How to upload a photo that isnt the file type required

[CavefestUK]

Hello everyone
The team at CavefestUK are having problems with people trying to upload their photos to the thread. A lot of photos were taken on iPhones and android phones and the files are not compatable.
They desperately need some advice.

Thanks again
Neil
CavefestUK

[Benfool]

Convert them to a format that is okay? There are lots of online services that do this, for example:

https://image.online-convert.com/

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[Pegasus]

Hi All, have tried to upload a photo from my phone and can't ( I usually use my laptop). Have asked Q to take a look.
If anyone can upload a photo from their phone, please let me know, so I can find out what I'm doing wrong- blummin technology 

[chunky]

Works for me on android

Sent from my SM-A730F using Tapatalk

[Pegasus]

I can see you grinning 

[Keris82]

I have no idea how to upload a picture.  Please can someone enighten me?

[MarkS]

It looks like I can attach photos from my mobile (without using tapatalk) with no problem.

[Pegasus]

I have no idea how to upload a picture.  Please can someone enlighten me?

Hi Keris, please see the first post on this thread.  Though it's still a work in progress on how to upload from my mobile at least 

https://ukcaving.com/board/index.php?topic=19799.0

Cheers, Jane

[Keris82]

Ok so trying to attach a pic direct from my phone but I get an error and it won't work

[Pegasus]

Ok so trying to attach a pic direct from my phone but I get an error and it won't work

Me too!  Hopefully Q will be able to sort it - hope so as nearly threw my phone out the window last night 

[Leclused]

Direct photo from my iPhone.

But it only works when you take the photo at the moment when you are making the post. When selecting a photo from the photo lib on my iPhone I also got the message that the format was incorrect.

[Pegasus]

That's it, phone out of window......

[mikem]

Newer iphones use HEIF as it compresses the picture file smaller & thus can store more photos - should be possible to add this as an option. Screen shots are already in PNG format, as apparently it is better for webpages

Alternatively (for future use): How do I convert iPhone photos to JPEG?
Here's how to make the setting change in iOS:
Open the “Settings” app on the iPhone and go to “Camera”
Choose “Formats” and select “Most Compatible” to shoot photos in JPEG format on iPhone camera.
Exit out of Settings.

[Benfool]

Can you see what format the iphone has saved the images as? I suspect its HEIF which will be incompatable with this forum.

You can apparently change the format the iphone saves images as in Settings --> camera --> Formats --> most compatible - then it will save them as jpeg.

[Pegasus]

I have a Samsung galaxy a5 2017

Have just learnt how to take a screen shot (!) sent to laptop and here it is attached via laptop.

Screen shot is what I see on phone. Once I click post, nothing happens - any ideas what I'm doing wrong?

Thanks, Jane

[Q]

Hi all, hopefully the image issue should now be resolved

[Pegasus]

Fingers crossed....

[Pegasus]

Ha! Thanks Q!! 

[CavefestUK]

Thank you.