How do I make avatars?
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Go to your control panel, choose custom avatar, browse for any picture file on your pc you want, and viola - it will be your new avatar, no matter what the size. If it was too big, the forum automatically shrinks it down to size.
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I got this msg this time..... This is not a valid image file.
Attempt #2= Invalid URL
Attempt #3= Remote file is too large
Attempt #2= Invalid URL
Attempt #3= Remote file is too large
Last edited by lilredcorvette; Apr 1, 2008 at 03:13 PM.
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I downloaded Irfranview and resized the pics but they're still waaaaaaaay too big. What format should I be saving them in? I think they're bmp's right now. On photobucket they show up as jpgs...
Will, I've not been able to get it to resize for me... is there a secret handshake I don't know about?
Will, I've not been able to get it to resize for me... is there a secret handshake I don't know about?
- Open the file you want to make into an avatar.
- File, Save As to a new name to avoid damaging the original. Use JPG format, quality 90.
- Image, Resize/Resample to 150 pixels on the long side. Preserve Aspect Ratio should be checked, and I use the Lanczos resample filter.
- File, Save, but do not exit.
- Check the file size on disk to see if it's under the 29.3kb limit. If it is, you're done and can exit Irfanview and then upload the photo as an avatar. Otherwise, do File, Save and lower the quality by 10. Repeat this step until the file is small enough to use as an avatar.
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[*]Check the file size on disk to see if it's under the 29.3kb limit. If it is, you're done and can exit Irfanview and then upload the photo as an avatar. Otherwise, do File, Save and lower the quality by 10. Repeat this step until the file is small enough to use as an avatar.[/LIST]
I'll let you know how it turns out. THANK YOU!!!!
-April
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