Creating Avatar?

[Nefertiti]

Can someone give me detailed directions on how to put a Avatar up. How do you get the picture the right size so it will be accepted? Thanks

[Bill Mecca]

if you have something like photoshop or paint shop pro, I think even Microsoft Paint... you have to save the image at the perscribed limits, or near them. If it's close the forum will re-size it slightly which can cause some interesting effects.( I lost my eyes at one point!)

you could also post it on your site and just link to it (that gets around some of the size parameters.)

now that said if you go the upload route, and you get the pixel x pixel correct, you may still be too large in bytes... if so switch the colors to indexed (as in a .gif) and that will reduce the file size.

[Pete]

It's in the FAQ (http://www.saxontheweb.net/vbulletin/faq.php):

Question: What features are turned on/off?
Answer: Most every feature for vBulletin is turned on, with some restrictions:

* Avatars are turned on, but the max size is 90 pixels height by 125 width. That's about the size of our current Forum logo. Yes, you can turn off everyones' avatar or other graphics through the User CP.
* You cannot upload avatars or attachments. Only Administrators can. You have to link to an offsite avatar.
* Signatures can be up to 700 characters long and cannot contain images.
* Profile Pictures are disabled. I don't see any need to have these turned on, anyway, as the Mods and Admins are the ones that generally view your profile.
* The User Reputation System is OFF.
* Titles are now ONLY assigned at the whim of the Mods and Admins. If you really, really need a title (and some people do), please e-mail or PM one of the Mods or Admins.
* Posting HTML is turned OFF. You have to use BBCode.
* Users cannot MOVE or DELETE their own threads, as was the case on our old phpBB forum. You can EDIT your threads everyplace except for the Marketplace "for sale" areas.
* Note for [IMG]: the [IMG] tag will not be displayed if the path to the image contains dynamic characters such as ? and &. This can prevent malicious use of the [IMG] tag.
* The Windows Color Picker is disabled.
* You can't "ignore" Admins or Moderators through your User Control Panel.

Please note that if you are a banned user you cannot use the search engine.

Instructions:
* Go HERE (http://www.saxontheweb.net/vbulletin/profile.php?do=editavatar)
* Enter the URL of your image, in the space provided.
* Click SAVE CHANGES.

Remember that you can't upload anything. You have to link to something.

[jazzbluescat]

Can someone give me detailed directions on how to put a Avatar up. How do you get the picture the right size so it will be accepted? Thanks

I use Irfanview to size it [then post it on a host site, copy the avatar link, then post the link in the User CP here].

[Sigmund451]

http://www.jql.co.uk/avatarsizer.htm

This is a link to a free avatar sizer. You can take pretty much any photo on the web and size it to fit. Make sure you utilize SOTW size limits. Its pretty easy and fun to use once you get the hang of it.