I can tell my gif is animated as it runs in a vanilla browser window.
When I upload it using the forum image uploader - its about 1 min long and 2.5Mb - it only uploads the first frame.
Maybe there's a size limit involved?
Any ideas?
Thanks
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I can tell my gif is animated as it runs in a vanilla browser window.
When I upload it using the forum image uploader - its about 1 min long and 2.5Mb - it only uploads the first frame.
Maybe there's a size limit involved?
Any ideas?
Thanks
I've found out GIFs are limited to 1.9Mb so I down sized the animated gif to 1.7Mb but still no luck - it still just loads the first image.
Tested. Its the forum.
Rather than point to the actual GIF itself, it is pointing the image through a PHP redirection script: https://www.woodworkforums.com/attac...288740&thumb=1
This means the browser is unaware it is actually a GIF as it doesn't have the right headers (says its a HTML)
If one clicks the image (of cute octo!) it pulls it up as an "actual" image and it behaves.
I could fix this in the script, but I dont run the forum :)
IF the forum admin should choose to do so, they could remove the &thumb=1 and constrain the image with a SIZE="" attribute. This would then animate.
e.g. https://www.woodworkforums.com/attac...hmentid=469509
edit: Cant readily be done. The input box doesnt allow one to put raw HTML, php or even a javascript. There is a vBulletin mod called GIPHY that will do it, but its inelegant. IF the forum were nice, it would provide a direct path to the image rather than run it via their PHP script? ;) ;) ..... orrrrr mod the "thunb" attribute....i.e. chop it off :) :)
edit 2: it is do-able. See below.
If the forum modifies only two tags it can be done easily.
Here is a highlight showing it working, on the forum, with a small edit to the burped up HTML.
https://youtu.be/D5wsivyYAeM
Ah ha!
Insert image, use dialogue from Remote URL, then untick box.
Image needs to be inserted from remote server.... or does it...... what if I upload it first!!!!
Attachment 469514
This image is on DUCKDUCKGO's mirror archive....
https://external-content.duckduckgo....gif&f=1&nofb=1
and this one is hosted on the forum, after uploading it as you would normally (Manage Attachments below)
https://www.woodworkforums.com/attac...hmentid=469509
TRA DA!!!!!! Hosted on the forum AND showing as an animated GIF.
Wowsers!
That wasn't the way I did it
[img]image web address [/img]
It must do the same thing
Rick
Quote:
Originally Posted by woodPixel
OK I downloaded your image and then reposted (1.07mB) using manage attachments, it and it works.
But when I upload mine (1.7Mb) the same way it doesn't - it only uploads the first frame (37kB)
Attachment 469518 Attachment 469519
My image is generated by LICEcap and then taken through GIMP and saved as a animated GIF
It runs fine in a web browser when I load it directly.
It claims, in that images header, to be a JPG.
Interesting it's sitting on my HD as a GIF and the forum upload converts it to a jpg??
I can also see its a jpg in the "Manage Attachments"
Now I can't even load any of them?
Try uploading it to Imgur and using the BBcode to share in a post
Rick
Thanks Warrick - that seems to be working - but why the hell doesn't it work with the WWF upload?
I'll have to refine the timings so that all the solar panels show power
https://i.imgur.com/ecbjYH6.gif