Photo Management
· Each horse can have 1 photo uploaded to its page.
o Photos can be added at anytime
· ALL photos are included in the Internet Sale Preview
· Print-Quality photos ONLY (see Photo Specifications below) can also be included in a Photo Gallery Index (see below) and on the Catalog Page
· Photo Specifications
o For a Printed Page
§ Minimum 1,025 pixels wide (or tall)
§ Minimum 150 DPI
§ Flat JPG or PNG
§ Appears on: Internet Sale Preview, Photo Gallery Index, Newsprint Preview, Catalog Page
§ Note: A low-resolution version will be used in the Internet Sale Preview, but your printed pages will use the high-resolution photo
§ Note: Black Type pedigree pages do not include a photo. Photos can be displayed using the Photo Gallery Index.
o For Web Use ONLY
§ Minimum 1,000 pixels wide (or tall)
§ Minimum 70 DPI
§ Flat JPG or PNG
§ Appears on: Internet Sale Preview, Photo Gallery Index, Newsprint Preview
o How to determine photo size
§ Open the file folder on your computer containing your photos
· Right-click on the photo
· Click Properties
o The photo file size will be displayed
o Maximum photo file size is 10 megabytes
· Click Details
o The dimensions (width & height) and resolution (dpi) will be displayed
o How to resize a photo
§ Open photo in Microsoft Paint, or a similar artist’s program
· Click Resize, then choose Pixels as measurement
o The horizontal (wide) and vertical (tall) number of pixels will display
o Naming your photos
§ Make the file-name all one word
· Do NOT leave spaces in the name
· Do NOT use any “non-character” symbols (such as &, $, @, etc.)
§ Photos uploaded with the Single\Multi Image Uploader MUST have the Hip Number or Sale ID as the file name
· Example: Use the file-name “10.jpg” for Hip Number 10
o IMPORTANT NOTES:
§ Photos MUST be landscape-oriented to display the full photo.
§ Photos that do not meet the above specifications can NOT be used.
· Resizing A Photo
o Click Here for photo resizing instructions.
· Single Photos
o Add a photo as you create an entry, or go back to add at any time
o On the My Sales page, select the horse you want to add a photo to
§ Click the Photos\Videos tab
§ Click the Choose File button and select the photo from your computer
· The file name will replace the “No file chosen” text – make sure you chose the correct file
§ Click Save Chosen Image – a thumbnail of your photo should appear
§ Click Save Consignment Info
o IMPORTANT NOTES:
§ If your photo does not meet the Print-Quality specifications (see above), a pop-up will warn you
§ Delete photos on the Photos\Videos tab
· Multi Photo Uploader
o On the My Sales page, click Actions
§ Click Import Consignments
· At the bottom of the page, click the button that says Click Here To Upload Images
o To upload your images:
§ Make sure your images are saved in this format: HipNumber.jpg or HipNumber.png
· Substitute “HipNumber” with your actual Hip Number or Sale ID
· Do NOT include a pound sign (#)
· Example: 10.jpg (for Hip Number 10)
§ Click the button that says Click here to select Photos
§ Choose your images
· MAXIMUM of 25 photos can be uploaded at one time
§ Choose if your photos are named for Hip Number or Sale ID
· Choose ONE of these options - once chosen, it cannot be changed
§ Once uploading is complete, click Add Uploaded Photos
§ When you are finished, use the back button to return to your sale
o IMPORTANT NOTES:
§ Files that over are 10M in size will NOT be uploaded
§ Files that are not named correctly will NOT be uploaded
§ You can check the Internet Sale Preview to make sure all photos uploaded correctly
· Video Management
o Videos must first be uploaded to a third-party provider such as YouTube.com or Vimeo.com
§ DO NOT link to videos on Social Media pages that require the viewer to be logged in, such as Facebook
o On the My Sales page, select the horse you want to add a photo to
§ Click the Photos\Videos tab
· Copy and paste the video’s URL into the Video (Paste URL) field
o Click Save Consignment Info
o Videos can be viewed on your Internet Sale Preview page
· Photo Gallery Index
o All horses with photos of Print-Quality will be displayed in this Index
§ Includes their Name, Hip Number, Consignor, and Sire/Dam
o See Editing & Printing Indexes instructions for more information
o NOTE: This Index is NOT available on the QData Catalog App
Note: All information will be lost if you fail to click Save Sale Info!