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1FstChevy
12-15-2007, 01:00 PM
Alright, this seems like a complication that should be easy to solve. All I'm trying to do is get a color avatar going that isn't all fuzzy and pixelated.

I'm using a basic microsoft photo editing program to downsize it some but its not coming out that great and still looks black and white!?

I also don't use any photo hosting stuff, I'd prefer to just upload it but not in B&W!!!

Any help is appreciated!

BA.
12-15-2007, 04:19 PM
if you post up the raw, color file I'd bet one of us could manipulate it for you.

when I do mine I notice that I have to change the document settings to force it to NOT be B&W.

Beige
12-15-2007, 06:53 PM
Are you resizing the pic down to less than 80x80 pixels?

If you don't, the website automatically scales them down which is what messes up the color.

derekf
12-15-2007, 07:25 PM
Additionally, it seems like it's dropping the color depth. Not sure if it reduces it to 16 color or 256 (16 seems more likely), but if you preset the color depth before posting, you may have better luck.

1FstChevy
12-15-2007, 07:44 PM
Well first I did it in 80x50some pixels but it was all fuzzy, and it limits it to 80x80 or 56k I believe, whichever is smaller. So I edited it again not making it so small and it became more black and white!

Anyone willing to toy with it if I can send you the image? I'd greatly appreciate it :)

derekf
12-15-2007, 07:54 PM
Send me the image, I'll see what I can do.

1FstChevy
12-15-2007, 08:23 PM
Okay, I just sent it to your website email address! Hopefully you can slap something together easily.

derekf
12-15-2007, 09:16 PM
That looks much better.

1FstChevy
12-15-2007, 10:51 PM
Wha? How did you do that???