If you have any miscellaneous questions on making your own graphics, this thread is for you. Any questions on how to design, edit, post, or host your graphics now go here. Please note, if you are requesting for someone else to make you an avatar or a video capture, see the other sticky threads for that.

#999999
HOW TO REQUEST AN AVATAR

You could pick your victim and request in their personal avatars thread.
If you have someone specific in mind who you want to make your avatar, target their thread right here in the Avatars & Graphics forum, and post a reply asking them to make you one.

Or just make a request in a few thread.
If you don't know or particularly care about any of the people with their own threads, make a request in a new thread, and maybe someone will come along and post an avatar for you.

#999999
STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW BEFORE REQUESTING

Here's how to upload an avatar.
Go to your "User Control Panel" at the top, then go to "Edit Avatar". Once you're there, find the "Browse" button, and find the avatar you want to upload. Once you find it, double click it so that it appears in the browse box, and then click "Save Changes".

If you already have a larger image, it can be resized automatically.
Follow the instructions above for uploading an avatar. Once you hit the button to upload it, Absolute TRL will work its magic, and your larger image will automatically be resized down to 125x125 for you. No need to request here!

LMAO *feels special* :-*

:-!

HOW DO YOU MAKE IT?

you need animation shop.

Originally posted by Charmbracelet
you need animation shop. where do i get that?

Originally posted by Gemini9857
where do i get that?
Mine came with Paint shop pro
Try Kazaa, thats where i got it :clap:

I found a free site for hosting images which kicks so much ass!

Go to and just sign up. Totally free and to my knowledge no rate limits for files ^_^

how do we enter challenges?

- Jimbo :banana3:

My artists: Aaliyah - Jason Mraz - Macy Gray - Daniel Bedingfield - Joe - Boomkat - Joss Stone

The deepest grooves are just around the bend... (http://www.livejournal.com/users/buddhaful5/)

Hey :)

I've got a question about sigs. Are we allowed pictures in them? I know it says 15 pictures/smileys or less but when I previewed mine just the link to the image came up rather then the picture... plus I've seen that most people only have text and smileys so um... help please :confused:

No, we don't allow pictures to give the board a more clean look. So only text and smileys are allowed :-!

I know people could disable signatures themselves if they would be bothered by them, but I prefer it like this.

Okily then :) - I usually have them turned off but I thought I'd join in, now I have to think of something good to put in there :-!

Thank you sweety :-*

ok I dont know how to add the videos to my animations like I used widows movie maker and that format dont work

Yeah, how do you add small clips to your avatars like the one in mine?

Originally posted by RebelPrince
Yeah, how do you add small clips to your avatars like the one in mine? http://www.absolutetrl.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=40547

:-*

Rufus is amazing, by the way. Go you. <3

thank you!!!!!!!! and yes, he is amazing :)

okay, I know how to make the pictures with the words blinking on them, but is there a tutorial because mine don't turn out as well as most peoples so I know I am probably doing something wrong

thanks

do u have to download the program to make it?

to do blinking font? sorta. If you have Paint Shop Pro, it comes with an animation shop.

Where is Kaos when I need him? He has the most perfect tutorial ever for it ^_^

I dont have a Fuc*** paintins shop in my PC where can i find it???

please....

Paint Shop Pro? You can buy the software or try to find it on something like C-Net or Kazaa.

OK...my own question

Ya'll know that really small font most of Matt or NG's avatars have? Where did you get that font? Cuz mesa wantsa it!!

dafont.com mikal

it's called 04b_03b :-*


...love the quote in your signature <333

How would you attach a pic on your posts or for a topic?

2 ways:

1) Upload your image to something like http://www.imageshack.us/index.php. There gives the code for posting an image which is and you just drop the address between the two. You can also do from picture from the net the same way.

2) If you do a regular post, there is an ption right above "Submit Reply" where you can upload a pic. There is a file size limit on that, though

Ok, i have Paint Pro 8 and Animation Shop 3, but i dont know how to make an avatar like this one i am using, with a little video on the side? can sombody please help me?

Thanks

I'm doing practice avatars first, just so I get the hang of it. I was just wondering where everyone gets the videos in their avatars from. What site do you download them from?

U Need a program like BearShare, Kazaa, WinMx and etc...

