Avatar Resize
We are working on a subsystem that includes a graphic element that you, the good people of Steampunk Road, create. It is always difficult to figure out how to handle user-generated graphics because of the difficulties of size and proportion. While researching the issue, we came across the fact that avatar images on Steampunk Road were being displayed with an odd ratio of width to height. Portraits are usually 2:3 for 35 mm film, 3:4 for older point-and-shoot digital cameras, 4:5 for some portraits (“8 x 10 glossy”), and 9:16 for widescreen digital cameras. After much debate, it has been decided to display avatar images at the 3:4 ratio. We recommend using an image that is at least 120 pixels by 160 pixels. We have also increased the limit on file size by a factor of ten: from 1 MB before to 10 MB now. In the near future, you will be able to click on an image to see it at a higher resolution, so that extra storage will come in handy. If you have not created an avatar image yet, or if you just want to touch it up, consider this your invitation to do so.
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