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Avatar maximum size 6kB? - zanate - 02-04-2015
Decided to upload an avatar, but I ran into a file size limit of 6kB, which is pretty tiny. In fact, I'm trying jpeg export from Picasa at 90x90 and running into a floor image size of about 14kB no matter how hard I cut the jpeg quality.
Is this size limit configurable? 20kB seems like a more reasonable limit.
RE: Avatar maximum size 6kB? - Spokes - 02-04-2015
You're right. Size changed to 25kB
RE: Avatar maximum size 6kB? - zanate - 02-10-2015
Hurrah! I've been Avatared!
RE: Avatar maximum size 6kB? - Markster - 02-10-2015
I dunno... on my 56K modem, it's going to take like 30 seconds to download all the avatars on a page even at 6k! 25k is really pushing it, man! That's like 6 seconds an avatar!
RE: Avatar maximum size 6kB? - zanate - 02-10-2015
(02-10-2015, 11:10 AM)Markster Wrote: I dunno... on my 56K modem, it's going to take like 30 seconds to download all the avatars on a page even at 6k! 25k is really pushing it, man! That's like 6 seconds an avatar!
Just turn up your image caching, then. You only have to download each avatar once.
... I'm pretty sure that the reason I couldn't get below 14kB on a jpeg export from Picasa was that it's stuffing a ton of metadata in the image, probably stored in bloated XML. But that underlines the hilarity of the issue. Nobody cares anymore if an image carries 12kB of overhead.
RE: Avatar maximum size 6kB? - BuildingScout - 02-10-2015
(02-10-2015, 11:10 AM)Markster Wrote: I dunno... on my 56K modem, it's going to take like 30 seconds to download all the avatars on a page even at 6k! 25k is really pushing it, man! That's like 6 seconds an avatar!
Are there any ISPs out there still providing modem connectivity?
RE: Avatar maximum size 6kB? - MacBerry - 02-11-2015
(02-10-2015, 02:48 PM)BuildingScout Wrote:(02-10-2015, 11:10 AM)Markster Wrote: I dunno... on my 56K modem, it's going to take like 30 seconds to download all the avatars on a page even at 6k! 25k is really pushing it, man! That's like 6 seconds an avatar!
Are there any ISPs out there still providing modem connectivity?
Yes ... the new lowest cost monthly plan from "R*g*e*s" (rhymes with Robbers) starts their new "56k modem" plans for $125 with 100 free messages per month ...