Is it all in my head, or do the quality of the pictures always turn to crap whenever you upload them onto SO? But then again I see people with perfect avs and I'm like...well how come theirs don't screw up when they upload them? I don't know if it's my computer, my lack of PSP skills or SO doing it but it's annoying me. The quality of the picture seems fine before I upload it so I don't know...

What do u think of your current avatar? I think it looks great. I am not sure what you think is crap?

What do u think of your current avatar? I think it looks great. I am not sure what you think is crap?
Well, I don't know. It looks a lot less clear once I upload it. Thanks though, lol

The pic you used, is it pretty big or is it a small pic BEFORE you uploaded it?

The pic you used, is it pretty big or is it a small pic BEFORE you uploaded it?
I resize the pic to 150X150 before I upload it

You know, I never resize my pics.

I leave them as is and let it get "resized" when I choose it as my avatar. Usually the pics I use are not much bigger than what is allowed. If I use one that is small, it will look funny when it gets enlarged.

I checked the sizes of some of the avs that I have used and they are 300x200 or 180x180, some of them anyways, others are larger.

You know, I never resize my pics.

I leave them as is and let it get "resized" when I choose it as my avatar. Usually the pics I use are not much bigger than what is allowed. If I use one that is small, it will look funny when it gets enlarged.

I checked the sizes of some of the avs that I have used and they are 300x200 or 180x180, some of them anyways, others are larger.
ha all of the pics I use were originally large pictures. I never bother to let it get resized itself because I think that's a recent thing for SO, isn't it?

ha all of the pics I use were originally large pictures. I never bother to let it get resized itself because I think that's a recent thing for SO, isn't it?
I am not sure. Since I have been here as a member, I never resized my pics beforehand. I just choose my pic and let it upload. I don't have much luck with resizing and so forth, it's not my thing. :crazy: :lol:

I am not sure. Since I have been here as a member, I never resized my pics beforehand. I just choose my pic and let it upload. I don't have much luck with resizing and so forth, it's not my thing. :crazy: :lol:
lol I can do it, but I'm not good with keeping the picture clear and everything.

I didn't even know SO could resize your picture. It never used to be able to but I just tried it out on my profile pictures and it works. :lol:

it just be how many bytes or whatever it is. maybe change the file size.

it just be how many bytes or whatever it is. maybe change the file size.
lol what does that mean and how? Sorry I'm computer ******** -_-

It depends on the filetype. .gif tends to look a little speckly and .jpgs look smudged sometimes. .png is my favorite filetype but the size is too big to be used as an avatar here.

it works. I just uploaded a blend I made and it resized it for me. Nifty...

It depends on the filetype. .gif tends to look a little speckly and .jpgs look smudged sometimes. .png is my favorite filetype but the size is too big to be used as an avatar here.
What's the filetype for your current av? It doesn't look blurry at all.

What's the filetype for your current av? It doesn't look blurry at all.
mine is gif. It's speckly though. I can see it. I'm neurotic like that.

Is it all in my head, or do the quality of the pictures always turn to crap whenever you upload them onto SO? But then again I see people with perfect avs and I'm like...well how come theirs don't screw up when they upload them? I don't know if it's my computer, my lack of PSP skills or SO doing it but it's annoying me. The quality of the picture seems fine before I upload it so I don't know...
The same thing happens with me. On PSP, I have a nice clear avatar and when I upload it here, the quality usually decreases a little. I guess it must be the file type.

it works. I just uploaded a blend I made and it resized it for me. Nifty...
I guess we learn something new everyday. I had no idea that others were resizing their pics before uploading them. I had never resized the pics, just uploaded it and let it do its work.

I guess we learn something new everyday. I had no idea that others were resizing their pics before uploading them. I had never resized the pics, just uploaded it and let it do its work.
Yeah, LOL, I just resize them before I upload them.

mine is gif. It's speckly though. I can see it. I'm neurotic like that.
lol it's perfect compared to mine. I dunno, I always use jpeg out of habit. I guess I'll start trying different types.

You know, I never resize my pics.

I leave them as is and let it get "resized" when I choose it as my avatar. Usually the pics I use are not much bigger than what is allowed. If I use one that is small, it will look funny when it gets enlarged.

I checked the sizes of some of the avs that I have used and they are 300x200 or 180x180, some of them anyways, others are larger.
How do you manage that? It gets really picky when I try to do that. I've always had problems where it says it's either, a) larger than 30K in size or larger than 150x150px in width/height without SO resizing it for me automatically. Grrr....

How do you manage that? It gets really picky when I try to do that. I've always had problems where it says it's either, a) larger than 30K in size or larger than 150x150px in width/height without SO resizing it for me automatically. Grrr....
i haven't a clue...LOL

Maybe it's how I save my pics. I notice they are JPEG...whatever that means. I know there are some pics of mine where I did get an error message saying it was too large. When I checked the size, it was definitely TOO LARGE. But the other large pics like I mentioned above (300x whatever) have worked for me. I guess when it gets TOO LARGE, that's where the error message comes in.

i haven't a clue...LOL

Maybe it's how I save my pics. I notice they are JPEG...whatever that means. I know there are some pics of mine where I did get an error message saying it was too large. When I checked the size, it was definitely TOO LARGE. But the other large pics like I mentioned above (300x whatever) have worked for me. I guess when it gets TOO LARGE, that's where the error message comes in.
:lol: You have just have that magic touch, Irene. :lol:

:lol: You have just have that magic touch, Irene. :lol:
:lol: Cute! :D

I do most of mine in PhotoImpression. I like it.

.tiff rules all. It doesn't loose any pixels everytime you open it like a jpeg, so it stays nice and clear forever.

Thanks, next time I'll try gif or tiff

.tiff rules all. It doesn't loose any pixels everytime you open it like a jpeg, so it stays nice and clear forever.
I agree, but TIFF also increases file size. The better the quality, the larger the file size.

Okay Problem...when I save something as gif a thing pops up saying it'll make the pic all discolorated or something and then i click okay and it's wicked messed up. When I save it as tiff and try to upload it here, it says it isn't valid and won't let me