MyEvent.com allows you to post YOUR
photos on several pages of your website, in addition to the Slideshow.
To display your photos on your Website immediately, 24 hours/day, upload them using the Control Panel. You can use digital
photos from a digital camera OR scan your photos.
Using digital photos from a digital camera:
On most digital cameras, the medium or low-resolution setting works best. Do not use very large images or photos taken at a very high resolution. A moderate sized image file will give good quality, and allow for faster loading of your slideshow photos.
If you are scanning photos:
It's easy to get your photos scanned at a
copy/print shop like Kinko's, if you don’t have a scanner at home.
Save photo files with one of the following
extensions: .JPG or .PNG. Scan photos with at 72 DPI (check the pixel width according to the page you are
uploading to below).
Once you have your images in a digital format, you may use the Control Panel
to upload your photos.
- Click on the Browse button. If uploading to the slideshow,
click on the Browse button next to the
position where you want the chosen photo to appear.
- On your computer, locate the photo file that you want to add
(on your hard drive, floppy, CD, etc).
- Open the chosen photo file by double clicking or by clicking
on the file and then clicking "Open."
The file you select will then be added to your Photo Submission Box.
- Click on the "Upload Photo" button. Please allow time for your file to
be uploaded.
- If uploading to the Slideshow, repeat the process until you have
placed all the photos that you want.
Blurry images:
Most images are resized by our system when they are uploaded. Some "blurriness" can occur when and image is resized.
If your images look blurry on upload you can resize them yourself before uploading.
Resizing can be done in an image editing application on your own PC like Adobe Photoshop or the Microsoft Photo Editor which
is included as part of Microsoft Office. If you don't have any photo editing software, download Irfanview for free.
Click here to download
Irfanview, or visit
irfanview.com.
The image dimensions for the various sections of your website are as follows:
Homepage | 275 pixels |
Slideshow | 550 pixels |
Stories | 200 pixels |
Then and Now | 150 pixels |
Miscellaneous | 200 pixels |
To use the Microsoft Photo Editor:
- Go to: Start -> Programs -> Microsoft Office Tools -> Microsoft Photo Editor.
- Open the image file using the File menu.
- Click on: Image -> Resize.
- Change the Units to pixels.
- Change the width to the new width for the image.
- Click on OK.
- Go to File and Save.
To use the Adobe Photoshop:
- Go to: Start -> Programs -> Adobe -> Photoshop.
- Open the image file using the File menu.
- Click on: Image -> Image Size.
- Make sure the checkbox for Constrain Proportions is checked.
- Change the Units to pixels.
- Change the width to the new width for the image.
- Click on OK.
- Click on File -> Save for the web.
- Export the image as a JPEG.