Setting Upload Options

Overview: The following tutorial is a step by step guide on how to set your upload "options" prior to uploading content using the Photobucket Images & Video uploader. These same options are also available in the "Old" uploader as well as the "Bulk Uploader" feature.

Requirements:You must be a Photobucket account holder.

1. Log into your Photobucket account at http://www.photobucket.com
   
2. From the navigation bar at the top of your album, select the "albums & upload" tab.
   
3. Click on the "more options" link from the main upload panel. These options apply to both image and video uploads.

   Note: If you are using the "Old" uploader, simply click on the "options" link to access this feature.

   If you are uploading via the Flock web browser, FTP, XP Publisher, Media Plugin, etc these settings will also apply to your uploads.
   

4. Image Options

   From the list of available options, select the image dimension that best suits your uploading needs. Your image(s) will simply be proportionally resized to fall within the size that you have selected. By setting an upload size here, you are essentially making this your "default" upload size. To change an option for one-off sizing, simply make a selection from the drop-down menu on the previous screen prior to uploading. Don't forget to click on the "Save" button so your changes take effect!

   Note: By selecting the "1 megabyte file size" option, you can essentially upload any size (pixel dimension) image that you want as long as the file size is under 1 megabyte.

   Note: Photobucket offers higher resolution uploads for Pro accounts. Click on the "upgrade to pro dimensions" button to upgrade today!
   

5. Video Options

   The video options are not configurable. They simply tell you that for a Free account, you can upload a maximum of a 5 minute file at 100 MB.

   Note: Photobucket Pro users have their video upload time limit increased to 10 minutes.

6. If you would like to scramble your filenames so nobody can guess your links, simply click on the check box. The "Add more tags..." option may be selected by default. If you do not wish to go to the tagging page immediately after uploading images, uncheck this box here. You can enable or disable either of these options at any time.
7. Don't forget to click "Save" when you are finished setting your options!
   

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