Avatar, not the movie

[Tampa330i]

I think we've got the official badge for everyone worked out, so I'll help convert avatars to sport said badge. I've already done a few, some of which have the slightest bit of the edge of the circle chopped off. If you guys are happy with those, cool; if not, re-post the raw avatar image you want here so I can redo it more carefully. Your avatars have all changed so I can't get your originals back, as it changes in all your posts.
Also anyone who hasn't had it added yet either pm me or post it here. Keep in mind if your images aren't bigger than 125x125 I have to add space to fill that up because the badge needs the extra space to be well defined. I'll be adding in the color of the background the avatar sits on on this forum and then hang the badge on the edge (see Mtnman's avatar). The illusion will only work if the background is that exact color, so this may not work on other forums as well. For bf.c our avatars will scale perfectly as they allow 116x116, but they won't scale it for you; it has to be changed prior to upload there. As long as your avatar on here is how you want it, I can make that change in about 3 seconds and pop out a new one. Again pm me or post in this forum. It's hard to keep track of multiple versions of multiple images, so toss all avatar modification stuff in here.
If anyone else uses photoshop and wants the psd for the badge, it is here: http://www.mediafire.com/file/rx2p6a14nab7q4r/mafiabadge.psd

[NDubSki]

Good stuff, thanks man!

[Mtnman]

Thanks for the hookup!

[danewilson77]

Please badge me.....

Right between the cash...

[Tampa330i]

Yours turned out pretty well, dane. Centered, blacked the top half, color matched the bottom, badge over the cash, voila:

http://i51.tinypic.com/qqr85j.jpg

[danewilson77]

I likey....

[pyreguy]

Can you do mine with this (http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://obiettivi360.com/img/vito_scaletta.png&imgrefurl=http://obiettivi360.com/community/showthread.php%3Ft%3D1694&usg=__av9iTYvGIPoMiFPfj5xsZs_l16I=&h=367&w=347&sz=158&hl=en&start=94&sig2=iVpwTUf_kz3O74lfp__CQA&zoom=1&tbnid=YOHgeXIAMG_D9M:&tbnh=165&tbnw=149&ei=GhMATcuiCcKqngedveTlDQ&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmafia%2B2%2Bvito%2Bscaletta%26hl%3Den %26safe%3Doff%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26biw%3D1680%26bih%3D863%26tbs%3Disch: 10%2C2052&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=1261&vpy=298&dur=3454&hovh=231&hovw=218&tx=133&ty=149&oei=9BIATYKsC4G8lQeW4vynCA&esq=4&page=4&ndsp=28&ved=1t:429,r:5,s:94&biw=1680&bih=863) picture?

[Tampa330i]

pyre -
http://i52.tinypic.com/2mer4lh.jpg

[pyreguy]

I like it, but I would rather use this if you can resize it

http://obiettivi360.com/img/vito_scaletta.png

I think it looks more dynamic...

[Tampa330i]

Not a problem, I'll hook you up when I get out of work this morning.

[pyreguy]

You're the man! I really appreciate it

[Tampa330i]

How's this?:

http://i54.tinypic.com/2ikwcvm.jpg

[jjcools]

Lookin good

[pyreguy]

It's perfect, love it! Thanks!

[danewilson77]

Tampa....hook it up....bro...

http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/af278/nicee46/Funny/1235596271926_f.jpg

[Tampa330i]

Cool, that's a nice big version of the pic. I'll get yours out tomorrow morning when I get out of work. Shouldn't those be old design 100s in his hands?

[danewilson77]

Good catch...

Thanks...

[SC4ME]

Every time I have tried to create an avatar, it says the image is too large, even when I reduce it as much as my software will allow.
I guess it just dont like me!

[Tampa330i]

SC - what are you using?

[Tampa330i]

dane - how's this? :

http://i54.tinypic.com/wlzmnq.jpg

[Marcus-SanDiego]

Every time I have tried to create an avatar, it says the image is too large, even when I reduce it as much as my software will allow.
I guess it just dont like me!

