Avatar Problems

-SlipKnoT- · 11-29-2007, 05:59 PM

Heres the dilemma.

I find an avatar on google images, and it has a white background, so I go to adobe photoshop and make a new image with a transparent background. I delete all the white so it's just the picture with no a transparent background, I save it as a png (tried jpeg as well) and try to host it on image shack or directly by legends forums it shows up with a white background.

I'm lost.

| Red Devil | · 11-29-2007, 06:13 PM

1) which browser do you use? (transparency in png images do NOT work in IE6

2) JPEGs do not have transparencies - use the .gif format

-SlipKnoT- · 11-29-2007, 06:37 PM

I'm using the latest version of FireFox of course.

| Red Devil | · 11-29-2007, 06:50 PM

I'm not sure on the exact workings (probably imagemagick) - but the forum transcodes the images into jpg and gif for avatars (and at least transfers them to the forum server)

if the .gif doesn't work - pm me the image and i'll try to get it up

| Red Devil | · 11-29-2007, 08:59 PM

The image you were using is over the 120X120 avatar size limit, so the forum automatically resized it to fit the limit - and thus in the process loses the transparency

11-29-2007, 05:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
-SlipKnoT- Sits on Chair Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: K-Town PA Posts: 4,022	Avatar Problems Heres the dilemma. I find an avatar on google images, and it has a white background, so I go to adobe photoshop and make a new image with a transparent background. I delete all the white so it's just the picture with no a transparent background, I save it as a png (tried jpeg as well) and try to host it on image shack or directly by legends forums it shows up with a white background. I'm lost. __________________ Gifts:\|X\| \|o\| \|X\| \|o\| \|X\| \|o\| \|X\| \|o\| \|X\| \|o\|

11-29-2007, 06:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
\| Red Devil \| The Red Grey Turkey Hero Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Look Behind You... Posts: 10,397	1) which browser do you use? (transparency in png images do NOT work in IE6 2) JPEGs do not have transparencies - use the .gif format __________________ .. S3R0SIG

11-29-2007, 06:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
-SlipKnoT- Sits on Chair Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: K-Town PA Posts: 4,022	I'm using the latest version of FireFox of course. __________________ Gifts:\|X\| \|o\| \|X\| \|o\| \|X\| \|o\| \|X\| \|o\| \|X\| \|o\|

11-29-2007, 06:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
\| Red Devil \| The Red Grey Turkey Hero Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Look Behind You... Posts: 10,397	I'm not sure on the exact workings (probably imagemagick) - but the forum transcodes the images into jpg and gif for avatars (and at least transfers them to the forum server) if the .gif doesn't work - pm me the image and i'll try to get it up __________________ .. S3R0SIG

11-29-2007, 08:59 PM	#5 (permalink)
\| Red Devil \| The Red Grey Turkey Hero Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Look Behind You... Posts: 10,397	The image you were using is over the 120X120 avatar size limit, so the forum automatically resized it to fit the limit - and thus in the process loses the transparency __________________ .. S3R0SIG

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