Using GIF images as an Avatar

[Kay2008]

I have seen a few people using Gifs (moving images) as their avatars. I have tried uploading a GIF image as my avatar, the picture shows up but like a normal Jpeg, but doesn't move?

Am I doing something wrong?

[Kay2008]

Oh come on! surely someone can help!?

I keep seeing even more people having GIF images as their avatar, so why wont it work for me!? lol confused:

[griffpan]

I've just uploaded a gif on my avatar as well to try and see if that works to see if i can help you, hang on a mo

[griffpan]

nope mine doesn't work either, it'll work in my siggy though

[Kay2008]

Originally Posted by griffpan

nope mine doesn't work either, it'll work in my siggy though

Yeah it's strange!

It works in signatures and profile pictures but not on avatars for me. The image will be there but it wont move.... I'll try it again now.

[Kay2008]

Ok, just uploaded another one of my saved GIF images to my avatar, it shows but isn't animated like it should be like this:





Clueless and a few other people (can't remember their names) have a moving image in their avatar, so why doesn't it work?

[griffpan]

i've tried a couple now, and in the siggys there fine, hang on i'll try one more in a mo. maybe we're destined not to have moving avi's

[Kay2008]

LOL, seems that way!

The first image I tried the other day was through a web address, I didn't upload it from my PC... and it didn't work. So I uploaded it through the browse button and it still didn't work.

Just tried another web one and it seems to have worked! But, I made sure I found one that is less than 80 x 80 pixels, so maybe that's why they haven't been working?

[griffpan]

mine are all my pc as well but didn't work, LOL you've got a groovey moving one now though

i'm back to my regular one any excuse for a peek at jared

[Kay2008]

Originally Posted by griffpan

mine are all my pc as well but didn't work, LOL you've got a groovey moving one now though

i'm back to my regular one any excuse for a peek at jared

Well I think I have finally worked it out, but the problem is all the ones saved on my PC are over 80 pixels lol, so in a way still haven't gotten anywhere lol

I will probably end up going back to one of my original photos too