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::photog024
02/05/07 5:57 AM GMT
i'm trying to use one of my photos as an avatar. you say 60pix and 5kb. if i get 60pix i end up with a 25kb file. can you tell me how to get the 5kb file?
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.noahnott
02/05/07 6:12 AM GMT
Try converting it to a GIF rather than a JPG.
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.laurengary
02/06/07 2:05 AM GMT
Or open it up in Microsoft Photo Editor & resize it again.... kinda sorta. Just click on OK after you hit "image" & then "resize" ( I think ) go to file & "save as " & for some reason that I don't know Photo Editor always knocks down the kb. Works for me !
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.noahnott
02/06/07 2:07 AM GMT
...you confused, even me. :)
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+Samatar
02/06/07 2:24 AM GMT
That doesn't sound very difficult...
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::photog024
02/06/07 2:35 AM GMT
thanks everyone . the first one did the trick. i converted to gif rather than jpg.
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.laurengary
02/06/07 3:02 AM GMT
1.) Noah, you're always confused.

2.) Mike ... great avatar ! Glad it worked out for you ! ;o)
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.noahnott
02/06/07 3:38 AM GMT
Re 1) Oh yeah. Thanks for reminding me.
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.bcbird
02/15/07 10:34 PM GMT
I don't know if I'll get anything from this, but I would like to recommend towards raising the 5kb to like... 10kb. Even at 10, its such a minuscule size.

I won't be disappointed if it doesn't happen, but here's hoping
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.animaniactoo
02/15/07 10:40 PM GMT
*caedes keeps it low on purpose in an attempt to escape the dreaded animated avatar.

We're still not quite sure which one jumped out of the closet @ him, but he's determined to put them back. 8•P
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&KEIFER
02/16/07 8:48 AM GMT
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.margali
02/17/07 2:38 AM GMT
It isn't working though, is it? There are animated avatars around here - I've seen them wagging their tails from time to time...

- cfr
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&KEIFER
02/17/07 9:40 AM GMT
but ... anything that can animate under 5k must be respected ... pilgrims will travel the wastelands to break bread with them

... it has been written
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::phasmid
02/18/07 7:11 AM GMT
I live to make low animation avies for my profile as everyone knows...and I have a whole loaf, freshly baked..yes I do that...ready and waiting to share........I know that the King hates them and I am trying very hard to make them as low profile as possible so as not to....well you fill in the blanks on that one..it has become a mission and may become a low kb website someday...I had to resort to making my own because it was taking too much time to try and track any decent ones down....feel free to use the dummy dart...I use Image Ready in case anyone is sitting at my feet :(
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.laurengary
02/18/07 8:12 AM GMT
It's not the tracking down that gets to me, you find a great animated avi & end up having to knock down so many of the frames that it becomes useless. Grrrr ! I have a great animated Halloween avi of a skeleton walking but I gave up on it because it started to look like it was spasms of some kind. * Apologies all around for my last statement* So yeah, 10 kb would be soooooooo cool.
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.bcbird
02/20/07 4:01 AM GMT
*animated, but 5kb definately keeps the amount low... I see what you mean
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I'm 18 and don't travel much. But I tend to bring my camera around just to catch what sticks out from my everyday goings. *~* Gallery *~*
.bcbird
02/20/07 4:03 AM GMT
but then again... I think raising it just that bit won't cause more than maybe 10-50 people extra to make animated... which isn't really that many people

Now I would understand if it has something to do with allowed bandwidth, etc.
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I'm 18 and don't travel much. But I tend to bring my camera around just to catch what sticks out from my everyday goings. *~* Gallery *~*
&philcUK
02/20/07 6:24 PM GMT
its not an allowed bandwidth issue as i understand it - more to do with drain on the server for page loads etc - id rather have pages that load instantly and be static than have to wait for it just because of avatars.
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::photog024
02/21/07 9:21 PM GMT
i'm happy with the static kind because when i see an animated one, i want to read what is on the right of the avatar and the animation is distracting to me.
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