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RAF Section => Suggestions / Feedback & Issues => Topic started by: adamjared on August 06, 2009, 08:22:03 PM

Title: Animated Avatars?
Post by: adamjared on August 06, 2009, 08:22:03 PM

I've noticed a couple of members with them and i was wondering how to get one of my own? (i tried uploading one, but it said that it was not an image?!?!) please help!

Title: Re: Animated Avatars?
Post by: Richard on August 07, 2009, 03:34:14 AM

The images need to be .gif

Title: Re: Animated Avatars?
Post by: goom on August 07, 2009, 04:05:50 AM

you can use a program like GIMP (http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/) to make your own animated .gif's.
basically you'll end up stacking a bunch of images on top of each other.

Title: Re: Animated Avatars?
Post by: morfowt on August 07, 2009, 05:43:08 AM

Quote from: goom on August 07, 2009, 04:05:50 AM

you can use a program like GIMP (http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/) to make your own animated .gif's.
basically you'll end up stacking a bunch of images on top of each other.

you can use gimp to making animated gif's? once I learn how to do that I take back everything I said about it

Title: Re: Animated Avatars?
Post by: Hunter on August 07, 2009, 06:36:34 AM

lol... it's harder than it sounds morf

Title: Re: Animated Avatars?
Post by: Mr. Guy36 on August 07, 2009, 08:09:17 AM

Try http://www.gifninja.com/ (http://www.gifninja.com/). You can upload a set of pictures, or a video clip, and convert it to a .gif.

Title: Re: Animated Avatars?
Post by: adamjared on August 07, 2009, 08:32:31 PM

Ok well i already have a gif to upload, see its just that when i upload it into my avatar, it shows up as a static image. Is it maybe that the animated gif option is disabled for regular members?? I don't know. I'll attach the image that I am trying to make into my avatar.

Title: Re: Animated Avatars?
Post by: Richard on August 07, 2009, 08:51:34 PM

Yeah... that was happening to me also. Try again now.

Title: Re: Animated Avatars?
Post by: goom on August 07, 2009, 09:02:23 PM

Quote from: Ell¡m¡st on August 07, 2009, 08:32:31 PM

Ok well i already have a gif to upload, see its just that when i upload it into my avatar, it shows up as a static image. Is it maybe that the animated gif option is disabled for regular members?? I don't know. I'll attach the image that I am trying to make into my avatar.

the image in your current avatar is a .png
i believe the problem is the .gif's size. (120px × 90px). try a smaller one.
RAF can't automatically resize a moving picture, so it shrinks it the best it can (and out pops the .png)
the limit (which is perfectly reasonable) is currently 100px x 100px.

or i'll do it for you, if you want.

:edit: done, enjoy your new avatar.
(http://animorphsforum.com/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=3604.0;attach=2812;image) vs (http://animorphsforum.com/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;attach=2815;type=avatar)

Title: Re: Animated Avatars?
Post by: esplin on August 09, 2009, 02:57:42 PM

I uploaded mine to photobucket and used the link :D

Edit: I'm split between pissed and flattered that Adam copied me..

Title: Re: Animated Avatars?
Post by: Kelly on August 09, 2009, 10:52:15 PM

haha we know you made it popular Russ :P

Title: Re: Animated Avatars?
Post by: esplin on August 09, 2009, 11:08:54 PM

I actually didnt, it was Richard.  I had the asian chick first.

Title: Re: Animated Avatars?
Post by: Kelly on August 09, 2009, 11:33:45 PM

Yeah that's what I meant, since he has an asian chick too.

Title: Re: Animated Avatars?
Post by: Liz on August 10, 2009, 02:34:41 PM

I joined the Asian chick club too, haha.  This is the new RAFtrend.

Title: Re: Animated Avatars?
Post by: esplin on August 10, 2009, 04:14:29 PM

:D another?

Title: Re: Animated Avatars?
Post by: adamjared on August 24, 2009, 04:28:28 AM

Thanks goom for the help! I have a new avatar now, but i would have never figured it out! thankfully this was still here lol.