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Creating an avatar file

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Posted by May Haga on March 14, 2007 at 1:28 PM
How do I create and avatar file? I am using PS2 changing the image size to 48x30, resolution 300, resulting image is 25 kb. How do I make it smaller but still legible?
Thanks for your help :confused:
Posted by Bob Steele on March 14, 2007 at 2:28 PM
In "Save for Web" be sure to uncheck the box for embedding a profile.
Posted by May Haga on March 14, 2007 at 4:23 PM
Sorry, I am fairly new to PS2, where do I find the "embedding a profile" box? May
Posted by Bob Steele on March 14, 2007 at 5:10 PM
John is correct. When the ICC Profile box is checked, it adds to the file size making it pretty much impossible to save your avatar file small enough.
Posted by May Haga on March 14, 2007 at 7:00 PM
Thanks for the hand holding - we'll see what it looks like, May
Posted by Brent Murphy on March 14, 2007 at 7:07 PM
Also, within Save for Web, click the small right-arrow and choose "Optimize to File Size". Enter the required file size for the avatar (15k, if I remember correctly), and save. This will give you the maximum quality you can get with that file size.