Moving avatars

tomtom232

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01 Oct 08 12:23

tomtom232

Joined: 15 Jun 06
Moves: 16334

01 Oct 08 12:23

What kind of file does it need to be? The site only supports jpeg and gif files right?

lausey

Milton Keynes, UK

Joined: 28 Jul 04
Moves: 85400

01 Oct 08 12:29

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Originally posted by tomtom232
What kind of file does it need to be? The site only supports jpeg and gif files right?

As far as I am aware, the site only supports jpeg and gif. You need an animated gif for an avatar. There are a number of gif animators available to create them. Don't know if there are any free ones.

EDIT: One of these might be useful:

http://tinyurl.com/gifanimator

tomtom232

Joined: 15 Jun 06
Moves: 16334

01 Oct 08 12:33

Originally posted by lausey
As far as I am aware, the site only supports jpeg and gif. You need an animated gif for an avatar. There are a number of gif animators available to create them. Don't know if there are any free ones.

EDIT: One of these might be useful:

http://tinyurl.com/gifanimator

I have an animated gif right now but it isn't working.

lausey

Milton Keynes, UK

Joined: 28 Jul 04
Moves: 85400

01 Oct 08 12:35

Originally posted by tomtom232
I have an animated gif right now but it isn't working.

When did it stop working? There was a time when Russ put images (and cropped them) to be hosted on the RHP site. I think that process stopped them from working. You will need to upload the original again.

tomtom232

Joined: 15 Jun 06
Moves: 16334

01 Oct 08 12:36

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Originally posted by lausey
When did it stop working? There was a time when Russ put images (and cropped them) to be hosted on the RHP site. I think that process stopped them from working. You will need to upload the original again.

It never worked... i just uploaded it.

Crowley

Not Aleister

Control room

Joined: 17 Apr 02
Moves: 93775

01 Oct 08 12:41

Originally posted by tomtom232
It never worked... i just uploaded it.

If the dimensions are more than 50px X 50px the site automatically resizes the image. If the image was an animated GIF, this breaks the animation.

rbmorris

Vampyroteuthis

Infernalis

Joined: 13 Apr 04
Moves: 104325

01 Oct 08 15:15

Originally posted by tomtom232
What kind of file does it need to be? The site only supports jpeg and gif files right?

I've found the Microsoft Gif Animator to be one of the easier ones to use. It used to be available for free online. Have a look on Google.