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Can you have a gif as your avatar?

I have seen some users have gifs as their avatars.

Can anyone have a gif as their avatar? If so, how? : )
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Yes, it needs to be 100x100 pixels and less than 50kb. It can be a little sensitive at times.

For some reason my imac wouldn't let me do it but my windows laptop did, both with the same file.
I suggest you use this Gif editor to get it to the right proportions and file size. I had to remove a few frames from mine to get the file size down.

https://ezgif.com/
I've never seen anyone with a gif avatar :flute:
Original post by DiddyDec
I suggest you use this Gif editor to get it to the right proportions and file size. I had to remove a few frames from mine to get the file size down.

https://ezgif.com/

Would the gif be uploaded as an image from my computer? And thank you!
Original post by CoolCavy
I've never seen anyone with a gif avatar :flute:

Same. I want to be the first one.
Original post by Brutal Bee
Same. I want to be the first one.

:biggrin:

For real though if you need any help sorting it am happy to help :smile: i love making avatars :colondollar: follow diddy's method and it should work though :yep:
Original post by CoolCavy
:biggrin:

For real though if you need any help sorting it am happy to help :smile: i love making avatars :colondollar: follow diddy's method and it should work though :yep:

Aww thank you! Your gifs are always so very creative. I will try and follow the instructions. : )
Original post by DiddyDec
Yes, it needs to be 100x100 pixels and less than 50kb. It can be a little sensitive at times.

For some reason my imac wouldn't let me do it but my windows laptop did, both with the same file.

Do you mean KiB?
Original post by Brutal Bee
Would the gif be uploaded as an image from my computer? And thank you!

Yep, it can take a few goes.

I had to get the permission unlocked by CT on my profile for an unknown reason.
Original post by Brutal Bee
Do you mean KiB?

No, just KB. Basically a tiny file size.
@Sir Cumference seems to manage it alright.
Original post by DiddyDec
No, just KB. Basically a tiny file size.

DONE. Kinda sad how happy that made me.

On the website, it was "KiB", not "KB" so I got confused. Anyways, thank you!!
Original post by Brutal Bee
DONE. Kinda sad how happy that made me.

On the website, it was "Kib", not "KB" so I got confused. Anyways, thank you!!

Happy to help, welcome to the Great GIF Gang :awesome:
Original post by DiddyDec

I had to get the permission unlocked by CT on my profile for an unknown reason.
Because you're so awesome. :wink:
Original post by 04MR17
Because you're so awesome. :wink:

:colondollar:
Wow you did it! Awesome avatar man! Maybe I should put a gif of me flexing 💪 :wink:
Original post by TheCoolBro
Wow you did it! Awesome avatar man! Maybe I should put a gif of me flexing 💪 :wink:

lol Thank you! (@WoodlandSorcerer this is how you react to someone's new avatar :fyi: )

You should! Bare fish on TSR right now, my man. Go catch some!
Original post by DiddyDec
Yes, it needs to be 100x100 pixels and less than 50kb. It can be a little sensitive at times.

For some reason my imac wouldn't let me do it but my windows laptop did, both with the same file.


Hi, sorry to bother, but do you know if the kb can be reduced? I resized the gif and made it 100x100 but the file size is 101.73KiB : (
Original post by Brutal Bee
Hi, sorry to bother, but do you know if the kb can be reduced? I resized the gif and made it 100x100 but the file size is 101.73KiB : (

Reduce the number of frames, it can destroy some GIFs though.

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