How to make avatar??

[roanjohn]

I keep uploading some photos from my computer but its too big!!! I've cropped and saved it to the lowest quality........even changed the image size to 80x80 pixels.....!!! What am I doing wrong??

HELP Photoshop guru!!

Ro1

[IndyJeff]

Ro try the "save it for the web" option in PS. That worked for me. You amy have to reduce a little more than 80x80 but saving for web will get the job done.

[clorich]

What file type are you using?

[roanjohn]

Ro try the "save it for the web" option in PS. That worked for me. You amy have to reduce a little more than 80x80 but saving for web will get the job done.


I tried that..........but it sent me to a whole new different window and I just had no idea how to move on from there..........boo!!!

Ro1

[roanjohn]

What file type are you using?
jpeg.....

Ro1

[bachscuttler]

Try dimensions of 60 x 60, even though it says 80 x 80.

Also double check the size is 8k or below

[tommykjensen]

Make sure exif information is not saved, that alone can cost 50 kb.

[Conk]

Make sure exif information is not saved, that alone can cost 50 kb.
Exif doesn't get saved when saving for web.

[tommykjensen]

Exif doesn't get saved when saving for web.
I know but roanjohn said


I tried that..........but it sent me to a whole new different window and I just had no idea how to move on from there..........boo!!!

So I assume he is trying save as instead.

[Scottes]

Get your image to 80x80 pixels. Then File... Save For Web.

Near the top rght corner you'll have a box with choices of GIF, JPG, PNG, etc. Set it to JPG.
Below that uncheck both Progressive and ICC Profile.
To the right of that check Optimized

Now look at the right image, and look all the way at the bottom. It should say something like:
JPEG
9.562K
10 sec @ 56Kbps

As long as that number is below 6.000K you're fine. (That's a decimal point, so 6K, not 6 thousand K.) But if not, look back up near the top right corner, to the right of where you set JPG, you'll see a box called Quality and it will probably say "100" in it but will say something between 1 and 100.

Click the arrow to the right of the number and a slider will pop up.
Grab the triangle and slide it towards the middle until it is set at 50 or somewhere around that.

Now once again look at the numbers below the right image - the number should be much smaller. Move the slider around until it's slightly less than 6.000K.

Now check out the image on the right. Does it look OK? If it looks like crap compared to the picture on the left then it's over-compressed. If you don't like how it looks then hit the cancel button and resize it to 70x70 or 60x60 and start again at the top of this message.

If it does look OK then click the Save button and give it a name. You're done.

[roanjohn]

THANKS SCOTTES!!!

My new avatar will be up soon!!!

Ro1

[2new]

Scottes - Thank You

Michael

[ilya]

Or save it as GIF. much easier to get the size down. doesn't matter a few pixels and colors at that dimension.

[roanjohn]

WOOHOO!! New Avatar!! This forum is great!!! Thanks for the excellent tips!!!

Ro1