Making Avatars

[Mr_Pleasington]

Okay, I'm always on the lookout for new avatars, but rarely can I find one I like that fits the dimensions I need.  

This, for example, is just too wide for most forums:


I need to resize it to less than 80x80 pixels but can't do it without losing the animation. Grrrr.

Any help? Tips?

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

yeah, use this one instead:



(I use Jasc's Animation shop, but I"m sure there's a freeware animation editor for this sort of thing)

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

apparently this program is supposed to be decent at making animations.

[Mr_Pleasington]

Thanks, Saint!

It's perfect.

[Fellfrosch]

Is that Radiohead?

[Spriggan]

Looks like something of theirs, though I'm not much of a radio head fan.

I personally use Flash for animated gifs, Fireworks and Photoshop can also make them apparently.