avatars

[Mitza]

the 80x80 limit seems a little bit too small... i say that you could try at least a 100x100 limit.
what do you think?

[Adiamante]

I'm a big 80 X 80 fan

I get tired of waiting for a million huge avatars to download even on a T1.

But of course I like the old BBS systems. Now these new fangled contraptions are messing things up /end old fogey talk

[Deus Ex]

I think 80x80 is just fine and dandy, not that I would complain if the dimensions limit were to be increased though...

[absent]

80x80 is already too big. I say we disable avatars.

[AVataRR]

and images in sigs?

[absent]

Nope.

[cr3am]

nah... avatars are important, it gives a separate feel to the forums

also, i think 80x80 is a good size, cuz imagine loading a page with twenty 100x100 pics... it might even get up to the MBs

[Deus Ex]

I could live without sigs, but not without avatars. :)

[Hobbes874]

I think avatars are important :D look at my megaman go w00t w00t! wheeeeeeeeee

[Smapdey]

Avatars are fine, they're small and easy to make.

I would like to ask that we get rid of the large annoying pictures in the sigs, they're only funny after a few times, and in the case of Absent, never funny.

[portzebie]

How do you make an avatar from a bigger picture like Smapdey's
mine is of my girlfriend it just happened to be the right size help me please

update I have changed it take alook and tell me what ya think.

[cr3am]

what? your avatar is ugly (i mean, the quality, and colors and stuff, i don't know how she looks) but can you restate your question in normal english please?

[portzebie]

How do I resize a picture to the avatar dimensions of 80x80is there a program that does this?

sorta of the topic of my question but if you change your avatar does avatar from your previous post change too?

[Yian]

Yeah...? Photoshop? Dend the pic to me then see if I can get you the thing you want.

[portzebie]

oh ? I have photoshop 7.0 what do i do ?

[Shadow]

Avatars are useful... like pushing rocks up hills.

[Yian]

ok this is what you need to do. Simple and idiot-proof so no problem to be asked... You might know some of them already but... oh, well, let's start:

(1) Open the image you want to edit in photoshop...

(2) Go to Image menu (the third one from the left)

(3) Now there is an option called image size, see it? It's right there!

(4) Now you should see two parts in there, each has two drop-down menu for options. See the pixel dimensions, the one that has length and width.

(5)Now there are two ways of doing it. By changing the amount of pixels at each dimension, you shrink or enlarge an image. The maximum size for our avatar is... what.. 80x80? Okay. Go to either length or width, change it to 80, then see what happens. If length doesn't work (such as gives you a width that's longer than 80), just try width.

(6) Now, here is another way. If you want to have a square avatar, put 80 in both length and width. But before you do that, you have to uncheck the box that says "Constrain the proportions." It is at the bottom of the dialog. Now both the length and the width of your picture will be at 80, gives you an 80x80 image.

(7) If you don'y like certain part of the image, crop them, then repeat the same steps.

(8) Don't forget to select "save as..." instead of "save". So you will still have your original image, with the new one you just made being saved as a new file... Hahaha I know you already know this. I'm just playing with you :p.

Hope it helps!

[portzebie]

yes works great thanks much Yian as you can see I have a new avatar now I made it a GIF in Ulead GIF Animator it is a great GIF maker !:D

[Yian]

Originally posted by Shadow
Avatars are useful... like pushing rocks up hills.
... or staring at the forum.

[Yian]

Well, portzebie your avatar looks great. Nice color and I like that shape (like water!)

[Shadow]

water?!? that stuff can kill you!

[portzebie]

Yes it can I have officialy decided that it is an Ameba (SP CHECK)
with my Screenname in the middle Any suffestions on making this look better than is I do like it I just want others opinions please:D :) :p

[portzebie]

cool man !

[Shadow]

It's Amoeba. :P

Try not to use huge fonts excessively please.

[NiSythe]

Whats wrong with big phont

[Hobbes874]

it's evil thats whats wrong with it!

[cr3am]

btw, ur avatar is confusing cuz the black from hobbes mixes with the text. Might wanna touch that up.

[Hobbes874]

yeah his nose gets in the way

[NiSythe]

Yah, why do we even need noses they only get in the way, is say we cut them all off

[Odm]

But I LIKE my sense of smell.....

[portzebie]

so do i

[Hobbes874]

smelling is for weaklings :)

[cr3am]

my guitar teacher was born without a sense of smell.

lol, his room always smelled like shit! (literally, poop)

[portzebie]

Originally posted by cr3am
my guitar teacher was born without a sense of smell.

lol, his room always smelled like shit! (literally, poop)
thats SICK how did you ever learn the guitar from this person with that smell?

[cr3am]

he opened his windows, doors, and used air fresheners :D