I need some advise. I am looking for a free image hoster that has the following features:
- Maximum file size ~3MB or higher. My Elite Dangerous screenshots end up at up to ~2.5MB, so I need a rather generous maximum file size.
- No auto-conversion. I want to use and post PNG files, exclusively. I believe JPG was fine when it was invented and storage and bandwidths were small, now the format should die in a fire.
- Long-term storage. Obviously I wouldn't want my posts to end up without images a year from now.
- No registration required. I don't need yet another login.
- Hotlinking allowed.
- Reliable service, both when uploading and retrieving images.
- A usable UI with easy copy+pasting of image hotlinks after uploading.
- Does not require additional software installed on my computer.
I don't even need advanced features like bulk uploading, drag&drop or online editing after uploading, I just want to put my screenshots on the net with the least amount of hassle and in the very quality I create them.
I have been using directupload.net for a long time, but recently they have rather random trouble uploading images, it sometimes takes 10 or more attempts until an image gets through (the site always pretends as if the upload was successful, but the image link ends up pointing nowhere). They also have a "cloud upload" feature that functionally works and does seem more reliable, but the UI for copying the image links afterswards is atrocious. Like, the worst I have ever seen in my life.
I tried imgur.com and while seemingly perfect at the surface, I found they auto-convert my images to JPG. A google search eventually revealed that this is a "feature" to speed up the loading of the images when you hotlink them, all PNG images aboved 1MB are downsizes to a crappy JPG. D'oh!
- Maximum file size ~3MB or higher. My Elite Dangerous screenshots end up at up to ~2.5MB, so I need a rather generous maximum file size.
- No auto-conversion. I want to use and post PNG files, exclusively. I believe JPG was fine when it was invented and storage and bandwidths were small, now the format should die in a fire.
- Long-term storage. Obviously I wouldn't want my posts to end up without images a year from now.
- No registration required. I don't need yet another login.
- Hotlinking allowed.
- Reliable service, both when uploading and retrieving images.
- A usable UI with easy copy+pasting of image hotlinks after uploading.
- Does not require additional software installed on my computer.
I don't even need advanced features like bulk uploading, drag&drop or online editing after uploading, I just want to put my screenshots on the net with the least amount of hassle and in the very quality I create them.
I have been using directupload.net for a long time, but recently they have rather random trouble uploading images, it sometimes takes 10 or more attempts until an image gets through (the site always pretends as if the upload was successful, but the image link ends up pointing nowhere). They also have a "cloud upload" feature that functionally works and does seem more reliable, but the UI for copying the image links afterswards is atrocious. Like, the worst I have ever seen in my life.
I tried imgur.com and while seemingly perfect at the surface, I found they auto-convert my images to JPG. A google search eventually revealed that this is a "feature" to speed up the loading of the images when you hotlink them, all PNG images aboved 1MB are downsizes to a crappy JPG. D'oh!
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