trouble uploading an avatar

[JB12890]

I've been trying to upload an avatar, but I keep getting errors. I tried linking straight to my facebook profile, but all that showed up was a broken image box. After that I tried to upload a picture to an image hosting website, and use that. If I use the "direct link" it says it's either too big, or it's not an avatar. I downsized it, and got the same response. I tried the regular link to the page, and got the broken image box again.

JB

[close2u]

Hi JB
no avatar can exceed 80 by 80
you need to resize it down to that
 

[Micklens]

Hi all

I downloaded a BB King gif and made sure it was 80x80
As above I got the error message that it could be too large or not an avatar

It was 80x80 and downloaded from an avatar site but it was a moving gif
I have tried using normal photos but get exactly the same error message

Help would be appreciated as I would like to put an avatar up

Mick

[Tourniquet]

Give us a link to the file you're trying to use so we can try and find the issue.

[Micklens]

Give us a link to the file you're trying to use so we can try and find the issue.

http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo89/micklen/Guitar/BB_King.gif

There you go

Thanks

Mick

[Tourniquet]

image properties says it's 100x100 pixels.

[Micklens]

image properties says it's 100x100 pixels.

Damn I admit I didn't check  It said 80x80 on the site

I will reduce it and try again
 
Mick

[Micklens]

Well managed to get it up as a jpg
Apparently I need software I haven't got at the moment to resize it as a moving image

I will keep playing with it

Thanks

Mick