BIG AVATARS!!! HOW DO PEOPLE MAKE THEM SO DAMN BIG?!

[Davy28]

I have always wondered how guys like dreamingbassmunky, dmbfan63, whip, and tripping hilbilly get avatars that exceed 80x80 pixels onto their posts. This is like the third time I've asked and I've never gotten an answer. Please?

[DMBFan63]

I have always wondered how guys like dreamingbassmunky, dmbfan63, whip, and tripping hilbilly get avatars that exceed 80x80 pixels onto their posts. This is like the third time I've asked and I've never gotten an answer. Please?

woot, i got mentioned in a post!

anyway, i have no idea.. i made my picture the same file size it said it needed to be.. i forget what it is, like, some odd migs or megs or bits or bites, whatever, thats what i did and this is how big it turned out

[Davy28]

How could I not? Your avatar is so cool. Otherwise damn your ignorance! Just kidding.
What I do is I copy the photo to bmp, crop whatever I need to, then save it as a jpeg. I go to photostudio 2000 SE, set it to 80 pixels keeping the aspect ratio, and what you see is as big as I have ever gotten it. Thats a good pic of dave and emmylou, too. Dammitall!

[DMBFan63]

I use ifranview(found it on google) to convert a jpeg to a bmp, open paint, resize it,save it, open ifranview open the bmp, save as a jpeg, cuts the file size down a lot

[Davy28]

Thanks dude.

[jkanter]

First off.....Big Avatars = No No

Anytime I've seen avatars that go over the size limit I usually delete them. So before I go and do that for you DMBFan63, I'll give you a change to chop off some of that blue sky on the left.

The reasons big avatars are bad is that they stretch out the table column where all your presoanl info is. By doing this you will essentially limit the amount of space there is for text or any normal post.

So basically do not get a big avatar. If you do, I will ask you to remove it. Anyway, there ya go

[DMBFan63]

First off.....Big Avatars = No No

Anytime I've seen avatars that go over the size limit I usually delete them. So before I go and do that for you DMBFan63, I'll give you a change to chop off some of that blue sky on the left.

The reasons big avatars are bad is that they stretch out the table column where all your presoanl info is. By doing this you will essentially limit the amount of space there is for text or any normal post.

So basically do not get a big avatar. If you do, I will ask you to remove it. Anyway, there ya go

alright kanter, but just to clairify, i've had this avatar since i came here and you never mentioned anything prior to now.. so i'll change it up

[jkanter]

First off.....Big Avatars = No No

Anytime I've seen avatars that go over the size limit I usually delete them. So before I go and do that for you DMBFan63, I'll give you a change to chop off some of that blue sky on the left.

The reasons big avatars are bad is that they stretch out the table column where all your presoanl info is. By doing this you will essentially limit the amount of space there is for text or any normal post.

So basically do not get a big avatar. If you do, I will ask you to remove it. Anyway, there ya go

alright kanter, but just to clairify, i've had this avatar since i came here and you never mentioned anything prior to now.. so i'll change it up

You are 100% correct...I had never really noticed that it was too big because it's not HUGE. But I am pretty stingy on the site looking the way it should, so even a little kinda gets to me. It's not terrible, and if you NEED it that big...keep it....but it could just as easily be shrunk. Lata

[Davy28]

Thanks for putting my envious dilemma to rest, Kanter.

[DMBFan63]

First off.....Big Avatars = No No

Anytime I've seen avatars that go over the size limit I usually delete them. So before I go and do that for you DMBFan63, I'll give you a change to chop off some of that blue sky on the left.

The reasons big avatars are bad is that they stretch out the table column where all your presoanl info is. By doing this you will essentially limit the amount of space there is for text or any normal post.

So basically do not get a big avatar. If you do, I will ask you to remove it. Anyway, there ya go

alright kanter, but just to clairify, i've had this avatar since i came here and you never mentioned anything prior to now.. so i'll change it up

You are 100% correct...I had never really noticed that it was too big because it's not HUGE. But I am pretty stingy on the site looking the way it should, so even a little kinda gets to me. It's not terrible, and if you NEED it that big...keep it....but it could just as easily be shrunk. Lata

Yes, clearly could be smaller.. i enjoy being one of the people who have a big avatar so i get questioned on how to get it that big...*cuts into infomercial* Hi, i'm ron jeremy, you should try my new pill, extenz, it makes you huge*fades out* alright.. whatever.. i'll find something to cut the blue and clouds out..

[whip3512]

Hi kanter, I was mentioned in Davy28's post. Is my av too big or is it fine? I tried to size it down so it doesn't look too big and clunky, but if it's too big I'll do somethin'.

Edit: K, downsized it a bit. Hope it's alright now.

[Snyder]

I didn't know the board would accept anything over 80x80 uploaded to it. Mine is just linked from an off site URL....hmmmm. Maybe I'll size mine down too....

[2StepGranny]

I didn't know the board would accept anything over 80x80 uploaded to it. Mine is just linked from an off site URL....hmmmm. Maybe I'll size mine down too....

NO!!!! Not the shrimp!!!