Cascade Crew

Dewey316 · Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 2:09 pm Post subject: Another feature... avatars.

OK, so for a long time we haven't had avatars on the site, because we had a lot of users on dial-up for a while. We talked about it this weekend adn Cows, and it seems that people want them. I have added the avatar option, so go to town.

Before you all go nuts with the avatars. Please rember, this site is family friendly. Please keep your avatars tasteful and something that every member will be comfortable with, and would be comfortable to have their kids see. Myself or any mod/admin WILL remove any avatars that are not apropriate.

Thanks and enjoy.
--John

83Z28BlackBetty · Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 3:23 pm Post subject:

YEAH!!!

~JAKE

Xophertony · Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 3:47 pm Post subject:

thanks john, you got on this quick.

EDIT*
six K... damn.... I'll let TGO host it Very Happy

EDIT**
damn... "upload from URL"... so it MUST be less then 6k. how do i make a picture 80X80 without having it look like ass @ 6k? this is the image i want to use:

Dewey316 · Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 6:45 pm Post subject:

You do it with more compression, or convert it to .gif. i'll bump the size setting a bit, but 15kb for a 80 pixel jpg, you must be using some crazy quality setting. Wink

QwkTrip · Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 6:56 pm Post subject:

<---- I'll stick to my old standy from thirdgen.org

Xophertony · Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 6:58 pm Post subject:

if i drop it to 1 (in PS v6.0) it gets all pixelated and is still too big. i use 12 (the max) for everything that file size is not a concern for.

thansk for acomidating my needs John, i'll drop it to 6 or so, it still looks good at six. Smile

Dewey316 · Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 7:01 pm Post subject:

Ok, I set it at 10k, is fair and get your image to a descent quality?

FYI, in photoshop, instead of going Save As then selecting .jpg, click on "Save for Web" that should put it as a pretty good compression. That is what I do for all the images I do that get tossed on the web, it seems to work well with size and still retaining quality.

--John

Schultzy89GTA · Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 7:03 pm Post subject:

Oh sure after I got it to 8k Wink

Thanks John that was quick!

-Schultzy

Dewey316 · Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 7:03 pm Post subject:

I told you it was a flip on the switch. Wink

Xophertony · Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 7:05 pm Post subject:

THANKS! i did that and it ended up at LESS then 6k and i did not have to drop the quality. (though it did drop to 256 colors)

EDIT**

roast beef sandwich Laughing

Dewey316 · Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 7:07 pm Post subject:

it is 256 color, but it also creates a custom pallet for it, it will use any colors you do, not just web colors, but only 256 of them.

--John

Xophertony · Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 7:10 pm Post subject:

yeah, it showed the pallet to the side. i have never used that feature before. i think it will see much use now. i bet i can get alot of my photos much smaller. thanks a bunch john

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Chris sent me some pictures of my car burning out and i amde a new avitar, less then 3K. Rolling Eyes

good thing i complained and got the limit raised.

Quasi-Traction · Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 10:59 pm Post subject:

That's a sweet new feature...now I just have to figure out what I want in there.

aaron_sK · Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 11:30 pm Post subject:

Thanks man.

But are you trying to tell us that there are still dialup users in the world? Shocked

blue89 · Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 8:44 am Post subject:

Daddy, whats dial up?

Get down and Boogie!

Boo creepy foot doctor, HOORAY AVITAR!

Kage87Z · Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 8:49 am Post subject:

Avatar? I don't need no stinking avatar!

Demon · Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 4:08 pm Post subject:

Demon · Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 4:12 pm Post subject:

hmm apparently i can't add an av of my own

Xophertony · Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 5:38 pm Post subject:

yeah, you don't get one.

check to see that your image is below the limit, when i was trying to upload too large a file i received NO error message, it just never worked.

Twilightoptics · Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 7:43 pm Post subject: