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Mess Deck: General Section => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: boatmadman on December 14, 2006, 03:21:49 pm

Title: animated pics
Post by: boatmadman on December 14, 2006, 03:21:49 pm

How do you get an animated pic to show on your profile?

Ian

Title: Re: animated pics
Post by: ambernblu on December 14, 2006, 03:38:37 pm

Try... http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=1671.0

... eventually - about halfway down the thread...!!  ;D

Title: Re: animated pics
Post by: boatmadman on December 14, 2006, 05:04:54 pm

I can get the pics, but for some reason I cant animate them grrrrrr

Title: Re: animated pics
Post by: MikeK on December 14, 2006, 05:59:45 pm

Took me ages to suss and even now not sure what I did  ;D I know that the various sites with animated avatars don't allow you to use their web address as the link when you set the profile up. I ended up downloading something called Flock Photobucket (same sort of thing as firefox) which allows you to import avatars then use that as a base web address for the forum profile. When you do it check that there is not a doubled up http:// thingy as there is one already in the blank and another one gets plonked on with the exported avatar.
I expect you are not much the wiser I know I'm not and I wrote it  :D :D Suffice it to say it took me a lot of messing about with plenty of dirty looks from SWSBO  ;)
Best of luck

MikeK

Title: Re: animated pics
Post by: Tug-Kenny RIP on December 14, 2006, 09:09:01 pm

I also found it next to impossible, but then I'm always getting it wrong   :D

My prop is supposed to go round !!!

Cheers...Ken

Title: Re: animated pics
Post by: boatmadman on December 14, 2006, 09:29:13 pm

Mine too, it goes round ok on the club website I run !!!

Title: Re: animated pics
Post by: J.beazley on December 14, 2006, 09:38:58 pm

easy one but then im no computer expert,

i use photobucket to host my avatars simply to do on the forum here aswell
just take away [IMG] before the text and after, then you should just be left with the http bit and where the animated thing is hosted with .gif at the end.

hope this helps  ;D

Jay

Title: Re: animated pics
Post by: MikeK on December 15, 2006, 09:09:13 am

Quote from: J.beazley on December 14, 2006, 09:38:58 pm

easy one but then im no computer expert,

i use photobucket to host my avatars simply to do on the forum here aswell
just take away [IMG] before the text and after, then you should just be left with the http bit and where the animated thing is hosted with .gif at the end.

hope this helps  ;D

Jay

Thanks Jay, that's what I did but couldn't put it into English  >:( ;D

MikeK

Title: Re: animated pics
Post by: dougal99 on December 15, 2006, 11:38:53 am

Quote from: Mayhem - Forum Admin on December 15, 2006, 11:33:34 am

I think the best way is to find the animation or clip you like, download it to your PC,
Martin.

Or create you own!!!

Merry Christmas All

Doug

Title: Re: animated pics
Post by: MikeK on December 15, 2006, 02:53:25 pm

Quote from: Mayhem - Forum Admin on December 15, 2006, 11:33:34 am

I think the best way is to find the animation or clip you like, download it to your PC, then upload it to the form via your profile settings.

Martin.

That is the first way I tried and ended up with the problem Boatmadman and Kenny had ie the avatar was animated until you added to the profile when it froze. The photobucket method seems favourite but if you are a bit of a dimwit like wot I am it takes a bit of time checking if it is moving then going back and trying another tack. Talking of which I think I might bring my gyrating matelot back in the New Year for a change  ::) ::) it seemed to have caused a bit of a stir last time  ;D ;D

MikeK

Title: Re: animated pics
Post by: DickyD on December 15, 2006, 04:52:55 pm

On profile enter URL of avatar where it says "I have my own pic" making sure you only have one http//. Click on change profile button. Job done!!
Works for me .

Richard ;)

Title: Re: animated pics
Post by: boatmadman on December 15, 2006, 08:02:04 pm

woo hoo, cracked it!

Title: Re: animated pics
Post by: J.beazley on December 15, 2006, 08:15:43 pm

well done finally got it in the end then.  ;D ;D

Jay

Title: Re: animated pics
Post by: OMK on December 15, 2006, 11:45:52 pm

In the profile settings it's possible to upload an animated GIF directly from your harddrive. I've tried doing this, but the GIF doesn't animate. I suppose I could do as DickyD says (which obviously works, incidentally), but I prefer Admin's suggestion of uploading from my own PC.

Talking of which...

