Need Help Resizing GIF for Avatar? Get Expert Assistance Here!

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The discussion revolves around resizing a GIF image for use as an avatar, specifically maintaining its animation properties while changing its dimensions to 64 x 64 pixels. Participants share their experiences and suggestions regarding graphics editing software and the challenges faced in resizing animated GIFs.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant requests help to resize a GIF to 64 x 64 pixels without losing its animation.
  • Another suggests downloading a trial program to resize the GIF independently.
  • Some participants express frustration with software limitations that only resize the first frame of the GIF.
  • A participant provides a resized version of the GIF, noting it was resized to 64 x 47 pixels to maintain aspect ratio, and discusses the limitations of common image editing software.
  • Multiple participants report issues with viewing attachments, leading to confusion about the availability of the resized images.
  • There is a light-hearted exchange about the difficulties encountered with image posting and visibility in the forum.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express varying opinions on the best approach to resizing the GIF, with some preferring to seek help while others suggest doing it themselves. There is no consensus on the best software or method to achieve the desired result, and issues with attachment visibility remain unresolved.

Contextual Notes

Participants mention limitations of common image editing software in handling animated GIFs, particularly regarding frame editing and saving formats. There are also unresolved technical issues related to attachment visibility in the forum.

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I don't have any graphics editing programs which allow me to resize the Gif I have into 64 x 64 without removing its animation properties.

This is the original image:
seye.gif

...if someone could please download that, edit it into 64 x 64 for me, then upload it to the server again, then I would greatly appreciate it!

Thanks in advance for the help!
 
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Could go to www.neosoftware.com,[/URL]
download the trial program,
and play with it yourself.
 
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surely it would be easier to have someone else do it for me :frown:
 
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Damn thing will only make the first frame 64 x 64. Stupid.
 
:smile:
 

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Originally posted by kyleb
:smile:
And just what is THAT supposed to mean?!
 
Hi there,

Here is the resized version. To maintain the aspect ratio it is resized down to 64x47 not 64x64. Inter-frame delay is 0.1 s except for the first frame which has a 1 s delay.

It is the usual trend with all simple image viewer/editor software (not for giants like Photoshop/ImageReady, but then they're expensive) that they don't edit all of the frames of an animated GIF (GIF89a) or a multi-page JPEG or TIFF. They also don't save any multi-page formats although they always save GIF89a single-page despite the fact that GIF89a was designed to offer small bandwidth-affordable animations on the web. It was made to be multi-page. This way you have to buy a GIF Animator, too, something like Microsoft GIF Animator or Ulead GIF Animator. That's a dirty trick. Even ACDSee PowerPack Suite (which must have much power) plays this trick on its customers.
 

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YAY! Thanks Manuel!
 
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Originally posted by Another God
And just what is THAT supposed to mean?!


i attached the file, could you not see it?


btw, its is 64x64 like you asked for; i considered doing what Manuel_Silvio did, but i suppose now you have a selection.
 
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actually, funny enough, I couldn't see either of the attachments before. Now I can see both.

Strange. Meh. Whatever. Happy now, and thanks heaps.

...now to see which proportion looks better...
 
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seye.gif

hahaha, all these rolling eyes... I'm getting dizzy!
seye.gif
 
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ya, it didn't show up for me either when i posted actually. but i edited/deleted my post 3 times and each time the edit page said the attachment was there i just assumed it was because i was the one who posted it so obviously i don't need it. but it shows now, odd stuff.

it seems immage posteings are working too now, i tried the other day and it just made a link instead.

http://www.sunflower.com/~jfrost/horizen2.gif

hows that for dizzy.
 
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