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Topic: PictureTrail (photo hosting site) closing
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astrobock
Member Posts: 150
From: WV, USA
Registered: Sep 2006
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posted 01-17-2021 07:47 PM
   
I've used PictureTrail to post pictures to collectSPACE. I know others have, too. They are closing on Feb. 28, 2021. What other tools are available to post pictures? Are all the shared images going to be lost? |
stsmithva
Member Posts: 1993
From: Fairfax, VA
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 01-17-2021 07:51 PM
Rats! That is bad news. I haven't used it to post pictures here since I put everything up in Google Photos, but that is what I used for about ten years. I saw many other cS members use it too. Now all of those photos will indeed almost certainly disappear. |
micropooz
Member Posts: 1576
From: Washington, DC, USA
Registered: Apr 2003
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posted 01-17-2021 08:10 PM
Oh no! I've got about 300 cS images on PictureTrail. Anyone know of an easy way to port those over to another service without having to go back and fix the html in every one of my previous posts? (Yeah, I know, I'm a Pollyanna...lol) |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 45586
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 01-17-2021 09:31 PM
For reasons such as this, I have been slowly migrating images from other sites over to our server — but the emphasis is on "slowly," generally only as an older thread becomes active again. There is no way I could migrate all of the PictureTrail images before the end of February, but members who used the service could help by making sure to archive all of the images they have hosted on PictureTrail currently and contacting me (by email) to let me know. As for a reliable replacement hosting service, I would recommend imgur or Flickr. |
astrobock
Member Posts: 150
From: WV, USA
Registered: Sep 2006
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posted 01-24-2021 09:31 AM
Just to be clear, in order for the shared Picturetrail images to remain on collectSPACE, we have to migrate them to another photo host and fix the HTML links in our previous posts? |
micropooz
Member Posts: 1576
From: Washington, DC, USA
Registered: Apr 2003
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posted 01-24-2021 10:21 AM
That's what I'm starting to do. Big job, but I have yet to find an easier way... |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 45586
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 01-24-2021 10:50 AM
There might be another way. I'm working on it and will share details soon. But if members want to start migrating links, please go ahead. |
astrobock
Member Posts: 150
From: WV, USA
Registered: Sep 2006
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posted 02-11-2021 06:46 PM
Robert, I tried to edit an old post with an image uploaded to imgur and can't seem to get it to work. The test post is Space Cover 400: Apollo Fire at 50. Once I figure out how to do the first one then the others should be the same. Any assistance would be appreciated. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 45586
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 02-11-2021 07:11 PM
I edited your post. Take a look at the edit. Copy the code and then change the image address (URL) for additional images (note that the URL appears twice). Let me know if you run into any issues and I'll be happy to help more. |
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