The Eorzean Interior Design Contest (EU) - Discussion/Practice Thread

[Satarn]

Do we have to upload the screenshots through Lodestone, or can we use an external image hosting website to avoid forced resizing?

[Skog]

Do we have to upload the screenshots through Lodestone, or can we use an external image hosting website to avoid forced resizing?

Upload Lodestone is better than external hosting website, even Lodestone will resize the image.

Because large image take long time to download, and external hosting website may even take longer time or acting unstable.

Of course you can choose any option other than Lodestone, but you also need to take your own risk.

If you don't want any accident for your entry, Lodestone would be your best choice.

[Dustytome]

Do we have to upload the screenshots through Lodestone, or can we use an external image hosting website to avoid forced resizing?

Either is fine as long as they allow the images to be linked from a 3rd party site.

[Satarn]

Upload Lodestone is better than external hosting website, even Lodestone will resize the image.

Because large image take long time to download, and external hosting website may even take longer time or acting unstable.

Of course you can choose any option other than Lodestone, but you also need to take your own risk.

If you don't want any accident for your entry, Lodestone would be your best choice.

With how incredibly small the Lodestone pictures are, I'm willing to take the minuscule risk of something going wrong with a website I've been using for years without issues.

Either is fine as long as they allow the images to be linked from a 3rd party site.

That's exactly what I'm asking. While it's not technically specified that we have to use Lodestone, there's no mention of 3rd party websites either. With all the already existing limitations, I'd like some CR clarification in case they want everybody uploading pictures in the same size range or something.

[Dustytome]

That's exactly what I'm asking. While it's not technically specified that we have to use Lodestone, there's no mention of 3rd party websites either. With all the already existing limitations, I'd like some CR clarification in case they want everybody uploading pictures in the same size range or something.

I meant as long as the image hosting site allows for the images to show up on the forums here (the forums being the 3rd party site). Using imgur and such is fine, they just only have instructions for using their own site. Just don't have the hosting site alter the coloring and such. Image size is already going to be different due to people's screen resolutions.