While I'm uploading and generally trying to find out why the GIF doesn't animate, I received this message. Probably of more importance to Martin...

"Sorry, the copyright must be in the template.
Please notify this forum's administrator that this site is using an ILLEGAL copy of SMF!".

Title: Re: animated pics
Post by: Martin (Admin) on December 16, 2006, 12:33:23 am

"Please notify this forum's administrator that this site is using an ILLEGAL copy of SMF!".

That's interesting..... SMF if free  ??? :P ???

Title: Re: animated pics
Post by: MikeK on December 16, 2006, 12:58:28 am

Quote from: boatmadman on December 15, 2006, 08:02:04 pm

woo hoo, cracked it!

Lovely feeling of satisfaction when the damn thing finally starts moving isn't it ?? :D :D

MikeK

Title: Re: animated pics
Post by: lildavid on December 21, 2006, 10:33:39 pm

Hay PMF

Can you get yours to slow down abit  :o  :P  :-[  ::)

Title: Re: animated pics
Post by: Colin Bishop on December 21, 2006, 10:36:12 pm

Quote

Please notify this forum's administrator that this site is using an ILLEGAL copy of SMF!".

Well, that's the upgrade for you...

Title: Re: animated pics
Post by: MikeK on December 22, 2006, 09:37:00 am

Very good PMK !! I was wondering what lildavid was on about 'cos nothing was moving on the Tx, then hey presto a tantalising flash. Not a self portrait by any chance ?  ::) ::)

MikeK

Title: Re: animated pics
Post by: lildavid on December 23, 2006, 11:54:21 pm

Why is my gif so squashed  ??? ??? ??? I have created this on ulead gif animation, uploaded to photobucket so to use that as the url. i have even widened the flags more to try to resolve the problem. what you see is the last remake. Heelllllpppp
Dave

Title: Re: animated pics
Post by: lildavid on December 24, 2006, 12:13:02 am

Almost sorted just the writing.. can anyone guess what it says??
 :o

(http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p143/lildavid_05/mayhem3.gif)
( Loaded by admin )

Title: Re: animated pics
Post by: Martin (Admin) on December 24, 2006, 01:43:44 am

The avatar should be 86 c 65 Pixels, try resizing without marinating the same aspect.

Title: Re: animated pics
Post by: dazzle on December 24, 2006, 02:20:25 am

Tried everything, on profile to upload gif image, it uploads as php ( no animation) I don't like using
outside sites to host image, I wonder if attachment works ? will find out if banned,
A snowmans lot is not a happy one click image.
 
 
dazzle (Bob)

(Moderated - Admin)

Title: Re: animated pics
Post by: dazzle on December 24, 2006, 03:09:21 am

Fun,  OK try again
dazzle (Bob)


( Very Nice pair of animations!.... but I don't think we can get away with it before the 'watershed'  - Martin )

Title: Re: animated pics
Post by: Martin (Admin) on December 24, 2006, 08:11:09 am

It seems that animated Avatars have to be live animations i.e. already somewhere on the internet then you can point to it using "I have my own pic:" under your Profile settings.

If you can't get your animation to work, send it to me and I'll upload it for you.... no guarantees how long it will take though.......  ::)

(http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/wwwpics/SMILE1.gif)

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Title: Re: animated pics
Post by: lildavid on December 24, 2006, 10:13:26 pm

SORTED

  Cheers Martin   Merry Crimbo everyone

Dave

Title: Re: animated pics
Post by: MikeK on December 25, 2006, 10:33:16 am

Nice one Dave, how about setting up 'The quick brown fox' etc etc so I can get back up to speed on flag signals ?? Never was much cop on them and as for semaphore - definetly a black art involving 180deg reversals in the brain  ;D ;D

best regards

MikeK

Title: Re: animated pics
Post by: lildavid on December 28, 2006, 08:44:01 pm

Hi Mikek,
Dont wish to appear thick or owt but whats "the quick brown fox" ??? ???

Dave

Title: Re: animated pics
Post by: anmo on December 28, 2006, 09:44:32 pm

Quote from: lildavid on December 28, 2006, 08:44:01 pm

Hi Mikek,
Dont wish to appear thick or owt but whats "the quick brown fox" ??? ???

Dave

We Sheffielders, even exiled ones, must stick together. What the quick brown fox does most of the time is jump over the lazy dog. Clearly you've never been a typist. 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog' is a well-known typing exercise that uses every letter of the alphabet at least once, there are other sentences that do this, but the fox/dog one is easy to remember.

