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  1. Oct 20, 2011 #1
    webstera17

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    I have a Happy Chicken avatar and profile picture. It shows the chicken dancing in the profile picture, but for my avatar it will not dance. What is wrong with it?

    I also attached the chicken to this post.
     

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  3. Oct 20, 2011 #2
    CondoCruiser

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    Probably because the forum had to resize it.

    Let me see what I can do.
     
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  4. Oct 20, 2011 #3
    CondoCruiser

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    Save this to your computer and upload it. It should work.

    Hold on, technical difficulties :)

    I have it resized and working in ImageReady, trying to upload.
     
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  5. Oct 20, 2011 #4
    CondoCruiser

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    Okay, now save it and reload as avatar. If it don't work, let me know and I'll cut half the frames out. They repeat twice.

    [​IMG]
     
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  7. Oct 20, 2011 #5
    webstera17

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    He dances on the screen in the post and on my computer, but he won't dance as an avatar...lol

    I guess I will mess with in PSP when I get time. If you think you can cut out the frames I would appreciate it.
     
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  8. Oct 20, 2011 #6
    bullhaulerswife

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    I think that you have to host the avatar elsewhere to get it to animate. I'll look into this further and post back here.
     
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  9. Oct 20, 2011 #7
    webstera17

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    Ok. Thanks. I looked thru the FAQ's and couldnt' find anything to help me.
     
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  10. Oct 20, 2011 #8
    CondoCruiser

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    I'm sorry, I found the problem. It's not the host.

    On .gif animations and all avatars the forum only allows 80 x 80 pixels max.

    If you upload a .gif animation that is bigger, the forum will only resize the first frame, hence no movement.

    When I resized it since it's rectangular, I set it at 70 x 80. For some reason after checking the properties, it now says 70 x 81. The forum is trying to resize 1 dang pixel.

    I went back and downsized it to 78 pixels. It'll work now. I tested it in my avatar.

    Delete the old one I made from your computer. Then right click and save this one to your computer. Then go upload as avatar.

    [​IMG]
     
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  11. Oct 20, 2011 #9
    bullhaulerswife

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    CC very cool that you found the issue. I was scoping out Guyslady's avatar and her's animates but is only 64X64, so you are correct. The size is determinant to the animation. :biggrin_25514:
     
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  12. Oct 21, 2011 #10
    webstera17

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    Thanks for your help. I appreciate it.
     
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