uploading images

Hi there.
I have a custom cfc working for just this purpose...
it uses massimo foti's tmt_img among other things to do just what you propose...
email me from the site below for details if you like.


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Michael Evangelista
Evangelista Design / Evangelista Consulting, inc.
www.evangelista-web.com
Custom Small Business Website Solutions



"straffenp" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message news:e91e48$3rt$1@forums.macromedia.com...
> so i've hit a roadblock at the next part of my site. uploading images. i'm
> wondering how sites like yahoo photos do it (user uploads a high-res, huge
> file, but the thumbnail (and the bigger photo) loads quickly and doesn't
> pixelate). basically, i need a place for a user to upload up to 3 photos with
> a caption for each.
>
> i've done this before and then output the image on a page, but if the image is
> 1 MB or larger, it obviously takes awhile to load. it's almost like when i use
> a site like yahoo photos, but 42x30 inch photo from my digital camera is
> resized into thumbnail size and a size that's say 300x200px. hope this makes
> sense, thanks to anyone who can help!
>

http://www.interaktonline.com/Products/Dreamweaver-Extensions/MXFileUpload/Overview/

Have ya checked out Interakt's MX FileUpload Extension?? They offer a 30
day free trial.

Bill

"straffenp" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
news:e91e48$3rt$1@forums.macromedia.com...
> so i've hit a roadblock at the next part of my site. uploading images. i'm
> wondering how sites like yahoo photos do it (user uploads a high-res, huge
> file, but the thumbnail (and the bigger photo) loads quickly and doesn't
> pixelate). basically, i need a place for a user to upload up to 3 photos
> with
> a caption for each.
>
> i've done this before and then output the image on a page, but if the
> image is
> 1 MB or larger, it obviously takes awhile to load. it's almost like when i
> use
> a site like yahoo photos, but 42x30 inch photo from my digital camera is
> resized into thumbnail size and a size that's say 300x200px. hope this
> makes
> sense, thanks to anyone who can help!
>