Which program do you use? I'm not sure which one to download because I don't know which one is best.

i use BearShare, but i heard that Kazaa is good, here are the websites to download the program:

www.winmx.com
www.bearshare.com
www.kazaa.com

Thank you! :hug:

No Problem ;)

^ Emma Bunton avatar

"Loves it!"

Originally posted by TRL Girl
^ Emma Bunton avatar

"Loves it!"

Thanks, i am changing avatar like EVERYDAY.... lol

i have power dvd, can that work?

http://www.absolutetrl.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=40547

:-*

Rufus is amazing, by the way. Go you. <3

the link doesn't seem to work...

do you just type it and it comes up

ok so i dwnloaded animation shop & i was wonerin on there where do i go to make the avaters that have a pic as the bckground & a movein video in the corner or somethin? i was jus wonderin b/c when i 1st started lookin around it made my head spin-lol. & how do u like do the videos u can only find on web site? b/c some ppl have linkin park ones they made that have videos from the lpu site? & u cant dwnload em from winmx or kazaa, gee im not goin near kazaa b/c they started givein out warrents to those ppl-lol

:heart: How To Make Avatars: :heart:

Thanks to Matto For Posting this a while ago :)

First, you'll probably need to download a program called PowerDVD.. this plays the video, and allows you to pause and take captures of it. If you do get this, then here's the steps to make your animation...

First, open the video up. Once you have it playing, find a part of the video that you want to make an animation of. Once you get to this point, pause the video. Open up your Animation Shop 3 at this point, or whenever. Take a capture by pressing the little camera button seen here:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v51/matto417/help01.gif

Once you do this, go to your Animation shop and paste it in there. Then go back to your video. To move the video one frame at a time, click this button:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v51/matto417/help.gif

Click that twice or three times, and then take the next capture. Then paste it again in the same animation frame as the previous one. Keep repeating this over and over until you have about 20 or so frames. The size depends on how long the animation is and how big you resize it to afterwards.

Once you have your full animation, you have to resize it. I usually resize the width to about 35 or 40, and then the height should automatically change. If your animation is long, then you should try to resize it smaller so that the file size won't be too big. Once you have it resized, you'll probably want borders...

What I do for borders is I'll look at the animation size (say it's 40x40), and open up a new document that is completely black, and 4 more than the length and height of the animation, so in this case 44x44. Then you open up another document that is 2 more than the height and length of the animation, and make the color white. In this case, the size would be 42x42. Save the black and white documents so that you'll be able to drag them. First drag the white onto the black, so that it forms a nice border. Then duplicate the frames by right-clicking "Duplicate Selected". If you have 20 animation frames, then duplicate the white/black document to 20 frames also. Highlight the entire white/black document by clicking the first animation, press the shift key, and click the last frame. Do the same to animation frames. Now, drag the animations frames onto the white/black frames, and you'll have your border.

Now you want a background picture. I just usually find any random picture that looks good in the video.

Matt post this a while ago and i found it so props to him man.

quick question, how do you reduce the size of a picture without losing the quality, are there any free programmes i can download to do this?

alright now im gettin pissed:censored: (http://misc.php?do=getsmilies&wysiwyg=1&forumid=16#) -whoo kinda feel better but imageshack.us said my animation was too many kb so i tried to make it smaller but everytime i put in a smaller number it makes it bigger,y? & does ne one kno what else i could use to upload it bside photobucket b/c that makes the videos all static-y?

Plz help b4 i throw my comp:ms: (http://misc.php?do=getsmilies&wysiwyg=1&forumid=16#)

n/m i figured it out

quick question, how do you reduce the size of a picture without losing the quality, are there any free programmes i can download to do this?

No i dont think so, But you can use the FREE TRIAL of Paint Shop Pro, thats a great program to edit pix :)

:hug:

No i dont think so, But you can use the FREE TRIAL of Paint Shop Pro, thats a great program to edit pix :)

:hug:
kool thanx :kiss:

Which program do you use to do the avatars? i have the Gif Animator but i cant make the borders like u guys do :(

quick question, how do you reduce the size of a picture without losing the quality, are there any free programmes i can download to do this?

GIF animator works for that

Jasc Animation Shop ;)

how to animate text in animation shop?

for example... http://www.absolutetrl.net/forums/image.php?u=9119&dateline=1118694230

DOES ANYONE KNOW A PROGRAM I CAN DOWNLOAD FOR MAKIN' AVATORS.

