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GIF as Avatar?
« on: March 19, 2020, 08:22:13 PM »
I've seen it done but whenever I load a gif as an avy it saves as a still.

What on Oith am I doing wrong?

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Re: GIF as Avatar?
« Reply #1 on: March 19, 2020, 08:43:29 PM »
I've seen it done but whenever I load a gif as an avy it saves as a still.

What on Oith am I doing wrong?

Try changing the .gifv extension to .gif
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Re: GIF as Avatar?
« Reply #2 on: March 19, 2020, 09:02:44 PM »
Try changing the .gifv extension to .gif
Hmm it is showing as .gif  maybe I'll try .gifv   thanks GS

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Re: GIF as Avatar?
« Reply #3 on: March 19, 2020, 09:21:17 PM »
Hmm it is showing as .gif  maybe I'll try .gifv   thanks GS

Maybe use the URL?

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Re: GIF as Avatar?
« Reply #4 on: March 19, 2020, 09:24:22 PM »
Hmm it is showing as .gif  maybe I'll try .gifv   thanks GS

Ya use the URL choice and a URL

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Re: GIF as Avatar?
« Reply #5 on: March 19, 2020, 09:28:26 PM »
Ya use the URL choice and a URL

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It's a gif I made on my phone, doesn't have a URL.  I'll figure it out. Unless I don't.

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Re: GIF as Avatar?
« Reply #6 on: March 19, 2020, 09:29:40 PM »
Show off :P
It's a gif I made on my phone, doesn't have a URL.  I'll figure it out. Unless I don't.

What if you upload the gif here https://postimages.org/

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Re: GIF as Avatar?
« Reply #7 on: March 19, 2020, 09:33:54 PM »
Show off :P
It's a gif I made on my phone, doesn't have a URL.  I'll figure it out. Unless I don't.

It worked, @KSM32
Use
https://postimages.org/

Don't resize the image. Use the second link of all of them, that just worked for me.

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Re: GIF as Avatar?
« Reply #8 on: March 19, 2020, 09:37:26 PM »
It worked, @KSM32
Use
https://postimages.org/

Don't resize the image. Use the second link of all of them, that just worked for me.
Ohhh  I did not know about that. I shall try it.  GIFs I make on my phone, may prove to be unpopular  jk.

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Re: GIF as Avatar?
« Reply #9 on: March 19, 2020, 09:38:32 PM »
Ohhh  I did not know about that. I shall try it.  GIFs I make on my phone, may prove to be unpopular  jk.

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Re: GIF as Avatar?
« Reply #10 on: March 19, 2020, 09:44:52 PM »
Aw and I helped you do it boo hoo hoo wah!
hee hee hee
yes you did :)