Avatar size limit [solved]

[Sami2ss]

solution


I am attempting to upload an avatar that is a 75x75. I attempted to save it to the lowest quality possible from a .psd project to .jpg, but the quality is terrible...and yet the file is too large to upload, and is actually 1 kb larger than the full quality .jpg version at 22 kb. I tried to upload the full quality .jpg to an image sharing website, and saving it again, to get a good picture that is compressed, yet doesn't make it look like a giant .jpg artifact. I got an image that was 21 kb down to 10 kb, but it's still not enough.

I was wondering if anyone can tell me the absolute maximum the image file size can be? That way I can at least know how much I can compress my avatar before I can stop.

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[AtlasBlue]

For some odd reason, the avatar upload size is an absurdly small number. Something like 5KB I think.

[Trogtor]

try uploading it to imgur then saving that link then using that

[Akio]

try uploading it to imgur then saving that link then using that

[Oasis]

For some odd reason, the avatar upload size is an absurdly small number. Something like 5KB I think.

That isn't true at all.

[Sami2ss]

try uploading it to imgur then saving that link then using that

That is what I used in the first place. I uploaded the high quality version onto Imgur, saved it, and tried to upload it, but 9.16 kb is too large apparently. I tried uploading that 9.16 kb image onto Imgur and saving it again to see if it would compress it anymore, and it only went down to 9.14 kb.

For some odd reason, the avatar upload size is an absurdly small number. Something like 5KB I think.

That isn't true at all.

Oasis, your avatar is 68 kb, and AtlasBlue, yours is 15 kb. I'm going to see if saving the .psd as a .gif will have any effect on the allowed file size.

Edit: Doing this really messes with the colors, but my first try brought it down to 3 kb.

[SWAT One]

I wish sometimes that the dimensions were either 100px or 125px

[Oasis]

That is what I used in the first place. I uploaded the high quality version onto Imgur, saved it, and tried to upload it, but 9.16 kb is too large apparently. I tried uploading that 9.16 kb image onto Imgur and saving it again to see if it would compress it anymore, and it only went down to 9.14 kb.

Oasis, your avatar is 68 kb, and AtlasBlue, yours is 15 kb. I'm going to see if saving the .psd as a .gif will have any effect on the allowed file size.

Try to make it 74x74.

[AtlasBlue]

Using a 74x74 gif at ~50KB seemed to work, but, as you can see now, things get pretty broken when you try to optimize gifs.

[Headcrab Zombie]

That is what I used in the first place. I uploaded the high quality version onto Imgur, saved it, and tried to upload it, but 9.16 kb is too large apparently.

The avatar uploader has been really broken for a while.
I did that for my current one and it worked, and it's 11.7 kb, so size isn't the issue

[Steve5451²]

80kb gifs worked for me in the past. The problem isn't the actual size, not sure what it is though. I try different levels of compression and eventually one doesn't get rejected.

[Foxscotch]

it's not a filesize problem. it's also not resolution. even if it WAS resolution, the max is 75x75, not 74x74. but it isn't resolution. if you upload an image with larger dimensions, it just resizes it automatically
it's not filetype either. as long as you're using a normal image format it's fine. png is the best choice for anything that isn't animated, and gif is obviously the best choice for anything that is animated

the problem is a flawed security measure

http://forum.blockland.us/index.php?topic=276266.msg8219881#msg8219881
people have really had to say this stuff way too much
maybe badspot should make like an official post about it in the help section and sticky it or something. honestly don't know how much that would help though. since, for example, you posted it in off-topic instead. he did mention it once, but I'm having trouble finding that post
I do remember, however, that he linked to this thread on the SMF support forum
http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=513488.0

what has always worked for me is saving it in photoshop, using the "save for web" thing, and setting it to save NO metadata
you can do similar things with other editors too, but I can't give you exact instructions for them

[Tetris]

try using a compressor like PNGGauntlet

it reduces the file size by a ton and doesn't degrade quality

[Sami2ss]

it's not a filesize problem. it's also not resolution. even if it WAS resolution, the max is 75x75, not 74x74. but it isn't resolution. if you upload an image with larger dimensions, it just resizes it automatically
it's not filetype either. as long as you're using a normal image format it's fine. png is the best choice for anything that isn't animated, and gif is obviously the best choice for anything that is animated

the problem is a flawed security measure
what has always worked for me is saving it in photoshop, using the "save for web" thing, and setting it to save NO metadata
you can do similar things with other editors too, but I can't give you exact instructions for them

Thank you, this worked! Thank you also to everyone who tried to find a solution for me.

[Steve5451²]

it's not a filesize problem. it's also not resolution. even if it WAS resolution, the max is 75x75, not 74x74. but it isn't resolution. if you upload an image with larger dimensions, it just resizes it automatically
it's not filetype either. as long as you're using a normal image format it's fine. png is the best choice for anything that isn't animated, and gif is obviously the best choice for anything that is animated

the problem is a flawed security measure
what has always worked for me is saving it in photoshop, using the "save for web" thing, and setting it to save NO metadata
you can do similar things with other editors too, but I can't give you exact instructions for them

I figured as much, but I'd assume that it would tell you if it was rejected for security reasons. Super misleading.