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Dear staffies...
Is there any way that you could increase the banner limit for the banner contest (EE GAD Feb)??
Perhaps increase it to around 25/30 kb instead of 15!
I have spent a long time making banners but cannot make a decent one under 25k!
I obviously can use jpegs in animation shop but it makes the image a much lower quality and I don't think SR wants pixelly banners that look worse than the first quake game!
If anyone else feels that the limit should be exceeded please says here and Snuggly may give in.
Cheers - Ky.
Is there any way that you could increase the banner limit for the banner contest (EE GAD Feb)??
Perhaps increase it to around 25/30 kb instead of 15!
I have spent a long time making banners but cannot make a decent one under 25k!
I obviously can use jpegs in animation shop but it makes the image a much lower quality and I don't think SR wants pixelly banners that look worse than the first quake game!
If anyone else feels that the limit should be exceeded please says here and Snuggly may give in.
Cheers - Ky.
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You need small banners otherwise they take ages to load...
My world class banner I made was under the limit and it's gonna win...
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/phillip.hudson23/01.jpg
It's easy, don't have too much on a banner and it will compress fine...
My world class banner I made was under the limit and it's gonna win...
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/phillip.hudson23/01.jpg
It's easy, don't have too much on a banner and it will compress fine...
AfroJoe wrote:
> I don't see how most of those can be over the limit.
>
> There doesn't seem to be THAT much colour in them, and you've not made
> more than 4 different screens on any... hmmm...
>
> Some of mine are a lot more detailed (although probably not better
> :-D), and still fit in.
I love my Hitz one and its 25k :(
> I don't see how most of those can be over the limit.
>
> There doesn't seem to be THAT much colour in them, and you've not made
> more than 4 different screens on any... hmmm...
>
> Some of mine are a lot more detailed (although probably not better
> :-D), and still fit in.
I love my Hitz one and its 25k :(
Kyz22 wrote:
> I love my Hitz one and its 25k :(
It's big because it's 4 frames with a pretty complex picture in it...
Try and make it only change twice, then you'll have a nice small size...
> I love my Hitz one and its 25k :(
It's big because it's 4 frames with a pretty complex picture in it...
Try and make it only change twice, then you'll have a nice small size...
i just looked at your banners Kyz and your best ones are under 15k by loads. The only ones above (all 3 of them...) are huge because of the pictures, just get something to optimize the pics so they're smaller.
I'll have a go, Kyz.
Be back soon with the results :-)
Be back soon with the results :-)
Just look at these that mothballed has done...
They're all under or just over 15kb...
How good do they look?
http://www.consumer58.netfirms.com
Yes, rather nice!
They're all under or just over 15kb...
How good do they look?
http://www.consumer58.netfirms.com
Yes, rather nice!
Stop whinging. Lots of people have made great ones under 15k, including all the current SR ones.
they have to be around the 15kb as they must load up as quickly as the rest of the page. The whole point of the comp is to get people to design effective banners UNDER 15kb.
You can't just change the rules to please some, wouldn't be fair and it isn't what they are after.
You can't just change the rules to please some, wouldn't be fair and it isn't what they are after.
http://www.toms.area.btinternet.co.uk/Kyz22/
I did my best, Kyz22. I know if you look really closely and compare the optimized version to the original, you can notice a slight differnce. It's not too bad though considering how reduced the file size is, and that they are now all under the 15kb limit.
I did my best, Kyz22. I know if you look really closely and compare the optimized version to the original, you can notice a slight differnce. It's not too bad though considering how reduced the file size is, and that they are now all under the 15kb limit.
Cheers Tóm I saved the ones you hosted for me so you can delete them now. Thanks again.
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