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Title: Posting sound files of engine noises etc
Post by: 68charger440 on October 11, 2015, 12:36:45 AM
I recently tried to post a 10 second recording of an engine sound that I needed help diagnosing.  It got rejected because the file type was not allowed.  Is there a sound file type tbat is allowed or is that too much of a can of worms. 
Just like a picture is worth a thousand words, so too can a sound be.
Title: Re: Posting sound files of engine noises etc
Post by: Troy on October 13, 2015, 03:35:29 PM
The only allowed upload file formats are images (jpg, jpeg, png) and pdf and all are limited by size. Sound and video can take up a lot of space on the server (and via bandwidth every time someone downloads them). I'll think it over but it's hard enough to tell people how to resize/rename pictures.

Troy
Title: Re: Posting sound files of engine noises etc
Post by: 68charger440 on October 13, 2015, 03:48:44 PM
Thanks for even considering it.
Title: Re: Posting sound files of engine noises etc
Post by: XH29N0G on October 13, 2015, 04:16:27 PM
When I had the same issue, my son suggested making a short utube link and that worked.
Title: Re: Posting sound files of engine noises etc
Post by: 68charger440 on October 13, 2015, 04:23:55 PM
Yeah, I was going to do that but it's quite a bit more cumbersome.  In a pinch it will do though.
Title: Re: Posting sound files of engine noises etc
Post by: XH29N0G on October 13, 2015, 04:44:33 PM
That it is, and if the link goes away, then people cannot see it later.  I also accept the arguments about site size etc...
Title: Re: Posting sound files of engine noises etc
Post by: 68charger440 on October 13, 2015, 04:50:32 PM
I'm grateful this site exists at all and I'm sure it takes some time and money to keep it going, so I'll be happy to live with it either way.