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durangod
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« on: January 01, 2010, 12:27:09 PM »

hi i am starting a pic and video gallery,  my account is on a basic plan on a shared server, i have several other sites on that server as well.

with this new project i wanted to get some tips on the best of the following so i dont overload the server, i know i have unlimed space but i still dont want to be a space hog in any way, its just stupid and irresponsible in my book. but i want enough to make the majority of my customers happy..  im not worried about the minority that might have 200g to upload, they can go someplace else lol

what would be a good number for file picture upload size now 1024 (1mb) per file max or can i go to 2 mb without any problem with LP?

and what about mpg or mov files whats a good size for those 5 mb or is that too much per file.

i am now limiting members to 5 mb of space total for all their files.  I want to increase that since i am doing vids now..
would like to go to 30 mg minimum  per member total... any issue there?

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« Reply #1 on: January 02, 2010, 01:35:52 PM »

For image size, you need to ask yourself: what sort of images will be hosted here? Will it be very detailed, large-scale artwork pieces or scenic shots, or smaller pictures of people/cats/etc.? The higher quality & the larger the images you expect to get, the larger you'll need to increase your upload limit.

To get a good idea, I'd suggest starting off above what you expect -- if you expect 10MB images to be the norm, go to 15 or 20. Then after some activity and your gallery is filling out, start looking at averages. If you're well above average, trim it down some. If people are complaining about the upload size being too small, find out if they need to work on cropping/resizing/resampling the images better or if they're doing the best they can and the limit is simply too small.

Videos are a very varied beast. The sheer number of formats & compression rates make the entire gauntlet varied. I've seen 30 second clips that were 5MB, and I've seen videos that were well over an hour be only ~400MB or less. What you may want to look into is a converter/player, similar to Youtube, where the raw video is uploaded and converted to a much more manageable Flash video format. These may be a bit more CPU intensive, so if you plan on uploading/receiving a lot more videos, you may want to consider moving from a shared -> VPS or dedicated as resources permit. The same principle for the images applies here as well -- give a little more than what's expected, then start taking averages.

Space per member is also tricky, depends upon the primary amount of content you have, along with the number of members you have. If it's primarily images, then a lower amount will be fine.
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« Reply #2 on: January 02, 2010, 04:22:44 PM »

thank you Deddleman, really appreciate that, yeah lots to think about, i have decided to go on the high end to start, 10 mg per upload, that will take care of small vids and alot of pics, im thinking i will get more pics than vids anyway to start...
and 200 mb max account per non paid member to start, more if they are a paid member... that will be a good range to judge i think...

and yes one day i do plan on taking this all to a dedicated server, all of my 13 sites on one server, well wait maybe not dont want to put all my eggs in one basket  Doh  thanks for the help..

i do have a htacccess question but i will start a new thread for that... thanks so much..

by the way here it is if you care to take a peek

 http://www.durangodaves.com/ddfotoup/index.php

thanks again.
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