Wish you all the best Carin, your contribution to the community was second to none - Hope to see some wonderful posts!!

Animated gifs slowed down loading times? This is why they were removed? Like everything else uploaded here animated gifs were subjected to a file size restriction. An animated av took no longer loading than a normal av of the same file size - or am I wrong. And considering there's concern for slow down, the current av size has been increased!

Anyhow, I do wish if things have been changed for personal taste then it would just come out and admit the fact instead of reasons which really don't make sense.

I'm assuming the main website is www.bondware.com , https://www.linkedin.com/company/bondware-inc ??, the site made for some interesting reading...

?!?!What wizardry is that Miss Nancy?!?! :/...The animated gif I posted didn't work but yours did?! Anyhow, not too sure why, but clearly you highlight animated gifs being allowed on the forum, yet people can't have them as their Avatars or gallery thumbnails?! Not wanting to step out of any box, but would I be a bad person to ask why this decision was made?

To emphasize: Gifs can be posted, However, If it is animated it will not work ...

^^Tried loading a animated Gif, Guess those don't work anywhere in render...

Sadly Hope that post does not address my question (and many many more).... Maybe a more comprehensive changelog would be in order...Btw the irony about this particular issue is that you've done away with animated gifs, YET, below this very same text box appears to be option to post a gif into this message.... O_o

One of many other step backs of this upgrade...What exactly was the problem with animated avs/thumbnails? I can't think of a technical issue, so therefore it must have been be a "creative decision" made by a select few totally disregarding the amount of work individuals put into those gifs....

Sorry Hope, I just want to clarify something as I don't think my last question was answered.

Seeing that automatic thumbnails are now turned on, does this mean that the thumbnail generated will have the same size irrespective of the actual image itself? So say if I posted 4 images of different sizes, the automatic thumbnails generated will all present in a unform line just like they did before the upgrade?

If yes, then will there be some automatic update of the existing thumbnails as I do not think manually re-autothumbnailing every image in my gallery is acceptable.

If no, then I ask again, seeing at the Marketplace seems to have images displayed with uniform thumbnails, when will this be coming to artist galleries? (IMHO If it can be done with Marketplace, then it can be done with other peoples galleries).

I have noticed that the thumbnails in the Marketplace now present in a nice orderly uniform sizes which makes viewing alot more easier on the eye. When will this format be available/transferred to artists gallery thumbnails?? - I dislike the messy presentation with a passion, the eye just goes everywhere.

I've seen alot of issues addressed. Things which really shouldn't have caused a point of contention in the first place, but what I haven't seen addressed is the way our images are displayed (please point me to the post if this has). There's something to be said when the gallery looks on a desktop like a page of images vomited onto the screen, jammed together like bad teeth - I would like to know if there will be an option for a display of uniform thumbnails as per old site? I personally find this important if you happen to be posting a sequence of images to be seen in a particular order.

(And no, I don't think an acceptable option would be to remake thumbnails to the same size for all my images)

When I saw that there was going to be website overhaul I was personally excited. Having seen website updates in Render over the years the changes made have certainly been incremental but the underlying layout/information available and usabilty was the same - consistency was appreciated. So with this revamp I'm thinking not only will they do away with limitations but there will be more features, customization etc etc. So after seeing the 'big' changes in effect here's my take on them:

• Gallery presentation. The way images are presented works great for the likes of tumbler and other sites but for the presention of images for an artist there's something to be said about uniformity and easy on the eye. If someone chooses to post a series of different sized images in a particular sequence it is very hard for the eye to follow this sequence.

• Reduced Image size limitations (biggest grievance). I am truly astonished that someone would actually OK this, especially as someone else aptly put it, how can you sell a product when you can't assess the quality and detail? Personally for me this change does not take into consideration panoramic formats of which majority of my works are. I struggled with the old limitations but these put a further shackle on the quality that I can post.

• Removal of Auto-thumbnail generation. Do you know how much time this saved when it was implimented? I refused to use it initally, but once I did use it, that was time saved where I wasn't having to create another image. Uploaded one image, done.

• Lack of Statistics/Information. Simple imformation like how many posts one has made allows one to maybe prepare something special for a milestone number.

Ultimately alot of the issues I have and many others have is that somethings were fine as they were. Change is good, but would it have been hard to offer it as an option? How about this, offer the changes as a choice befitting the artist: A crowded gallery or a uniform gallery?, More image info or less image info? Etc etc.

I truly hope concerns listened to and in the least allow us a choice?

I too have extreme concerns about the reduced size limitations currently imposed post-revamp. As a poster of mainly panoramic photos I struggled with the old size lmitations but was able to post work which was of 'adequate' quality. Now I'm sure you can appreciate that the current size requirements are totally inadequate for those wanting to post panoramas.

In light of this highly anticipated 'revolutionary' website update, would it not be fair to expect more rather than less? I personally find it acceptable to have kept the old dimensions and up the 512kb limit. As the previous posters already highlight, Renders competitors offer attractive alternatives should these limitations stand.

Hope you have a great time on a well deserved Sabbatical!!

Thank you for being picked! Stunning images from everyone - well done all!!!