64k avatar size limit o_0

[Emptythought]

I didnt notice that till now, till i tried to use my new 90-something-k avatar... every other site has 80-100k as the limit, even if the size(in pixel dimensions) limit is smaller.

And im talking about linked avatars, not uploaded ones.

I dont know if you can set it seprately for both(like you can in IBP) and if you can, that makes sense to not let people upload 80mb avatars... but still..

[Mushnator]

I take it that your planned avy was a long .gif.

There are ways of reducing the file size and compressing it.

[Emptythought]

yes, but it was about 800k. i got it down to 98k and couldnt get it any farther(without wrecking it).. then i realised how crazy the limits here are.

[Dualist]

If you guys can do 150 KB or 120 KB, that would be awesome becuase I got some sweet animated avs I just gotta use.

[Blackwolf]

Unfortunately, we do not have enough filespace to allow larger avatars at the moment.

(And, before you ask, even avatars you link to from other webspaces are ultimately copied over to our webspace here. Avatars don't work the same way sigs do.)

We feel that 64k is more than enough for an avatar. If you want to have a big ass animation, put it in your sig and remote link it.

[Emptythought]

And, before you ask, even avatars you link to from other webspaces are ultimately copied over to our webspace here. Avatars don't work the same way sigs do. About a day after i posted it, i looked at the path of my avatar and realised that it copies it over and doesn't work like phpbb does....

so yea, i get it now. you dont want half of your webspace and bandwidth eaten by huge ass avatars. k.

[Tenchi]

I would like the size to be around 300, because I have some awesome Jak 3, Resident Evil 4, and Half-Life 2 ones around 213.

[Octocamo]

I would like the size to be around 300, because I have some awesome Jak 3, Resident Evil 4, and Half-Life 2 ones around 213.
Holy shit...300kb for an avatar? I can see as a sig..but damn..

[Tenchi]

Holy shit...300kb for an avatar? I can see as a sig..but damn..

Thats what I thought, I even got it to 70x90.... These are some:

http://img103.exs.cx/img103/9130/halflife26mx.gif
http://img103.exs.cx/img103/6344/jak31ly.gif
http://img103.exs.cx/img103/4824/metalgear1zf.gif

[Octocamo]

Try deleting some frames. That MGS3 one is sweet though.

[Burr]

Avatars like that are so overrated. If I wanted to watch a clip from a video game I would get the trailer myself.

[Tenchi]

Hehehe, I just want that MGS3 one. *Wishes he had Photoshop*

[Octocamo]

http://img2.imagevenue.com/loc156/30c_metalgear1zf.gif

Made it more suitable for an avatar.

[Style]

I always thought my avatar was more than 64k

[Octocamo]

I always thought my avatar was more than 64k
It's 61kb, heh...

[Tenchi]

Lol, Thanks Matrix!