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file size for avatars?

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Posted by Bruce King on April 20, 2010 at 10:30 PM
How do you guys reduce an image to 48X48 pixels and 10kb? I tried preparing a self protrait for an avatar using the same method I use for posting an image in the galleries and I had to LOL! It was unrecognizable.
Posted by Pete D on April 21, 2010 at 12:21 AM
I think I cropped the full resolution image to a square, then sharpened it then down sized. I'm not claiming to know the best way. You just asked "how do you guys...."

Pete D.
Posted by David Bostedo on April 21, 2010 at 8:47 AM
You have to use save-for-web and let it strip away the color profile and all of the metadata. Otherwise you won't get to that small a file size.
Posted by Bruce King on April 21, 2010 at 10:59 AM
Yeah, I tried reducing it then using the "save as" option from the file menu and I couldn't get it down to 10kb. I'll try "save for the web" . Thanks all.