Problem uploading pictures for January competition
I have been trying to upload a coouple of pictures to the January competition for a few days now, without success.
My file has been saved for the web as a JPG file using microsoft Picture it. The file size is 24KB, and as far as I can see, it should meet your submission requirements. I have logged in before attempting to upload the file.
Is there anything I am missing? Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Paul
My file has been saved for the web as a JPG file using microsoft Picture it. The file size is 24KB, and as far as I can see, it should meet your submission requirements. I have logged in before attempting to upload the file.
Is there anything I am missing? Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Paul
I don't have spaces in the file name - it is simply "comm1.jpg". I have also tried renaming it just "comm.jpg", by opening the picture in Microsoft Photo Editor to see if it is something in Picture It, but it still won't go through.
Does the picture have to be in a specific location on my PC to upload? I have tried from a folder within "my documents", and from my desktop - neither have worked so far.
I have also now tried turning off my firewall. Still no joy.
The error message I recieve is "cannot find server or DNS error". This dosen't happen for any other pages that I open from EPhotozine.
Does the picture have to be in a specific location on my PC to upload? I have tried from a folder within "my documents", and from my desktop - neither have worked so far.
I have also now tried turning off my firewall. Still no joy.
The error message I recieve is "cannot find server or DNS error". This dosen't happen for any other pages that I open from EPhotozine.
I seem to have managed to upload my entries to the january competition, but still haven't had any confirmation they have been accepted or not.
I have re-submitted the entries as Pete suggested I did, to be safe.
Has anybody else had confirmation their entries have been accepted. I really don't want to miss out on a chance to win.
Matt.
I have re-submitted the entries as Pete suggested I did, to be safe.
Has anybody else had confirmation their entries have been accepted. I really don't want to miss out on a chance to win.
Matt.
Our picture acceptance system is set up so that when we make a picture active an auto message from me is sent out. To save developing another system we have the same thing in the competition. So the only time you get a message, other than the instant onscreen thank you mentioned by Barry, is when the pictures are made live when the competition ends. We obviously need to change this! The response to this competition has been much better too. Over 200 entries so far and much better than last time in terms of ideas and quality.
Hi Paul,
when I was having this problem...it was me..I was saving the pictures in another format or though I didn't think I was...I got rid of 'picture it express' because it caused me so many problems... Once I saved them through another program the problem disapeared...do you have another program to save them through?....is it digital or are you scanning?...Just "save as" in another programme, then it should be ok.. hope this helps ..Paddy
when I was having this problem...it was me..I was saving the pictures in another format or though I didn't think I was...I got rid of 'picture it express' because it caused me so many problems... Once I saved them through another program the problem disapeared...do you have another program to save them through?....is it digital or are you scanning?...Just "save as" in another programme, then it should be ok.. hope this helps ..Paddy
Thanks for the suggestion Paddy.
I have now tried opening and saving the file in my Olympus camedia suite software. This resulted in a larger file for some reason (38Kb v 24Kb), but still no upload.
It appears to me that the problem must have something to do with internet explorer, and its interaction with ephotozine.
when I press the upload button there is a very brief period of activity, then nothing. The status bar on explorer says "opening page ephotozine.com/photocomp/uploadok.cfm/putfile=yes..." and I wait, and wait and nothing happens until the error message appears. Very frustrating.
Paul.
I have now tried opening and saving the file in my Olympus camedia suite software. This resulted in a larger file for some reason (38Kb v 24Kb), but still no upload.
It appears to me that the problem must have something to do with internet explorer, and its interaction with ephotozine.
when I press the upload button there is a very brief period of activity, then nothing. The status bar on explorer says "opening page ephotozine.com/photocomp/uploadok.cfm/putfile=yes..." and I wait, and wait and nothing happens until the error message appears. Very frustrating.
Paul.