I can edit your avatar. Post the picture here.

[danewilson77]

dane - how's this? :

http://i54.tinypic.com/wlzmnq.jpg

Perfect......thanks

[Rayzah Blade]

can you hook me up mister tampa??


http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f53/rayzah_blade/Thread%20pics/HarveyKeitel.jpg

[Tampa330i]

Sure, as soon I get home from work I'll take care of it for ya.

[Rayzah Blade]

yup, you rock.

[Tampa330i]

Rayzah - how's this? :

http://i51.tinypic.com/2mp07s9.jpg

[Rayzah Blade]

Rayzah - how's this? :

http://i51.tinypic.com/2mp07s9.jpg

perfection, thank you sir.

[Tampa330i]

np. I enjoy seeing some of these real/movie mafia characters, we have a very diverse mafia.

[Alphatek45]

Can you hook this one up? Thanks in Advance


http://lh4.ggpht.com/_8cRun6OQYJg/TQlnWZ9VJzI/AAAAAAAABJc/gZ6RkXExWjU/tony_soprano2.jpg

[Tampa330i]

alpha - how's this?:

http://i53.tinypic.com/taqzyd.jpg

[Alphatek45]

Flawless. Thank you sir.

[danewilson77]

I love this stuff....

[Tampa330i]

We have a lot of people sporting the new avatars, now

[kayger12]

alpha - how's this?:

http://i53.tinypic.com/taqzyd.jpg

Sporting the Jersey mob characters. Nice!

[SC4ME]

http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll47/SC4ME/Griesmeyercoat-of-armsv1-1.jpg

Thanks Marcus!!!

[Marcus-SanDiego]

You are welcome, sir. Done.

SC, if you want to make your avatar bigger, you can do that. 125px by 125px is the biggest you can go. Right now you are at 86px by 100px.

Give me a bigger one and I can upload it for you.

Otherwise, you're good to go.

[bimmer848]

i would like this on old blue eyes as well! still doin these?

[Tampa330i]

bimmer, how's this?:

http://i52.tinypic.com/vni6pg.jpg

[bimmer848]

sweet! thanks

[danewilson77]

Can you color match the "white strip" on the right?

[Smilez]

http://www.atwistedspoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/pancho1.jpg

[danewilson77]

Yeah...this isn't ZHP Loco's....but I like eeeet....and completely support it for you.

[Tampa330i]

Can you color match the "white strip" on the right?

Where?

[danewilson77]

It just looks like, since you had to make the picture wider (because of the avatar), that I can see a white strip...that runs vertically on the right side. Not a hugs deal....but if you could color match the entire background...it would look better. Heck...its not even my avatar. Just a suggestion..and I very well could just be seeing things.

[Jon D]

Figured out how to create one.. what do you think??

[danewilson77]

^no..I applaud the effort though.

[Marcus-SanDiego]

Figured out how to create one.. what do you think??

Shoot a request over to Tampa. He can fix that for you.

[Jon D]

OK blew that -- Tampa can you make one out of this pic? Sticking with the original...

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_obyodcZBck8/TQ0dhq5AYxI/AAAAAAAAAdk/R8E8-jyE3mU/s576/the_godfather_3.png

[Marcus-SanDiego]

No worries, Jon. I'm behind the scenes right now teaching myself vbulletin software coding so I can put a link on the navbar. Let's just say I won't be changing careers any time soon.

[Tampa330i]

Hey guys, I'll get your avatars out on Monday when I'm off work. I don't have enough time between shifts while I'm working to do much of anything. Drop me a message or post it up in here and I'll catch up on Mondays what I miss on weekends.

[Marcus-SanDiego]

Thanks, JB.

[Tampa330i]

Smilez, how's this?:

http://i51.tinypic.com/intyde.jpg

[Tampa330i]

It just looks like, since you had to make the picture wider (because of the avatar), that I can see a white strip...that runs vertically on the right side. Not a hugs deal....but if you could color match the entire background...it would look better. Heck...its not even my avatar. Just a suggestion..and I very well could just be seeing things.

