HOW do I make a picture fit the avatar requirements?
Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 4:44 pm
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HOW do I make a picture fit the avatar requirements?
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Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 4:50 pm
Lysa - Do you have Photoshop? If so, then when you save your avatar as a .jpg, and you get to choose the resolution, slide the bar and watch the KB numbers below the slide. It will tell you how big it is. My experience with Photoshop is that it actually saves a little bigger (file size) than it says, so save it at about 5.6 or so. Hope this helps. If you have trouble, let me know and I will be happy to help you. Just ask CariBert or Robin in NC
Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 6:39 pm
Cari, Bert...
I made my picture just under 6KB but it's so tiny now you can't really see the picture. Are there any other parameters you know about?
I made my picture just under 6KB but it's so tiny now you can't really see the picture. Are there any other parameters you know about?
Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 7:10 pm
I can't figure it out either. I don't have photoshop, but I do have zoommbrowser, picasa, and a flickr account...anyone?
Yes, California Girl worked her magic
Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 8:00 pm
I gave her the Waldorf-Astoria, she gave me back a Monopoly hotel. Metaphorically speaking, of course.
She's my favorite avatarix. And a really nice person, to boot.
Robin
She's my favorite avatarix. And a really nice person, to boot.
Robin
Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 8:20 pm
Maryanne try saveing it as a .gif file that may give you a larger size image at the same file size
Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 8:25 pm
And for allmost all my photo stuff I use Irfanview. I'ts free and simple to use. I just opened the picture I wanted cropped it where I wanted it, then you click on :image/resize/select 50pix then save as and it worked like a charm. I'm trying to figure out how someone here got a 70X70 pic up I tried but it wouldn't let it through.
Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 10:00 pm
Hi! 
Ok, I don't think you can do this avatar thing in a photo program like Picasa, but never having tried Picasa I can't say for sure. Photoshop is more of an "art" program and that's what I work in.
Maryanne & Lysa - If you make your picture 6kb BEFORE you do anything with it, you surely will lose details. I first make the picture 50 x 50 pixels, and THEN I save it down to 6kb (smaller actually). With one I did for CariBert, even after I reduced it to 50 x 50, it was still something like 45kb (I think it has something to do with all of the colors & details in the original picture for some reason), so I copied it and saved it as a new .jpg file and it was easy to get it down under 6kb. Then I apply a "sharpen" filter and that brings out all the details.
I helped Robin and Bert and I'll be happy to help you too. Just send me the original picture you want made into an avatar and it will take me about 5 - 10 minutes to reduce it for you.
Eric, I believe I remember Anthony wondering how someone got a 70x70 on the board too, but it came down to linking the picture from somewhere else on the net, I think. Have you noticed the avatars that are in the forum gallery are also bigger than 50x50? I'm curious about that... I should ask Anthony about it.
Ok, I don't think you can do this avatar thing in a photo program like Picasa, but never having tried Picasa I can't say for sure. Photoshop is more of an "art" program and that's what I work in.
Maryanne & Lysa - If you make your picture 6kb BEFORE you do anything with it, you surely will lose details. I first make the picture 50 x 50 pixels, and THEN I save it down to 6kb (smaller actually). With one I did for CariBert, even after I reduced it to 50 x 50, it was still something like 45kb (I think it has something to do with all of the colors & details in the original picture for some reason), so I copied it and saved it as a new .jpg file and it was easy to get it down under 6kb. Then I apply a "sharpen" filter and that brings out all the details.
I helped Robin and Bert and I'll be happy to help you too. Just send me the original picture you want made into an avatar and it will take me about 5 - 10 minutes to reduce it for you.
Eric, I believe I remember Anthony wondering how someone got a 70x70 on the board too, but it came down to linking the picture from somewhere else on the net, I think. Have you noticed the avatars that are in the forum gallery are also bigger than 50x50? I'm curious about that... I should ask Anthony about it.
Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 10:00 pm
THANKS ROBIN! I like you too! 
Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 10:17 pm
Testing the avatar thing...
Avatar Tool
Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 9:06 am
I used the tool from the following website. It was really simple to use and it did the trick for me...
http://www.icyworlds.net/about/avatar
http://www.icyworlds.net/about/avatar
Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 9:25 am
RandyinMD!!!! Hey...wow! I used icyworld and it was so quick and easy. Yay! Now I'm a lizard! Is that a good thing?
I was trying to get a Red Sox image as my avatar but they are a bunch of bums lately. So, I'm a lizard.
Thanks everyone for your suggestions. I actualy use my work computer so I don't ahve any of those photo editing programs. The icyworld was wicked easy.
I was trying to get a Red Sox image as my avatar but they are a bunch of bums lately. So, I'm a lizard.
Thanks everyone for your suggestions. I actualy use my work computer so I don't ahve any of those photo editing programs. The icyworld was wicked easy.
Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 10:15 am
Thanks so much, CAGirl, for the offer to help. I ended up using that Icyworld site and it works really well. So I am all set...
NM
Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2006 9:17 pm
NM
Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2006 9:20 pm
Randy...thank you so much for the link! Sheesh was I ever getting frustrated! Caribert tried to help...but my computer illiteracy was seriously getting in the way. That was a piece of cake!
Thanks again!
Jen
Thanks again!
Jen