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anarres
13-03-2003, 21:39
So I finally managed to install an avatar mod, it took lots of editing asp files and finger crossing. :)

I have to manually add avatars from URL's, or upload them from my hard drive, or ProPain can do it too.

To get a URL added to the list of available avaters either post a URL here or email the file to ProPain or myself.

It is also possible to make your avatar exclusive to yourself, so let us know if this is the case.

smalltalk
13-03-2003, 21:44
Any size constraints?

anarres
13-03-2003, 21:45
In the avatar settings I can set then to 64 pixels or 96 (or smaller), and it appears that they all get stretched to this size (and maybe shrunk if they are bigger).

Which size would people prefer? At 64x64 your CFC avatar would look fairly normal, but at 96x96 you can have a bigger avatar...

smalltalk
13-03-2003, 21:57
?
Image properties of your avatar are:
65 x 58 pixels


Size doesn't matter ...
ok, I'm kidding. Personally, I'd rather prefer a fast page, so 64x64. Otherwise, the images will be drawn from browser cache anyway, after loading once. I might also turn off images in my browser, if I want it real fast, so 94x94 for the fun of it.

I'm undecided/indifferent.

ERIKK
13-03-2003, 21:59
anti spam!

anarres
13-03-2003, 22:30
added your avatar ERIKK.

anarres
13-03-2003, 22:34
quote:Originally posted by smalltalk

?
Image properties of your avatar are:
65 x 58 pixels Nope. When I right click on it and look at properties mine says 64x64.

ERIKKs avatar has stretched to fit as well, I will investigate stopping this from happening.

smalltalk
13-03-2003, 22:45
That's interesting.
I do the same with Opera 7.01 and it keeps saying 65 x 58 pixels.
and for Erikk's 65 x 49 pixels

Otherwise, if I look at the html it says:
img src="Avatars/Anarchy.jpg" width="64" height="64"
??
But wait, maybe this are the original dimensions of your images?

BTW: couldn't register with Opera. Had to use IE.

CivGeneral
13-03-2003, 23:46
@Anarres - I will be sending my Avatar via E-mail to you :). I just have to poke through my HD to find to. Or should I link up the link to my Avatar at CFC to here?.

anarres
13-03-2003, 23:56
If you know the link of your avatar then link it, but if not sending me the image is fine.

CivGeneral
14-03-2003, 00:03
Link to CivGeneral's Avatar:

http://forums.civfanatics.com/avatar.php?userid=18319&dateline=1047520496

I hope it works.
Thanks,
CivGeneral

anarres
14-03-2003, 01:22
CivGeneral: Added.

If you want it to be private let me know...

Shabbaman
14-03-2003, 09:26
Everyone may use my avatar :p

http://forums.civfanatics.com/avatar.php?userid=12672&dateline=1046693243

I hope it works, it's supposed to have a transparent background.

anarres
14-03-2003, 16:20
Added Shabba, and the transparancy works too. :)

Eklektikos
14-03-2003, 16:39
If I could have this set up as an avatar (exclusive to me) I'd be one chuffed newbie:

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads3/DVavtiny.jpg

anarres
14-03-2003, 17:07
Consider youself 'chuffed'. :)

BTW, that looks amazingly like some horrible torture method - where's it from?

Eklektikos
14-03-2003, 18:04
Muchos gracias :)

It's from the cover of one of my favourite albums, but it's nothing as unpleasant as it appears. Just someone peering at a dessicated viperfish.

Shabbaman
15-03-2003, 18:35
Ooh! Look! What a pretty avatar! Thanks!

anarres
15-03-2003, 19:41
Eklektikos, I just moved all the avatars locally to this site, but yours was unavailable when I did this. As and when it is available I will make it local also.

Sween
16-03-2003, 03:32
:D

http://forums.civfanatics.com/avatar.php?userid=6094&dateline=1046927603

anarres
16-03-2003, 19:24
Added Sween. :)

Eklektikos, I moved your avatar locally to the site and switched you to the local version.

Sween
16-03-2003, 20:24
cool! thanks! is there any way you can make it only available to me? i wouldn't want anybody to steal my avatar ;)

anarres
16-03-2003, 21:17
Available only to you now Sween.

Shabbaman
18-03-2003, 11:45
Help! Look at my avatar! What happened? It isn't even round any more!

WildFire
27-03-2003, 22:48
That work?

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads3/cool.JPG

anarres
27-03-2003, 23:16
Added WildFire.

Let us know if you want it to be private.

Shabba, fuck knows what's going on with your avatar, I will have to try and make sense of the asp code. Maybe at the same time I can get it to leave the images at original size, and just have a 100x100 max

Shabbaman
28-03-2003, 10:55
I think that's what it tries to do, resize it. It's a bit different every time.

col
04-04-2003, 12:48
Please add

http://www.btinternet.com/~colinf/images/manulog1.jpg

as my avatar

anarres
04-04-2003, 13:25
lol!!! You are a freak ERIKK! ;)

I will add it tonight if PP doesn't beat me to it.

ProPain
04-04-2003, 13:50
I plan to look into installing the upload feature this afternoon, if I get it working I'll put up the avatar too (and my shiny new one too! :) )

ERIKK
04-04-2003, 13:56
quote:Originally posted by anarres

lol!!! You are a freak ERIKK! ;)Thanx..

The UN is free to take for everybody on this board!

ProPain
04-04-2003, 14:02
It's available now Erikk.

EDIT: made a mistake, corrected that, available now for real. Made it personal, let me know if you don't want that

anarres
04-04-2003, 15:45
quote:Originally posted by ERIKK

quote:Originally posted by anarres

lol!!! You are a freak ERIKK! ;)Thanx..
By that I mean anyone who supports ManU is a freak, not just you. ;)

ERIKK
04-04-2003, 15:54
Read back, it is Col who has this request, not me. I assumed you both saw that...

