Avatar file sizes - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

***The Barrow-Wight*** · 05-06-2003, 01:58 PM

Lossentilien's avatar has motivated me to remind everyone that avatars should never be more than 5-15 KB in size. Her's is 249KB [img]smilies/eek.gif[/img] That means that every time someone reads a topic she has posted on, they must wait for her giant avatar to load. This can be excrutiating for people with a slow connection. Of course, Lossentilien is not the only one with an oversized avatar, so we would appreciate if everyone would work to make their own avatars as small in file size as possible.

Thanks,

[ May 06, 2003: Message edited by: The Barrow-Wight ]

Trippo The Hippo · 05-06-2003, 02:04 PM

Can you tell us how to check on the size?

***The Barrow-Wight*** · 05-06-2003, 02:25 PM

Yours is 13KB. I typoed to say never more than 5KB when I should have said 5-15KB. So your's really isn't too bad. I'll fix my original post.

I found out how big your avatar was by right-clicking it and saving it to my hard drive. Then I explored that folder and saw the file size.

Orual · 05-06-2003, 02:49 PM

I don't know if this works for everyone's computer, but if you right-click on the avatar then find where it says "Properties" on the menu that the right-click ought to pull up, it'll tell you how many bytes it is. Just translate that into kilobytes, and you've got the size of your avatar.

~*~Orual~*~

Oddwen · 05-06-2003, 03:02 PM

Uh-oh. This is the second post regarding site space...this isn't a bad thing is it?
[img]smilies/eek.gif[/img]

***The Barrow-Wight*** · 05-06-2003, 03:46 PM

Oural is right, of course. For some reason I didn't think of the simplest solution to checking the size. I download and upload pics out of habit.

No worries. We're not running out of space, though saving space could cause future glitches like we had a couple weeks ago. If we can all just be cognizant of how our posting affect others, everything will be great.

Ainaserkewen · 05-06-2003, 04:26 PM

I guess mine is too big, eh?
Darn, I really like this one to.

Eruanna · 05-06-2003, 04:41 PM

Mine is 38kb, I didn't realise that they took a long time to load....However, when you think about all of the different dancing/running/twirly/whirly avatars that are on the Downs, you realise that they must really slow some older computers down. I'll look for a smaller one. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Firondoiel · 05-06-2003, 06:02 PM

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it'll tell you how many bytes it is. Just translate that into kilobytes, and you've got the size of your avatar.

How do you translate it?? [img]smilies/confused.gif[/img]

Galadrie1 · 05-06-2003, 06:22 PM

1 byte = 1000 kilobytes.

Firondoiel · 05-06-2003, 06:44 PM

Thank you Galadrie1. That means bye bye Bugs though. [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img] [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img] [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img] [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img] [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img]

**The Saucepan Man** · 05-06-2003, 06:51 PM

Eruanna, your avatar is 9.756 KB according to its Properties.

Is 15 KB a definate limit? My mirroball is just over 18 KB, but I'm quite keen to hang on to it for a little longer ...

... Please, Mr Barrow-Wight, sir?

Gorwingel · 05-06-2003, 07:00 PM

I do think Saucepan Man should be able to keep his disco ball because it simply ROCKS!

But I have noticed that the large size of certain avatars have slowed down the speed of downloading some of the topics (though it is not really a problem for me because I have broadband). If it is a slight problem for me, I could understand that it could be very serious for other people with dial-up.

Trippo The Hippo · 05-06-2003, 07:17 PM

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1 byte = 1000 kilobytes.

I believe you mean 1000 byte = 1 kilobyte. Otherwise the barrow-wights avatar is 1,285,000 kilobytes.

Beren87 · 05-06-2003, 07:27 PM

Hum, mine is only 4KB! I'm under the minimium. [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img]

elven maiden Earwen · 05-06-2003, 08:08 PM

ack mines only like 2KB I think [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img]

GaladrieloftheOlden · 05-06-2003, 08:12 PM

Mines 3.494 kb... is that okay, as in, is under the limit okay? [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img] [img]smilies/confused.gif[/img]

~Menelien

***The Barrow-Wight*** · 05-06-2003, 08:40 PM

If anyone's avatar is over 15KB, it's far too big - no exceptions - even for fancy disco balls. Sorry.

Beren87 · 05-06-2003, 08:53 PM

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is under the limit okay?

Erm...obviously...

