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AC91
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Post subject: How do I make my picture file smaller?  Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 8:06 pm |
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Joined: Mon Jul 17, 2006 4:37 am
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Location: Kentucky
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I have been editing an existing Clyde pic for an avatar, but after getting it to 80x80, I am over 6kb. How can I overcome this?
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stay
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 9:22 pm |
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What format are you saving in? What tools are you using?
I'd be happy to make one for you if you want to send me what you have...
Also, I don't know the limits - you'll have to tell me that... 
-- stay (<-- that name at wahoo.com)
Last edited by stay on Thu Jul 27, 2006 1:36 am, edited 1 time in total.
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AC91
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 9:36 pm |
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Location: Kentucky
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Well it isn't really a big deal. I just found a pic (which I'll send) of Clyde and some chickens. I cut out a random Clyde hand and moved the chicken a little from the side, and cut the border, then made it 80x80 pixels. The only limitation it has is that is is bigger than 6 kb. I am using Paint (w00t!) mainly because I am on an AMD K6 machine with a whopping 128mb of RAM, so GIMPshop won't run that well. (My other machine is actually out of service while I send in my messed up mobo  )
I will send the original pic and my edited one if you want, so you can see what you can do.
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Drunky
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 9:52 pm |
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Run it through a compressor.
PNG has low filesizes I believe, save it as a PNG and run it through PNG Gauntlet. (You should be able to find a free version somewhere on the net).
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LunarDuality
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 10:58 pm |
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Joined: Mon Apr 17, 2006 3:33 pm
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Location: Burnsville, MN
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I threw my avatar together in paint too!! Woo hoo!. Mine is like 50x50 but I saved it in JPG format and that worked. Hope that helps!
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AC91
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 11:30 pm |
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Location: Kentucky
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I messed with PNG Gauntlet and changed the file version, which shrunk it to 3.6 or so. Although the quality is somewhat crap right now, I'm gonna mess with it some more until I get a good image.
EDIT: After a lot of editing and testing of file types I finally did one of a JPEG, and oddly enough, it was only 3 kb. Weirdness. Anyway it is done! That is the most picture editing I have done without GIMPshop or Photoshop ever...I am a MASTER of MS Paint! I moved a hand on the far right side, flipped it, moved the left Clyde over, and gave him a hand and bracelet thing so it looked normal! I messed with the sky and ground border as well as the cloud. I am just too awesome!
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 12:39 am |
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Nice job. I just cut a simple Clyde off of the front page of Ninjabee...I guess I'm not as cool.  
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AC91
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 1:03 am |
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Well, I kind of stole the base pic off the front page of achieve360points.com, just edited to make it my own. Yours is cool too Lunar! Never feel bad about it .
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stay
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 1:37 am |
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Joined: Wed Sep 15, 2004 11:25 pm
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Hey, check me out, I'm in the COOL gang now 'cause I have an avatar.
I'm not sure why none of us ever set up avatars before...
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ninedogger
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 3:57 am |
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pfft avatars are for people who aren't cool
me and drunky are the only cool ones left  _________________ ninjabee.com
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AC91
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 4:00 am |
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Location: Kentucky
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Yeah I just randomly saw Lunar Duality's and decided I wanted one.
EDIT:
AND LIFEFORCE
EDIT 2:
EVIL MODS ARE EDITING MY POSTS
Last edited by AC91 on Thu Jul 27, 2006 7:46 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Drunky
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 4:33 am |
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If by cool you mean too lazy to make my own, then yes. I am the coolest >_>
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ninedogger
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 5:19 am |
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i vote Drunky 4 being the coolest
btw, like my new avatar? _________________ ninjabee.com
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Lifeforce
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 5:33 am |
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Joined: Sun Jun 18, 2006 4:51 am
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Location: New Zealand
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Not having an avatar is awesome.
And I'm sad that I'm not one of the cool ones.
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LunarDuality
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 5:48 am |
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Joined: Mon Apr 17, 2006 3:33 pm
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Location: Burnsville, MN
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AC91 wrote: Yeah I just randomly saw Lunar Duality's and decided I wanted one.
I guess I'm the trend setter? Nice...
Yeah, I dunno why no one ever used avatars before, but I stumbled on the option the other day and then remember today to try it out.
@ ninedogger --  with that avatar! Paint skillz to the max0rz!
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