I am an Ajax fan and van Nistelrooij was PSV player... (one of) the enemy!

ProPain
04-04-2003, 16:11
sorry Erikk, I was confused by col's blatant misuse of your avatar :)

Fixed that now.

Col, your avatar is named ManU and it's private unless you say o/w

Melifluous
04-04-2003, 16:43
Oh my avatar and mine only please?

http://melifluous.www4.dotnetplayground.com/melavatar.jpg

Melifluous

ProPain
04-04-2003, 17:12
fixed that foryou Meli.

anarres
04-04-2003, 17:43
[:o] My bad ERIKK [:I]

Melifluous
04-04-2003, 18:11
Big smoochies Propane...

Melifluous

ERIKK
04-04-2003, 20:30
Quite a cool avater Mel! Where is it from?

Melifluous
05-04-2003, 00:22
Ah!

Very good plan be me methinks

I searched google for an image an used the keyword Avatar.

Saw this, liked it, used it...

Melifluous

PS. PSP5 had a hand in it too...

DrAlimentado
05-04-2003, 17:07
and here's an avatar for me:



Image Insert:
http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/DrAlimentado/20034516650_Alimentadotrailer.jpg
3.22KB

anarres
05-04-2003, 17:36
Added Dr Alimentado's avatar, private.

anarres
05-04-2003, 17:45
Thanks to Dr Alimentado we have a huge number of new avatars (well, another 10 or 15 anyway).

Some are pretty funny, check it out!

prettyvacant
16-04-2003, 23:57
is it possible to have any of the following as my avatar? are there size of file restrictions?

a.
http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/prettyvacant/2003416225016_pistols_shirt.gif
21.56KB
b.

http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/prettyvacant/2003416225112_FedericoFellini.gif
7.42KB

c.

http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/prettyvacant/2003416225138_Atlantlan-Avatar.jpg
16.86KB

d.
http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/prettyvacant/2003416225257_jcc.jpg
2.76KB

e.

http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/prettyvacant/2003416225413_Joe.jpg
21.6KB

f.

http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/prettyvacant/200341622562_MORRISEY.JPG
9.28KB

as you can see im not fussy!

col
17-04-2003, 09:37
Joe Royle????? - and is that Morrissey?

prettyvacant
17-04-2003, 14:43
yes and yes (BFJs the man assuming we get into the playoffs, and morrisey and footy just seemed such an unlikely combination)

this wasnt intended to be a guessing game but any offers for b and d?

first prize: a week in Scarborough; second prize: two............[punch]

col
17-04-2003, 15:21
Mm - need a larger view of d to have a chance. b dont know.

Col, he say, man who rubbish Scarborough heading for good kicking.

anarres
17-04-2003, 16:46
prettyvacent,

Is b Federico Fellini? [scratch] ;) (don't ask how, you'll be disapointed at how I know...)

Any pic you want as an avatar should be < 20k out of politeness due to loading time.

All pics at the moment are auto-sized to 65x65, although I intend at some point to remove the auto-sizing and allow up to 90x90 (or something like that). :)

If you're not to happy messing with pics, post here which one you would like and one of us can play with it for you.

digger760
17-04-2003, 17:04
hmmm, I have one that i would prefer than that stupid scratchy

http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/digger760/2003521105710_rsb-oxidised2.jpg
1.75KB

DrAlimentado
17-04-2003, 18:31
prettyvacant - the fellini icon would make a great avatar! (If you don't want it I'll probably resize it and give it to anarres to add to the list :))

and anarres, I know how you know! (although I must admit I was momentarily impressed ;))

prettyvacant
17-04-2003, 18:48
sorry Dr Al, I would like the fellini as its seems more kinda avatar-esque, can you or annares turn it into the right size for me please? ie as small as it needs to be; it's ok for me with broadband but I realise that for others big graphics are unhelpful.

Also this is a bigger link for you col - careful, it's a bit scary: http://www.royalcentre-nottingham.co.uk/johnco1.gif and there is a bit of a clue in the link but this person is probably so obscure very few will have heard of him. Further clue: I saw him live a couple of times in the late seventies and he is still performing today. Further useless clue: look at my sig on CFC!!

Finally, file names are a bit of a give away are they not?

DrAlimentado
17-04-2003, 19:26
Good choice prettyvacant [thumbsup] (and no need to be sorry! I was only going to add it to the 'available' list for others, cookie monster is here to stay!)

How about this... (resized and squared off to retain aspect ratio)

http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/dralimentado/2003417182144_Fellini.jpg
3.68*KB

or with a transparent background...

http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/dralimentado/200341720129_Fellini_ts.gif
2.98KB

[edited: because I can :)]

prettyvacant
18-04-2003, 09:33
excellent, thanks doc - transparent background please.[yeah]

col
18-04-2003, 10:28
Mm - johnco eh - Wel it aint John Coltrane, thats for sure. I'd guess that if you saw him live in the late seventies that musthave been in your student days so I'm thinking John Cougar Mellenwhatsit. Will research further!

Filename jcc so I'm on wrong track.

No sig on CFC.

Pretty vacant - suggests John Lydon aka Johnny Rotten but that doesnt fit with jcc either! Time for Google. Ah John Cooper Clark. Strange poet iirc.

china444
26-04-2003, 16:10
annares- Please Add my pennybags or my spam one! PLEASE!

I dont like chipmunk

DrAlimentado
26-04-2003, 19:13
chipmonk!! thats Penfold, and he's a mole.

china444
27-04-2003, 18:09
What ever, just gimme my spam avatar

DrAlimentado
27-04-2003, 20:56
I think Anarres is having issues uploading stuff to the fileserver atm so you might have to wait...

and I don't know if he'll be arsed to go grabbing it from cfc so if you post it here it'll be easier to do... even if you just link to it from cfc.