Alkanoonion · 05-06-2003, 09:30 PM

ok time to change my avatar back
bye bye

[ May 06, 2003: Message edited by: Alkanoonion ]

Orual · 05-06-2003, 09:45 PM

Testing my new icon to make sure it's small enough...

~*~Orual~*~

***The Barrow-Wight*** · 05-07-2003, 05:35 AM

I appreciate everyone's quick attention on this. Thanks. You are truly doing your fellow Downers a favor.

ElentariGreenleaf · 05-07-2003, 06:53 AM

*cough* I have a slow connection, and Saucepan Man's avatar loads as quick as any others.

Oh, and I believe if it was Lossie's olando getting his head saved one, I will take part of the blame for its size. She sent it to me to upload it, and I tried to cut down the size, really i did! I just couldn't bare to cut out any frames... [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

YAY! My avatar's only 7kb! AND I made it... *very proud of self*

Eruanna · 05-07-2003, 08:22 AM

I really liked my Grail and Star but it was 38 kb. I chose the Homer one as it is well under 10kb, and as I am usually in the Quiz section his perplexed look seemed to suit me. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

He does look a bit squashed-up though.

[ May 07, 2003: Message edited by: Eruanna ]

Too squashed...I've decided to go for something more M.E...and it's smaller.

[ May 07, 2003: Message edited by: Eruanna ]

Sophia the Thunder Mistress · 05-07-2003, 08:25 AM

The raindrops are gone as well... *sighs* oh well... coolness can be sacrificed in the name of efficiency [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

Sophia

Manardariel · 05-07-2003, 08:48 AM

Changed mine! Same pic, but much smaller. Does it work?

GaladrieloftheOlden · 05-07-2003, 08:54 AM

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Erm...obviously...

I stated that question wrong, and it made me look like an idiot [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img]

I meant, 5-15, so if it's under 5... yeah.

~Menelien

Amanaduial the archer · 05-07-2003, 12:42 PM

Phew, mine's only 9KB. Ish. Ok, a little over then...

*Varda* · 05-07-2003, 12:49 PM

How can you make it smaller? *frowns* And does it help?

Lossentilien · 05-07-2003, 12:52 PM

Geez, you couldv'e pmd me! I'm not here that often to notive this thread quickly..
I'll change it straight away. Am soo sorry. Assumed that it was fine, cause it loads real fast on my computer.
Uh! Feel awful now. But maybe it would've been more sensitive to pm me...*sniffs* Why am I singled out?! On second thoughts, don't answer.

And Elentari you will not take the blame. It's my avatar, you were just nice enough to go to all that bother.
Again, very very sorry.

DaughterofVana · 05-07-2003, 02:11 PM

Posting so she can check her pic...

87465 bytes. So, does that mean mine is 87.465 kb? I guess I gotta find a different one (hint: just move the decimal place left three spaces from B to KB)

[ May 07, 2003: Message edited by: DaughterofVana ]

[ May 07, 2003: Message edited by: DaughterofVana ]

ElentariGreenleaf · 05-07-2003, 02:25 PM

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And Elentari you will not take the blame. It's my avatar, you were just nice enough to go to all that bother.

Why thankyou. I'll make you another one if you wnat, but under the limit, and not orli head shaving one.... man does that make you dizzy..... ^_^ Tell me what you want, and I'll make it [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

Lossentilien · 05-07-2003, 02:41 PM

It's fine. I guess it was about time to say goodbye to that one...and have got very un-original one for the moment.
Thanks a lot for hosting it though.
xxx.

ElentariGreenleaf · 05-07-2003, 02:57 PM

That's ok ^_- I like your one now. *gets evil looks from the BW* Wa? Oh, off topic... sorry... *backs away slowly from green cloud... type... thing.....

Lossentilien · 05-07-2003, 02:59 PM

Why thank you. And I really hope that my brain hasn't been so badly damaged by all this bloomin studying that I've picked another over limit one....
Nah, it's under...I think...no,it is...I hope...

**The Saucepan Man** · 05-07-2003, 04:18 PM

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*cough* I have a slow connection, and Saucepan Man's avatar loads as quick as any others.

Aw! Thanks, Elentari. But rules is rules. [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img]

So smaller, less sparkly and less memory-guzzling mirrorball installed until I find something different that takes my fancy.

Beren87 · 05-07-2003, 04:23 PM

Saucepan's avatar makes me dizzy.

