Uploading high resolution files

Starting November 16, it is now possible to upload photos up to 16 megabytes big and unlimited length in pixel. The limitation to jpg - format and sRGB color space will still exist.

Within fotocommunity there is still a limit of 1000 pixel in length and 400 kilobytes maximum file size. The high resolution upload in the beginning is only meant to give you the opportunity to save your original files within fotocommunity. We are working on new additional features based on the original file sizes.

In order to being able to show those large files within fotocommunity, these files are automatically being downsized. We did improve on the method in order to give you best possible viewing quality at 400 kb file size.

Attention If you ONLY want to upload a photo which you have already optimized yourself, then it will be enough to upload this in the box "original file". The second fold down box will then be irrelevant.

Should you still prefer to do the optimization and downsizing on your own, one can upload the self optimized file on the page by clicking "additional upload features". (You will find a fold down menu on the page with a second upload box) If you enter a file in that second box, this will be the file for uploading to fotocommunity, the first one will then only be saved on our servers.

For already uploaded photos one can of course now add the original file as well afterwards. Just open the referring photo and click on the small red „e“. In the opening window you will find a fold down menu "channel, section and further remarks" an additional upload box: „upload original file“. Of course there will be no changes to the original shown file in fotocommunity.

If there is a original file uploaded, there will be a download link in the left info box under the photo, of course ONLY TO BE SEEN to the owner. This link is coded and always only a valid for a few minutes. By doing so we make sure that only the owner of the photo gets access to it. The original file will also not be indexed and will therefore not be found with search engines or such. Ist ein Originalbild hochgeladen, erscheint auf der Display-Seite

Since the uploading of these large files is happening in the background, it can take up to five minutes until the large file will be displayed via the download link.