Trifina Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 What's the optimum image size to upload for your profile picture, in terms of height and width ratio? I keep getting the image stretched. And how about file size? I know SL compresses the image to their own format, but does it help to send a bigger file or is it better to shrink it yourself in PhotoShop? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabby Pixelbottom Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 There is some good information here... http://forums-archive.secondlife.com/327/70/215905/1.html Basically it comes down to aspect ratio, profile pics use a 4:3 aspect ratio and SecondLife will shrink down images that are too big for you. So I would just use any image with a 4:3 aspect ratio (640x480, 800x600, etc.) Hopefully that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amethyst Jetaime Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 It really depends on what kind of profile you mean. Web profile pictures are square i.e. 1:1 Legacy profiles are rectangular IEEE 4:3 Firestorm, the most popular viewer, lets people choose which profile type they see, web or legacy and anyone that uses a viewer based on SL V1 or Snowstorm will see only the legacy. So some people will see it stretched out on legacy profiles, or cropped on web profiles, depending on which format you choose. A good compromise is to put your avatar within a square in the middle of the picture but make the background 4:3 so it doesn't stretch out and distort when viewed in a legacy profile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trifina Posted February 26, 2013 Author Share Posted February 26, 2013 Thank you, both. That helps a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innula Zenovka Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 There's some good information about aspect ratios here http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Texture_aspect_ratios and also here (final section, so scroll down): http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Limits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czari Zenovka Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 I was having difficulty with this issue re: photos for the picks section a couple of years ago. I needed more explanation than just knowing the ratios and the info provided by some kind people in this thread really helped. I have it bookmarked and still refer to it occasionally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trifina Posted February 26, 2013 Author Share Posted February 26, 2013 Excellent info! Thank you, Innula and Czari. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czari Zenovka Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Most welcome...glad it helped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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