File sizes

[darksword12]

Is there a good way to decrease the amount of KBs a file takes up? I keep trying to get a good avatar, but it keeps ending up at least 10 Kb large!

Advice?

[Jessweeee♪]

Make the image smaller.

[theundeadhero]

Save it as a .png

[Nominus Experse]

Many programs enable you to select what quality of picture you would like to save it as. Lower the quality, make it smaller, or a different format with a higher compression rate are all options to consider.

[ZeZipster]

The problem is the program you're using. Just send it to any Photshopper and just saving it for the web will probably end up more than halving the filesize without even deteriorating the quality of the image.

[blackmage_nuke]

saving as png or gif would help, but i wouldnt recomend ms paint for saving like this (it reduces quality) use photoshop or something

[Flying Mullet]

Try looking for help in the <a href="http://forums.eyesonff.com/help-forum/43913-avatar-service.html">Avatar Services thread</a>. I'm sure someone can help you there.

[rubah]

What kind of image is it?

There are a number of ways to decrease filesize. These include lowering quality if it's a JPEG, lowering the number of colors if it's a GIF or PNG, or (if it's a very small PNG) converting it to 24bit PNG.

(the last one sounds astounding but it's true. My theory is that the indexng of colors takes up more room than the 'lol use any color' information. This usually happens in the 1-1500 byte range)

Post the image here and one of us can perform the necessary voodoo rituals to get your proper size.

[darksword12]

Thanks! I'll try all these.

[o_O]

What kind of image is it?

There are a number of ways to decrease filesize. These include lowering quality if it's a JPEG, lowering the number of colors if it's a GIF or PNG, or (if it's a very small PNG) converting it to 24bit PNG.

(the last one sounds astounding but it's true. My theory is that the indexng of colors takes up more room than the 'lol use any color' information. This usually happens in the 1-1500 byte range)

Post the image here and one of us can perform the necessary voodoo rituals to get your proper size.

Well, all the 24bit bit means is that there are 24 bits per pixel, or one byte for each colour in a pixel. one for R, one for G, one for B. :p

[rubah]

it still ends up smaller :(