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Guide to posting avatars

Elaine

2005-07-29 18:03:18

How do you get you avatars to move?
Mine was animated on the host website, but its not now that I've put it on my profile. What have I done wrong?

Elaine

MarkJ

2005-07-29 18:08:44

Hi Elaine,

When you saved your avatar to your hard disk drive it appears you used the wrong format. Your avatar is showing as a static picture (PNG) rather than a GIF image, which is usually animated.

If you post the link to the website you found the picture on, I can guide you as to how you get it animated.

Mark

Elaine

2005-07-29 18:40:35

Thanks Mark

http://www.heathersanimations.com/female.html

Elaine

MarkJ

2005-07-29 18:46:08

Direct link to image:

http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/2711/elaine0ya.gif

To get it as you avatar, copy the above link to your profile.

Mark

Elaine

2005-07-29 18:48:41

Done it - thanks for all your help Mark.

Elaine

Fizz

2005-07-29 19:29:20

oooo elaine sexy mama :lol:

polar

2005-08-12 16:44:57

I cant get mine to work as when I upload my picture its in jpeg format
how do i get it into gif format

MarkJ

2005-08-12 16:57:12

Hi,

A JPEG picture should just work fine.

Can you please supply a link to it and I will have a look for you.

Mark

mew279

2005-08-13 08:13:45

just checking ive done this right!

mew279

2005-08-13 08:15:50

yay!!!

Tez

2005-08-29 00:47:27

Mark,
I would just like to thank you for your 'sticky' regarding Atvars, I followed your instructions to the letter and guess what! My Atvar appeared like magic. I am an older but perserveering computer user, It takes a bit of time for new technology to sink in, but with a good tutor I can get there. My next project is to make the eye blink, I have already done the 5 Gifs required for the blink, but now I am knackered! I don't know what to do next. (P.S. Mrs Tez thinks I am brilliant!)
Tez :wink:

medot

2005-09-05 10:15:08

mark.

i'm trying to get a new avator. someone has very kindly done one for me but it is just too big ( 100 whatevers instead of 90!!). i've tried to shrink it as per http://www.gifworks.com but i just can't get that to work for me.

are you able to resize it. please don't change my avator yet as i want to see how small it is first. thanks. this is the link to the new one

http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/2757/medot006645si.gif

medot

2005-09-05 12:40:08

too late mark. its been done. medot.xx

oh sorry that sounds a bit abrupt :oops:

mark are you able to help me about why i couldn't resize?? i downloaded the image and went onto that site but when i came to change the size it wouldn't let me. medot.xx

MarkJ

2005-09-05 13:39:45

Medot,

Will give some instructions in a couple of days time.

Mark

coolsox2003uk

2005-09-06 09:27:54

Can anyone tell me why my avatar won't work?

Here is the url

http://www.rchrdgrov.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/images/SMALLAVATAR.JPG

It is within the limits required by this site. 52 x 90 pixels, 14040 bytes.
When I enter the URL in the box and press submit, I get a message telling me the url URL is invalid. Any ideas?

MarkJ

2005-09-06 12:58:49

Just checked the URL and I can not see any problems why the system shouldn't accept it.

Could you please try again and let me know if you still encounter a problem.

Many thanks

Mark

coolsox2003uk

2005-09-06 20:02:09

Hi Mark,

I tried again and got the following message:

The URL of the remote avatar is not valid

MarkJ

2005-09-07 05:31:50

Hi again,

Will Admin to look into it for you.

Mark