works. Very clear! Tomorrow, I hope I don't forget, but I wrote it down, although I did that before.....:o ! Hopefully I will remember.....

Thanks Mike! Good Work...and again Thanks to Tony W for his original patience with me!

[Red Sky]

Thanks for showing that Mike. Mukilteo.....home of The Diamond Knot, one of the best IPA's!

[Robyn]

Just testing

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1Cz9y3mf6bziqpH7KpL7WKO3LsRP_thumb.jpg

http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1Cz9y3mf6bziqpH7KpL7WKO3LsRP

[mel]

Tony W thank you for the information and Mike thank you very much for making a video out of it ;)

I am definitely a visual learner when it comes to this stuff.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1DpO1H9YaZadvHkiPndsjd2diTRzB_thumb.jpg

[mel]

Tony W thank you for the information and Mike thank you very much for making a video out of it ;)

I am definitely a visual learner when it comes to this stuff. The only problem is that I can't seem to get the link into the thumbnail??? I did exactly what the video descirbed but as I'm typing this I also don't see an image. I only see the image when I click on 'Preview Post'.
Any idea what I'm doing wrong?

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1DpO1H9YaZadvHkiPndsjd2diTRzB_thumb.jpghttp://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1DpO1H9YaZadvHkiPndsjd2diTRzB

[mel]

Oooops something definitely went wrong as I'm seeing two post :o

The first one wasn't even completed :confused:

[Bayla]

Testing......Bit more complicated than Imageshack, and fine when I'm not having freezing problems with Pixentral!

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1tokPP6iOt58rpDKXVNTZ3vIgRME9R_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1tokPP6iOt58rpDKXVNTZ3vIgRME9R)


Thanks Mike for doing the video.

Bayla

PS Anyway of making the thumbnail smaller?

[Bayla]

Mel,

You have to actually click on your thumbnail to select it before pasting the link. If you click next to it then this is what happens:

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1tokPP6iOt58rpDKXVNTZ3vIgRME9R_thumb.jpghttp://http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1tokPP6iOt58rpDKXVNTZ3vIgRME9R

Then the thumbnail itself isn't clickable.

Bayla

[mel]

When loading onto Pixentral there's a little box next to the 'send' button that says - Make this picture public. Do I have to check this box. I didn't do this before so maybe that is the reason why I couldn't get the link to go into the thumnail, or maybe not :confused:

[mel]

Thanks Bayla I will try it again :)

[mel]

Just testing

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1YCijSjJh02bF2FdRS6UVYNQCI1F_thumb.jpghttp://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1YCijSjJh02bF2FdRS6UVYNQCI1F

[mel]

Well that didn't work at all :(

I just can't seem to get the image into this area where I'm typing now. I watched the video again and it still didn't work. I must be missing something very simple :o

When I click on the -insert image- button and I paste what I copied from pixentral (just like in the video) and then click OK.......all I get to see then is the link and not the image???

Any idea on what I might be doing wrong?

[Bayla]

Mel,

Which link are you copy & pasting?

Bayla

[mom to 4]

Bayla:

Do you want your image to be clickable?

I just figured it out FINALLY yesterday.

I think I can help you.

[mel]

Mel,

Which link are you copy & pasting?

Bayla

The one underneath the picture.....right after the src="
I follow the same steps as in the video. I keep pausing the video to make sure I carry out the exact same steps ;)

After I have done this I click on the Insert Image button here and then past the link. When I've done that I go back to Pixentral and copy the link in the adres bar and then come back here and click on the Insert Link button and then paste that link.

[mel]

Bayla:

Do you want your image to be clickable?

I just figured it out FINALLY yesterday.

I think I can help you.

Coleen I think it's me that needs the help :o

[mom to 4]

Mel:

I just sent you a PM about 5 minutes ago. Here is what I pasted in it.

Try this.....I tried to write this up yesterday for Norm in a different thread. I have been struggling with this for months so believe me it is not just you!

what I have done is click that bottom part on pixentral - the part between the " and " it then appears [img........whatever......img] once you paste it into the insert image box. Part of that [img........whatever......img] remains highlighted in blue right? but not the WHOLE thing right? Ok, Now go back to pixentral an highlight the web address from the BROWERS. Ctrl-C. Go back to your post. Highlight the ENTIRE [img........whatever......img]....the WHOLE thing from [ to ] Then click on insert image and paste the address you got from the pixentral web browser.

Please see if it will work for you now. My problem right up until today was that I didn't highlight the entire [img........whatever......img], and unless I did that I just got text showing up not the picture at all.

[mel]

Thanks Colleen I'm going to try it right now.....hopefully I'll get it right this time :p

[mel]

Another test....

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1NFNWuTw2KL9X4E3nhcZEHLanUJCD0_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1NFNWuTw2KL9X4E3nhcZEHLanUJCD0)

[mom to 4]

Mel

Just rmember: FAITH precedes the Miracle. Keep the faith! We'll get ya there!

[mom to 4]

Mel:

I think you've got it!

[mel]

I DID IT, I DID IT!!!

Thank you Colleen. That last part about the highlighted text was where I kept getting it wrong.

[mel]

Mel

Just rmember: FAITH precedes the Miracle. Keep the faith! We'll get ya there!

This is EXACTLY why I have that saying there......it keeps me going :D

[mom to 4]

Mel:

I am sooo happy for you. It is such a great feeling when you finally get something that has been driving you crazy isn't it?!?!?

I was always trying to do it but never could until yesterday. I actually wrote the directions down and printed them off for my notebook in case I forget how to do it!:o

I wish I had confetti and the other little cheering smilies to add to my post for you! It is really easy when you get the hang of it! Oh, heck, everything is easier when you know HOW to do it!!

