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Making an avater pic

Discussion in 'Photoshop' started by emergencypornstar, Jan 24, 2008.

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    Im trying to get a picture down to the specifications that dp allows for an avie, but i can't get it down to it's standards. even when i set the dimensions super small and have the shlttiest quality, it is still too large in size.

    any recommendations?
     
    emergencypornstar, Jan 24, 2008 IP
  2. mitcharr

    mitcharr Notable Member

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    show us the picture, im sure i or someone here could help you
     
    mitcharr, Jan 24, 2008 IP
  3. ch0z9

    ch0z9 Peon

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    Yeah give us more details reg. what s/w u use and how u reduced its size,..?
    Sure will help out.:)
     
    ch0z9, Jan 24, 2008 IP
  4. farizal

    farizal Peon

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    show the picture here. somebody will help you out instantly, for sure :)
     
    farizal, Jan 24, 2008 IP
  5. Kerosene

    Kerosene Alpha & Omega™ Staff

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    80x80 @ 72dpi - save it as a GIF or JPEG. Even a 256 colour GIF or 100% JPG should be within the filesize limit.

    If you're trying to upload an animated gif, give up now :)
     
    Kerosene, Jan 25, 2008 IP
  6. emergencypornstar

    emergencypornstar Active Member

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    After resizing to 80x60 @72dpi the file is still too large. 64kb. :(
     
    emergencypornstar, Jan 25, 2008 IP
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    Themystical Peon

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    maybe it's a stupid question but are you sure you are not saving it as bmp? cause that makes a heavy image, with an image that size and the right format you should be able to get a very small file size, even 2kb.
    As said by other, just post the image so we can help you.
     
    Themystical, Jan 25, 2008 IP
  8. emergencypornstar

    emergencypornstar Active Member

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    I have only tried JPEG and gif

    Please excuse the lack of photo editing literacy
     
    emergencypornstar, Jan 25, 2008 IP
  9. Kerosene

    Kerosene Alpha & Omega™ Staff

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    Just post a big version of the photo you want to use, and someone here will 'avatar it' for ya :)
     
    Kerosene, Jan 25, 2008 IP
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    farizal Peon

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    yeah, agree with you :)
     
    farizal, Jan 27, 2008 IP
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    ch0z9 Peon

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    Hey mate, I'll help you with this. I'll do it for FREE. Contact me if you are interested.
     
    ch0z9, Jan 27, 2008 IP
  12. Kerosene

    Kerosene Alpha & Omega™ Staff

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    @ emergencypornstar ... just a tip regarding your blog. You're using large images that are scaled down using html. This is crazy. You've got at least 7 images on your front page, all of which are 500kB+, this adds up to a very large filesize for a single page - forget about anyone on a slow connection, they'll just close your site instead of waiting. You should at least resize the images to the size you want to display them at, this will reduce your page load times, and will make people far more likely to stick around and browse your site.

    If you're using Photoshop you can resize your images by going to Image > Image Size.
    After you've done that, go to File > Save for Web and Devices, and select JPEG at around 50%- 75%.
    Your website will be much more bandwidth friendly :)
     
    Kerosene, Jan 27, 2008 IP