Stapel
29-04-2003, 10:04
How to get an avatar?



http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/stapel/20034299347_fiat850coupe67.gif
1.73KB

http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/stapel/2003429947_fiat850coupe67.jpg
1.98KB

http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/stapel/20034299427_fiat850coupe67.gif
1.73KB

col
29-04-2003, 10:54
Why is the aminated version smaller than the static one??

Shabbaman
29-04-2003, 11:42
It's probably the same image, only set to non-animated, plus a solid background. That animated thing drives me nuts btw.

anarres
29-04-2003, 11:50
The solid one is bigger because it's a jpg, the animated ones are gif's.

I'm sorry to announce that I am going to have to reinstall my PC to get FTP working again. I somehow managed to kill FTP on my machine, I am sure it's not a firewall or my router, so 1 more night of trying then I'll start from scratch.

When that is done I will catch up with the backlog of work here.

Stapel
29-04-2003, 16:46
Another difference is that he gif has a transparant background. Can anyone make a non moving gif/jpg for me with a transparant background?

I don't get it [mad]

BTW: on this website you can ask Dean to amake a gif of your car:
http://cargifs.co.uk/

DrAlimentado
29-04-2003, 18:05
Hi Stapel! btw, i just pm'd you @cfc :)

Jpeg's can't be transparent, gif's can.

In PSPro the easiest way to do it is to paint the transparent-to-be area all one colour and when you go to save the image (as a .gif) click on the 'options' button in the bottom right of the dialog, then the 'optimiser' button. Select the transparency tab and select the option to make a set colour transparent. It should be fairly straightforward :)

If it's just a transparent version of the car avatar you want here ya go (this took about 7secs, inc booting PSPro :)):

http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/drAlimentado/200342917247_fiat850coupe67_ts.gif
2.32KB

Grille
02-05-2003, 02:44
I'd like to have my private cricket:
http://forums.civfanatics.com/avatar.php?userid=24768&dateline1048960458
I hope *x-range not equal y-range* doesn't matter (?).
Thanks.

ProPain
11-05-2003, 20:33
OK people. this whole avatar business kinda escaped from my attention. Sorry 'bout that. Added Grille's avatar. Stapel you want the static, transparent fiat dr. A made you? if so lemme know I'll add it straight away.

Same for others wanting a custom avatar. Repost and I'll fix it. I'll pay more attention to this as long as Anarres' FTP is still broke

PP

ProPain
11-05-2003, 20:37
@Grille: Apparently avatars are made to fit which means yours is noq square instead of rectangular. I can't do anything about that. If you want the fixed make it square by addind a white/transparent bar in PSP to make it square again.

If you don't know how to do this let me know, I can look into myself next week after tuesday.

PP

prettyvacant
11-05-2003, 21:08
quote:Originally posted by DrAlimentado


with a transparent background...

http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/dralimentado/200341720129_Fellini_ts.gif
2.98*KB


see posts above - this has been re-sized by Dr Al

PP - can you make this my avatar please?

ProPain
12-05-2003, 15:37
@prettyvacant : You're avatar is now online! Have Fun.

PP

prettyvacant
16-05-2003, 19:23
quote:Originally posted by ProPain

@prettyvacant : You're avatar is now online! Have Fun.

PP
Thanks - how did i miss this?

All hail the mighty PP[thumbsup]

I was gonna have a sig advertising simple ladder - but i spose we'll have to move on.

anarres
16-05-2003, 20:03
my FTP *still* isn't working. [cry]

ProPain
17-05-2003, 00:27
@PV, dont move on on my account! SIMPLE LADDER RULES!!!!!!!!

digger760
21-05-2003, 11:59
How come Prettyvacant got his avatar, did ya miss mine



Image Insert:
http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/digger760/2003521105710_rsb-oxidised2.jpg


PS i used to have the aussie flag, but decided this was more fitting for my user id.

ProPain
21-05-2003, 12:53
I certainly did miss yours. Adding it now!

Skyfish
21-05-2003, 15:34
Can I get my

http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/Skyfish/2003521143453_avatar4.jpg
1.89KB avatar loaded as well please ?

Thanks

ProPain
23-05-2003, 00:30
@digger:Still seeing Homer crawl around I checked your avatar and saw I made a mistake. Corrected that.Your avatar can be found as diggersmask.jpg

@skyfish: added your as skyfishbaby.jpg

RedWolf
24-05-2003, 21:08
Hi,

Could you please add my Avatar (private) when you get a chance?

Thanks!

http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/RedWolf/200352420659_rw3.GIF
4.39KB

jack merchant
29-05-2003, 15:04
I was thinking of adding my roses avatar here but I'm not sure people actually like it.... what do you think ?

I was thinking of looking for something different anyway but I may keep it if turns outto be well-liked.

As an example :

http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/jack merchant/200352914342_roses2.gif
3.79KB

prettyvacant
29-05-2003, 15:14
quote:Originally posted by jack merchant

I was thinking of adding my roses avatar here but I'm not sure people actually like it.... what do you think ?


not to my taste I must say. If yoiu want to use Steve Buscemi throwing up some green stuff feel free http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=426

anarres
29-05-2003, 15:22
Added RedWolf, jack merchant, Cartouche Bee all as private. Please let me know if you change your avatar so it can be freed up for others.

Since I am extra happy I got FTP at work again (albeit only for about 5 mins at a time) I also went in and changed your profiles over to use them.

Cartouche Bee
29-05-2003, 22:37
Thanks, anarres! [thumbsup]

I needed to get away from that battered canadian avatar.

anarres
29-05-2003, 23:43
np, have you thought about making the background transparent?

