Avatar frustrations
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Avatar frustrations
I'm so frustrated Every time I try to use one of my own photos as an avitar it tells me I can't because my pictures are too big. I make them smaller, 1"x1" and it's too big, fewer pixles, all that and then I end up with a mess. Someone please tell me the secret. I'm okay with computers, I have photoshop, why can't I get this right? Grrrr.....
Trish
8 adorable Society finch ~ 4 beautiful Gouldian finch
~1 Cockatoo~1 Sun Conure~1 Green Cheek Conure~1 Parotlet~1 dog~ many pond fish & a 7ft Red Tailed Boa, Little Niki
8 adorable Society finch ~ 4 beautiful Gouldian finch
~1 Cockatoo~1 Sun Conure~1 Green Cheek Conure~1 Parotlet~1 dog~ many pond fish & a 7ft Red Tailed Boa, Little Niki
- L in Ontario
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Re: Avatar frustrations
Try reducing the quality to about 80% - it will still look great but the file size will be reduced quite a bit.
I use Photoshop too and I just checked my avatar sizing and it is 100x100 pixels. The resolution is 72. The inches are 1.389x1.389.
HTH
I use Photoshop too and I just checked my avatar sizing and it is 100x100 pixels. The resolution is 72. The inches are 1.389x1.389.
HTH
Liz
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Re: Avatar frustrations
Thanks Liz! I'll give it another try.
Trish
8 adorable Society finch ~ 4 beautiful Gouldian finch
~1 Cockatoo~1 Sun Conure~1 Green Cheek Conure~1 Parotlet~1 dog~ many pond fish & a 7ft Red Tailed Boa, Little Niki
8 adorable Society finch ~ 4 beautiful Gouldian finch
~1 Cockatoo~1 Sun Conure~1 Green Cheek Conure~1 Parotlet~1 dog~ many pond fish & a 7ft Red Tailed Boa, Little Niki
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Re: Avatar frustrations
If you can't manage it - PM me and I'll walk you through it. It gets easy after you do it a couple of times.6finchfriends wrote:Thanks Liz! I'll give it another try.
Liz
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Re: Avatar frustrations
I had the same problem, never could get the photo file size down small enough. Then poohbear posted this, and it is so simple:
http://www.finchforum.com/viewtopic.php ... 9&start=15
http://www.finchforum.com/viewtopic.php ... 9&start=15
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Re: Avatar frustrations
THANK YOU!!!
It worked it worked!!
It worked it worked!!
Trish
8 adorable Society finch ~ 4 beautiful Gouldian finch
~1 Cockatoo~1 Sun Conure~1 Green Cheek Conure~1 Parotlet~1 dog~ many pond fish & a 7ft Red Tailed Boa, Little Niki
8 adorable Society finch ~ 4 beautiful Gouldian finch
~1 Cockatoo~1 Sun Conure~1 Green Cheek Conure~1 Parotlet~1 dog~ many pond fish & a 7ft Red Tailed Boa, Little Niki
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Re: Avatar frustrations
And an adorable avatar pic it is...congrats
Janine
shaftails,gouldians,societies,green singers,owls,cubans, and 1 parrotlet
shaftails,gouldians,societies,green singers,owls,cubans, and 1 parrotlet
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Re: Avatar frustrations
See!....I do have my uses...
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Re: Avatar frustrations
Thanks guys! I always had trouble with that too. Just made my own avatar thanks to this. It's not the best quality pic, but it's one of my boys in their nest. I'll try to take some better pics later on.
Victoria
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(RIP Socrates who was Aristotle's companion for 4 1/2 years)
1 weenie dog named Chloe
1 male zebra finch named Aristotle
(RIP Socrates who was Aristotle's companion for 4 1/2 years)
1 weenie dog named Chloe
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Re: Avatar frustrations
Yes, pooh, you do help out a little here and there--guess you are a keeper!