+terratin Posted May 16, 2024 Posted May 16, 2024 (edited) I'm currently logging a larger number of caches from a vacation, and it's super frustrating. I'm uploading photos, partly because ECs and Virtuals, partly just because. More often than not the upload fails, and once I resize the image from 4-5.3mb to around 3 it works. My internet connection is stable and fast, thus no idea what's wrong. Btw, when I change from browser (win11, firefox half recent) to cachly and upload the image, not resized and on the same connection it works. Thus I guess the solution is not to be found in too big image sizes. But where? Edited May 16, 2024 by terratin 2 2 Quote
+arisoft Posted May 16, 2024 Posted May 16, 2024 I have adjusted my camera to take about 2.5 MB images. I hope that your camera can also take rational size images. I am using Open Camera App just for this reason. Bonus is that I can take more photos before running out memory. Quote
+kunarion Posted May 16, 2024 Posted May 16, 2024 (edited) I've found that when I get "Upload Fail", the size doesn't matter. It's a site problem, typically clearing up before I can get home to ask about it. I always take pictures at the full resolution of my device, which is often my Canon camera, so I can crop and adjust the photo without restriction. But I almost never upload a file to the site above 800x600 pixels. That makes a file less than 50 MB, great for sending from a phone. And 800x600 is (thus far) below today's threshold where the site re-sizes an image and pixelates it, yet it is quite viewable on Apps and in browsers. If the upload will work at all, that gives it the best chance to work. I would never expect a file above 1.5 MB to consistently upload to the site. I don't press my luck anymore. Not gonna do it. Na gah dah. This one is 800x600, and at 50 MB, it's light on my phone data (and compressed by an App). That's what I send for a cache log photo. Edited May 16, 2024 by kunarion Quote
+terratin Posted May 16, 2024 Author Posted May 16, 2024 Ok, thus likely a site problem? Interesting that I don't have the problem via the app, and that uploading is so much faster than via the website. I don't want to resize photos, neither on my phone, nor while logging because I don't have time for that at the moment that I'm logging my caches. The alternative is to not log right away, edit photos when I do have time and then post generic logs because I've forgotten what I wanted to write. Which is not what I want to do. Quote
+kunarion Posted May 16, 2024 Posted May 16, 2024 6 minutes ago, terratin said: Ok, thus likely a site problem? Interesting that I don't have the problem via the app, and that uploading is so much faster than via the website. I don't want to resize photos, neither on my phone, nor while logging because I don't have time for that at the moment that I'm logging my caches. The alternative is to not log right away, edit photos when I do have time and then post generic logs because I've forgotten what I wanted to write. Which is not what I want to do. Yes, if not sent immediately, a concern is forgetting which photos go with which log. It can get a little crazy, especially if the photos are from more than one camera. Good thing I can only manage to hunt a handful of caches at a time, it's easier to keep things straight. But I also tend to not have a reliable phone connection out in the field. So I plan to do all the compiling/resizing/uploading later, which works regardless. And I save the logs as drafts and in shorthand (or in even shorter hand on my Garmin), so all of the work is delayed til I'm at a computer at home or hotel. But ya gotta do what works best for you. Quote
+arisoft Posted May 16, 2024 Posted May 16, 2024 15 minutes ago, terratin said: I don't have the problem via the app, and that uploading is so much faster than via the website Did you upload this image from the App? It is 0.233 MB, yes it is less than one tenth of the size you try to uload from web. I guess that the App resizes images before uploading - a clever desing feature that makes it so fast 1 Quote