Cartouche Bee
29-05-2003, 23:54
Yes it would be nice with a transparent background, but AFAIK it's alot of work, since the background has alot of little shadings in it.

DrAlimentado
30-05-2003, 02:11
http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/DrAlimentado/200353011040_CB_trans.gif
3.11KB


there ya go. Setting flood fill tolerance to 20% makes short work of lots of little shadings ;)

Cartouche Bee
30-05-2003, 02:29
anarres, since my avatar has been fixed can you update it please.[band]

Cartouche Bee
30-05-2003, 02:30
Very cool, Dr. A, nice service over here. :)

anarres
30-05-2003, 11:27
Done, it looks even better now. :)

digger760
30-05-2003, 11:30
hmm i like that bee avatar....maybe i can copy something from the diggerland website...then again..i don't like my user name much either..would it be to much hassle to change that?

anarres
30-05-2003, 13:03
Just let PP or myself know digger...

prettyvacant
30-05-2003, 13:46
how bout a poll with a selection of names?

digger760
30-05-2003, 15:55
quote:Originally posted by prettyvacant

how bout a poll with a selection of names?


hmmm, maybe, one name i thought of was taken at CFC but the person has never used it.

I have though of 5 possibilities so far

Murmandamus (taken on CFC never used)
SirDon (i could never live up to the ledgend though)
Greg The Great (tacky, but maybe some people would recognise me on msn)
Rebel Scum (my favoutite quote from star wars)
The Enforcer (just ask mel, dogboy and prettyvacant)

ProPain
04-06-2003, 12:06
Well, put on a poll in your forum. Make it funny and I'll make it a featured poll even!

Aggie
09-06-2003, 16:43
I like to have this one:

http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/aggie/200369154343_tomyorke.jpg
1.49KB

anarres
10-06-2003, 14:31
Added Aggie's and stapel's avatars, made both private.

I also changed your profiles to use them. :)

stapel - I'm really sorry about the delay, it got missed at the time and forgotten about. [:I]

Gothmog
19-06-2003, 21:30
Woo, my first post here at CDZ, hope to do some duelin' w/y'all, soon.

Here's my avatar from CFC:

http://forums.civfanatics.com/avatar.php?userid=21756&dateline=1056050858

Skyfish
19-06-2003, 21:39
Great stuff !
Welcome to CDZ Gothmog : about a (builder) game vs each other ?
;)

Gothmog
19-06-2003, 22:30
Thanks Sky, I'm going to finish up at least one of my SG's first. Then Killer has first dibs and I want to see how much time commitment a game is, but after that it's all kickin' ass and takin' names... :) You just made the list!

Aggie
19-06-2003, 22:45
Gothmog: welcome [dance]

ProPain
22-06-2003, 01:06
Welcome Gothmog! Will upload your avatar tomorrow when I'm at the office with a decent connection.

Ribannah
22-06-2003, 09:12
Can I have this one, properly resized and transparent background if possible?

http://home.hccnet.nl/g.den.broeder/ribannah/dreammaker.jpg

ProPain
22-06-2003, 13:27
@gothmog: Your avatar is uploaded
@ribannah: I'll see to that tomorrow. Shriking requires some time, and I need to finish my work first now.

Gothmog
23-06-2003, 15:49
Thanks ProPain.

Hmm, looks like my avatar got stretched in the vertical. I think it was 60x50 pixels originaly. If it's not too much trouble for you to change I'll make a 64x64 version (that's what it looks like these are, yes?) and upload it sometime soon.

Edit: just looked over the last page and it says 65x65 so I'll try that.

Here's the new version... and it's a much smaller file size too!



http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/Gothmog/200362315810_Gothmog2.gif
2.75KB

digger760
23-06-2003, 16:45
hmmm, me too, my image avatar got skewed...here is a better one i think. Could i have mine replaced by this one.



http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/digger760/200362410428_rsb-oxidised2gif.gif
2.96KB

EDIT- got rid of that goldie looking one, decided it was'nt right, so i have changed the current one to 64x64 and transparent back ground

ProPain
23-06-2003, 23:59
Didnt get to it today people. RL is a bitch sometimes. I wont be in the office for the next 2 days and uploading on dial up is a disaster. So plz have a little patience. I promise I'll fix it all this week

Gothmog
24-06-2003, 03:00
At your convenience ProPain, and thanks.

Ribannah
24-06-2003, 10:36
No need to hurry, ProPain. :)

ERIKK
24-06-2003, 14:43
Hi guys, could you please insert this pic in the avater list?

Adres: http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/ERIKK/2003624133915_un2.gif

Picture:

http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/ERIKK/2003624133915_un2.gif


Thanks :)

ProPain
25-06-2003, 01:13
added to my to do list for friday Erik.

ProPain
30-06-2003, 17:30
Fixed all avatars in my coffee break. PSP5 has some problem generating transparent back grounds so they dont look to good imo. Maybe someone else can fix this.

PP

digger760
30-06-2003, 17:55
did you forget mine?

anarres
30-06-2003, 18:09
digger - it was added to the lsit as 'digger2', I just set your profgile to use it (you can edit your profile form the 'Members' link at the top of the page).

Ribannah
01-07-2003, 12:04
quote:Originally posted by ProPain

Fixed all avatars in my coffee break. PSP5 has some problem generating transparent back grounds so they dont look to good imo. Maybe someone else can fix this.


Thanks but yes, it doesn't look that good. Maybe also because the original is .jpg and you made a .gif image? Or doesn't .jpg allow transparency? Hmm. Anyone?

