Avatar File Size

intel

Can that be upped at all? its a bit small at the mo 19.5kb


Edit I tried linking an Avatar but was told that the file size is too
big, I thought that because this was a link file size wasn't an issue...


Please reply.... Ta

postingalwaysposting

yes please please please, my usual sig/avatar cant be used here as its file size is too big - so look i have a stuipid penguin lol, please please please

innovate

Try to compress your avatar using PIXresizer. It takes an amazing amount off the size of most graphics and images, even those already compressed with Photoshop or Paintshop.

Download PIXresizer from here

gizmoleeds

I got my snowing avatar on but only after reducing the file down to 31 colours - which means the fading background (going from green to red) now appears to have several distinct 'bands' rather the smooth fade of the original.

intel

gizmoleeds wrote:

I got my sowing avatar on but only after reducing the file down to 31 colours - which means the fading background (going from green to red) now looks blocky and jerky rather the smooth fade of the original.

I still think its a really good job though gizmo :beer:

Oh yeah and theres always http://www.gifworks.com/image_editor.html

m00nie

if it does get changed can the Board guides be reset to the same size as ours are set smaller than normal at the minute

:T :j

intel

m00nie wrote:

if it does get changed can the Board guides be reset to the same size as ours are set smaller than normal at the minute

:T :j

I surely hope so as then that would be fairer.

innovate

Just for fun, done the PIXresizer on your avatars:

gizmoleads: from 13.5 to 5.11 (saved 62%)
intel: from 16.4 to 3.82 (76%)
m00nie: from 9 to 2.21 (75%)
postingalwaysposting: from 8.9 to 1.51 (87%)

Not sure though whether the animated ones are still animated after the compress

m00nie

ive got ulead gif animator so create and change the gifs just that board guides gifs are set for 50 * 50 whereas others are 80*80. might be a set thing though

innovate

I am not really familiar with animated gifs, but just played with gizmoleads' one in Paintshop Animation Shop. By deleting a few frames and changing the frame duration, I've got a 3.95KB version that looks and behaves exactly like the 13.5KB version.

So with a bit of playing about, I think most avatars can easily be accommodated within the current site settings.

Using smaller avatars doesn't just conserve disk space (which isn't so expensive these days) but also - and more importantly - contributes to good performance.

I'd therefore advocate that, if anything, MSE should reduce the max avatar sizes and recommend people use PIXresizer or some other optimiser :cool:

intel

innovate wrote:

I am not really familiar with animated gifs, but just played with gizmoleads' one in Paintshop Animation Shop. By deleting a few frames and changing the frame duration, I've got a 3.95KB version that looks and behaves exactly like the 13.5KB version.

So with a bit of playing about, I think most avatars can easily be accommodated within the current site settings.

Using smaller avatars doesn't just conserve disk space (which isn't so expensive these days) but also - and more importantly - contributes to good performance.

I'd therefore advocate that, if anything, MSE should reduce the max avatar sizes and recommend people use PIXresizer or some other optimiser :cool:

The only probelem with downsizing a ani .gif is that it looks rubbish and you could only have a 8 frames maximum and reduced colour.