How do I get a signature and other vital questions.

[GoranAgar]

Others have nice pictures below their posts and you want one too?

Here is the most important information you need to write down on your left hand:

Max width: 450px
Max height: 150px
Max filesize: 30 KiloBytes

If your signature (picture + text) is bigger than the following example, it is too big. Don't use it.
http://home.planet.nl/~xcom/art/sigwarning.gif

IMPORTANT: width doesn't compensate for height, height doesn't compensate for width, filesize doesn't compensate for width and height and so on. This means:
- You can't have very long but thin sigs
- You can't have huge sigs which are only few Kbs in size.
- etc.

Don't know where to get webspace?

Go to http://www.freewebspace.com/ (Thanks for the link, RebeL_fARmeR). Upload the picture you want in your signature and put the link to it into your profile like this (of course with your own correct URL):

http://www.whereever.com/mysig.jpg

Don't use pictures that are stored on other people's websites.

Do us other members a favour and post your signature only once per thread.

Don't post signature testing threads. Test in here and clean up behind you! You can delete your own replies, you know?

[Solaris]

I just want to know..

Does my sig look to messy..it seems to me there is just to much going on so if i can have any suggestions on how to have a "cleaner" sig...


Thanks:D
My sig...

[Aquarius]

http://beifan.com/034dragon/34chinese.html

There are some quite good pictures there of statues in Beijing and I think Shanghi, that would make for a good collage.

I'll be back in a bit, with more 'dragon' research. :p

Or what do you think of this picture?

http://members.tripod.com/Stormbringer777/Lesser.htm

[Solaris]

well the pics are very nice but i was meaning like maybe i should ask staticon to do i totally diferent isg using this dragon above.

i mean i think im due for a new backround..it just looks so messy....

[Aquarius]

What about, for the background, a foggy/misty morning, in the moors of Ireland? That would make for an awesome background. And then maybe make the dragon look like it's emerging from the mists.

[Solaris]

Originally posted by Aquarius
What about, for the background, a foggy/misty morning, in the moors of Ireland? That would make for an awesome background. And then maybe make the dragon look like it's emerging from the mists.

Sound good....then maybe i can make a lockness monster affect:rolleyes:

But thats i good idea ill ask statico to re-do my backround to that and see how it goess:D

Thanks!!

[Godfather]

Hey, how do you like mine? Recognize the text from somewhere? I know you've heard them before. Try to guess what film or television series I copied this classic introduction from?

[Godfather]

No, I don't get your sig either. Are you sure the site where you copied the picture from is ok? Just checkin' ... and tryin' to help here. C ya!

[Solaris]

Originally posted by Godfather
No, I don't get your sig either. Are you sure the site where you copied the picture from is ok? Just checkin' ... and tryin' to help here. C ya!

well staticon is trying to make adjustments to the co.uk so my sig can show up.

*sigh*

[edit] staticon fixed it for me see: [edit]

[BDA7DD]

Originally posted by GoranAgar
http://home.planet.nl/~xcom/art/sigwarning.gif

That should really be a PNG, not a GIF. Sorry to sound all whiney, but it would do much better as a PNG.

Originally posted by GoranAgar
http://home.t-online.de/home/plasma1/load/imgcode.jpg

That should really be a PNG, not a JPG. Sorry to sound all whiney, but it would do much better as a PNG.

:D

Sorry for picking on you, Goran, but this just needed mentioning. However, I'm not necessarily directing this towards you, but to every one of you who doesn't know how to use proper image formats.

For more information on which image formats you should use according to the circumstances, this is a good guide/FAQ to read: http://www.r1ch.net/img-formats/. It explains in detail both the basic stuff and the advanced stuff regarding image formats. From how to save in different formats to an explanation on the effects of "artifacting" using a "lossy" format (such as JPG,) this is the guide to read.

[GoranAgar]

Originally posted by BDA7DD
That should really be a PNG, not a JPG. Sorry to sound all whiney, but it would do much better as a PNG.

Sorry for picking on you, Goran, but this just needed mentioning. However, I'm not necessarily directing this towards you, but to every one of you who doesn't know how to use proper image formats.

