Captain Jean-Luc Picard 1 Posted July 13, 2003 Where are all these fancy "Name & StarTrekFans.net" Avatars coming from? How do I get one? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Takara_Soong 4 Posted July 13, 2003 The avatars have been made using a flash program called Swish. Many of the mods have this program and have made their avatars (and some signature pics) using it. It has also been used for many of the tributes created by VBG and myself that have appeared on the boards. Swish is a fairly easy program to use and can be purchased online from their website at Swishzone.com If you don't wish to purchase the program they do have a 14 day free trial. It can also be obtained through other means such as at Kazaa. Once the avatars have been made they must be uploaded to the internet and can then be added to the boards using the My Control - Edit Avatar feature. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yillara Skye 1 Posted July 13, 2003 I may just do that...all of these avatars are awesome, thanks for the tip! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Theunicornhunter 2 Posted July 14, 2003 Does that mean we could use any media program as long as the work was uploaded to the web? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Data 0 Posted July 14, 2003 I may look into it. For now, I will stick to using animated gifs for my avatar and sig. I have a pretty good editor for animated gifs. I realize swf flash files can be cool but a few of the boards I use do not support flash files yet. When they do, I will start fooling around more with editing flash files. Oh, thankyou Takara for posting the link to the gif that I use for my avatar. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VaBeachGuy 12 Posted July 14, 2003 Does that mean we could use any media program as long as the work was uploaded to the web? If I understand your question correctly, you are asking about what kind of media files the board will display? Currently the only "special" media files you can use for Avatars and Signatires is Flash which uses a .swf extension. You can use the basic pic types as well .gif .jpg etc. It doesn't matter what program you use to make the flash file, but it has to be flash and it has to have .swf to work. Also, please keep any flash avatars and or signatures to a fairly small size (try to keep them under 100k) and don't add music or sounds. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trekkergirl220 0 Posted July 14, 2003 thanks for the avatar Takara!!!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yillara Skye 1 Posted July 15, 2003 I know I thanked you via a PM, but thank you for my avatar, Lessa!! Sister, you are awesome! :lol: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VaBeachGuy 12 Posted July 15, 2003 One thing to keep in mind, if you are hosting your avatars on a free host like Geocities they will cut you off after so much bandwidth has been used. When that happens your avatar or sig won't display. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
removed 0 Posted July 15, 2003 One thing to keep in mind, if you are hosting your avatars on a free host like Geocities they will cut you off after so much bandwidth has been used. When that happens your avatar or sig won't display. i found that out the hard way. lol. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lessa_Soong 0 Posted July 16, 2003 ME TOO, bysty! I'm glad that i had someone come to my rescue! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VaBeachGuy 12 Posted July 18, 2003 Well neither of you should have any problems now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
removed 0 Posted July 18, 2003 Well neither of you should have any problems now. thanks VBG! :lol: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
