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Blues · #1 November 10, 2008, 03:42:08 PM

Okay, so after I got Flash 8 and the Adobe family, even the ones that I have no *****ing clue what there function is. Anyways, I made an animation in Photoshop, and I saved it to web device, as a .GIF, in hopes that I could use it as my Youtube Icon. But whenever I open up the file, it only displays an image

Anyone know what I'm doing wrong, and/or have any advice?

Yoshi648 · #2 November 10, 2008, 03:57:44 PM

1. YouTube does not allow animated GIFs
2. Some programs will only show the first frame of an animated GIF, try using IE as it shows the entire animation

Blues · #3 November 10, 2008, 04:00:30 PM

What about the few people that have animated icons and backgrounds? And, by IE you mean Internet Explorer? And does this website allow animated GIFs or JPEGs?

Yoshi648 · #4 November 10, 2008, 04:01:38 PM

IE = Internet Explorer

Yes, this forum does allow for animation if you wanted to use it here

Blues · #5 November 10, 2008, 04:03:17 PM

Okay, and what about the few people with animated pictures on YouTube?

KingOfKYA · #6 November 10, 2008, 06:24:38 PM

if size is to big youtube might be resizeing it causing only 1 frame to disply try reducing gif qulity

Blues · #7 November 11, 2008, 03:53:11 AM

Right now it is 13KB, I'll lower the quality.

Cat333Pokémon · #8 November 12, 2008, 07:38:24 PM

Please give me a link to at least one person who still has an animated avatar on YouTube. I thought that feature was disabled.

Blues · #9 November 13, 2008, 04:14:18 AM

I, really, I KNOW I've seen one, his icon is these little orange coins stacking, I just can't remember his name. I think it's from back when you need to use URLs for icons.

Yoshi648 · #10 November 13, 2008, 01:44:57 PM

Use Google First Geezz

look
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index ... 842AAo1irn
No longer Alowed

Blues · #11 November 13, 2008, 02:50:15 PM

I know there is still someone, as still as I find him I'll let you know.

Blues · #12 November 14, 2008, 04:25:10 PM

***** yeah, found it!

http://www.youtube.com/user/N64Crazy

Cat333Pokémon · #13 November 14, 2008, 07:27:49 PM

No, I don't mean animated BACKGROUND, I mean animated PROFILE PICTURE (avatar, image, whatever). That's the little picture that appears on the left, below the Subscribe button. Setting an animated background is a piece of cake to get.

Blues · #14 November 15, 2008, 05:15:33 AM

Okay then tell meh how to get one plz, kthx lol.

Cat333Pokémon · #15 November 15, 2008, 08:32:04 AM

Visit your channel by clicking your username in the upper-right. Click the yellow Edit Channel button (where the Subscribe button normally is). Click Channel Design and...wait a minute! Hmm, they replaced it with an upload box. Well, I'm guessing the people that have linked images still get to use them.

Alright, testing with an alternate account, I tried to upload an animated GIF. It was no longer animated when it was added. Pasting a URL in the box makes the Update Channel button lock and give the error "File not provided for upload background image action."

So I guess it's not possible to add a new animated GIF, only if you leave one that was already hotlinked.

Blues · #16 November 15, 2008, 08:35:43 AM

Aww, damn!

Cat333Pokémon · #17 November 17, 2008, 08:16:23 AM

Heh heh heh! I can still get an animated background! I previously set my background image to a static GIF on my site. All I have to do is upload a different (animated) image to my website with the same filename.

Blues · #18 November 17, 2008, 01:03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cat333pokemon

Heh heh heh! I can still get an animated background! I previously set my background image to a static GIF on my site. All I have to do is upload a different (animated) image to my website with the same filename.

Teach me how to do that plz, kthx.

Cat333Pokémon · #19 November 17, 2008, 08:59:49 PM

I looked at your YouTube account. Your background image is hosted on YouTube and is not possible to change to animated.

Blues · #20 November 18, 2008, 04:51:56 AM

How do I host it on a website?

Cat333Pokémon · #21 November 18, 2008, 08:38:37 AM

You can't. If you didn't set it before YouTube removed that option, you no longer can.

Blues · #22 November 18, 2008, 04:16:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cat333pokemon

You can't. If you didn't set it before YouTube removed that option, you no longer can.

Where there's a will there's a way. Here's my will, NOW FIND A WAY.

Cat333Pokémon · #23 November 18, 2008, 04:40:17 PM

Well, I've got one!

http://www.youtube.com/cat333pokemon

Yoshi648 · #24 November 18, 2008, 04:41:37 PM

Wow, I was expecting some random GIF of Buizel and/or Floatzel

Cat333Pokémon · #25 November 18, 2008, 04:44:49 PM

How about now?

Yoshi648 · #26 November 18, 2008, 04:45:29 PM

Buizel flipping you off, perfect

Blues · #27 November 18, 2008, 06:10:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cat333pokemon

Well, I've got one!

http://www.youtube.com/cat333pokemon

-.- I hate you...

Blues · #28 November 25, 2008, 10:13:10 AM

A-ha! http://www.youtube.com/user/computerwiz4rd

Cat333Pokémon · #29 November 25, 2008, 04:26:13 PM

Like I said, anyone that had either an animated background or profile pic (or off-site hosted) will still have one.

Blues · #30 November 25, 2008, 04:27:22 PM

Does that mean you can make your icon animated.

Cat333Pokémon · #31 November 25, 2008, 04:28:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blueheat127

Does that mean you can make your icon animated.

No. Not mine.

Blues · #32 November 25, 2008, 04:34:12 PM

Why didn't you link it to your site?

Cat333Pokémon · #33 November 25, 2008, 04:34:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blueheat127

Why didn't you link it to your site?

No, the profile icon is hosted on YouTube. My background is hosted on my site, however.

Blues · #34 November 25, 2008, 04:38:39 PM

But you could've, in theory, hosted it somewhere else?

Cat333Pokémon · #35 November 25, 2008, 04:59:49 PM

No. You had to upload an animated GIF before the change.

Blues · #36 November 25, 2008, 05:00:25 PM

I know, therefore you could've hosted this said GIF on your site.

Cat333Pokémon · #37 November 25, 2008, 05:01:06 PM

No. Upload said GIF to YouTube.

Blues · #38 November 26, 2008, 06:04:28 AM

Okay, you're obviously not getting the message here...

Cat333Pokémon · #39 November 26, 2008, 07:12:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blueheat127

Okay, you're obviously not getting the message here...

Yes I am. You are spamming.

Blues · #40 November 26, 2008, 07:14:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cat333Pokémon

Quote:

Originally Posted by blueheat127

Okay, you're obviously not getting the message here...

Yes I am. You are spamming.

For the love of god. Ban me. Okay. Just do it. If YOU and Yoshi think I'm stupid and I spam then ban me.

You're the admin, you can do whatever you want, you have more control than me. I was simply asking, if you HAD linked your icon to your site, then right now would you be able to make it animated.