Howto: posting photos and videos

[Jeroen]

Part B: posting videos

The bmwe21.net forum has an option to play Youtube vids within the forum. This means that the video's starting screen will be shown in the message and if clicked it will play within the message as well. Want to see in larger format? Just click the movie once more. How to get this done:

1. Find the Youtube video and copy the address

Only copy the unique video code, usually shown in your browser's address bar after "v=" but there are more ways. The unique address consists of a funny combination of digits making it easy to identify. Make sure to copy that code only

2. Compose forum message

By clicking "New topic" or "Reply" you open the compose message screen to post a new subject or reply.
Hovering your mouse over the "youtube" button also shows you this instruction:



Click this "youtube" button once and then paste the unique code between the two sets of brackets as follows:

3. Checking and posting your message

You can check your work using the "Preview" button and then click "Submit" to actually send it off and post the message



And you're done!

Other video sources, like Vimeo: just post the link to the movie, it will convert to an embedded video automatically. Please use http:// (not https)
For example: [*]
Leads to:


Don't post the link to a page, it won't embed the video!

[Jeroen]

A friendly request to all. In several topics, especially on events, we see that photos have disappeared. No longer available. Some sites tend to remove photos after a certain time, in other cases the user removed the photo or broke the link by renaming photo or folder.

A pity as this causes that we are missing more and more photos on events, tech topics, etc. I personally always try to leave photos on line and in the same location. Ideally you post your photos on your own webspace. It can be useful to set up a clear structure of folders for example by year/name/date.

Anyway, we cannot force you but please help us to keep useful photos available for later reference and joy! Thanks in advance for your cooperation!

[Piwi]

I'm looking for the diagram of the wiring for the hazardlights of an e21, 1983. Everytime I put them on the fuse explots.

If anybody can help me with a second hand one?

[Jeroen]

As you can see on the page about the fusebox http://www.bmwe21.net/?page_id=130 fuse 17 is for the hazards and also interior lights, glove compartment light, side blinkers, bonnet light. If you have a defective hazard switch or a short circuit in the lighting, the fuse will keep on blowing. I don't think there is a need for a wiring diagram, better take the following steps:
- disconnect hazard switch
- check the wiring for these lights, especially at the bulbs and the switches (in A-pillar and top of glovebox)
Not likely to be much more than this if your indicators are working ok, otherwise there could also be a short circuit inside one of your indicators

[bealo]

Hi jeroen,

I’ve been using Flickr to store my images for using on the forum which has been fine until recently.

Every time I insert the image address into a post it only posts the link rather than displaying the image itself

Any ideas??

[Jeroen]

On most photo websites, you can choose to copy the link, url or bbcode to your clipboard. BBCode looks like this

Code: Select all

[url=https://flic.kr/p/2kpLSFQ][img]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50808505982_4202935d5c_k.jpg[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/2kpLSFQ]7389D619-BCAA-4309-9AE8-75AC99FC9AF4[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/156950422@N06/]Iain Bell[/url], on Flickr

And gets you this result:

7389D619-BCAA-4309-9AE8-75AC99FC9AF4 by Iain Bell, on Flickr

You can also choose to use a part of all this code, the direct image url ending with .jpg, in this case

Code: Select all

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50808505982_4202935d5c_k.jpg

More work, but in between brackets this leads to a cleaner display of your image, like this:

[Manitoba]

Is anyone else using the Photobucket iOS app? Recently there’s no way I can find how to share photos directly from the app. Using the help function shows a screenshot that looks totally different from what I see. What am I doing wrong? Until a while ago it worked like a dream…

Thanks in advance.

Greetz,
Walter.

[Jkhlat@hotmail.com]

Hi iam new to this
I have a 1979 320i how is ignition switch changed
I have problems starting

[Jkhlat@hotmail.com]

Hi iam new to this
I have a 1979 320i how is ignition switch changed
I have problems starting