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I believe that, now, they resample the images prior to upload. Perhaps to save bandwidth as well.

• ovi256 18y ago
  Client side resample ? I would love to know how they do that. With AJAX it does not seem possible.
  • almost 18y ago
    With Javascript (AJAX) it wouldn't be, but with a little Java or Flash it is. (I'm not 100% sure on Flash, but I bet it's possible) I think Facebook uses Java for this bit (not totally sure, and I don't want to have to log in just to check)
    • Bluem00 18y ago
      Facebook uses the Aurigma Image Uploader, which is implemented both in Java and as an ActiveX control.
    • robfitz 18y ago
      you can't access uploaded images in flash. you have to send the full image to a server, then re-download it, do your manipulation, and then upload the final version. particularly annoying when uploading to S3, since you have to go client->server->client->server->S3.