+The A-Team Posted May 17, 2024 Posted May 17, 2024 Yes, the image upload feature appears to be somewhat broken right now. Out of 3 photos I've been trying to upload tonight, only one did. The other two won't upload, regardless of how much I shrink the size before upload. The upload feature simply spins forever. Even shrinking to below the size of the one that worked doesn't get them to go, so it doesn't seem to be a size issue. I assume there will be some logs somewhere that show a bunch of errors that can help the devs troubleshoot this. I've probably generated a number of them this evening. Quote
+terratin Posted May 17, 2024 Author Posted May 17, 2024 15 hours ago, arisoft said: Did you upload this image from the App? It is 0.233 MB, yes it is less than one tenth of the size you try to uload from web. I guess that the App resizes images before uploading - a clever desing feature that makes it so fast Thanks for checking. yes, it's one of the images I uploaded via Cachly. Overall I don't care much about the quality of the images. They are rather small on the website anyway. It's more like a memory thing for me while the good-quality photos remain on my phone/backup disks Quote
+The A-Team Posted May 18, 2024 Posted May 18, 2024 To follow up, the issue didn't clear up on its own since last night. I also tried uploading with a different browser to see if that makes any difference (Chrome vs. my usual Firefox), but it still doesn't work. It seems like there's something about the images that the site doesn't like, but I don't know what that is or what makes these two different from the one that worked last night. If the site could parse any errors and provide info back to the user, or even just pass any raw errors back to the user, it would help to figure out why an upload fails. Quote
+Viajero Perdido Posted May 18, 2024 Posted May 18, 2024 (edited) If you load the image in GIMP, does it pop a message? [something technical]. Do you want to [foo] it? Keep Convert. I remember posting roughly the same complaint a few months back, in a release notes thread maybe, being unable to upload even a small file. Then gave the file to GIMP, saw the message, Convert, and aha, it uploaded. If it's the same issue, I guess they're ignoring it. EDIT: found it. Edited May 18, 2024 by Viajero Perdido 1 Quote
+Brucacher Posted May 19, 2024 Posted May 19, 2024 I’ve had this problem too. Photos don’t upload on the Geocaching app or on the website for me at the moment. So I just went onto my iPhone and tried uploading the image from my Photos library with Cachly and it was instantaneous. I then went onto the website to edit the image and add a title. 👍👍 thanks terratin 1 Quote
+trekkerdmc Posted May 19, 2024 Posted May 19, 2024 I'm having the same issue. Photos failing to load. I've tried downsizing and upsizing and nothing seems to work. Good thing they got rid of benchmarking to make the website work better.. lol.. I too have tried doing it on my phone and that has failed as well. Although technically I'm still doing it through the website as I don't know of a way to do it on the app when I've already logged the cache. I've tried multiple web browswers and nothing works.. Getting really tired of glitches and fails for this premium paid website. 1 Quote
+CCFsmile Posted May 19, 2024 Posted May 19, 2024 This drove me absolutely insane last night! What a totally crappy thing to have gone wrong on the website, when loads of us are out caching for the weekend and come home to log a lot of finds and discover it will not accept images. I logged as much as I could with my nameless app, and that was ok but WOW... how did this not get a big priority slapped on it back on Thursday? On 5/16/2024 at 2:53 PM, arisoft said: I have adjusted my camera to take about 2.5 MB images. I hope that your camera can also take rational size images. I am using Open Camera App just for this reason. Bonus is that I can take more photos before running out memory. There was a LONG thread about photos and the website when they initially restricted us to 5Mb. People were - justifiably - irate. Why? Because unlike the above solution I cannot reduce the size of my photos without editing them. And as was discussed in the thread I haven't dug around for, many many many people are using newer smartphones with higher res cameras and LITERALLY can't take smaller pictures. Mine will let me reduce for a single shot and then reverts to the basic size, which is usually 4+Mb. I'm not happy with it, except for the quality is better... and yes, I have checked settings etc. Tested uploading photos again today and again cannot upload any on the website! Bottom line: Groundspeak NEEDS TO PRIORITIZE THIS! Quote
