Pilot 6 Loc: Eugene, OR

In posting an image, I always check the box but rarely can the image be downloaded. I get an error message. See "Where's the telephone pole??" on the gallery today.
Bob

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

Went there, downloaded for me.

Rongnongno Loc: FL

Nevermind (first answer)

DLed correctly too.

Apaflo Loc: Anchorage, Alaska

I had just a few minutes before looked at the "telephone pole" post, so didn't understand this one to start with. But I had not click on "download" and had not actually downloaded and analyzed the image.

It's too big! But that's just for starters. It's a 4MB file (13MP image) and there is rarely any need to post something that size here. It just takes a lot of time. Plus UHH software will not allow more than 20MB at once, even spread across 3 images.

But yours downloaded really strange. It was slow, and when it got to the end it took a long time to say it was done. I can't tell exactly why, but there are some clues. I looked at the Exif data and it was loaded with non-ascii characters in a number of ascii fields.

Here's what I would do... First always resample images down to less than 2000 pixels wide if there is no specific need for something larger. UHH displays a 600 pixel wide thumbnail, but 2000 pixels is larger than most display windows. Second, I can't tell what software you are using, but get something different! I would not be at all surprised if there are problems with the image format that cause the slow transfer, and while it may not throw an error on some systems, apparently it does on others. For example you might use a different editor to downsize any image that you want to post. Use what you like to edit, but something else to provide an image for UHH.

Rongnongno Loc: FL

And the whale does not understand the question... As usual.

rjaywallace Loc: Wisconsin

The image downloaded smoothly and easily for me. I did not check the EXIF regarding size, etc.

Macronaut Loc: Redondo Beach,Ca.

What are you talking about! He knows everything and is never wrong. :|

selmslie Loc: Fernandina Beach, FL, USA

I don't think either of you recognizes what is going on. It downloads really quickly and displays easily for me and apparently for several others.

The JPEG is less than 4 MB and contains a 13.5 MP image. Neither of these is excessive.

If it downloads or opens slowly on some computers it may be because of a slow connection, other programs competing for CPU or lack of memory - not enough installed or too many competing programs open.

There is nothing in EXIF data that can slow the download process. All of the data is downloaded as bits and they have no meaning until you attempt to display them.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

It downloaded quickly for me, too - not even 2 seconds. I've noticed slower downloading in evenings - maybe more a function of traffic on the site than image size.

selmslie Loc: Fernandina Beach, FL, USA

Certainly not image size. Possibly traffic since the OP posted at 10 PM his local time and the west coast may have been busy.

I tried it with my weakest option, a 32-bit Asus Notebook upgraded to Windows 10 with 4 GB memory running at 1.6 GHz connected through a wireless LAN. It was about half as fast as my desktop but otherwise no problem.

PS: I forgot to mention that I am running Google Chrome on all my PCs.

Bill_de Loc: US

I wonder if there is something in your file that some browsers don't like. I just downloaded the image onto a long discontinued HP Touchpad that I use to store and read eBooks. It took about 15 seconds which is typical for this old workhorse.

I made the mistake of reading the comments, so I missed out on searching for the telephone pole. :-(


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Apaflo Loc: Anchorage, Alaska

But just as clearly that does not happen in all cases, in particular for the OP.


Perhaps your system and/or connection is more simple than others. Most will do incremental downloads, displaying the results as it goes. Hence "until you attempt to display" means all during the download.

There are a number of what we might call "feedback loops", requiring an acknowledgement from the receiving end to prevent the sending end from stopping while it waits. Typical users are not likely to notice the effects, but those with satellite connections and latency times greater than half a second will easily spot the effects. But there are potential problems with some of the JPEG format tags that can easily cause delays even on low latency high speed connections.

selmslie Loc: Fernandina Beach, FL, USA

Perhaps. I am in a fairly new community close to a major metropolitan area (Jacksonville, FL) and my ISP is decent. Even so, there can be slow times when I have to download a large volume of data.

It can be a function of how busy the server is sending data to many different destinations.

It also depends on how clean the total connection is, all the way from the source to the house. Any problems will cause the packets to fail a CRC check and need to get re-sent.

But once the file has arrived at your PC, there should be no problem opening the image, at least in Windows with a conventional browser.

Apaflo Loc: Anchorage, Alaska

Famous last words...

The OP got some kind of an error message. Who knows what or why.

The file clearly can be the cause of such problems, and just getting it downloaded may be a problem, or may be the start of the problems.

selmslie Loc: Fernandina Beach, FL, USA

Since you and Pilot 6 are the only ones having a problem, maybe you should compare notes via PM.

There may be something you are both doing that is not mainstream like using Linux, a different operating system or some unusual browser.