For more information on which image formats you should use according to the circumstances, this is a good guide/FAQ to read: http://www.r1ch.net/img-formats/. It explains in detail both the basic stuff and the advanced stuff regarding image formats. From how to save in different formats to an explanation on the effects of "artifacting" using a "lossy" format (such as JPG,) this is the guide to read.

That png format may look nicer close up, but the files are way bigger than jpg files if it is pictures you want to put online. "...the JPEG on the left is 31.8 KB (32,651 bytes) and the lossless PNG on the right is 106 KB (109,475 bytes)." (taken from that website you posted the link to)

As for the gifs, I couldn't reproduce their results in Photoshop, which might be because I have only worked with it for 4 years. ;)

Therefore I won't start using the png format for my signature pictures today.

[BDA7DD]

Originally posted by GoranAgar
That png format may look nicer close up, but the files are way bigger than jpg files if it is pictures you want to put online. "...the JPEG on the left is 31.8 KB (32,651 bytes) and the lossless PNG on the right is 106 KB (109,475 bytes)." (taken from that website you posted the link to)

Way to not read and comprehend the guide properly. The part of that guide that says the above is when explaining the advantages of JPEG for PHOTOGRAPHS AND RICH DETAIL IMAGES. Using lossless PNG in 24bpp or 32bpp depth is obviously going to result in very large image sizes. That's why you use JPEG in photographs and rich detail images, since the artifacting is hardly noticable. The guide also explains that images with low colour counts and/or less "dynamic" colour allocations (such as screenshots and simple line graphics) would benefit from PNG, since those are the kinds of images where the artifacting would be very noticable and quite annoying. The image format you should use is completely circumstantial. There isn't one universal optimal image format. There are times where PNG would be better, times when JPEG would be better, and (not very many) times when GIF would be better.

Also, if you want examples of how beneficial PNG can be, what better source images to use than your own:

sigwarning.gif (http://home.planet.nl/~xcom/art/sigwarning.gif):
Width | 450 pixels
Height | 150 pixels
Depth | 4 bits per pixel
Size | 3331 bytes

sigwarning.png (http://www3.sympatico.ca/you-oughta-know/stuff/images/forums/eidos/games/tombraider/legacy/sigwarning.png):
Width | 450 pixels
Height | 150 pixels
Depth | 4 bits per pixel
Size | 2442 bytes

imgcode.jpg (http://home.t-online.de/home/plasma1/load/imgcode.jpg):
Width | 759 pixels
Height | 61 pixels
Depth | 24 bits per pixel
Size | 12654 bytes

imgcode.png (http://www3.sympatico.ca/you-oughta-know/stuff/images/forums/eidos/games/tombraider/legacy/imgcode.png):
Width | 759 pixels
Height | 61 pixels
Depth | 4 bits per pixel
Size | 9858 bytes

As you can see, both pictures are a lot smaller in terms of size when they are converted to PNG. In the example of the imgcode.jpg file, the size reduction of PNG is even better when you reduce the colour depth to 4bpp, and in the case of this particular image, there is no visible reduction in quality whatsoever as a result of the colour depth reduction. Honestly, I don't know why you were using 24bpp for that image in the first place, seeing as it only really has two noticable colours. If I were to tweak it out and optimize it further, I could reduce it to a 1bpp PNG with a custom palette, resulting in an even smaller size.

So tell me, what exactly is the problem with PNG here? (HINT: There is none.)

Originally posted by GoranAgar
As for the gifs, I couldn't reproduce their results in Photoshop, which might be because I have only worked with it for 4 years. ;)

Feel free to use the PNGs I created for the examples above. Just don't directly link them to my webspace, save them and upload them to your webspace instead.

If you want to convert images to and from different image formats, I suggest getting IrfanView (http://www.irfanview.com/). It's a freeware image viewer that does everything that the more popular image viewing program ACDSee (http://www.acdsystems.com/English/Products/ACDSee/) can do (slideshows, mousewheel cycling, etc.) and a hell of a lot more. You can also use it to convert images to different image formats, and if you have a bunch of images that need converted, IrfanView can do a "batch conversion" which allows you to manipulate multiple images at once.

[GoranAgar]

Originally posted by BDA7DD
So tell me, what exactly is the problem with PNG here?
Heehee, the remaining problem I can't tell you in public, I will PM you.

I will play with it a bit more, I promise ;)

[Godfather]

Anyway, if anyone should ask ... my text in my sig is copied from one of thé greatest series of all time ...

THE A-TEAM!!!! (only a little adapted of course since we aren't talking about four sweating ex-prisoners, but one beautiful, stylish, hot and very attractive zuperzexy supermodel) :D

[Polar_Andromeda]

Does my sig show? If it doesn't, what am I doing wrong? It's a very small gif (87x128, 5.71 kb).

[BDA7DD]

Originally posted by Polar_Andromeda
Does my sig show? If it doesn't, what am I doing wrong? It's a very small gif (87x128, 5.71 kb).

Working great on my end. You're good to go!

[Johnny]

I hope my sig works...

[BDA7DD]

Originally posted by Johnny
I hope my sig works...

It works, but it's way too big and in violation of the size rules. Did you even READ this thread? Jesus Christ.

(edited to enable sig to test it out)

[Hålo]

Hows mine guys?

made it a while ago, and it still looks good to me. let me know if animation is against the rules, and I'll use the static version.

Anyway, there is an alternative host for sigs, and that is http://www.lycos.co.uk

The good thing about that place is you can host like 100 different sigs at once with their space.

[MountainDewNut]

Great job Hålo! It looks really good.

[Hålo]

Thanks. only took me like 20 minutes to make though. here is the avatar I made to go with it:

http://members.lycos.co.uk/halo6232/halo_avatar.gif

[The Raider]

Testing...

[Collin]

Ermmm, The Raider, you might want to read the first post of this thread... You know, about the dimensions of a sig....

[BDA7DD]

Originally posted by The Raider
Testing...

Read the thread, moron. That's too damn big.

[L Croft]

Testing

[RebeL_fARmeR]

IF ANYONE WANTS A FREE HOST WITH AVAILABLE OFFSITE IMAGE LINKAGE GO TO http://www.freewebspace.com

[BDA7DD]

Originally posted by RebeL_fARmeR
IF ANYONE WANTS A FREE HOST WITH AVAILABLE OFFSITE IMAGE LINKAGE GO TO http://www.freewebspace.com

You see that button on your keyboard right above the left shift key, the one that says "Caps Lock"? Now look at the top-right corner of your keyboard and check out those three lights. Notice how one of those lights says "Caps Lock" above it. See how that light is turned on? Press that "Caps Lock" button I pointed out earlier and watch as that light goes off. Neat, huh? But wait, there's more! Now type something in a text editor or something and watch as your text magically turns to lowercase letters! No longer will people accuse you of "shouting" when you type! It's incredible what computers are capable of these days, isn't it?

No need to thank me or anything, I'm just happy to be of service. :) Stay tuned for our next lesson: How to type numbers! Use any combination and amount of numbers from 0 to 9 to represent dates, prices and more with the greatest of ease! This truly is the future we're living in, ladies and gentlemen!

[skii]

testing...

[skii]

test2

[GoranAgar]

http://www.whereever.com/mysig.jpg

This is the coding.

[BDA7DD]

GoranAgar posted the image code by using this syntax
[B][img[/B][B]]htt[/B][B]p://www.whereever.com/mysig.jpg[/img][/B]

Tsk tsk... sloppy, sloppy. :)

Needs more ASCII substitutions. Just use [ instead of [ and ] instead of ]. Here, like this...

You type this:
[img]http://www.whereever.com/mysig.jpg[/img]

It comes out as this:
[img]http://www.whereever.com/mysig.jpg[/img]

Pretty easy, huh?

[GoranAgar]

You have too much time on your hands. :p

[BDA7DD]

Stating the obvious. ;)

[Johnny]

Originally posted by RebeL_fARmeR
IF ANYONE WANTS A FREE HOST WITH AVAILABLE OFFSITE IMAGE LINKAGE GO TO http://www.freewebspace.com

I used hostmysig.com, and the site design is cleaner and more user-friendly than that cheesy freewebspace.com. Just a suggestion… Go with hostmysig.com. ;)

[BDA7DD]

Johnny, just wanted to say that I love your sig. :)

[Johnny]

Originally posted by BDA7DD
Johnny, just wanted to say that I love your sig. :)

Hehe... Thanks, man. Isn't she HOT? :D

[BDA7DD]

Originally posted by Johnny
Isn't she HOT? :D

Now that's a rhetorical question if I ever heard one, heheheh.

Vida Guerra is pretty hot, too. She's a model for FHM, I believe. I've even got a desktop background of her. Here, I'll be nice and share it with you and everyone else who wants it :D.

http://bda7dd.no-ip.com/stuff/images/wallpaper/Vida%20Guerra.jpeg

[Johnny]

Mmmm... Vida Guerra...

*saves picture and sets as desktop wallpaper*
:D

[Omega_Weapon]

What if a sig is not as high, but longer, and has roughly the same total squared dimensions? Is that okay?

[GoranAgar]

Originally posted by GoranAgar
width doesn't compensate for height, height doesn't compensate for width, filesize doesn't compensate for width and height and so on. This means:
- You can't have very long but thin sigs
- You can't have huge sigs which are only few Kbs in size.
- etc.
We don't mind if they are a bit longer. But if someone with 800x600 has to start scrolling sideways it is too long.

[Godfather]

Is this too big, GoranAgar? :D :D

http://www.eidosinteractive.co.uk/gss/trangel/aimicons/12.gif

[total_inferno]

hmm.. tht would make a preety nive avator... for another forums.. :p

[LaraCroft_TombRaider]

Yeah, go me!:p

[total_inferno]

test test thnx TMW>..

[jinhamasaki]

boo

[triprocket]

checking again

[The Gamester]

Hey mod! What is this topic doing in AOD forum? Shouldn't it be in the Community forum?

[GoranAgar]

You mean there should be one as well?

[ACIDMAN]

[COLOR=deeppink][SIZE=3][FONT=arial] testing testing 1 2 34

scottieimg

[GoranAgar]

What is he testing?

[gamechik]

I'm new here, but I've noticed no avatars? Odd. :)

[total_inferno]

Goran your sig speaks to evreyone in these forums.. DIE INDY DIE.. ;)

[staticon]

Another source of sigs, should you want one, is Staticon & Skustings Sig Asylum.
If you want to pay a visit, just click on my sig. :)

[fitzy]

TEST TA

[Blue Skies]

Testing...

[Notts Raider]

Testing

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/deephouse33/Stargate/fifthracebanner%20small.jpg

I can get the image to work but it wont appear in my sig, whats up?

[WIZZETTE3457]

Test

[theFinn]

attempt to make my sig work....
http://hometown.aol.com/ninicrv01/images/ad4.jpg
that actually isn't my signature, but it is what i want my sig to be... are you allowed to put html's in your sig? if so, how?
~Finn

[Leigh Croft]

Hmm, havent used this for a while cos it screwed up last time, lets see.....

[The_Shadow]

How come we can't have Avatars?... or if you can.. then how?

...Oh nevermind me.. I already know...

[theFinn]

testing testing 123

[The*angel*of*darkness]

testing......

[The*angel*of*darkness]

awww it didn't work

[MR_BASKETBALL_MAN]

Ok now I'm confused.

GoranAgar (or anyone else who knows what to do) will you please guide me step by step about how to get a picture sig.

I'm 14, stupid, and a little on the slow side, so please be patient with me.

[Solange]

I'm 34, and not good at this either! :o But if you check this (http://forums.eidosgames.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2376) post you'll find many good tips! There is a guide to how you can make your sigs & where you can host them.

[RebeL_fARmeR]

Doesitus workitus?

[GurganDellik]

test

[VMan]

Testing

http://www.geocities.com/dogg_gamer/larasig1-2.jpg.txt

[VMan]

Originally posted by Notts Raider
Testing

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/deephouse33/Stargate/fifthracebanner%20small.jpg

I can get the image to work but it wont appear in my sig, whats up?

I'm having the same problem.

[GoranAgar]

Originally posted by VMan
I'm having the same problem.
Since your sig picture is too big, I guess you deserve it.

[VMan]

Resized, but yet still the same problem. And in advance, the .jpg.txt extension doesn't make a difference from the .jpg extensin.

[GoranAgar]

Well, you have to fill the checkbox where it says: Show Signature: include your profile signature. Only registered users may have signatures. I did that in your last post and it turns the signature on.

But your sig still says .jpg so Geocities won't like that.

[VMan]

Oh, I didn't know it was a box I had to check. Thanks.

[traider28]

How do you make a sig clickable??? Thanks!!! Sorry new to Sig thing!!!

[GoranAgar]

Link-URL[/i]]Picture-URL

[traider28]

Thanks for you time GoranAgar!!

[Panoulis]

:rolleyes:testing...

http://www.russkhan.com/home/panoulis/PanosSig.bmp

[Lara Freak]

Is this ok?:rolleyes:

[GoranAgar]

No.

[Lara Freak]

my signature is ok or she is not beautiful?:confused:

[Invincible]

Your signuture is fine in size and is allowed. He probably doesn't like FF characters..I complitely understand him :D

[Invincible]

Wait, actually, your pictures height is double bigger then it's allowed. It has to be 150, yours is 382px which is pretty damn big

How about this one :D....... heheheh ..hey at least u can have it :p :D
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v402/LandOfShadows/cmxdmg.jpg

*oops...now its size it's too big...scr*w this...I'm outta here :D

[GoranAgar]

Originally posted by Invincible
Wait, actually, your pictures height is double bigger then it's allowed. It has to be 150, yours is 382px which is pretty damn big

How about this one :D....... heheheh ..hey at least u can have it :p :D
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v402/LandOfShadows/cmxdmg.jpg

Invincible is indeed correct.

[Lara Freak]

That's nice but I dunno how to do that......
Too bad but I rarely use signatures......

[Invincible]

You can always write something instead of having a graphic material in your sig :D

[Lara Freak]

Thankie for the advice....

[shantal2501]

how do you even get a sig??? what do you do to get it pls help im totaly clue less!!

[Ruby]

Well, I'm guessing you go to EditProfile, type something or put an image in Sig box, update,and that's it ;)

[shantal2501]

i meant the picture that people have under their names. like panoulis has a picture with a sword and a moon.i want to get one of those pic.i want to get one of my own

[Ruby]

You want a sword pic??
Anyways, my image in SIGNATURE won't upload,I don't know why, so I gave up the idea of a sig.
Good luck to you though..

[shantal2501]

i took that sword as an example

[Lara Freak]

Oh well u shoulda jus getta ready-made-pic for ur sig. Uh-huh.
Like mine....:D

:) smiles

[Katman]

how do I get flares

[gamegerl]

ya...i know how to write something in my signuture but how do i paste a picture???

[GoranAgar]

ya...i know how to write something in my signuture but how do i paste a picture???
Read the first post in this very thread. It is hidden there somewhere.

[GoranAgar]

signature.......is it to big ?
It is. Please reduce the size.

[pandamonium]

Ok...trying this again...


Well alrighty then...I believe this is more suitable

[star girl]

Is this okay? No, I guess. Any one up to help, PLEASE!!!!!

[Solange]

Hello star girl! :)

This is the best I can do with the image as it is, it is a bit blurry. Do you have an original image that is larger, with better quality? Then send it to me, and I'll see what I can do with it!

Here is the link to the image! (http://members.chello.se/solange/sigs/star_girl.jpg)

I can host it for you there if you want. Just make sure you have a copy on your computer, in case I change internet host some day... ;)

[star girl]

Hello star girl! :)

This is the best I can do with the image as it is, it is a bit blurry. Do you have an original image that is larger, with better quality? Then send it to me, and I'll see what I can do with it!

Here is the link to the image! (http://members.chello.se/solange/sigs/star_girl.jpg)

I can host it for you there if you want. Just make sure you have a copy on your computer, in case I change internet host some day... ;)

Thanks, Solange, but I myslef made it a bit blurry. I was actually confused about the size, turned out I had 3MB instead of 150 pixels (height). I am set with it, anyway. A major thanks to you.

[Kwazak]

Here is the most important information you need to write down on your left hand

2500 left handed people die each year wielding products specificly designed for the right handed, DON'T be one of them. Write with you right!

[maniac44]

2500 left handed people die each year wielding products specificly designed for the right handed, DON'T be one of them. Write with you right!

How would you write on your left hand with your left hand???? :confused: :confused:

[ycdeo]

those who want to learn sig making can just request.

its normally using photoshop. And u do need some skills in graphic editing.

and if u want to post links or still learning, i will be glad to help.

like this one
some sig just make the computer screen look more attractive.
www.eidosinteractive.com
www.eidosinteractive.com
www.eidosinteractive.com