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Anonymous
April 23, 2009
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Avatar - how to get sharp image?

  • April 23, 2009
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I tried a using a small jpeg picture as avatar but it turned out even more blurry by the time it was approved.  Then tried a clip art that was 165 X 165 pixel.  When I reduced image size to 128 X128 it just got more blurry.

So question is how does one get a sharp avatar?  I have only CS3 to work with.  Some of the pictures, and all of the clip art  seem relatively sharp.

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    pbear*
    pbear*
    Known Participant
    April 26, 2009

    Try an Unsharp Mask every 50% reduction in size.

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    Anonymous
    April 23, 2009

    Thanks everyone, guess I was expecting too much out of such a small image.

    Zeno Bokor
    Zeno Bokor
    Inspiring
    April 23, 2009

    just to make sure, you are talking about the little graphic and not the big one in the profile. In that case, save it as a 48 by 48 pixel png-8 file as that is what it converts it to anyway so better give it what it wants in the first place as this way you can get a better preview of how it'll look when uploaded

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    Anonymous
    April 23, 2009

    I must be missing something.  I take a picture of 800x800 pixel or a clip art of 200x200 pixel.  I click on image size and reduce it down to 46x46 pixel.  All I get is a pixelated mess no one can recognize.

    So how does one get an image that is relatively sharp?

    Kath-H
    Kath-H
    Inspiring
    April 23, 2009

    Have you tried Save for Web? You can change size, swap formats, see what looks best.

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