replacement for photobucket?

Theuns

Seems these guys have lost the plot, so what other safe free hosting sites do you guys recomend that does not require a computer "sharp" person to operate?

 Theuns

There is no replacement for photobucket ......  no other service is that sorry.

Simple and easy, free and unlimited ~ try these.

http://www.picturetrail.com/

https://www.shutterfly.com

Photobucket has wiped out 98% of my visual entries here.

Save

Use.com is ad free and is easy to use. I have an app on my phone for uploading and then I can post from my phone, tablet, or PC/laptop.

Once you upload you can select different formats for posting by clicking the generate image links under the picture (opens a new window). I use the last option for forums/blogs.

There are two lines of code; the first is the image tag and the second one is the "click here to enlarge" code that you can erase because clicking the image does the same action. If you choose to erase that bit of code then you'll want to erase the [CENTER] tag on the front of the first line of code. None of this is necessary, you can simply click the code format you want and just paste it in the text box here.

It's pretty simple and easy to use.

That's my recommendation. :)

I use Flickr and recently found out how to link my Facebook pictures.

PB has been going downhill for a few years. I bailed back then.

There's really nothing free in life. You get what you pay for. For about the cost of a model a year you can have real service and hi-resolution. Maybe not in everyones budget but I post pictures everyday. Imageshack is one of the good ones and I'm sure there's others. Why show your final good model with mediocre pictures. Click on anything I post on this forum for examples. I may not build perfect models but do want you to see good pictures.    

Max

I use Flickr as I too don't care for PB anymore. I really don't have any issues with it. It works fine for my needs.

BK

I have opened a Google Photos account. Like it.  Easy sign in and uploading.

I had trouble at first finding the right url (address).  I had first tried to just copy the URL in my browser's address window when I select a particular photo (the large image).  That did not work.  Then, I tried right-clicking on the image.  One of the options is copy image location.  I did that and pasted into the address window that comes up when you select the image button during preparing a post.  Works fine.

Thanx for the relpies lads, I will look into the options mentioned. Such a pitty PB did this. But ah well, such is life.

TEST_

AH. ok. I found we actually had google  photos on this laptop and this is the test. I just imported the file from my harddrive, then I right clicked and it gave me a "copy image", clicked on that and pasted here. Seems way easeire than PB even I can use it LOL

Theuns

Hey, it works! :) 

Nice little kit, too. Lol

could not be more simple to use :-)

This little kit is actuaslly a PITA to build, the fit is dodgy and detail spartan but it can be overcome with some work.

Theuns

I got signed up on Flickr...found an app to upload from my phone/cam. Been trying to post pics, without success. So far, I'm not thrilled with the layout of the site.

What I did like about P/B...was being able to create an album, with sub-albums.

For example...I'd have "2017 builds"...this album would have a single finish pic of each model I built for 2017. Then I'd have sub-albums for "Jets", "Props", "Choppers", "Review builds", "Misc".

Do any of these other hosting sites have a similar setup??? AND an app to upload from my phone?

can you guys see the pic I posted?

Theuns

Theuns

can you guys see the pic I posted?

 

Theuns

 

Negative

In Google Photos you can set up albums, but I do not think you can do sub-albums like in PB.

I take a pic with my cell phone, which is automatically "seen" by the Google Photos app. I then open the app in my phone and you add the new pics to an existing album or create a new album. 

If you have a GMAIL email account (free), you can also have the pics automatically backed up to your Google drive (cloud). You can then access and/or download the pics into your PC if you want to work at your computer. If you right click on the image (in your Google drive), you can click on "shareable link", which generates a link that is automatiicaly copied into the clipboard.

and I *think* it works...

PS - Ugh, seems I cannot get the link to work! 

Finally figured Google Photos out.... took me 2+ hrs  

If you go to GOOGLE DRIVE there is a GOOGLE PHOTOS tab that lets you access your pictures and generate the shareable URL link. That is the one that does NOT work for me, kept getting that little box..

However, if you go yo GOOGLE PHOTOS directly (photos.google.com) you basically see the same pics, etc. BUT now you can click one the picture to open it, then RIGHT click and you get the Holy Grail choice of "COPY IMAGE ADDRESS"

Then you can CTRL-V (paste) that into the INSERT IMAGE button above and...

Flickr test...

https://flic.kr/p/VMTGPE

Ok so clearly flickr I cant operate, how do I get the code to put onto FSM?

Theuns

I got a page asking me to sign into my Google account. Ain't no way.

test 2 

https://flic.kr/p/V9Bevi

Theuns

Ok so clearly flickr I cant operate, how do I get the code to put onto FSM?

Theuns

 

Took me a few minutes and some bad words...but....

When you have your pic picked out...click on "share" (arrow icon)...

You'll get the popup window with..."share...embed...email...BBCode"

Click on "BBCode"...the url will be hilighted..."copy"

EDIT....

After you "copy" the BBCode..."paste" it where you're typing...then "copy" everything between the [img]'s...then click the insert photo icon above, "paste".

For some reason, Flickr won't allow you to just "copy" the needed part of the code, I can only get the whole thing, which will post the photo when put into the "insert photo" window here.

That's just as odd as hell.....all my posts with pics on FSM using PB are just fine.

What's up with that?

Lemme try something easier!...

" alt="" />

...nope...

So...the only way I can make it work is to "copy/paste" the whole BBCode where I want the pic...highlight and "copy" just what is between [img] and paste it into "source".

Not sure why those of you who are using the Google posting have your images show up one day, but are not here the next. But there are no images today. :/

Theuns, yours is showing up just fine.

leemitcheltree

That's just as odd as hell.....all my posts with pics on FSM using PB are just fine.

What's up with that?

 

They haven't gotten to you....YET.

Mine were still up after some had gone...and then...

...BLAMO!

M. Brindos

Not sure why those of you who are using the Google posting have your images show up one day, but are not here the next. But there are no images today. :/

Theuns, yours is showing up just fine.

 

Weird...I'm not seeing Theuns pics...just..

test 1

"letters/numbers"

test 2

"letters/numbers"

leemitcheltree

That's just as odd as hell.....all my posts with pics on FSM using PB are just fine.

What's up with that?

 

They just haven't gotten to you yet. Give it time.

Oh crap. Sorry fermis, YOURS are showing up, not Theuns. I see the same thing you do.

Alright...I did some more "testing".

1. "Copied" BBCode

2. "Pasted" into "source"

3. Start at the end of the code, left click (to highlight), slide back to, and include "[/img]"

4. Repeat starting at and including "[img]" highlight and delete everything to the front of that. (you'll probably have to "highlight" again, while sliding to the left to be able to get to the "[img]"...just left click again to unhighlight)