Avatars

If I can get the pictures the right size, can someone tell me how to make an avatar the flips back and forth between Toes and Tailer?

You have to use an imaging program like Adobe Image Ready. I think there are animation tools you can download too.

You might as well just send them to me and I'll make it for you..

If you want to learn how to do it on your own there's a freeware Microsoft GIF Animator. It's harder to find now because it's being phased out of freeware and being packaged with another sold program, but you can download it at this web site: You can download it at this web site: http://www.freewareweb.com/ Enter "micorsoft gif animator" in the "Site Search" box and you will see the program description. Follow the download links.

Once you have it set up, and have opened the program, it's pretty easy to use if you have made each 50 x 50 pixel picture of Toes and Tailer. (I assume you know how to save them as GIF files.) Here's a "12 Step Program" for people who want learn how to make an animated GIF and escape the feeling of being non-computer savvy. (You could also just read the instructions. )

1. Open the GIF Animator

2. Drag and drop Toes' picture onto left frame of GIF Animator window

3. Drag and drop Tailer's picture onto left frame. That's all you need for the simplest animated GIF.

4. Click on the Animation tab

5. Check the boxes that say "Looping" and "Repeat Forever"

6. Click on the "Image" tab.

7. Select a duration count of say... 50 (it's a time delay for the current picture selected that has a navy blue border around it)

8. Click on the other picture so it is highlighted by the navy blue border.

9. Select a duration count of 50

10. Click on the play icon/button near the upper right corner.

11. Watch your GIF and decide if the time delays are right.

12. Rinse and repeat if necessary, or save if satisfied.

I have to thank Sicy for the cool new avatar, but I also have to thank Hydroaxe. I'm going to have to try that so I can come up with my own avatars in the future. Thanks guys!

You're welcome!

Did you like the paw/name?

You're welcome! -and Sicy sure did a good job on your avatar too.

Yay! I figured out how to do it too. Now I only need 300 posts so I can use it.

Sicy, did you send me one? I didn't see one.

Thanks Hydroaxe- I have now made tonnes and tonnes of cool creations- You da bomb!

and Erika- Your new 'stuff' looks Kinda Groovy'

Cheers!

Originally posted by TTMom
Sicy, did you send me one? I didn't see one.

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Yes I did.

I sent you this

OMG- I have made another blunder/bulls'up.

I have been calling Ericka - Erika - Man I feel stupid,Sorry!

Well, I've obviously got to play with it, but I like it! It's the perfect color too!

Ericka.. lol.. why did you change it to a jpg? Now it has a white background.

I gave you the link for you to use..

good job spreading the paws sicy!! I'm happy everyone likes them!!

Thanks! I have you to thank also because you gave me some nice tips

Anna you changed your sig! What happened to the black & white cat you just had..

Imagestation won't upload gif's.

I didn't see a link.

It's already uploaded for you:



How else would I have been able to post it

Just right click on the image, select properties and copy the url. Put it in your sig with the

I got it worked out. I found I could open my own web hosting space at my ISP.

How do you all like my new avatar