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If you don't have the time, talent or the program to create
a Avatar let me know and I'll help create one for you!

My offer is free to all good people crunching for Bonic...
If you have files or images send to avatarhelp@gmail.com

My way of giving back to The community.


Timmy
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If you are using Safari in order to upload your avatar, be sure to empty your cache. In order to do so, press ⌥⌘E, or use the Safari ▶ Empty Cache… menu item. If you don't, you may see your previous avatar instead of your newly uploaded one - Check your Forum Preference page to make sure.

Those Mac users who had GraphicConverter (English & Deutsch) bundled with their System Discs can indeed use it. Begin with anything your heart desires, scale the image down to 100×100 pixels (Picture ▶ Size ▶ Scale… or ⌃⌘Y), and then select Picture ▶ Colors ▶ Change bit depth dynamically… or ⌃⌘0 to reduce your avatar to eight-bits (255 colors). I recommend that ☑Dither be enabled. Once you are done, you should save (File ▶ Save as… or ⇧⌘S) your avatar as a PNG. Make sure that ☑Save web ready (without resource) option is checked, otherwise your file will be too big to upload.

Finally, select your avatar in the Finder and find out the file size by using File ▶ Get Info (⌘I). If it says 4KB on disk, you should be in the clear because file sizes are rounded up to the nearest four kilobytes. Play it safe by double-checking the (number bytes) listed in parenthesis. If it's more than 4096, you'll have to try again.

Final note: If your avatar is monochromatic (greyscale), I recommend that you use the JPG/JPEG file format. Instead of using Change bit depth dynamically…, use Picture ▶ Colors ▶ Grayscale ▶ 256 Grays or ⌥⌘9 (Dithering shouldn't be necessary). Do not forget to tweak your file’s compression using the Options… button beside the file format list-menu. I recommend using the ⦿JPEG 6.0 with ☑Progressive, ☑Calculate File Size, and ☑Show Preview enabled. Use the Quality slider so that you acheive the best output in your preview box, while keepiing your overall file size under 4.0KB.

Enjoy!

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What would you Like?

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Look what Timmy made for me :-) Isn't it beautifull?

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I tried to use an image from http://www.spaceflightnow.com/ but I think they all have too many colors. Plus the copyright issue.

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> I tried to use an image from <a> href="http://www.spaceflightnow.com/">http://www.spaceflightnow.com/[/url] but I
> think they all have too many colors. Plus the copyright issue.


Gotta go due Laundry But i'll keep checking!
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Excuse me but which one?

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Nevermind -- they all probably all copyrighted. Too much trouble.

Incidently, here are some pictures form the city where I live st. louis. Maybe I'll try to use one of those-- I'll work on it when I have time, and ask questions in this thread, if I have any.

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> Nevermind -- they all probably all copyrighted. Too much trouble.
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> Incidently, here are some pictures form the city where I live <a> href="http://www.stlouisarch.com/photos/index.asp">st. louis[/url]. Maybe I'll
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If they are NASA Photo's no Problem, If the image wont be used for sale
or money no biggie.

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What ya think RS

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> What ya think RS

Very cool!


I'd switch over now, but I must run out to finish my Christmas shopping... :-) !

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Really You Like it? Cool

Whats everyone else think?

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Siran I look at that Pic and I just start to Smile and then
from deep down below a laugh erupts...

I hope you enjoy your new Avatare!

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I think it's fantastic, Timmy. You are definitely an artist.

Timestamp: Thursday, 23 December 2004 - 07:44 PM --800 (Pacific Standard Time)

L8R....

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CAPT Siran d'Vel'nahr - L L & P _\\//
Winders 11 OS? "What a piece of junk!" - L. Skywalker
"Logic is the cement of our civilization with which we ascend from chaos using reason as our guide." - T'Plana-hath

> Siran I look at that Pic and I just start to Smile and then
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Every time I see it I get this great big ear to ear grin and burst into laughter.

Timestamp: Thursday, 23 December 2004 - 07:46 PM --800 (Pacific Standard Time)

L8R....

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CAPT Siran d'Vel'nahr - L L & P _\\//
Winders 11 OS? "What a piece of junk!" - L. Skywalker
"Logic is the cement of our civilization with which we ascend from chaos using reason as our guide." - T'Plana-hath

Timmy, you are the greatest. I hope Santa is especially good to you this year and every year to come. These words just don't seem enough to express my gratitude. You can do something that I just cannot do. You are truly gifted! Thank you so much for my avatar.

Timestamp: Thursday, 23 December 2004 - 07:50 PM --800 (Pacific Standard Time)

L8R....

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CAPT Siran d'Vel'nahr - L L & P _\\//
Winders 11 OS? "What a piece of junk!" - L. Skywalker
"Logic is the cement of our civilization with which we ascend from chaos using reason as our guide." - T'Plana-hath

> Thank you so much for my avatar.
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Wow I am Humbled!

Maybe I missed my calling ohh thats for another thread!

Thank You

I really enjoy doing them...

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Good taste. :-)

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It seems that Berkeley recompresses already small-sized avatars even further that it has to. My avatar is a 972 byte PNG, but Berkley's copy is a 3.6 KB JPEG! And mine looks better to boot!

Something is really screwed up there in Cali...

@ Siran of Vulcan :
Not to sound cynical, but aren't Vulcans devoid of emotion (for the most part)? What's with the smile like a Ferengi winning at Tongo?

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> Hey Timmy,
> I have a Pic of South Park and I can't get it to come
> out right.
> Would you be willing to try if I send it your way?
> [EDIT] The original is 6.48KB and even after I crop it to
> death it still doesn't look good.
> Would like to get all of the grim reaper in it along with
> Kenny and still have good color.
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No Problem you email the oringinal or paste it here
and i'll fix it!

timmyboinc@yahoo.com

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