PS: A version of the large image with transparent background would also be nice to have. Isn't there a paint program somewhere that simply allows a color to be changed into transparent?

digger760
01-07-2003, 14:05
jpg don't do transparency, but gifs do. The problem with your image is that is is difficult to convert that grey to transparent, because if you look closely at it all is not all the same shade of grey.

digger760
01-07-2003, 14:23
ok,

I played i had a few spare minutes during my lunch break so i played about with the image. I made all the back ground one colour although close to the edge of the image i could'nt be bothered to much cos it is hard work change all the pixels there.

The problem is the image is to detailed and once you resize it to 64x64 alot of the pixels are merged into 1, so you loose the detail you had.

Anyway here is what i did. slight better background anyway



http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/digger760/200371132121_dreammakergif.gif
4.3KB


if you save the 64x64 image as a bmp you can edit each pixel in paint brush, you might be able to make the picture clearer in 64x64...but you'd have to have lots of patients.

digger760
01-07-2003, 14:27
if you zoom up that 64x64 image you can see what has happened to the pixels



http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/digger760/200371132739_dreammakerjpg.jpg
9.54KB

ProPain
01-07-2003, 14:32
Ribannah. As digger says jpg dont allow tranparancy, gifs do. The trick ( at least in PSP5) is to change the background to a single color and tell the programm to make that color transparant. Kinda tricky for images with lots of color because then part of the picture gets transparant also. I fixed the background color when the image was still large but making it smaller fucked up the single color background.

I can upload Diggers version which looks quite ok imo. (It's much better than my version anyway!) If you want I can look at it more closely and experiment with different methods of making the image smaller and manually adjusting the border coloring. This takes quite some time and I won't get to that before my holiday. So you would need to exercise some patience till the end of July.

DrAlimentado
01-07-2003, 14:42
Ribbanah, here ya go:

http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/DrAlimentado/200371133623_dreammaker.gif
56.73KB

http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/DrAlimentado/20037113375_dreammaker64.gif
4.76KB

PSP7, for BG's with slightly different shades flood-fill it with a different colour with tolerance set to 20% or so, then do the transparency.

anarres
01-07-2003, 14:48
DrA, can you also lighten it up? I'm sure there must be a brightness/contrast control in there somewhere... ;)

DrAlimentado
01-07-2003, 14:55
bleh, I needn't have bothered! still, it takes all of 2 minutes, so no loss ;)

digger - use flood-fill instead of doing it by hand... works just fine unless your flooding up to a colour that is too close to the one your replacing (ie. if the border was dark grey)

PP, the reason the bg colour changed to being non-single colour is because you resized when it was a 32k colour jpg, if you decreased colour depth to 256 colours before the resize it would have stayed single colour. It's worth playing with the different colour conversions to see which palette works best, octree or median-cut usually give better results than 'web-safe'.

I haven't manually altered the border to make it rounder which as you can see from Digger's zoom-up will make a slight difference...

DrAlimentado
01-07-2003, 15:07
LOL, do I have to refresh the page every minute in here!

ok, with brightness slightly increased. This was another quickie... you could spend a long time fiddling with brightness and contrast to get it 'just-so' but... I'm lazy.

http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/DrAlimentado/20037114319_dreammaker64v2.gif
4.75KB

digger760
01-07-2003, 16:14
mines a bit rough at the edges.

I used Microsoft photo editor to resize it to 64x64 and save as a bmp. Then used paintbrush to "bludgeon it" (make the background all one colour, but this is hard to do around the edges and due to my lazy ness the edges are rough looking). Then re-open in Microsoft photo editor set the back ground to transparent and sav it as a gif file.

Sounds like DrA has an easy way of doing it.

col
01-07-2003, 16:19
Can I swap avatars to this one



http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/col/200371152554_col.gif
3.53KB

ProPain
01-07-2003, 16:56
it's uploaded Col.

col
01-07-2003, 17:08
Hm - why has the shape distorted !!!

digger760
01-07-2003, 17:41
quote:Originally posted by col

Hm - why has the shape distorted !!!


Old age is setting in.

Gothmog
01-07-2003, 18:32
Thanks ProPain, I feel much better now. All that stretching was giving me a headache!

@Col - your avitar is only 50 pixels wide so that is being stretched to 64. Opposite of the problem I was having.

Ribannah
01-07-2003, 23:04
quote:Originally posted by DrAlimentado


ok, with brightness slightly increased. This was another quickie... you could spend a long time fiddling with brightness and contrast to get it 'just-so' but... I'm lazy.

http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/DrAlimentado/20037114319_dreammaker64v2.gif
4.75*KB


Wow! You guys have done a great job. ProPain, could you make this one the avatar? Until DrAlimentado comes up with the next version, that is. ;)

ProPain
02-07-2003, 13:01
Col, it's not your drinking that caused you head to swell, it's the fact that you picture is not a square. The forum code stretches/shrinks all avatars to squares. So just add some extra transparent width and you'll be looking fine again.

Ribannah: I'll upload it today after my last business meeting (app. 15:00 dutch time)

col
02-07-2003, 13:36
Ok - I'll edit the pix so 65x65


http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/col/200372123652_col.gif
3.57*KB

Can you delete my other similar pix and use this one PP - and I'll ignore that remark about swollen heads due to drinking. Hic.

Cartouche Bee
02-07-2003, 23:37
Oh, I thought the swollen head look was from over moderation of some sort. [/duck and run for cover]

ProPain
03-07-2003, 13:28
Replaced the old files!

Moonsinger
31-07-2003, 18:25
Can I have my avatar too? Thanks!

http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/moonsinger/200373118211_Moonsinger_Avatar.gif
2.71KB

anarres
31-07-2003, 19:46
I will add it tonight Moonsinger if PP doesn't beat me to it. :)

Moonsinger
31-07-2003, 21:00
No problem! Thanks again!:)

anarres
31-07-2003, 23:47
I just added yours Moonsinger and set it to you.