BTW, I love your avatar. It is really beautiful! Love the softness of the colors, the colors themselves and the kaliediscope (sp)


Congratulations.....and hey, that is a neat photo. What kind of bird is it?

[mom to 4]

Mel

Just went back to take a look at your gallery. What an awesome picture of that blue bird! Wow! He looks really angry! He cracked me up! All of your pictures are just wonderful. You do some really beautiful work! Post some of them using the clickable image! It will give you some practice!

I also like your quote very much!

[TonyW]

For the technically minded the problem with Pixcentral is that it provides the HTML code for websites but it doesn't work on this forum so the only way at present is to do it yourself by inserting the thumbnail as an image and then linking the thumbnail image to the hosted image. The code that's needed is:

{URL=http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=15ymDdTWIZxTMA3XWkbC18UMKpQo}{IMG }http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/15ymDdTWIZxTMA3XWkbC18UMKpQo_thumb.jpg{/IMG}{/URL}

Note to make this work you'd need to replace the {} brackets with [] - I had to change them to make the code show rather than the result.


Which gives this:

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/15ymDdTWIZxTMA3XWkbC18UMKpQo_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=15ymDdTWIZxTMA3XWkbC18UMKpQo)

I'll send a note to Pixentral to see if we could get the code added so you could just copy and paste it as I do prefer Pixentral to other hosting sites.

Tony

[mom to 4]

Huh????????

Tony, I am sorry, but you really need to dumb that down for me! Are you saying you are going to ask them to have it post just one thing for us to insert?

I am really sorry, I am just such a dummy when it comes to computer-speak!:o

[mel]

Mel:

I am sooo happy for you. It is such a great feeling when you finally get something that has been driving you crazy isn't it?!?!?

I was always trying to do it but never could until yesterday. I actually wrote the directions down and printed them off for my notebook in case I forget how to do it!:o

I wish I had confetti and the other little cheering smilies to add to my post for you! It is really easy when you get the hang of it! Oh, heck, everything is easier when you know HOW to do it!!

BTW, I love your avatar. It is really beautiful! Love the softness of the colors, the colors themselves and the kaliediscope (sp)


Congratulations.....and hey, that is a neat photo. What kind of bird is it?

Thanks to YOU I got it right - finally ;)

I printed it out as well just in case for future reference, you never know.....

The bird is a Heron. We get alot of them here and I'm always trying to get the perfect shot :)

[mel]

Mel

Just went back to take a look at your gallery. What an awesome picture of that blue bird! Wow! He looks really angry! He cracked me up! All of your pictures are just wonderful. You do some really beautiful work! Post some of them using the clickable image! It will give you some practice!

I also like your quote very much!

Thanks for the compliments Colleen :) You have a great gallery yourself. I just love that old mill Clinton, it's a perfect picture :)

[mel]

Huh????????

Tony, I am sorry, but you really need to dumb that down for me! Are you saying you are going to ask them to have it post just one thing for us to insert?

I am really sorry, I am just such a dummy when it comes to computer-speak!:o

I'm with you on this one Colleen. The next thing on my list of goals is to become a computer expert :cool:

This (of course) will be after I become a Photoshop Elements expert :rolleyes: :D

[TonyW]

Huh????????

Tony, I am sorry, but you really need to dumb that down for me! Are you saying you are going to ask them to have it post just one thing for us to insert?

I am really sorry, I am just such a dummy when it comes to computer-speak!:o

Sorry - I should have started the post by saying don't bother to read if you don't computer-speak ;)

Bottom line is that I just sent a note to Carlo at Pixentral to ask him if he could add the forum code for clickable thumbnails to his site so all you would have to do is copy and paste it.

Tony

PS Should have also said I had to do the computer-speak thing to make sure what I was asking for would work. Call it "thinking out loud"

[mel]

[QUOTE=TonyW]

Bottom line is that I just sent a note to Carlo at Pixentral to ask him if he could add the forum code for clickable thumbnails to his site so all you would have to do is copy and paste it.

Tony

QUOTE]

Are you telling me I just went through all that STRESS for nothing :eek: :D ;)

[mel]

By the way Tony I love the picture of the Red Robin :)

[TonyW]

Thanks Mel - and your STRESS wasn't wasted - no telling if Carlo can do/or is willing do do what we'd like but it does no harm to ask :)

Tony

[Bayla]

Mel,

Glad you got it sorted out:)

Bayla

[TonyW]

I got a very quick reply from Carlo at Pixentral. He said it sounds like a simple addition and will try and get it added ASAP. Incidentally he mentioned that he's working on a complete overhaul of the site (when his real paying job allows) so if anyone has any more recommendations he'd be pleased to hear from you.

Tony

[BettyC]

Wow! Thanks, Tony!

[mrod]

Tony, thanks for all the leg work. Your info is great!

Mike

[Ward Grant]

I got a very quick reply from Carlo at Pixentral. He said it sounds like a simple addition and will try and get it added ASAP. Incidentally he mentioned that he's working on a complete overhaul of the site (when his real paying job allows) so if anyone has any more recommendations he'd be pleased to hear from you.

Tony

Tony, thanks for taking the intiative on this.
Do you know what kind of costs he incurs on this "hobby"? I know he takes donations. I know any amount would be appreciated, but what is the standard in these cases?

[TonyW]

Ward: I don't have any idea what the standard amount is but I do know that anything is appreciated. If you recall a year or so ago Carlo had his apartment broken into and had his equipment stolen but managed to get the site back up again and running pretty quickly. It's very much a one man show and he does it for love not money but every little contribution helps (and helps keep it pop-up free)

Tony