| I have seen a lot of discussions lately concerning animated avatars and asking how to make the animated gif display as an animated avatar in the discussions instead of just a static image on a black background. It finally occurred to me that it may help if I started a discussion on the subject.
Mylot has a lot of members, so it is important to keep the size of images small so that the site will not be slowed down by heavy graphics, so avatars are resixed when they appear in the discussions. This is fine for a static image but causes a problem with animation, because the only image that will appear is the first frame. The simple way to solve this is to reduce the size of the animated gif to within 60 X 60 pixels, which requires the use of animation software.
I personally use Ulead GIF Animator, but they are several other programs available. If you have a problem finding the right program, then I will be happy to resize your avatar for you. |