PLEASE POST HERE OR PM ME, I WILL VERY MUCH APPRECIATE IT.

You see that button on the left of your keyboard that says Caps Lock on it, try doing us all a favour and turning it off!

It's not my fault, and so pliz help me out with this, for a minute there, i thought you were gonna help me.

Jasc Animation Shop 3 (http://www.freefunfiles.com/software/audiovideo/videoediting/jasc-animation-shop-3-download.html)

Now i've helped you

Yes, but how do you make avatars with it, because I have the SAME exact program :(!

Ask Celo, hes made millions of them

First, you'll probably need to download a program called PowerDVD (or Virtual Dub).. this plays the video, and allows you to pause and take captures of it. If you do get this, then here's the steps to make your animation...

First, open the video up. Once you have it playing, find a part of the video that you want to make an animation of. Once you get to this point, pause the video. Open up your Animation Shop 3 at this point, or whenever. Take a capture by pressing the little camera button seen here:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v51/matto417/help01.gif

Once you do this, go to your Animation shop and paste it in there. Then go back to your video. To move the video one frame at a time, click this button:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v51/matto417/help.gif

Click that once or twice and take the next capture. Then paste it again in the same animation frame as the previous one. Keep repeating this over and over until you have about 20 or so frames. The size depends on how long the animation is and how big you resize it to afterwards.

Once you have your full animation, you have to resize it. I usually resize the width to about 35 or 40, and then the height should automatically change. If your animation is long, then you should try to resize it smaller so that the file size won't be too big. Once you have it resized, you'll probably want borders...

What I do for borders is I'll look at the animation size (say it's 40x40), and open up a new document that is completely black, and 4 more than the length and height of the animation, so in this case 44x44. Then you open up another document that is 2 more than the height and length of the animation, and make the color white. In this case, the size would be 42x42. Save the black and white documents so that you'll be able to drag them. First drag the white onto the black, so that it forms a nice border. Then duplicate the frames by right-clicking "Duplicate Selected". If you have 20 animation frames, then duplicate the white/black document to 20 frames also. Highlight the entire white/black document by clicking the first animation, press the shift key, and click the last frame. Do the same to animation frames. Now, drag the animations frames onto the white/black frames, and you'll have your border.

Now you want a background picture. I just usually find any random picture that looks good in the video.

Originally posted by Matto. It takes a little while to learn the tricks of animating letters and doing image transitions and avatar-blends, but you'll get the hang of it eventually, just learn as you go. It's really not too hard, just time consuming, and it can get kind of frustrating.

Try not to save the avatar over and over either, try to do it all at once, 'cuz saving a file as a gif reduces the quality of whatever you're doing, there's no way around that, but yeah, saving it over and over is just gonna reduce the quality more and more each time, so try to avoid that.

I WOULD LIKE TO GET AN ANIMATED AVATAR :confused:

:( :( :(

tips here :D

http://www.absolutetrl.net/forums/showthread.php?p=525864#525864
should offer some tips or just that thread in general :)

Request it in one of the major outlets of Avatar-Making Greatness. But don't annoy the hell out of them, you don't need to have a different avatar like every week. I've had this one for almost two months now.

Could someone please make this link .gif or .jpg for me? Thanks! Also, could you tell me how to do it, so next time I won't have to ask? Thanks a lot! :)

http://img370.imageshack.us/img370/5851/hopeiwinpeophin7gz.png

In the program that you make avatars, or even in any graphic program, just open the file and then go to File -> Save As.. and then instead of the drop down menu at the bottom having png or where the file name is inserted having *.png (* being the file name), just change it to *.jpg or *.gif. Hopefully this helps.

I'm not sure exactly what you mean or how to do that! :(

How come I'm Not able to copy captures from mtv.com? I need them 4 my countdown can anybody help out?:(

because pictures on mtv.com are Java stuff, unless you print screen and paste then crop the picture.

anyone know a good one?! :confused:

http://bluefive.pair.com/pixresizer.htm
?

i think you guys make rad avatars.
can anyone teach me how?
i have an animation program.
and photoshop.

where could i find print screen pictures and how to do it...pls

Please!!! I have a Image Capturer, but doesnt work when i want to capture a image of a video. Do you know any program to capture images of a video??? :D

Shade Could You Help Me?