16-08-2001 23:21									#1
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I would like to be able to put an animated gif as my avatar.
I've found some online that I like and save them to my pc...but when I go to look at them or use them as an avatar, they aren't animated anymore...just a static version of the gif at the moment I saved it...
What am I doing wrong here?
How do I preserve the animation?

Thanks in advance!

	16-08-2001 23:43									#2
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What do you use for program to save it with?

	16-08-2001 23:46									#3
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I'm just right clicking on the image and saving as a gif to a folder.

	16-08-2001 23:50									#4
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What browser are you using, and what OS do you have?

	17-08-2001 00:03									#5
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I am using MS Internet Explorer on a MS Windows '98 OS.

	17-08-2001 00:15									#6
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quote: I've found some online that I like and save them to my pc...but when I go to look at them or use them as an avatar, they aren't animated anymore...just a static version of the gif

url? I don't want to be invasive but seeing the .gif file might help out, and some of the other people around here could make it work for you. I've got IE as well and it works just fine for this sort of thing, although something similar has happened in the past. Have you run it through a program (paint, etc)?

	17-08-2001 00:23									#7
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This is an Animated gif I downloaded from www.firaxis.com/civ3 a while ago.
Do you see it animate?

(I’m also using IE (5.0) and Windows 98 (SE))

Attachment: warrior_idle.gif
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	17-08-2001 03:25									#8
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Hmm....I would think that all I had to do was save the gif to a folder and then link to it when I change my avatar?
You keep saying "download"...? Maybe "save as" (by right clicking) is not the way to go?

	17-08-2001 04:48									#9
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quote: Originally posted by SuperSneak Hmm....I would think that all I had to do was save the gif to a folder and then link to it when I change my avatar? You keep saying "download"...? Maybe "save as" (by right clicking) is not the way to go?

Worked for me to save the file and stay animated.

I think vBB has something against animated avitars. Like you can't use them. I may be wrong but I don't remember ever seeing one.

	17-08-2001 05:24									#10
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Nope, it definitely allows them.

	17-08-2001 06:23									#11
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Save option saves the image, download saves the file use download.

	17-08-2001 07:21									#12
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Sneak,

You don't just link to an image on your computer when you change your avatar, you need to upload it to the server.

	17-08-2001 11:56									#13
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quote: Originally posted by Urban Ranger Sneak, You don't just link to an image on your computer when you change your avatar, you need to upload it to the server.

Ok...how do I make it the right size? I can't open it as a bitmap...and when I click on the saved gif in my desktop folder, it links to an MSE window and works fine...but what if it is too big?

	17-08-2001 19:07									#14
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Okay, the best way to do it is to upload your file here and ask some kind-hearted soul to fix it for you, if the file's too big, that is

	17-08-2001 21:55									#15
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OK...this is getting very frustrating...I think I'm missing something simple.
I find a gif, right click and save as a gif.
If I want to see it animated, I have to open it in a browser.
If I want to re-size it, I open it in a graphics program...but if I link that saved gif, I get a static picture.
How do I save and link an animated gif?!?
Here is the url to a page of US flags...can someone walk me through how you would attach one of this images as an avatar?
http://www.bestanimations.com/Flags/USA/USA.html

I'll try to link one here....

Attachment: usa-01.gif
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	17-08-2001 22:02									#16
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WTF? I don't know why this one is working and others didn't?
Ok...this just happened to be the right size...how would I resize an animated gif without somehow screwing up the animation function?

Damn...why did I even change my avatar in the first place...

	17-08-2001 22:02									#17
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It seems to be in the right size, what happens if you try to set it as your avatar?

	17-08-2001 22:07									#18
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Test:

Attachment: alien-02.gif
This has been downloaded 40 time(s).

	18-08-2001 00:12									#19
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quote: Originally posted by SuperSneak Test:

Shall I change it to the right size?

	18-08-2001 00:28									#20
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I've made it anyway. Can't add an attachment to the old post, so I post a new one.

<SMALL>Edit: Small error in speed</SMALL>

Attachment: alien.gif
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	18-08-2001 08:36									#21
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Hey Sneak, you're getting the hang of it

	18-08-2001 19:11									#22
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To edit an animated gif, but still be able to see all the frames, I use JASC animation shop. Any animation program would work just as well though. The one I use is available (in trial) for download free at their website http://www.jasc.com