Title: Re: animated pics
Post by: MikeK on December 29, 2006, 09:17:08 am

Thanks anmo, don't know how I picked it up as I've never progressed beyond the one finger peck, there again I have known one or two typists over the years so maybe I picked it up from one of them.   ::) ::) ;) ;)

Happy New Year Everyone

MikeK

Title: Re: animated pics
Post by: lildavid on December 29, 2006, 10:55:55 pm

Hi Ammo,
Cheers Mate, when you get a "u" in english you tend not to pick them things up. Nice to see another Sheffielder on here.

Happy New Year to one and all

Dave

Title: Re: animated pics
Post by: Tug-Kenny RIP on December 30, 2006, 02:05:38 pm

Thanks Martin....I'm animated at last   ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D

Seems it's backdated as well.....  A bonus indeed.

Happy new year everyone. I'm staying in to watch glue dry   8)


Cheers...Ken

Title: Re: animated pics
Post by: Roger in France on December 30, 2006, 03:13:25 pm

It must be me but I still cannot get mine animated. The glasses are supposed to be empty and the bottle levitates and fills them.

....and NO, I keep looking all over France but I have never found one of these self replenishing bottles!

Roger in France.

Title: Re: animated pics
Post by: Faraday's Cage on December 30, 2006, 05:37:24 pm

Congratulations Ken. 

Nice to see you've managed to "free"  yer prop.

 8)

Roger - Keep plugging away and you'll get there.  ;)

Title: Re: animated pics
Post by: dougal99 on December 30, 2006, 07:59:21 pm

Quote from: Roger in France on December 30, 2006, 03:13:25 pm

....and NO, I keep looking all over France but I have never found one of these self replenishing bottles!

Roger in France.

You didn't ask for two did you?  ;D ???

Title: Re: animated pics
Post by: Tug-Kenny RIP on December 31, 2006, 10:02:40 pm

Thank you, Faradays Cage.    phew, what a marathon.  Needed Martins help in the end. Great to have moving pictures at last.  Seems I'm a Captain now, and still haven't been to sea   :)

Happy new year


Cheers...Ken

Title: Re: animated pics
Post by: DickyD on December 31, 2006, 11:10:50 pm

Quote from: Roger in France on December 30, 2006, 03:13:25 pm

It must be me but I still cannot get mine animated. The glasses are supposed to be empty and the bottle levitates and fills them.

....and NO, I keep looking all over France but I have never found one of these self replenishing bottles!

Roger in France.

Something like this Roger.

Happy New Year

Richard

Title: Re: animated pics
Post by: Colin Bishop on December 31, 2006, 11:24:37 pm

Richard, you are unkind!

Title: Re: animated pics
Post by: Roger in France on January 01, 2007, 07:54:21 am

Yep, just like that!

But this morning (01 Jan) I guess there will be a few guys about who would prefer not to think about opening bottles!

The temptation here in France is to enjoy super wines at good prices, which for me means that as I savour a glass I laugh and think how much it would have cost me in England. Last night for example a 1996 bottle of Premier Class St Emillion Grand Cru?????

And boating is cheaper too!

Cheers to all for 2007. May your time afloat be all that you want it to be.

Roger in France.

Title: Re: animated pics
Post by: Roger in France on January 04, 2007, 03:28:00 pm

As you will all see, I am now the proud proprietor of an animated Avatar.

MANY THANKS to Ken C. and Martin who got it working for me.

Maybe this message should also go under "Other hobbies" as wine drinking is one of my other hobbies, even a dedicated activity!

Roger in France.

Title: Re: animated pics
Post by: Faraday's Cage on January 04, 2007, 04:25:17 pm

Congratulations Roger in france,

I was getting very thirsty waiting.  ;D

Terry.

Title: Re: animated pics
Post by: MikeK on January 04, 2007, 04:51:23 pm

Congratulations Roger, its a wonder it's not corked by now  ;D

Didn't realise you had that avatar Terry, I just found it last night and now I'll have to go find another one from my freebie stock. How do you get the coaster steaming across the bottom ? Want one, want one !! ::) ::)

MikeK

Title: Re: animated pics
Post by: Faraday's Cage on January 04, 2007, 05:16:53 pm

Hi Mikek,

Ive sent you a PM.

Terry.

Title: Re: animated pics
Post by: DickyD on January 04, 2007, 05:47:20 pm

Congratulations and about time Roger, thought it would never happen.

Richard ;)