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I meant, 5-15, so if it's under 5... yeah

I was just kidding about the minimium thing...just because B-W said 5-15KB instead of 15+.

GaladrieloftheOlden · 05-07-2003, 04:27 PM

Lol, I'm gullible [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img]
Saucepan Man- you could use a pict of the Saucepan Man from that book, couldn't you? I've got one-

but it wouldn't show up too well.
Okay, sorry off topic.

~Menelien

Legolas · 05-07-2003, 07:08 PM

I'll resize anyone's avatar (or do whatever else I can to reduce the file size). Just let me know.

Finding a place to host it is your job though.

[ May 07, 2003: Message edited by: Legolas ]

Beren87 · 05-07-2003, 07:18 PM

I could probably host anyone's if they needed it.

05-06-2003, 01:58 PM	#1
*The Barrow-Wight* Night In Wight Satin Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 4,052	Avatar file sizes Lossentilien's avatar has motivated me to remind everyone that avatars should never be more than 5-15 KB in size. Her's is 249KB [img]smilies/eek.gif[/img] That means that every time someone reads a topic she has posted on, they must wait for her giant avatar to load. This can be excrutiating for people with a slow connection. Of course, Lossentilien is not the only one with an oversized avatar, so we would appreciate if everyone would work to make their own avatars as small in file size as possible. Thanks, [ May 06, 2003: Message edited by: The Barrow-Wight ] __________________ The Barrow-Wight

05-06-2003, 02:04 PM	#2
Trippo The Hippo Wight Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: somewhere with hippos that say jolly o and wear spectacles Posts: 199	Can you tell us how to check on the size? __________________ Shouldn't he be the disco steward?

05-06-2003, 02:25 PM	#3
*The Barrow-Wight* Night In Wight Satin Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 4,052	Yours is 13KB. I typoed to say never more than 5KB when I should have said 5-15KB. So your's really isn't too bad. I'll fix my original post. I found out how big your avatar was by right-clicking it and saving it to my hard drive. Then I explored that folder and saw the file size. __________________ The Barrow-Wight

05-06-2003, 02:49 PM	#4
Orual Speaker of the Dead Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Superbia Posts: 883	I don't know if this works for everyone's computer, but if you right-click on the avatar then find where it says "Properties" on the menu that the right-click ought to pull up, it'll tell you how many bytes it is. Just translate that into kilobytes, and you've got the size of your avatar. ~~Orual~~ __________________ "Oh, my god! I care so little, I almost passed out!" --Dr. Cox, "Scrubs"

05-06-2003, 03:02 PM	#5
Oddwen Drummer in the Deep Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Next Sunday A.D. Posts: 2,166	Uh-oh. This is the second post regarding site space...this isn't a bad thing is it? [img]smilies/eek.gif[/img] __________________ But all the while I sit and think of times there were before I listen for returning feet and voices at the door

05-06-2003, 03:46 PM	#6
*The Barrow-Wight* Night In Wight Satin Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 4,052	Oural is right, of course. For some reason I didn't think of the simplest solution to checking the size. I download and upload pics out of habit. No worries. We're not running out of space, though saving space could cause future glitches like we had a couple weeks ago. If we can all just be cognizant of how our posting affect others, everything will be great. __________________ The Barrow-Wight

05-06-2003, 04:26 PM	#7
Ainaserkewen Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: A cosmic waiting room Posts: 662	I guess mine is too big, eh? Darn, I really like this one to. __________________ Solus... I'm eating chicken again. I ate chicken yesterday and the day before... will I be eating chicken again tomorrow? Why am I always eating chicken?

05-06-2003, 04:41 PM	#8
Eruanna Memento Mori Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Past The Point Of No Return Posts: 1,118	Mine is 38kb, I didn't realise that they took a long time to load....However, when you think about all of the different dancing/running/twirly/whirly avatars that are on the Downs, you realise that they must really slow some older computers down. I'll look for a smaller one. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] __________________ "Remember, hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever dies."

05-06-2003, 06:22 PM	#10
Galadrie1 Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: The wrong place at the wrong time. Posts: 391	1 byte = 1000 kilobytes. __________________ "For this is what your folk would call magic, I believe; though I do not understand clearly what they mean; and they seem to use the same word of the deceits of the Enemy. But this, if you will, is the magic of Galadriel."

