Why can't I use a "random" multi-image avatar?

[Fuyu]

Tried it with multiple pages, and every time I try I get "The URL you specified is invalid."

So, what's the deal?

[PixelPest]

I think it needs to be an animated .gif

[Fuyu]

Yup, seen bossedit8 using one of those. Sorry, I used the wrong term. I meant "random" multi-image avatar.

[Yoshi021]

I remember I tried that, but it didn't work for me.

[Circle Guy]

Yup, seen bossedit8 using one of those. Sorry, I used the wrong term. I meant "random" multi-image avatar.

It's just a gif of multiple images.

[Fuyu]

Yeah, neither it did for me in the past. But now I'm determined to get my way if possible.

It's just a gif of multiple images.

Yeah, I know that. I went to an image-randomizer page, made a GIF that would load one of three random PNG images, and tried it out. Sadly, it did not work.

[Mable]

I give you a goooooood advice!!


ask bossedit8 perhaps?

[Radiance]

Maybe bossedit8 change it everytime.

[MECHDRAGON777]

Raocow did it on Talkhaus at some point, and I saw Emral/Enjl do it before. Their is a special website for it if it still works.

[diamantico21]

Tried it with multiple pages, and every time I try I get "The URL you specified is invalid."

So, what's the deal?

I don't get what you mean...
are you talking about rotating avatars?

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The picture randomly changes every time you reload the page

if it's so, than probably it's because it tries to save the gif and fails ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[MECHDRAGON777]

Tried it with multiple pages, and every time I try I get "The URL you specified is invalid."

So, what's the deal?

I don't get what you mean...
are you talking about rotating avatars?

Spoiler: show

The picture randomly changes every time you reload the page

if it's so, than probably it's because it tries to save the gif and fails ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Yes both of us (Maria and my self) were talking about that.

[bossedit8]

Maybe bossedit8 change it everytime.

It's always the same. ;P


Also inside my signature, yes, that one image changes every time if you reload the page but I tried to put that on my avatar at one point but failed to do so so I had to use a gif to do that instead.

[Danny]

I remember you used to be able to have a randomizer like that as an avatar, I'm not sure if it was from the phpbb3 update or if it's an option that Joey disabled.

[Fuyu]

Yes, I wanted to use an image that would change every time I load the page as my avatar, but as it turns out I couldn't. I also tried making an animated GIF like bossedit8 for my avatar, but I don't seem to manage to make it weight less than 256kb, even though it has fewer frames than bossedit8's avatar. I even compressed the GIF but I only got it to 445kb. So yeah, what the fuck.

[diamantico21]

Yes, I wanted to use an image that would change every time I load the page as my avatar, but as it turns out I couldn't. I also tried making an animated GIF like bossedit8 for my avatar, but I don't seem to manage to make it weight less than 256kb, even though it has fewer frames than bossedit8's avatar. I even compressed the GIF but I only got it to 445kb. So yeah, what the fuck.

you can always upload it somewhere else >.>

[Enchlore]

Usually that doesn't interfere with the bitrate.

[HeroLinik]

I was using an avatar like that as well but I was hosting it on a different image site before the image expired, and now I'm back to using this. In case you're wondering, it was the Pokemon theme song.

[Fuyu]

Managed to use it. It's not quite the result I was aiming for, seeing as the outline of the avatar became completely blank, but I guess I'll stick with it for a while seeing as I don't want to remake the whole animation cycle all over again. Thanks for the help guys.