Plux
08-08-2003, 23:14
Can you plz add my avatar as well??

http://gathering.tweakers.net/usericons/2499/primus.jpg

tx :)

yndy
09-08-2003, 12:31
Can you please add mine as well when you have the time?

http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/yndy/200389113033_avatar.jpg
1.66KB

Thanks

ProPain
09-08-2003, 14:14
Yndy,

I uploaded your avatar but as you can see the good old stretch-the-avatar-demon rears it's ugly head again. If you make it a 65*65 pixel square it will be all right.

ProPain
09-08-2003, 14:19
Added yours too Plux. I'm no southpark fan, so I;m wondering why it's called primus. DOes it have anything to do with the badn Primus? Is that a Les Claypool in Southpark disguise?

Plux
09-08-2003, 15:22
quote:Originally posted by ProPain

Added yours too Plux. I'm no southpark fan, so I;m wondering why it's called primus. DOes it have anything to do with the badn Primus? Is that a Les Claypool in Southpark disguise?
It is indeed. I'm a huge fan of the band, and the theme song of the series is theirs.

anarres
11-08-2003, 13:38
I removed the fixed avatar size. You should now see them as intended.

I have not set a limit yet for avatars, but about 100x100 max seems OK.

ProPain
11-08-2003, 14:02
Now thats why my avatar has grown all of a sudden!

jack merchant
11-08-2003, 14:52
Funny, I used to have the same sig at CFC as ProPain has here now [crazyeye]

ProPain
11-08-2003, 14:56
It's temporary. Suddenly my 6 years of latin classes inspired me.

Cruise
11-08-2003, 16:36
I would like http://members.lycos.co.uk/akruize/Dirkjan.jpg to be my avatar, plz.

thx! :)

ProPain
11-08-2003, 16:43
Aah Dirk-Jan, I LOVE that cartoon. I'll fix it right now

smalltalk
18-08-2003, 21:22
I finally found an avatar, that resembles my true nature.

http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/smalltalk/2003818201942_simpanssi_small.gif
3.5KB

If you could please link it somewhen?

anarres
18-08-2003, 23:56
Done, and set it to you. :)

smalltalk
19-08-2003, 01:16
Thanks.:)

Bio-diversity must be in the public domain! Any siblings, please let me know! :D I do have more portraits available.

No patents on biological material.[pirate]

CivGeneral
20-08-2003, 21:48
Is it possible to swap an avatar with this one?

http://www.jadesabre.com/images/thumbs/comic-tallmara.jpg

CivGeneral
22-08-2003, 19:35
Hmm, is there anyone in this forum that can swap my old awavtar with bthe one I posted above (or the one I have in my Sig). Usualy by now its done. Can someone please take notice and swap it with the Avatar I psted above or the one thats in my Sig?

THe Address to the Picture for my desired Avatar is,
http://www.jadesabre.com/images/thumbs/comic-tallmara.jpg

Thanks

anarres
23-08-2003, 06:06
Added...

CivGeneral
24-08-2003, 09:23
Thanks :).

Sir Eric
10-09-2003, 22:42
Can I get an avatar added too?[wavey] thanks. There are times when only the lion can express what I am truly feeling


http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/Sir Eric/2003910214339_shy lion1.jpg
1.99KB

anarres
11-09-2003, 00:33
Added. :D

Sir Eric
11-09-2003, 07:58
thanks anarres

ProPain
11-09-2003, 10:39
KingReno: added your new avatar

joedoe21
21-09-2003, 14:14
May I please have this as my avatar. [goodjob]

http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/joedoe21/2003921131357_joedoeAV.jpg
7.14KB

GO THE MIGHTY CATS![soldier][saiyan]

digger760
22-09-2003, 10:11
i thought you'd have supported the.....
http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/digger760/200392291044_977109ak.gif
5.24KB

WildFire
22-09-2003, 23:45
please :)

If one of u all could make it transparent I'd appreciate it.

http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/WildFire/2003922222939_doom!.JPG

anarres
23-09-2003, 01:18
I am slow atm, I will get to the avatars tomorrow.

DrAlimentado
25-09-2003, 01:12
Wildfire, here ya go:

http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/DrAlimentado/200392501218_WildFire.gif
3.17KB

WildFire
25-09-2003, 01:22
PLease add that to the avatar list :)

anarres
27-09-2003, 18:25
done and done. Sorry it took so long...

Skyfish
09-11-2003, 22:37
Can I have this image added to the avatar list please ?

Its name is : DarkSky

http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/skyfish/200311921391_avatar3JPEG.JPG
4.76*KB

anarres
09-11-2003, 23:57
Can you make it a little smaller (100x100) please?

Skyfish
10-11-2003, 07:31
Like this ?

http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/skyfish/2003111063053_avatar4JPEG.JPG
3.59KB

Pastorius
10-11-2003, 22:28
http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/Paalikles/20031110213027_candh.jpg
3.91*KB

Can I have this one? One of the best ones I ve seen ;)

Edit: transparent would be nice - would have changed it myself, but my Photoshop CD is at my parents house - which is quite far away :(

Edit2: Make it a Paalikles exclusive ;)

anarres
11-11-2003, 16:58
I will wait to see if someone can make that transparent Paalikles. If not I can try to do it tonight.