05-06-2003, 06:44 PM	#11
Firondoiel Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Mirkwood Posts: 577	Thank you Galadrie1. That means bye bye Bugs though. [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img] [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img] [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img] [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img] [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img] __________________ "Forth, and fear no darkness. Arise. Arise, Riders of Théoden. Spears shall be shaken, shields shall be splintered. A sword day, a red day, ere the sun rises! Ride now! Ride now! Ride! Ride for ruin and the world's ending!"

05-06-2003, 06:51 PM	#12
The Saucepan Man Corpus Cacophonous Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: A green and pleasant land Posts: 8,436	Eruanna, your avatar is 9.756 KB according to its Properties. Is 15 KB a definate limit? My mirroball is just over 18 KB, but I'm quite keen to hang on to it for a little longer ... ... Please, Mr Barrow-Wight, sir? __________________ Do you mind? I'm busy doing the fishstick. It's a very delicate state of mind!

05-06-2003, 07:00 PM	#13
Gorwingel Beholder of the Mists Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Somewhere in the Northwest... for now Posts: 1,430	I do think Saucepan Man should be able to keep his disco ball because it simply ROCKS! But I have noticed that the large size of certain avatars have slowed down the speed of downloading some of the topics (though it is not really a problem for me because I have broadband). If it is a slight problem for me, I could understand that it could be very serious for other people with dial-up. __________________ Wanted - Wonderfully witty quote that consists of pure brilliance

05-06-2003, 07:27 PM	#15
Beren87 Master of the Secret Fire Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Between fire and ice, death and life Posts: 2,260	Hum, mine is only 4KB! I'm under the minimium. [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img]

05-06-2003, 08:08 PM	#16
elven maiden Earwen Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: A world that never was and never will be Posts: 1,315	ack mines only like 2KB I think [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img] __________________ We pillage and plunder, we rifle and loot, Drink up me hearties, Yo Ho. the looniest site in the world!!!

05-06-2003, 08:12 PM	#17
GaladrieloftheOlden Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Massachusetts - digging up a bottomless hole, searching for something that's not there... Posts: 1,549	Mines 3.494 kb... is that okay, as in, is under the limit okay? [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img] [img]smilies/confused.gif[/img] ~Menelien __________________ "Glue... very powerful stuff."

05-06-2003, 08:40 PM	#18
*The Barrow-Wight* Night In Wight Satin Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 4,052	If anyone's avatar is over 15KB, it's far too big - no exceptions - even for fancy disco balls. Sorry. __________________ The Barrow-Wight

05-06-2003, 09:30 PM	#20
Alkanoonion Spirit in Eriador Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Adelaide Posts: 398	ok time to change my avatar back bye bye [ May 06, 2003: Message edited by: Alkanoonion ] __________________ In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends.

05-06-2003, 09:45 PM	#21
Orual Speaker of the Dead Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Superbia Posts: 883	Testing my new icon to make sure it's small enough... ~~Orual~~ __________________ "Oh, my god! I care so little, I almost passed out!" --Dr. Cox, "Scrubs"

05-07-2003, 05:35 AM	#22
*The Barrow-Wight* Night In Wight Satin Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 4,052	I appreciate everyone's quick attention on this. Thanks. You are truly doing your fellow Downers a favor. __________________ The Barrow-Wight

05-07-2003, 06:53 AM	#23
ElentariGreenleaf Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Look, I'm over there! Posts: 515	cough I have a slow connection, and Saucepan Man's avatar loads as quick as any others. Oh, and I believe if it was Lossie's olando getting his head saved one, I will take part of the blame for its size. She sent it to me to upload it, and I tried to cut down the size, really i did! I just couldn't bare to cut out any frames... [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] YAY! My avatar's only 7kb! AND I made it... very proud of self __________________ There is a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot. Website\|Art

05-07-2003, 08:22 AM	#24
Eruanna Memento Mori Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Past The Point Of No Return Posts: 1,118	I really liked my Grail and Star but it was 38 kb. I chose the Homer one as it is well under 10kb, and as I am usually in the Quiz section his perplexed look seemed to suit me. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] He does look a bit squashed-up though. [ May 07, 2003: Message edited by: Eruanna ] Too squashed...I've decided to go for something more M.E...and it's smaller. [ May 07, 2003: Message edited by: Eruanna ] __________________ "Remember, hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever dies."

