Moving Avatars

[F-22brony 64]

I have seen people with avatars that move/display multiple frames, I do not know how to do that and I would appreciate help!

[Chigens and Kay 3,833]

Instead of uploading a .JPG or .PNG file, it's a .GIF file.

Edited June 24, 2012 by Chigens

[NavelColt 22,883]

Like Chigens both says and demonstrates with his own avatar, there are simply three types of images across this great cesspool we call the internet. PNG, JPG, and GIF are the three most common image files. PNG is high quality images for more filesize, JPG is lower quality images for smaller file size, and GIF is an animated image. If you'd like to find GIF's, just type in 'gif' after your search terms on Google. For example, if I wanted a Rainbow Dash gif, I type in 'Rainbow Dash gif' on Google Images, and hunt for some. You can use sites like this one to resize, crop and add text to gif's while still keeping them as gifs. The quality will get pixely though depending on what you do to it, so look out. And remember, avatars are still 150X150 at max.

 

Hope this helps~

Edited June 24, 2012 by ~Chaotic Discord~

[F-22brony 64]

Yes it does thanks

[Ezynell 2,037]

avatars are still 150X150 at max.

 

Don't upload anything bigger then that. It will resize it, which cancels the animation. Additionally, make sure not to pick out a gif with too many frames. There's a size limit for avatars too.

[FALCON PUNCH 244]

Tiz a gif. best thing known to man.

 

"I declare bankrupcy!"

[Pix3M 607]

Like Chigens both says and demonstrates with his own avatar, there are simply three types of images across this great cesspool we call the internet. PNG, JPG, and GIF are the three most common image files. PNG is high quality images for more filesize, JPG is lower quality images for smaller file size, and GIF is an animated image.

Not exactly. PNG's are actually smaller if you are dealing with images with areas of solid colors, like pixel art and vectors, because PNG's are designed specifically to compress images like those. JPEG's will destroy the quality of pixel art and vectors (especially vectors) and have a larger file size because the compression used for JPEG's are designed for photos and other images with many gradients.

 

Not all GIF's are animated images, but since PNG's came along, GIF's are generally reserved for animations.

Edited June 24, 2012 by PixMeister

[NavelColt 22,883]

Not exactly. PNG's are actually smaller if you are dealing with images with areas of solid colors, like pixel art and vectors, because PNG's are designed specifically to compress images like those. JPEG's will destroy the quality of pixel art and vectors (especially vectors) and have a larger file size because the compression used for JPEG's are designed for photos and other images with many gradients.

 

Not all GIF's are animated images, but since PNG's came along, GIF's are generally reserved for animations.

 

 

JK <3 Our friend here seems very basic in the whole process, so I cut it down to it's most basic level. *Often*, JPG's have a smaller file size than PNG's, and *often*, PNG's are known for higher quality. I'm aware of everything you've mentioned in general, though :3 Thanks~

Edited June 24, 2012 by ~Chaotic Discord~

[Nah 3,182]

It needs to be a gif image.

[Apple-Jack 312]

just need a simple 150x150 gif

[F-22brony 64]

I cannot find one below 100KB, any help there?

Edited June 25, 2012 by F-22brony