Added DarkSky to the list.

digger760
11-11-2003, 17:12
http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/digger760/20031111161157_20031110213027_candh.gif
4.83KB

anarres
11-11-2003, 17:16
Added and set to Paalikles. Thanks Digger. :)

Beam
23-11-2003, 23:31
Are the props of this pic OK to use as avatar?

http://www.haagsma.biz/siebe/Auto/scotty1.gif

Moonsinger
01-12-2003, 19:20
I would like to change my avatar to this image:

http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/moonsinger/2003121181958_ms_avatar.gif
3.19KB

Thanks!:)

Shabbaman
02-12-2003, 09:23
quote:Originally posted by Beam

Are the props of this pic OK to use as avatar?

http://www.haagsma.biz/siebe/Auto/scotty1.gif


I think you should photoshop that a bit: "Very funny Scotty. Now beam down my clothes!"

anarres
02-12-2003, 10:12
argh, I missed these. will be done later today...

ProPain
02-12-2003, 11:07
Fixed this. Also anarres adaption to avatar cropping works for that avatar of yours Beam!

anarres
02-12-2003, 11:22
hehe, I was going to cut down beam's to 100x100 - it seemed like a good unofficial limit. ;)

ProPain
02-12-2003, 11:26
you can still do that. Might be wise cuz his avatar is broadening the first column.

Beam
02-12-2003, 12:12
quote:Originally posted by ProPain

Fixed this. Also anarres adaption to avatar cropping works for that avatar of yours Beam!


Great! About Photoshopping, this guy really has to serious an expression on his face, i'll try to modify this a little. otoh, anarres one is even has a more serious look on his face.

Bout cropping, agree. Why not cut a little off on both sides?

anarres
03-12-2003, 16:38
I changed it Beam. :)

CivGeneral
03-12-2003, 17:08
@anarres -

I want my Avatars (CivGeneral and Mara Jade) to be set that only I use them.

Thanks

anarres
03-12-2003, 19:28
Mara Jade is already set to just you, but the first avatar is now being used by someone else so I can't just remove it from them. :(

Maybe I can email them and ask if there is another they are happy to use. :)

Shabbaman
09-12-2003, 15:06
Maybe it's just 'cause I'm in the mood, but I'd be delighted if I saw someone (not me, I'm happy with shabba) this avatar:

http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/Shabbaman/200312914551_stfuavatar.jpg
3.93KB

ProPain
09-12-2003, 15:07
hmm, I might adopt it for the CDG UN forum, for here I'm quite pleased with my chopped of body parts avatar.

col
21-12-2003, 13:43
New avatar time please.

http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/col/20031221124339_muttley.gif
9.97KB

smalltalk
21-12-2003, 17:20
An inflatable leg would make a good xmas present for col. ;)

ProPain
22-12-2003, 11:59
Col: done. Pity you cant add sounds to avatars....

Eklektikos
21-01-2004, 18:01
Any chance somebody could replace my current avatar with this larger version, please?

http://www.deadjournal.com/userpic/649861/198484

Socrates
30-01-2004, 02:18
Could I get this image as my avatar here, like in CFC ? Thanks a lot. Also if you can make it only available to me... (I worked a lot before getting to this result)

http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/kryszcztov/200413011553_Socrate_avatar.gif
3.14KB

anarres
30-01-2004, 13:25
Eklektikos, I am very sorry for missing your message - I have now replaced your avatar.

kryszcztov, I added yours (for you only), and I assigned it to you.

Irigy
10-02-2004, 00:02
I'd like to use this as my avatar:

http://wc3.ano-toto.de/civ/QCat.png

If the size (7kb) is ok.

ProPain
10-02-2004, 00:53
will do tomorrow irigy. time for bed now :)

Aggie
12-02-2004, 19:00
Could I have this one for my own?



http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/Aggie/20042121808_thomdrw3.JPG
2.05 KB

EDIT: maybe this bigger one is better :)

http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/Aggie/2004212183110_yorkeradiohead.jpg
4.26 KB

Bump [blush]

ProPain
13-02-2004, 13:48
I will take care of it tonight Aggie

anarres
13-02-2004, 13:51
Who's that by? It is very familiar, like Picasso or Miro or something...

Aggie
13-02-2004, 13:52
no anarres, it's a Tom Yorke :D

anarres
13-02-2004, 13:56
Added as TomYorke. :)

I remembered what it remided me of: "Drawing with light" by Picasso...

Aggie
13-02-2004, 14:03
Thanks [thumbsup]

Tom Yorke may not be an original painter/visual artist, but it is a good reflection of how I feel atm :)... :( (well, maybe not that bad ;) )

Dell19
05-04-2004, 21:48
http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/Dell19/200445204739_aVATOR2b.JPG
3.69*KB

Please.

Schip
05-04-2004, 23:06
http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/Schip/20044522616_sleepboot.jpg
4.6KB

this one please.

anarres
06-04-2004, 00:14
Aded Dell19 and Schip. :)

Ginger_Ale
01-10-2004, 13:47
Can you give me an avatar? So that I look good. http://forums.civfanatics.com/image.php?u=49440&dateline=1093998812 - that's my preferred choice. If I don't get it, I'll just use someone else's avatar here. [:p]

ProPain
01-10-2004, 13:59
added Ginger Ale

anarres
01-10-2004, 14:00
Added. [lol] [crazyeye]

grs
12-10-2004, 19:53
I would like this avatar. I neither have nor want a (c) on it.

http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/grs/20041012185224_namelessonesm7070.jpg
2.52KB

anarres
12-10-2004, 22:02
Added. :)

akots
12-10-2004, 23:02
I was always wondering how people here get avatars. Now I know!!! Please, can I have this one?

http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/akots/2004101222137_avatar-2554.gif
58.09KB

If it is not possible, then another one:

http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/akots/2004101222110_avatar-5210.gif
8.47KB

ProPain
12-10-2004, 23:14
If anarres hasnt added it, I'll do that tomorrow when I have downloaded a new FTP client

akots
14-10-2004, 08:57
Still aint got no avantar [sad]

anarres
14-10-2004, 23:39
You do now. :)

P.S. I added the other one too...

akots
15-10-2004, 00:17
Thanks a lot :)

Beam
16-10-2004, 00:23
Animated avatars, juicy! ;)

akots
16-10-2004, 01:37
I noticed col had one for a long time.

