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Animated Avatars?
« 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!

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Re: Animated Avatars?
« Reply #1 on: August 07, 2009, 03:34:14 AM »
The images need to be .gif
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Re: Animated Avatars?
« Reply #2 on: August 07, 2009, 04:05:50 AM »
you can use a program like GIMP to make your own animated .gif's.
basically you'll end up stacking a bunch of images on top of each other.
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Re: Animated Avatars?
« Reply #3 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 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
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Re: Animated Avatars?
« Reply #4 on: August 07, 2009, 06:36:34 AM »
lol... it's harder than it sounds morf
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Re: Animated Avatars?
« Reply #5 on: August 07, 2009, 08:09:17 AM »
Try http://www.gifninja.com/. You can upload a set of pictures, or a video clip, and convert it to a .gif.
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Re: Animated Avatars?
« Reply #6 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.
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Re: Animated Avatars?
« Reply #7 on: August 07, 2009, 08:51:34 PM »
Yeah... that was happening to me also. Try again now.
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Re: Animated Avatars?
« Reply #8 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.
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Re: Animated Avatars?
« Reply #9 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..
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Re: Animated Avatars?
« Reply #10 on: August 09, 2009, 10:52:15 PM »
haha we know you made it popular Russ :P
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Re: Animated Avatars?
« Reply #11 on: August 09, 2009, 11:08:54 PM »
I actually didnt, it was Richard.  I had the asian chick first.
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Re: Animated Avatars?
« Reply #12 on: August 09, 2009, 11:33:45 PM »
Yeah that's what I meant, since he has an asian chick too.
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Re: Animated Avatars?
« Reply #13 on: August 10, 2009, 02:34:41 PM »
I joined the Asian chick club too, haha.  This is the new RAFtrend.
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Re: Animated Avatars?
« Reply #14 on: August 10, 2009, 04:14:29 PM »
:D another?
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