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Uploading screenshots difficulty

Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 1:30 am
by delta578
Well here's the deal when I try to upload a screen-shot I can't because I get this error:

The extension bmp is not allowed.

I don't know why and I don't know how to convert it to a JPEG any help?

Re: Uploading screenshots difficulty

Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 3:48 am
by -_-
Open it with Microsoft Paint and save as jpeg?

Re: Uploading screenshots difficulty

Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 12:06 pm
by delta578
Okay I didn't think of that I will try it.

Re: Uploading screenshots difficulty

Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 12:14 pm
by Master_Ben
delta578 wrote:Okay I didn't think of that I will try it.
Ya, JPEG is lower-quality but it makes any picture much smaller in size. Very handy for picture uploads.

Re: Uploading screenshots difficulty

Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 12:47 pm
by delta578
K thanks guys.

Re: Uploading screenshots difficulty

Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 8:56 pm
by delta578
Still won't work I am now getting this error.

Image file type mismatch: expected extension bmp but extension jpeg given.
The file is too big, maximum allowed size is 256 KiB.

Re: Uploading screenshots difficulty

Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 9:26 pm
by Delta 47
What picture upload site are you using?

Re: Uploading screenshots difficulty

Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 10:29 pm
by delta578
I am trying to get them on the GameToast Glamor Thread if that's what you mean.

Re: Uploading screenshots difficulty

Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 11:14 pm
by Delta 47
Oh, so your uploading it to GameToast? I usually use another site like PhotoBucket or ImageShack and they don't usually have any restrictions on images.

Re: Uploading screenshots difficulty

Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 5:58 am
by Teancum
delta578 wrote:Still won't work I am now getting this error.

Image file type mismatch: expected extension bmp but extension jpeg given.
The file is too big, maximum allowed size is 256 KiB.
You're likely not saving it as a jpg, just renaming it. When you save the file in paint be sure to click the dropdown below the file name to change the type to jpg

Re: Uploading screenshots difficulty

Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 2:18 pm
by delta578
I will see what I can do and get back to you. Thanks guys! :bowdown:

Re: Uploading screenshots difficulty

Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 10:47 pm
by theITfactor
Open the .bmp in Paint, go to File > Save As

Then under "Save as Type" Change it from 24-bit Bitmap to PNG.