Dell19
16-10-2004, 13:30
We are allowed animated avatars here? Hmmm could be time for an avatar change.

anarres
16-10-2004, 15:01
Well, there are no hard and fast rules, but if naked anime girls appear everywhere we may have to change that. [lol]

Rik Meleet
18-10-2004, 09:13
Hi,

Can someone please place this avatar ??

http://home.zonnet.nl/witpaard/index_bestanden/image003.jpg

Thx,
Rik

ProPain
18-10-2004, 09:23
added Rik Meleet and Stephko

Lt. Killer M
22-10-2004, 15:07
http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/Lt. Killer M/2004102214646_avatar.jpg
10.66 KB

please?

(exclusive)

Banzai
22-10-2004, 15:48
Can this be my avatar?

http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/banzai/20041022144759_BanzaiAvatar.JPG
14.95KB

Socrates
22-10-2004, 16:03
@ Killer : You fucking neo-con !! You damn traitor !! You damn German militarist !! You vote Bush, uh ? Aaaaargh !... [eek]

[lol]

Lt. Killer M
22-10-2004, 18:43
krys: We needs it, precious avatar, for demo-game!

ProPain
22-10-2004, 19:54
done

Lt. Killer M
22-10-2004, 20:03
Propain, thank you - now I am a proper HAWK!


[mwaha]

Banzai
22-10-2004, 20:13
Thanks PP!

grs
22-10-2004, 20:21
Hmm...I might need a chicken then?!?

Socrates
23-10-2004, 01:08
quote:Originally posted by Lt. Killer M

krys: We needs it, precious avatar, for demo-game!

I know, that was what I was referring to. Just a hawk wouldn't have got me the right hint. But shhh, demo-game ? What is that ? [mischief]

Dell19
29-10-2004, 22:06
Made it originally for another forum but it didn't take too long to reduce the size slightly :)

http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/Dell19/2004102921510_JSBs.gif
34.72KB

Banzai
29-10-2004, 22:42
[drunk]Yummie! [:p] too bad she smokes...

Dell19
29-10-2004, 23:34
Its from a film so who knows in real life...

Dell19
04-11-2004, 00:39
Watching the clip again, no one actually smokes in the entire scene...

Is it too large/inappropriate to be used or has no one had the time?

ProPain
04-11-2004, 01:21
Too inappropriate, lol, this is CDZ!!!

more of a time issue. Wasnt online so didnt notice this thread.

Dell19
04-11-2004, 17:39
Yeah I don't know what I was thinking... :) The size might have been a valid conccern though...

anarres
04-11-2004, 19:11
My problem is that if this thread is bumped while I am at work it is very unlikely I will have time to add an avatar. Then when I next visit at home the thread isn't on active topics and I invariably forget...

LLXerxes
23-12-2004, 20:12
I've got 2
http://67.18.37.17/1410/98/upload/av-1.jpg
and
http://www.youngprops.com/bsrally/2002/squirrel_bazooka.jpg

let's hope they're not stretched too much
thk u

grahamiam
20-01-2005, 19:58
hi,
wondering if i could get these added. can't decide yet (and i want to leave the lorax for cfc).

forget the muton, i like evil bert instead [lol]



http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/grahamiam/200512023033_bert5.gif
3.77KB

and a pirate flag (just too cool :) )

http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/grahamiam/2005120185618_pirateflag.gif
6.3*KB

anarres
21-01-2005, 02:21
I'll do this tomorrow or possibly Sat grahamiam, and I'll get yours too if they're not in there yet LLXerxes. :)

LLXerxes
23-01-2005, 00:53
quote:Originally posted by anarres

I'll do this tomorrow or possibly Sat grahamiam, and I'll get yours too if they're not in there yet LLXerxes. :)

actually, you can wait on that for me

Rik Meleet
03-02-2005, 22:12
I'd like this to be my Avatar: http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/Rik Meleet/20052321910_animationorcasplash.gif

grahamiam
08-02-2005, 22:59
quote:Originally posted by anarres

I'll do this tomorrow or possibly Sat grahamiam :)
[bump][whatsthis

Haruka
17-02-2005, 02:49
quote:Well, there are no hard and fast rules, but if naked anime girls appear everywhere we may have to change that.
Dell can supply the naked. I'll supply the anime... ;)

http://img187.exs.cx/img187/7655/harukaavatar2medium1aa.gif

Ginger_Ale
17-02-2005, 03:03
Noooooooooooooooooo :( Please no anime avatars... they're so annoying. [cringe]

Ville
20-02-2005, 19:21
Could I have this one? :)
http://img172.exs.cx/img172/2323/rob37gd.jpg
(http://img172.exs.cx/img172/2323/rob37gd.jpg)

Pastorius
20-02-2005, 19:27
Cute [:p]

Ville
21-02-2005, 19:50
Imageshack is down?
http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads9/Rob3.jpg (http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads9/Rob3.jpg)

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads9/Rob3.jpg

the Last Conformist
28-02-2005, 22:20
Please?

http://andjo.free.fr/pics/collapsar.100.jpg

(Exclusive to me, preferably)

ProPain
01-03-2005, 00:53
ok, not at home at the moment, cant upload. I'll fix all backlog requests on wednesday. (if anarres doesnt beat me to it!)

the Last Conformist
05-03-2005, 04:41
Any progress?

ProPain
08-03-2005, 13:02
Look how nice you all look now!! Grahamian, yours are uploaded, but you have two so I leave the choice to you!

Rik Meleet
08-03-2005, 13:27
Thanks PP