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David S Send message Joined: 4 Oct 99 Posts: 18352 Credit: 27,761,924 RAC: 12 |
My avatar is the seventh Doctor, played by Sylvester MoCoy. My previous one was a well-doctored real picture of myself. I'm pretty sure I don't have a profile at all. (I did throw one up at Beta because the low user count vastly increases the chances of being User of the Day.) David Sitting on my butt while others boldly go, Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri. |
Jim Martin Send message Joined: 21 Jun 03 Posts: 2473 Credit: 646,848 RAC: 0 |
Thanks, Julie. It's a viola da gamba (bass viol, which is roughly comparable to a cello). It was/is used with "Early"/Renaissance music (1400-mid-1700's). Bass viols have, usually, 6 strings (same as a guitar, as you know). Mine, however, has seven: D1, A1, E, C, G, D2, A2. Cellos have four strings, but there are a few 5-string cellos, as well -- the two I've heard had beautiful tone qualities. I'm going to center this picture, by hook or by crook, eventually. |
anniet Send message Joined: 2 Feb 14 Posts: 7105 Credit: 1,577,368 RAC: 75 |
Thanks, Julie. It's a viola da gamba (bass viol, which is roughly comparable Good luck! We're rooting for you! :) I'd offer to give it a try for you. Very old Corel graphics suite (but its also very good) as long as your pic is jpg I could play around with it...? :) PM it to me if you're still struggling... |
Uli Send message Joined: 6 Feb 00 Posts: 10923 Credit: 5,996,015 RAC: 1 |
My avatar is the seventh Doctor, played by Sylvester MoCoy. My previous one was a well-doctored real picture of myself. I'm pretty sure I don't have a profile at all. (I did throw one up at Beta because the low user count vastly increases the chances of being User of the Day.) HHHHHHHHHHHHHHH? Most UOTD lelt us ago EONs AGO... to me it is a joke. Scipt update is needed. No UOTD Unless you have prossssed a WU by the deadline. Yes old news. Still a major pet peeve. Pluto will always be a planet to me. Seti Ambassador Not to late to order an Anni Shirt |
Jim Martin Send message Joined: 21 Jun 03 Posts: 2473 Credit: 646,848 RAC: 0 |
I'll do that, Annie. Will first try Mr. Gloval's approach w/my .JPG pic. :o) |
Michael Belanger, W1DGL Send message Joined: 30 Jul 00 Posts: 1887 Credit: 7,441,278 RAC: 49 |
Mine's of an SU-54 that was here for the 2005 Airshow we had; he even did a 'nighttime' (early evening/dusk) show, where he had pyrotechnics firing from his wingtips & tail while in flight. |
Jim Martin Send message Joined: 21 Jun 03 Posts: 2473 Credit: 646,848 RAC: 0 |
For the Setizens record, here, this will have to be my avatar (for now). The 100x100 pixel constraint, by BOINC, can be met via the "Paint" program, but the quality suffered. If the BOINC-allowed size had been 100x132, there might have been an improvement. Alas, until then, . . . Everyone, especially those who offered help, have a pleasant Thanksgiving, or its overseas equivalent. :o) |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65709 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
For the Setizens record, here, this will have to be my avatar (for now). I uploaded My avatar full size to Seti, Seti downscaled the pic just fine, looks as good as the bigger one... The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
Jim Martin Send message Joined: 21 Jun 03 Posts: 2473 Credit: 646,848 RAC: 0 |
zoom314 -- 1) Was your picture's center = BOINC's? 2) I just loaded my 2.0MB picture (2736x3648 pixels), updated, and got the same result. Perhaps, I'm not doing that part of things correctly. Will have to scratch my head, a bit more. Thanks, for the info. It makes me think I'm overlooking something. . . |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65709 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
zoom314 -- You need to do any centering yourself prior to uploading, that said, I just loaded mine as is, the pic looks good enough. You're welcome. The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
Jim Martin Send message Joined: 21 Jun 03 Posts: 2473 Credit: 646,848 RAC: 0 |
The picture of your car looks great, zoom314. Something to strive for. . . That's what I thought, concerning centering. It appears that the BOINC software references the center of the provided 100x100 "window" from its top. It's then up to the submitter to match the picture's center to BOINC's center, via the top reference. Bernie Vine managed, as well, with his pictures having great detail. Perhaps, I'll need to play some camera games, to pull it off. A future project to keep in mind. |
Jim Martin Send message Joined: 21 Jun 03 Posts: 2473 Credit: 646,848 RAC: 0 |
Just about 100%, zoom314. Will let it go, at this. The "Paint" program never really accomplished editing the picture into a perfect square, and I didn't want to spend much more time learning its eccentricities. So, I edited it, using my Canon ZoomBrowser, and. . .voila' |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 34744 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
My is minimum web cam size and then further compress to be very web friendly for everyone, no matter how slow their connection is. [edit] Looks much more detailed now Jim. ;-) Cheers. |
Donald L. Johnson Send message Joined: 5 Aug 02 Posts: 8240 Credit: 14,654,533 RAC: 20 |
My avatar pic was taken at a fundraisder for the Veterans' Group at the local Community College. We were at Buffalo Wild Wings and I had come straight from work. Quite a group - 6 Viet Nam-era vets plus wives/girlfriends, and a dozen youngsters (male and female) fresh out of service after tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. Lots of fun. My profile pic was taken several years ago at a "4 Chaplains of the Dorchester" service put on by the local AMVETS Post. Donald Infernal Optimist / Submariner, retired |
Jim Martin Send message Joined: 21 Jun 03 Posts: 2473 Credit: 646,848 RAC: 0 |
Thanks, for the good words, Wiggo. |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 34744 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
Thanks, for the good words, Wiggo. When I 1st moved up here from Sydney, going from cable back to dailup, nearly killed us (figuratively speaking of course), or was driving us crazy (myself, the missus and 3 kids hitting that poor modem at the same time must of been torture, thankfully it was an external hardware job). Either way, it was good that we picked a small country village with a public school in it as 3yrs later we finally got ADSL. These days a lot of sites seem to think that they need to be bandwidth hogs. :-( Some people around this area still have to use dailup because they're in the wrong spot to get any other available type of signal. :-( Cheers. |
Jim Martin Send message Joined: 21 Jun 03 Posts: 2473 Credit: 646,848 RAC: 0 |
I've had dial-up, in the past, Wiggo. It's so-so. Now, FIOS is available, and more satisfying, for speed. |
Robert Waite Send message Joined: 23 Oct 07 Posts: 2417 Credit: 18,192,122 RAC: 59 |
Just me in my little boat. I do not fight fascists because I think I can win. I fight them because they are fascists. Chris Hedges A riot is the language of the unheard. -Martin Luther King, Jr. |
STriderFIN77 Send message Joined: 9 Aug 99 Posts: 14 Credit: 5,043,919 RAC: 0 |
Its me, after simpsonizer |
Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0 |
Its me, after simpsonizer How does that work? I'd like to try it. :~) The mind is a weird and mysterious place |
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