+The A-Team Posted May 20, 2024 Posted May 20, 2024 I just thought to try a photo that had worked in the past. I tried uploading a photo that uploaded just fine on May 7, but now it fails. This rules out the possibility of the image itself being the issue. Something has changed with the site and is causing it to fail during the upload process. 4 Quote
+bertuz Posted May 22, 2024 Posted May 22, 2024 I'm having the same issue... it's frustrating. I can't upload required Virtual and Earth Cache images. 1 Quote
+CCFsmile Posted May 23, 2024 Posted May 23, 2024 So a basic function of the website has been broken for a week? I have given up either putting photos or logging online (which is a real PITA). Updates please @giacaches ?? Quote
+SpeedCore Posted May 23, 2024 Posted May 23, 2024 (edited) I was also facing this issue and I found out if I use the "Convert Image" function built into MacOS and choose a size that results in an image size < 1mb the upload works every time. Just a workaround for those who desperatly want to log their virtual and earthcache finds. Groundspeak should fix this nonetheless. Edited May 23, 2024 by SpeedCore 1 1 Quote
+CCFsmile Posted May 23, 2024 Posted May 23, 2024 (edited) 3 hours ago, SpeedCore said: I was also facing this issue and I found out if I use the "Convert Image" function built into MacOS and choose a size that results in an image size < 1mb the upload works every time. Just a workaround for those who desperatly want to log their virtual and earthcache finds. Groundspeak should fix this nonetheless. Holy smokes - LESS THAN 1Mb is very very small! Edit at 14:28 EDT - I am able to upload a single photo now, not yet tried multiples. Edited May 23, 2024 by CCFwasG update Quote
+St.Nicholas Posted May 23, 2024 Posted May 23, 2024 On 5/20/2024 at 4:37 PM, giacaches said: We are looking into this issue. Is there an update on this? I've been able to upload photos ok for most of the week, but now it no longer works. 1 Quote
+DaddyKool Posted May 24, 2024 Posted May 24, 2024 The issue is obviously not resolved yet. I find it problematic, especially for virtuals and Earthcaches, where a photo is requested as part of the log. My awkward workaround is posting a text log on the Geocaching website, then adding a separate note with attached photo via a third-party app. Not an ideal workaround at all, neither for the CO, nor for me. I'm hoping for a soonish fix, or at least un update. 1 Quote
+terratin Posted May 24, 2024 Author Posted May 24, 2024 7 hours ago, DaddyKool said: The issue is obviously not resolved yet. I find it problematic, especially for virtuals and Earthcaches, where a photo is requested as part of the log. My awkward workaround is posting a text log on the Geocaching website, then adding a separate note with attached photo via a third-party app. Not an ideal workaround at all, neither for the CO, nor for me. I'm hoping for a soonish fix, or at least un update. Yeah, that's what I do with Cachly. I can attach the photo to my existing log there. Quote
+CCFsmile Posted May 26, 2024 Posted May 26, 2024 Back here to report PHOTO LOAD FAILING AGAIN! Some virtuals we did yesterday require them. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Groundspeak FIX THIS. PLEASE. 1 Quote
+South Lyon Trekkers Posted May 26, 2024 Posted May 26, 2024 I can't get photos to upload today. Has not been a problem until now. 1 Quote
+CCFsmile Posted May 27, 2024 Posted May 27, 2024 Let's say I am a fairly new cacher with a basic account. I go to do a virtual requiring a photo. I can't upload it. Then I try an earthcache that wants one... same deal. So now, why on earth would I ever pay Groundspeak for premium membership if one of the BASIC functions to log a cache does not work? Honestly, I'm flat out stunned they have not made this a top priority. Trying again today, cannot upload a single photo on the website. SMDH. Ridiculous. 1 Quote
giacaches Posted May 28, 2024 Posted May 28, 2024 2 hours ago, bertuz said: Hello? Is there anybody from HQ? Hello! This issue has now been resolved. Quote
+The A-Team Posted May 29, 2024 Posted May 29, 2024 Woohoo, I was able to upload all of the images that were pending. Thanks! 1 Quote
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