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onthebrinc

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 6:35 am    Post subject: Avatar under 16kb Reply with quote
Hello:

Wondering how to make an avatar smaller that 16kb. When i go to cs2 and make a brand new file 60 x60 pixels it is allreay at 20 kb. Too large to post for an avatar. I know how to save with less quality but it still willnot get anysmaller.

Some helpful hints on setting up a nice avatar would be helpfulll.

Thanks

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Matt
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 8:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hey onthebrinc,

The 20kb file size your seeing in the 'new image' dialogue box represents the uncompressed size of the image, so don't worry too much about it.

Create the graphic in the same way as you're doing now, then when you're ready to output go to file>save for web. Now you can optimise the graphic by saving it as a GIF or JPEG. With a 60 x 60px icon you're probably best trying a GIF, starting with a large colour table and then working your way down to as few colours as you can get away with. The less colours you have in the colour table, the smaller the file size.

Hope this helps
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