Cannot Post a Message with a Photo Attachment

[mjt57]

I tried to reply to the "what did you do to your bike" thread with a post that includes an image.

When I clicked on the "Post" button the screen cleared, then just sat there. I waited for a bit then hit the Refresh button.

I got the message about resubmitting a form. Then clicked on the back button which took me back to the previous screen with my post in edit mode. I tried again and the process repeated itself. ie, the main screen is blank and nothing happening.

It might be the image but if it is, wouldn't I get a message saying that it's too big or wrong size, file format or whatever (It's a JPG taken off my iPhone)?

Thanks

[Fat Rat]

It is likely your image is too big, try resizing it to 800 x 600px and try again 

[mjt57]

Thanks. I'll try it again, but shouldn't it tell me that the image is too big?

[Fat Rat]

Sometimes it does, or it will say something about failed security something or other.

[mjt57]

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After the image is uploaded I then click on the "Post" button. The screen refreshes and presents as a blank page. And just sits there.

If I hit the refresh button it pops up a message about resubmitting a form which I do and the same thing happens.

Maybe it's the image itself causing the board software to have a hernia or something. I resized it to 800x1200, the smallest that I could get it using Mac's Preview software as that is all I have  for editing images. It's two iPhone photos joined together using an app called "Pic Sew", so perhaps the odd size is doing it?

[Fat Rat]

I think 800 x 1200 may be the problem. Do you know what the file size is?  The forum will resize an image within reason but it will struggle if they are huge.

[Barbel Mick]

Do the photos have to be together? Try uploading them individually.
I use this to resize but I'm not sure it'll work on a Mac?
https://www.faststone.org/FSResizerDetail.htm

[mjt57]

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Morning (at least here in Oz). I've just become back to this. The image, as saved in the Photos app on my Mac is around 9 megs.

I just did a screen grab of the photo. It's about 1.2 megs.

I'll attach it here and see if it uploads.

[mjt57]

And it did. The image is to show the new Ogio TB2 tail bag that I fitted to the bike and was to go into the "what I did to the bike today" thread.

I'll repost it there.