FGIF Image Gallery – FAQ

01. What is the FGIF Image Gallery Service?

The FGIF Image Gallery is part of the Bravenet.com Professional Photo Album Service. It allows you to upload digital photos so that they can be edited, published and displayed in various Albums. The images can then be shared and viewed by all visitors to the site.

02. What are the main features of this Service?

The Professional Photo Album service provides the following features:

-All advertising is removed.
-You have an unlimited amount of pictures and albums.
-You can load images from other websites.

03. What sort of photos are found in the Albums?

The vast majority of images shown in the Albums portray a range of ground, action and match day pictures taken by photographers attending both professional and non-league football grounds and matches at home and abroad.

04. Are the Albums arranged in any particular order?

Yes. The Albums listed in the royal blue panel on the left cover most of the major football leagues found in the football pyramid. These are generally listed in order of importance and geographical location. The menu includes not only British football but also matches played overseas. There are also several special Albums (featuring Groundhops, Defunct grounds etc). See the notes relating to ‘Browsing the Albums’ found on the Gallery Home page).

05. How can I view photos in the FGIF Image Gallery?

You can view any of the images published in the Gallery by clicking on one of the red Album icons listed in the royal blue display panel running down the left hand side of the Gallery Home page. The Album selected will then open with the first page showing up to 20 thumbnail images.

06. How can I view individual photos shown in the Albums.

Left click on any thumbnail shown on the page. This will enlarge it to make viewing easier. The legend underneath will provide information about the photo and usually acknowledges the photographer/person who sent it.

07. How can I return to the Album so that I can look at another photo?

After viewing an image you can return to the Album you have already selected by left clicking the green Back arrow highlighted on the main toolbar. This can be found at the top of the page on the left hand side. To move on to another page in the Album simply select the number indicator link shown beneath the thumbnails.

08. This all sounds a bit time-consuming. Is it possible to find a particular ground photo without searching through each Album?

Yes! You can access any photo in the Gallery by looking in either the A to Z Club or League Index first. Many viewers prefer to do this by clicking on the links provided on the Gallery Home page.

09. Can visitors to the site copy and save any of the photos?

Yes! A facility provided by Bravenet.com allows visitors to copy and save any photo displayed in the Image Gallery.

10. How I can I do this?

Select an image and left click to open it. Next right click on it. This will open a small display panel on the screen. Select the ‘Save Picture’ option and using your Browser facility decide where you would like to store the photo (for example, in the ‘My Pictures’ folder in Windows).

11. Will it cost me anything to do this?

No. The service is absolutely free for all users. As the site logo states: FGIF is ‘made for travellers by travellers’!

12. Is it possible for visitors to E-Mail photos from the Photo Albums?

Yes, you can also E-Mail any of the photos shown in the Image Gallery?

13. But how I can I do this?

To E-Mail photos firstly select an image and left click to open it. You will find two options underneath the picture prompting you to E-Mail the image (to yourself or to a friend). Choose one of these and follow the instructions by entering the appropriate E-Mail address you are going to use. The image will then be sent to this address and accessed like any other E-Mail message by the person to whom it is sent.

14. I have just taken some digital photos and would like to send them to FGIF. How do I go about this?

From the Image Gallery Home page click on "Upload Images" under the royal blue "Control Panel" area at the top left hand side of the page. Use the dropdown box to select the album to upload to. In the "Select Images" section, select the number of photos you would like to upload from the dropdown box. Click on the "Upload Images >>" button to proceed to the next step. Use the browse button to select the image(s) from your hard drive. Click "Upload Images >>" to transfer the files. Enter a title and description for your image, then click "Continue to Manager >>" to save your settings.

For more detailed instructions go to the link below: ‘Sending your Images to FGiF’.

15. What happens next?

Once the photos are sent to FGIF an E-Mail message is received by WebEd to acknowledge this. The pictures are then ready to be published and edited.

16. How soon can I view the images I have just sent to FGIF?

When the images arrive at FGIF they are automatically placed into a Private Album ready for viewing by the WebEd (this complies with the Bravenet.com security policy). These photos are then edited and published in the ‘New User Uploads Album’ (No.51) when the site is updated.

17. Will all of my images appear in the Gallery?

The number of photos which can be published depends on several factors: sometimes there may be a file error in sending photos and they are simply not processed; the images may be of poor quality (for example: under or over exposed); space in the Gallery limits the number of pictures which can be added; the file may be excessively large or perhaps there may be some duplicity (several copies of similar images). Wherever possible most photos sent in are used. The decision to edit and publish any photo obviously remains the right of the WebEd.

18. Will my name appear with the photos?

Yes. All photos have a picture credit acknowledging the name of the photographer/sender.

19. Some of the images I have sent to FGIF may be a bit dark. Can you still publish them for me?

Very often we receive photos which may be under or over-exposed (in other words, the images may be too light or too dark). Where possible these are edited using a computer program called ‘Paint Shop Pro’ to eliminate such effects. They will then be published in the normal way.

20. The thumbnails on the Album page don’t look the same as the images I have sent in. What’s gone wrong?

In order for the album pages to look consistent, your pictures are automatically adjusted to always be a square shape, using the left or top area of the image. Not to worry. When you click on an image it will look like the one you sent in!

I hope this helps to answer some of your questions. If you need any more help concerning these or any other points contact FGIF.

Thanks

Martin

26.09.06