It's possible it's added somehow when it gets plopped onto the spot in the threads. It's possibly browser related - not all browsers display content the same way. Never tried it in anything but Opera. My raw images are all the way to the edges (most are beyond the edges, but it gets cropped off when it becomes a jpg). If they aren't big enough to fit or have odd dimensions I fill the background first with the color that matches the surrounding area, then copy the donated image over top, resize, then zhp stamp it.
I just realized I wasn't looking close enough, but now that i'm focused on it, I see a thin white line on both sides of everyone's avatars. The really weird thing is... it's not really there. I used the windows magnifier and went to %1000, took a screenshot of an avatar and zoomed into the pixel level on it in photoshop. Not a single pixel of white, but I'd swear it's there looking at it right now. I can't explain why it appears that way to me.

[Tampa330i]

OK blew that -- Tampa can you make one out of this pic? Sticking with the original...

Jon, here's 2, take your pic. Just testing removal of the outer white ring, like the forum buttons. That white ring seems to get schrunched when I shrink the original. I also tried adding a bevel to the badge.

http://i52.tinypic.com/6ef6n6.jpg

http://i53.tinypic.com/5ogw49.jpg

[SC4ME]

You are welcome, sir. Done.

SC, if you want to make your avatar bigger, you can do that. 125px by 125px is the biggest you can go. Right now you are at 86px by 100px.

Give me a bigger one and I can upload it for you.


Otherwise, you're good to go.


thats the weird thing. I made it as small as I could since I was getting an error saying it was too big. Still get the error of the image being too big when I try to link the image.


Ack! The avatar just appeared! now that is really strange.

[Tampa330i]

Can you link the image SC? I'll take a look.

[Marcus-SanDiego]

Jon, here's 2, take your pic. Just testing removal of the outer white ring, like the forum buttons. That white ring seems to get schrunched when I shrink the original. I also tried adding a bevel to the badge.

http://i52.tinypic.com/6ef6n6.jpg

http://i53.tinypic.com/5ogw49.jpg

I like the bottom one. The picture seems a bit dark, though. Perhaps lighten it up a little?

[danewilson77]

Bottom one...all the way.

[az3579]

I'm probably gonna be one of the only people not rocking those Mafioso avatars...:dunno

[danewilson77]

I'm probably gonna be one of the only people not rocking those Mafioso avatars...:dunno

Why?

[Tampa330i]

I think that one for Jon is dark because the initial image was dark, I didn't change that at all - but I can make it lighter. And the bevel effect has come closer to a true bmw logo (upper left corner lighter than lower left corner throughout the image). The white ring looks good on a large scale, but shrunken down it deffinately looks better without it.

[Tampa330i]

I'm probably gonna be one of the only people not rocking those Mafioso avatars...:dunno

Did I miss yours az?

[Jon D]

I think that one for Jon is dark because the initial image was dark, I didn't change that at all - but I can make it lighter. And the bevel effect has come closer to a true bmw logo (upper left corner lighter than lower left corner throughout the image). The white ring looks good on a large scale, but shrunken down it definitely looks better without it.

I chose #2 without the ring.. agree with all that has been said. I can't adjust the levels as a whole picture as it plays with the logo as well. The original was dark so if Tampa330i can fix it cool I''ll repost... thanks for the effort..

[Tampa330i]

Jon - This should look a lot better:

http://i52.tinypic.com/9gwnph.jpg

[Alphatek45]

^ tight.

[Tampa330i]

Indeed, I put the new style on my signature as well.

[Jon D]

Jon - This should look a lot better:

http://i52.tinypic.com/9gwnph.jpg

I does thanks... you clearly have photoshop down...

[Tampa330i]

The sad thing is, I've never even used half the features. I've been using it since version 3, I was about 15 when I got my first copy. I've had no teacher or others to learn from, just 12 years of messing around with it. I know enough to be dangerous, not enough to be professional.

