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Dave Fifield
 Post subject: Re: Avatars
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I had to make my simple 1-bit black & white avatar 85px wide in order to get the file size down to 10KB. How come you guys are managing to make 200px by 200px full color avatars in only 10KB? What am I missing?

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If you don't have Photoshop you could use shrinkpictures.com.


I used this. I've actually been trying to update my avatar or just post a picture for the last few minutes and haven't been able. Dave, are you able to upload pictres?
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Dave Fifield
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Dave, are you able to upload pictres?


I think so. Let's try:

Attachment:
cgava1.jpg


Edit: That works!

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Dave Fifield wrote:
I had to make my simple 1-bit black & white avatar 85px wide in order to get the file size down to 10KB. How come you guys are managing to make 200px by 200px full color avatars in only 10KB? What am I missing?

Dave F.


You're using an uncompressed image, and possibly a GIF instead of a JPEG. Download Irfanview, resize your image to 140px wide (or 200 if you want to be disruptive :P) and 'save as' a jpeg. You can fiddle the compression % left and right to get it as close to 10K as possible (giving better definition) without going over when saving.

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See if the post a picture works


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Bob Garrish wrote:
You're using an uncompressed image, and possibly a GIF instead of a JPEG. Download Irfanview, resize your image to 140px wide (or 200 if you want to be disruptive :P) and 'save as' a jpeg. You can fiddle the compression % left and right to get it as close to 10K as possible (giving better definition) without going over when saving.

Thanks Bob. I was using Corel PhotoPaint which wasn't cooperating. I've got it sorted now! :D

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Ennis Guitars Sr wrote:
See if the post a picture works


Jimmy straight in? :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Avatar test drive, here.

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