Avatars
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- Steve Hatfield
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Avatars
(Sorry Bill if I may) I have yet to be able to get any picture on my computer down to the pixel size and kb size (17). I'm cropped and turned to black and white. Any advice. I see nice looking avatars on folks but can't seem to duplicate them.
Steve
Steve
- Bill Glasheen
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Re: Avatars
It's been a looooong time since I did my own.Steve Hatfield wrote:
(Sorry Bill if I may) I have yet to be able to get any picture on my computer down to the pixel size and kb size (17). I'm cropped and turned to black and white. Any advice. I see nice looking avatars on folks but can't seem to duplicate them.
Steve
I recall using Photoshop-like software to reduce the size of a picture. Once you get it down to the right size, then you can upload it. It takes a bit of trial and error, but you can eventually get what you need.
Maybe someone here will volunteer their services to adapt a photo of your choice, or give you some pointers.
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I did mine with MS Paint.
Picture attributes. Shrink it down by anywhere from 1%, or blow it up by as much as 999%, I think. Never tried to blow a picture up that big.
Come to think of it, I've been using this avatar a long time. Maybe it's time to switch. Doesn't seem right to use it anyway.
Picture attributes. Shrink it down by anywhere from 1%, or blow it up by as much as 999%, I think. Never tried to blow a picture up that big.
Come to think of it, I've been using this avatar a long time. Maybe it's time to switch. Doesn't seem right to use it anyway.
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- Steve Hatfield
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http://i1218.photobucket.com/albums/dd4 ... 1297928046
I give up. I can't get the picture to show in the post. Just follow the link...
I can make it smaller.
I give up. I can't get the picture to show in the post. Just follow the link...
I can make it smaller.
Life begins & ends cold, naked & covered in crap.
- Steve Hatfield
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- Location: Murphy North Carolina
- Bill Glasheen
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- Location: Richmond, VA --- Louisville, KY
- Steve Hatfield
- Posts: 118
- Joined: Mon Dec 20, 2010 9:29 pm
- Location: Murphy North Carolina
- Jason Rees
- Site Admin
- Posts: 1754
- Joined: Wed Nov 14, 2007 11:06 am
- Location: USA
Re: Avatars
An excellent open source tool for manipulating images and photos is GIMP. I used it for many projects, including resizing and cropping my avatars. To resize your image, use the main menu command "Image" -> "Scale Image". You can download it free from:
https://www.gimp.org/
Just remember that it has a steeper learning curve than MS Paint, but it is more powerful.
https://www.gimp.org/
Just remember that it has a steeper learning curve than MS Paint, but it is more powerful.
Erik
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