Posted by Devalin on May 16, 1998 at 10:13:20:
In Reply to: Discussion Topic 4: Chillies Avatar Maker posted by Devalin on May 11, 1998 at 18:20:44:
Following up on this issue:
I've spoken to Chilly about this and hes agreed to restructure his site
promoting it as a avatar creation tool rather than a theft tool. It can
be used effectively to create images from web sites (ie TITANIC avatars
from the TITANIC site, as many of us have also done).
The tool is good for newbies since it teaches them the required proportions
for avatar work. It is limited to saving in bmp's due a legal problem with using
GIF compression technology, something Chilly is looking into.
The pro version does seem better as it allows more varied settings of the capture
box, i still wouldnt recommend it for people confident with psp or photoshop, but it
is perfect for people who want to make a few avatars for themselves (remember how much
better u feel when u make your own avs rather than use one of a site !)
I would like peoples opinions on recommending this as a tool for newbies, we do get alot
of mail asking about avatar creation !
Thanks
Devalin