Guide on Posting Custom Ship Screenshots

M123 · Post by **M123** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 12:53 pm

Aralonia wrote:But the code links to the imageshack page, not the direct image itself. Which fails.

Indeed.

Post by **Arcalane** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 2:30 pm

M123 wrote:
Aralonia wrote:But the code links to the imageshack page, not the direct image itself. Which fails.
Indeed.

But this can be fixed easily by replacing the original link with the image link itself, which isn't really that hard if you have at least a basic understanding of the necessary BB code.

Da_Higg · Post by **Da_Higg** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 8:12 pm

On the image shack page is a thumbnail of your image. Click this, then right click the image that comes up. Copy the url section and paste that in the forum. Voila, full size image.

Post by **Arcalane** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 8:48 pm

That's not the goal. The goal is to make the thumbnail link directly to the full-size image, not the imageshack page. Basically what you do is you replace the url field with the direct link (at the bottom of the page) by altering the image link. They do ask you not to do this, but meh.

The difference is small but should be noticeable enough. If you can't spot it, look harder.

I'll use a C&C3 screenshot as an example;

Default code;

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[URL=http://img214.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nukeistheiwinbuttonvo5.png][IMG]http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/1209/nukeistheiwinbuttonvo5.th.png[/IMG][/URL]

Modified code;

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[URL=http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/1209/nukeistheiwinbuttonvo5.png][IMG]http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/1209/nukeistheiwinbuttonvo5.th.png[/IMG][/URL]

Latooni · Post by **Latooni** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 2:32 am

Can I add that when posting ships that are very dark, it would be considerate to post a contrasting background behind it?

warhammer158 · Post by **warhammer158** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 7:48 am

i can't find the screen shots!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!help!!!!!!!!!

ArcaneDude · Post by **ArcaneDude** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 4:13 am

Okay, here I go:

1- Do not sound like a princess in despair.
2- Open shipmaker
3- click view, change background.
4- see the list of screens, copy them to your documents and win.

Verminator · Post by **Verminator** » Tue May 20, 2008 8:20 am

Just a quick question - I've downloaded Irfanview, but how would I go about converting my bmp pictures to png ones?

Edit- false alarm, all's under control, I'm not actually technology retarded etc. etc.

KLJaden · Post by **KLJaden** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 6:50 am

[image]http://s466.photobucket.com/albums/rr21 ... ciferA.jpg[image/] The Lucifer takes 1/4 of just a regular sandbox map

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KLJaden · Post by **KLJaden** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 6:55 am

[image]http://s466[/image]

KLJaden · Post by **KLJaden** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 6:57 am

Now, is it possible to be rid of these two? or Have I completely messed up here?

AidanAdv · Post by **AidanAdv** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 6:57 am

KLJaden wrote:[image]http://s466.photobucket.com/albums/rr21 ... ciferA.jpg[image/] The Lucifer takes 1/4 of just a regular sandbox map .

First of all, that is just a link to the page for the image on the Photobucket. To easily copy the image code for the picture, just click on the "Image Code" portion in the box in the lower right hand corner.

2nd, your ship isn't that huge. (Some of the biggest ships on the forum are here.)
And the ship has horribly stretched pieces and is repetitive.

EDIT: STOP FUCKING REPLYING! THERE IS AN EDIT BUTTON FOR A REASON!

KLJaden · Post by **KLJaden** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 6:58 am

If you guys are done nagging me about this I'd like to say this was my original ship, not the real one. It was the idea of getting a capital ship to my fleet, but since it was going to ake me awhile to get the real one, I just tested trying to post a screenshot. But now I know how, and thanks for telling me what was wrong with this one. Gonna make it more complex =|. AND! its no longer posted on my photobuket, so thats why you can't get it.

Droid · Post by **Droid** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 8:50 am

The tag is [IMG]...

Post by **Anna** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 8:51 am

Wouldn't help any, since he was using the wrong link, too.