Best way to upload .gif files to the forum

Hello,

To all those cleaver people out there. What it the best way to upload .gif files to threads uzzled:

Sometimes I like to attach some animated gifs of a movie as it shows some of the scenes and if somebody looks at an animated gif of a movie it would help them to decided if they want to download it or not.

For example;

http://www.akiba-online.com/forum/showthread.php?t=144061

^ On this thread, I uploaded 6 gifs all under 5MB but now only 2 show up and I didn't have the originals. So they are lost forever.

• http://www.akiba-online.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=287531&stc=1&d=1273044233
• http://www.akiba-online.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=287532&stc=1&d=1273044233
• http://www.akiba-online.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=287533&stc=1&d=1273044233
• http://www.akiba-online.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=287536&stc=1&d=1273044714
• http://www.akiba-online.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=287540&stc=1&d=1273044947
• http://www.akiba-online.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=287537&stc=1&d=1273044865

^ Here are my attachments but now only 2 work >_<

Is there a more secure place I can upload my attachments, so they don't get deleted or lost?

I looked into starting a Club, but there is a size limit of about 3mb and I really need the 5mb allowed on the thread. Also tried starting a Gallery, but the size allowance is even smaller.

Any advice would be great :notagain:


Here is a video cover;

Here is a video clip from the AV;

I think 5 MB is too much, even for animated gif pictures.

Though you could try various image uploader websites, like:

http://www.tinypic.com/
http://www.imagefap.com/

And see if they let you upload such big files. It's better to register there if you want your uploads to stay alive.

Thanks for the advice.

I still think 5 MB is a pretty small file. Maybe 5 years ago it would be too much, but nowadays everybody is on broadband and very few people still use dial-up.

Keep in mind, that 5MB must also be handled by the browser, and when pages contain a lot of media (especially if you like to open multiple tabs), it can cause browsers to slow down or sometimes crash.

Thanks, I didn't think about that :study:

:cheer: