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MrMathematical · MrMathematical #1 (**permalink**)

08-17-2008, 05:33 PM

Hey

Im really curious to no how to get your avatar looking like 'Schweb' he is a Mac Forum Administrator he has the Coda icon.

Im wondering how do i get e.g. the iTunes icon and put it as my avatar without the border.

This is the way i though you could do it go to apps, copy the iTunes icon, Open preview, file, new from clipboard and then save it as a PNG file and then upload it, well i do that and when i upload it to Mac Forums it has the white border around it.

HELP!

Please anybody reading this just pop a comment on.

Thanks
Mathematical

MrMathematical · MrMathematical #2 (**permalink**)

08-17-2008, 05:34 PM

As you can see i have the iTunes icon set as my avatar but it has the white border around it.

louishen · louishen #3 (**permalink**)

08-17-2008, 05:35 PM

You probably need to save it as a gif or png file

MrMathematical · MrMathematical #4 (**permalink**)

08-17-2008, 08:08 PM

Ive tried them, and the attached fie you sent ive tryed that aswell and it aint working

CrimsonRequiem · CrimsonRequiem #5 (**permalink**)

08-18-2008, 02:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrMathematical

Ive tried them, and the attached fie you sent ive tryed that aswell and it aint working

Are you sure it isn't working? I tested it and it seems to work when I put it on a black background on a webpage.

Well in any case try this and see if it works.

AConfire · AConfire #6 (**permalink**)

08-18-2008, 05:34 AM

What crimson attached should work.

The reason why the border is still there when you save it as a png is because you haven't deleted the border...

You actually need to delete all the "background" and then save it as a .png so that the background remains transparent.

MrMathematical · MrMathematical #7 (**permalink**)

08-19-2008, 06:29 PM

How do you delete all the background?

cubby · cubby #8 (**permalink**)

08-19-2008, 06:46 PM

I'm not entirely photoshop savvy, but you do it via photoshop or another photo-editing program. There should be tutorials on the web just by a simple search.

Try Adobe. Or just have someone do it for you as a favor. Not sure if purchasing photoshop for the sake of making itunes transparent is worth it.

AConfire · AConfire #9 (**permalink**)

08-20-2008, 05:18 AM

Here:

Use this direct link. It should work.

http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/5694/itunesxu8.png

CrimsonRequiem · CrimsonRequiem #10 (**permalink**)

08-20-2008, 05:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AConfire

Here:

Use this direct link. It should work.

http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/5694/itunesxu8.png

Umm didn't check if it works or not, but I guess it does. I dragged it around and didn't see a white background on it. What did you do to it? It looks like the disk got chipped. >_<""

MrMathematical · MrMathematical #11 (**permalink**)

08-20-2008, 06:58 AM

Thanks a lot guys i appreciate it.

Michael
xx

AConfire · AConfire #12 (**permalink**)

08-20-2008, 06:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CrimsonRequiem

Umm didn't check if it works or not, but I guess it does. I dragged it around and didn't see a white background on it. What did you do to it? It looks like the disk got chipped. >_<""

Blah! You're right

I chipped the side of the disk.

I didn't notice it in PS.

The Apple Guy · The Apple Guy #13 (**permalink**)

08-23-2008, 09:22 PM

Yeah , same here how do i get rid of the white box around my avatar?

The Apple Guy · The Apple Guy #14 (**permalink**)

08-23-2008, 09:25 PM

ah nvm i dont need to

AConfire #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 18, 2008 Location: California Posts: 146	08-18-2008, 05:34 AM What crimson attached should work. The reason why the border is still there when you save it as a png is because you haven't deleted the border... You actually need to delete all the "background" and then save it as a .png so that the background remains transparent. View my photography blog Here!
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AConfire #9 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 18, 2008 Location: California Posts: 146	08-20-2008, 05:18 AM Here: Use this direct link. It should work. http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/5694/itunesxu8.png View my photography blog Here!
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The Apple Guy #13 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 23, 2008 Location: Tokyo , Japan Posts: 75 Mac Specs: iPhone 3G \| 13 Inch 2.4 GHZ new MacBook	08-23-2008, 09:22 PM Yeah , same here how do i get rid of the white box around my avatar? Once you go mac , you never go back
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Member Since: Aug 23, 2008 Location: Tokyo , Japan Posts: 75 Mac Specs: iPhone 3G \| 13 Inch 2.4 GHZ new MacBook	08-23-2008, 09:25 PM ah nvm i dont need to Once you go mac , you never go back
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MrMathematical #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 17, 2008 Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, England Posts: 29 Mac Specs: White Macbook 2 GHZ, Core 2 Duo, 1GB Ram, 80GB Internal HD, 500GB External	08-17-2008, 05:33 PM Hey Im really curious to no how to get your avatar looking like 'Schweb' he is a Mac Forum Administrator he has the Coda icon. Im wondering how do i get e.g. the iTunes icon and put it as my avatar without the border. This is the way i though you could do it go to apps, copy the iTunes icon, Open preview, file, new from clipboard and then save it as a PNG file and then upload it, well i do that and when i upload it to Mac Forums it has the white border around it. HELP! Please anybody reading this just pop a comment on. Thanks Mathematical
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MrMathematical #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 17, 2008 Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, England Posts: 29 Mac Specs: White Macbook 2 GHZ, Core 2 Duo, 1GB Ram, 80GB Internal HD, 500GB External	08-17-2008, 05:34 PM As you can see i have the iTunes icon set as my avatar but it has the white border around it.
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MrMathematical #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 17, 2008 Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, England Posts: 29 Mac Specs: White Macbook 2 GHZ, Core 2 Duo, 1GB Ram, 80GB Internal HD, 500GB External	08-17-2008, 08:08 PM Ive tried them, and the attached fie you sent ive tryed that aswell and it aint working
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MrMathematical #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 17, 2008 Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, England Posts: 29 Mac Specs: White Macbook 2 GHZ, Core 2 Duo, 1GB Ram, 80GB Internal HD, 500GB External	08-19-2008, 06:29 PM How do you delete all the background?
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cubby #8 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 16, 2007 Posts: 26	08-19-2008, 06:46 PM I'm not entirely photoshop savvy, but you do it via photoshop or another photo-editing program. There should be tutorials on the web just by a simple search. Try Adobe. Or just have someone do it for you as a favor. Not sure if purchasing photoshop for the sake of making itunes transparent is worth it.
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MrMathematical #11 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 17, 2008 Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, England Posts: 29 Mac Specs: White Macbook 2 GHZ, Core 2 Duo, 1GB Ram, 80GB Internal HD, 500GB External	08-20-2008, 06:58 AM Thanks a lot guys i appreciate it. Michael xx
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