05-07-2003, 08:25 AM	#25
Sophia the Thunder Mistress Scent of Simbelmynë Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Aboard Highwind, bound for Traverse Town Posts: 1,804	The raindrops are gone as well... sighs oh well... coolness can be sacrificed in the name of efficiency [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] Sophia __________________ The seasons fall like silver swords, the years rush ever onward; and soon I sail, to leave this world, these lands where I have wander'd. O Elbereth! O Queen who dwells beyond the Western Seas, spare me yet a little time 'ere white ships come for me!

05-07-2003, 08:48 AM	#26
Manardariel Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Rivendell Posts: 807	Changed mine! Same pic, but much smaller. Does it work? __________________ Love is a perky elf dancing a merry little jig and then suddenly he turns on you with a miniature machine gun. Blog :-)\|FanFic Dream City

05-07-2003, 12:42 PM	#28
Amanaduial the archer Shadow of Starlight Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: dancing among the ledgerlines... Posts: 2,365	Phew, mine's only 9KB. Ish. Ok, a little over then... __________________ I am what I was, a harmless little devil

05-07-2003, 12:49 PM	#29
Varda Maiden of Tears Join Date: May 2002 Location: Valinor. Posts: 572	How can you make it smaller? frowns And does it help? __________________ 'It must often be so, Sam, when things are in danger: someone has to give them up, lose them, so that others may keep them' ~Frodo "Life is hard. After all, it kills you." - Katharine Hepburn

05-07-2003, 12:52 PM	#30
Lossentilien Wight Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: lost in a web of intrigue Posts: 124	Geez, you couldv'e pmd me! I'm not here that often to notive this thread quickly.. I'll change it straight away. Am soo sorry. Assumed that it was fine, cause it loads real fast on my computer. Uh! Feel awful now. But maybe it would've been more sensitive to pm me...sniffs Why am I singled out?! On second thoughts, don't answer. And Elentari you will not take the blame. It's my avatar, you were just nice enough to go to all that bother. Again, very very sorry. __________________ "Can I cry as much as I want? The white snow falls and hides my tears." Imladris

05-07-2003, 02:11 PM	#31
DaughterofVana Wight Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: twirling contentedly in a flower-filled field Posts: 134	Posting so she can check her pic... 87465 bytes. So, does that mean mine is 87.465 kb? I guess I gotta find a different one (hint: just move the decimal place left three spaces from B to KB) [ May 07, 2003: Message edited by: DaughterofVana ] [ May 07, 2003: Message edited by: DaughterofVana ] __________________ "There is a kind of happiness and wonder that makes you serious. It is too good to waste on jokes." Hi! Did you miss me?

05-07-2003, 02:41 PM	#33
Lossentilien Wight Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: lost in a web of intrigue Posts: 124	It's fine. I guess it was about time to say goodbye to that one...and have got very un-original one for the moment. Thanks a lot for hosting it though. xxx. __________________ "Can I cry as much as I want? The white snow falls and hides my tears." Imladris

05-07-2003, 02:57 PM	#34
ElentariGreenleaf Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Look, I'm over there! Posts: 515	That's ok ^_- I like your one now. gets evil looks from the BW Wa? Oh, off topic... sorry... *backs away slowly from green cloud... type... thing..... __________________ There is a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot. Website\|Art

05-07-2003, 02:59 PM	#35
Lossentilien Wight Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: lost in a web of intrigue Posts: 124	Why thank you. And I really hope that my brain hasn't been so badly damaged by all this bloomin studying that I've picked another over limit one.... Nah, it's under...I think...no,it is...I hope... __________________ "Can I cry as much as I want? The white snow falls and hides my tears." Imladris

05-07-2003, 04:27 PM	#38
GaladrieloftheOlden Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Massachusetts - digging up a bottomless hole, searching for something that's not there... Posts: 1,549	Lol, I'm gullible [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img] Saucepan Man- you could use a pict of the Saucepan Man from that book, couldn't you? I've got one- but it wouldn't show up too well. Okay, sorry off topic. ~Menelien __________________ "Glue... very powerful stuff."

05-07-2003, 07:08 PM	#39
Legolas A Northern Soul Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Valinor Posts: 1,850	I'll resize anyone's avatar (or do whatever else I can to reduce the file size). Just let me know. Finding a place to host it is your job though. [ May 07, 2003: Message edited by: Legolas ] __________________ ...take counsel with thyself, and remember who and what thou art.

05-07-2003, 07:18 PM	#40
Beren87 Master of the Secret Fire Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Between fire and ice, death and life Posts: 2,260	I could probably host anyone's if they needed it.