AMG3.2

Apparently, they now charge $399 per year to be able to host images.

So basically any DIY thread or thread with images using photobucket are somewhat useless, my journal included, because account owners now have to pay, which no one is going to do.

What sh*t...

End rant.

JimGnitecki

What?? I use Photobucket all the time and and have never had to pay. I don't think there has been any change, as I have not been asked or invoiced to pay anything to Photobucket. I think you might be talking about some form of commercial account.

I do think that Photobucket has way too many ads which you spend a lot of time clearing each time you visit. That was not the case in the past.

Jim G

Jasonoff

Easy enough to export to somewhere else then do a replace all on your post for the new url...

AMG3.2

Wait what do you mean? Like replace each image with a new URL from imgur, for example?

Sure, but for older DIY threads, or my any build thread using photobucket, we're SOL unless we want to sit there and replace each image throughout the thread. That'd take a few hours.

BLKROKT

This is what happens. Old photo hosting goes away. It's a zero-profit business model. Just look through MBW or any old forum, and you'll see that older DIY and other threads with pictures are all "X" or otherwise disabled.

That's why it's always best to upload pics directly to the forum if at all possible.

Jasonoff

A few hours? How many DIY threads do you have? lol

AMG3.2

Yeah, I've just learnt that . Bummer I guess. The only reason I've gone this route, is the embedding on the images which is much nicer than having to click on an actual button to open each image. Now learning it's the safer route though.

Yeah I would think it would probably take me two hours to do the following:

1) Download every picture from my journal to my PC from Photobucket
2) Upload every picture to Imgur
3) Grab each individual imgur URL and replace with the current photobucket URL. (each image has a unique url, so it's not like I can just replace all)

Adi-Benz

I always upload using imgur.com. I don't know how long the photo's last but I see lots of threads where photobucket images are gone, and I don't want to post a diy or else and lose the pics.

SaphGreyC63

Why don't you guys use the image uploader built into the forums? Thats what I do.

MJ50

i've been using photobucket for about 15 years...
spent past weekend re-uploading on imgur and changing links to all of my threads/posts...
attaching files on the forum is safest, but i just don't like to click each one of them to enlarge...

SaphGreyC63

As far as I know, you dont need to click to enlarge.

Testing now by uploading three different sized images.

MJ50

i meant when you attach files on the forum...

AMG3.2

Exactly -- I've been using them for nine years.

Total pain to have to re-upload and change links on old threads, but whatever. I'll do it on a plane ride I guess...

Jasonoff

BLKROKT

He did too. Every one of my photos has been uploaded to MBW, and they all show at full size.

SaphGreyC63

Yeah, thats exactly what I did.

I don't see what the problem with using the site uploader is.

Roswell

Really? I've been using photobucket for many years.. Luckily I don't post on forums much anymore.