I've had several attempts at improving the quality of my Avatar photo but it looks so fuzzy compared to many of the other profile picture avatars on the forum...what can I do to get a better picture?
Hope this is not too trivial
Mandy
edited to say this new Avatar is much clearer... thanks Kai for your help!
fuzzy Avatar Picture
fuzzy Avatar Picture
Last edited by Moogieof4 on Fri Sep 03, 2010 3:51 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Re: fuzzy Avatar Picture
I took a regular photo (huge file size) and reduced it to 100pixels wide by however tall... make sure neither measurment is over 100 pixels. I also changed the resolution to 72 pixels/inch. (Make sure this doesn't alter your 100pixel width/height)... and then saved it as a GIF and it seemed to work OK.
I did all of this in Photoshop... not sure what program you're using to edit the photo.
Need more help, feel free to email your original photo to me and I'll play with it and email it back to you, no sweat.
I did all of this in Photoshop... not sure what program you're using to edit the photo.
Need more help, feel free to email your original photo to me and I'll play with it and email it back to you, no sweat.
Re: fuzzy Avatar Picture
Thanks Kai I have a much clearer avatar now. You were really helpful!
Mandy
Mandy