[Smilez]

HOW DOD you change your tittle under your user name :(

[danewilson77]

^you can't. Its based on posts...

[Smilez]

oh lol... i was going to make it outlaw. but nevermind

[danewilson77]

Your avatar rulez. Marcus may make a custom one for you since your avatar is like a Mexican Bandito...

[Tampa330i]

An update for avatars:
Some of you may have noticed your avatar as shown in a thread is slightly lacking in quality compared to the version I posted for you, here. I tested it out and found that the images were being redrawn to accommodate for a smaller size cap on the avatar which was not displayed but was quite small (14k I think). Instead of spitting it out and declining the upload, it converted the files by dropping their dpi down. They retained proper dimensions (most did, some lost a pixel²) but lost quality in doing so. How the site does this... I am not familiar with it, and cannot explain without some research. It makes them kind of fuzzy, as if slighty out of focus. Anyway, Marcus fixed this so the images now show full detail. To fix this, just re-upload your avatar image. All the ones I made are still in this thread.

[Marcus-SanDiego]

Without boring everyone to tears, I can tell you why it was dropping the dpi down. The max file size was set too low. As a result, it was downconverting the file. I have upped the max file size. Now the images are exact copies.

[Tampa330i]

To be honest I don't sit close enough to the monitor to really see the difference unless I'm working on an image. I'm surprised no one else noticed, or maybe someone did and I didn't see it. It's hard to keep up with all the stuff going on here, especially if you miss a day or two.
Do you know how this downconverting works? I'm interested, if noone else is :)

[Marcus-SanDiego]

I'm not sure what happens during the downconversion process. I imagine is simply reducing the size enough, dropping pixels along the way, until the picture fits the parameters of file size. Not sure, though, what the process is.

And, yes, it's starting to get difficult around here to keep up if you miss a day or two. I read every post on the site. I can tell how much content we're creating on a daily basis.

[billschusteriv]

I was wondering how everyone got the ZHP Mafia avatars and if there was a registry or other method to prevent duplicates. This thread answers part of that quandry.

Not knowing the above - I just went with the resevoir dogs silouette.

[Tampa330i]

Awesome movie. I think everyone's done a pretty good job keeping their avatars unique, all I did was add the mafia badge. Like mine, some are not mafia but play the part well enough.

[danewilson77]

Without boring everyone to tears, I can tell you why it was dropping the dpi down. The max file size was set too low. As a result, it was downconverting the file. I have upped the max file size. Now the images are exact copies.


mmmmmm.....

[Marcus-SanDiego]

Dane, I always wonder what those mmmmmms mean. Clue me in!

[billschusteriv]

I think the avatars look much better since upping the file size...

[kayger12]

I usually interpreted DW's mmmmmmmmm's as, "Interesting... Not really so interesting that it deserves a comment, but JUST interesting enough for me to hold down the 'm' key for two seconds to let you know that I acknowledge your effort to engage me."

At other times I also have interpreted the mmmmmmm's (although not in this case) as a gentle dissaproval-- the DW equivalent of calling bullsh^t, if you will.

Am I anywhere in the ballpark, DW? Or should I just shut up and go back to watching Mythbusters?

[Marcus-SanDiego]

Yeah. Sometimes it is difficult to tell which mmmmm he is using.

Kind of like "fuggedaboutit." You use a certain voice inflection and it means one thing. Use a different voice inflection and it means yet another thing.

[danewilson77]

Mmmmm. = me thinking.

I was thinking I had mentioned this.....but I was incorrect. No problems.

[kayger12]

Mmmmm. = me thinking.

I was thinking I had mentioned this.....but I was incorrect. No problems.

Mythbusters it is, then.

[az3579]

Mmmmm. = me thinking.

I was thinking I had mentioned this.....but I was incorrect. No problems.


Suuuuure Dane. Keep telling yourself that; we know the truth. :p

[danewilson77]

^Mmmmmmmm....lol

[pyreguy]

I always figured he just licked the screen while reading the previous post and liked how it tasted...