Buy the men a round of shandies and put it on my tab! fucking hell - jaffa cakes! Marvellous. I guess McVities no longer has dibs on these... over here in Poland they're made by a subsidiary of Kraft, and they'rs called 'Delicje', which (rather disturbingly) is pronounced 'Dell eats ya'.
(blyerkite k trilby,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 21:52,
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Oh shit that was supposed to be a reply...runs away
(MrChimppreviously Monsieur,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 21:36,
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we all now it costs money to host all this stuff but money is only voluntarily given. Hence the limitation on file size. cunts who ignore it - time and time again - will eventually lead to a change in the way this is run. I dont want that and you dont. So dont defend these tossers who cant or wont read.
I was tempted to childishly make this 2 meg but....
Dear Mods, there is a 2 meg pea on the front page. We're not saying it's not funny or worthy of the front page, but what the fuck are the fucking rules on fucking file fucking sizes? Some of us bend over backward and fuck up our anims to keep them under 400k like you ask, but this and a few other recent things kind of suggest anything goes. I appreciate you don't want to be nazi-ish with file size monitoring, but if everyone else is doing it, can we too?
(HappyToastGroat froth,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 20:33,
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XD Thanks!!!! XD
(Michael Elliscontributes nothing,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 20:34,
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Wait? The way the boiling piss slides straight off...
If image optimisation is a flexible thing please let us know mods. I constantly worry if my animation go just a few bytes over 400k.
(maidenis filmed before a live studio audience,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 20:37,
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ban his IP address and burn his fucking house down, I say
(Rapitinuiget in the cage and I'll give you a treat,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 20:40,
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Not really the point though
I can spare the bandwidth, maybe most others can but some might have a limited bandwidth allowance. But the main point here is what are the rules on optimisation are the gloves off and we who do make animation regularly can we start posting 1 to 2 meg animations too?
(maidenis filmed before a live studio audience,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 20:43,
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INTO THE FIRE SHE SWALLOWED THEIR HATE
(Rapitinuiget in the cage and I'll give you a treat,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 20:48,
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I just belched and said "bollocks" at the same time while thinking of oversized animations
I think we all know what that means.
(Michael Elliscontributes nothing,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 20:51,
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(Paul_Phttp://www.Paul-hub.com,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 20:43,
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I reckon with an eight-grey palette it would be a lot smaller I reckon
anyway I thought if you had something that big to post the done thing was to put up a JPEG (or an overly optimised version) with a link to the fucking huge GIF
(Rapitinuiget in the cage and I'll give you a treat,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 20:46,
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Yep, I just threw away one and a half hours work because I couldn't get it below a meg and keep it visible...
(The invisable manIs having a long lazy soak in search,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 20:38,
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Should've posted a link, James
*shrugs*
edit: OMG I THINK FACEBOOK IS DOWN IS IT DOWN FOR ANYONE ELSE OMG PLEASE CONFIRM
(Michael Elliscontributes nothing,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 20:38,
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I'v rethought it through and I'll redo it differently, same joke diffent pictures better suited to gifs..
(The invisable manIs having a long lazy soak in search,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 20:43,
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I've thrown away or abandoned loads of animations because optimisation ruined it.
Maybe it is time to up the limit.
(maidenis filmed before a live studio audience,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 20:45,
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I like it as it is, these huge gifs won't load for me, freeze my browser and require multipul refeshes to get everything to load...
I can't say I'v ever seen anything that was over 500k that was any funnier than anything that was under it.
The thing that anoys me the most is (I don't mind any one going 100k over if really needed) when people post 2 megs worth without even trying and it is quite possible to get it below the 400k advice limit
(The invisable manIs having a long lazy soak in search,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 20:52,
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The limit's probably a little meaningless anyway - my computer's a bit ancient and poo but it does grind to a near halt on a Flanbase/ dancing animals/ strike up the band night, when there's about fifteen meg worth of gif animations all trying to simultaneously load and play in the same thread, all of which when taken individually are faq compliant
(drimblehe'd been white, he'd been black,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 20:58,
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my 'puter isn't ancient
but still struggles on a normal night when the big ones are up; my broadband isn't great & significantly limits it
(maggenspiesmayhaps,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 21:06,
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I don't mind those multi dance threads to much, because they stick to the rules...
And the people posting in them love them from time to time,
BUT, I must addmit it's easy to recognise them, and I now deploy the hide button, nothing against people doing them or enjoying them, jusy my PC won't cope.
But when you get a single 2 meg gif like ealier today, it interfers with the entire board loading for me, and untill you'v actually managed to load the entire board completely, you have no idea which picture is causing the problem, but by the time you managed to load it, there is no point in hidding it because it has cached and causes no more problems...
(The invisable manIs having a long lazy soak in search,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 21:07,
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But think of the divine glory that is finally revealed on those occasions.
No-one can put a price on 1gb of capering gif shenanigans that excite the eye and stir the limbs.
(Wobbly BlokeHello, did I miss anything on,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 21:42,
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Ahh!
Beautifully put.
(blyerkite k trilby,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 20:38,
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I would be prepared to make some concessions maybe if it was even fucking funny
<sub>this sort of thing</sub>
(Rapitinuiget in the cage and I'll give you a treat,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 20:40,
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which is an incredibly difficult and personal thing to judge
unless someone codes up a funny-o-meter
(HappyToastGroat froth,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 20:41,
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no hitler moustache.
not funny.
(Rapitinuiget in the cage and I'll give you a treat,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 20:43,
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this is an almost indisputably correct statement
(HappyToastGroat froth,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 20:45,
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pffft I just looked at the original thread
he posted a reversed version as well, which was slightly bigger?
INTO THE CLEANSING FLAME
(Rapitinuiget in the cage and I'll give you a treat,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 21:35,
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Very much this
It's a nightmare to not kill the quality and get within the file size limits
(Paul_Phttp://www.Paul-hub.com,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 20:41,
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I don't think so,
I think the limits are fine, if you want a bigger shinier one just link it.
(HappyToastGroat froth,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 20:42,
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Link for bigger/better works for me, I hated the picture quality on b3ta.com/board/10376229 but seems it was good enough to get the idea across
(drimblehe'd been white, he'd been black,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 20:44,
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jokes are more important than er, picture, or something
B3ta isn't an art site, which is very true
(HappyToastGroat froth,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 20:46,
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I think a slight raise would be a good thing maybe to 500k for an animation
(Paul_Phttp://www.Paul-hub.com,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 20:45,
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why?
why not 600 or a meg or 2 meg We've only just gone up to 400k from 250, you can easily get a joke across in that, if it's not HD video enough for you post it on Youtube with a link to a still frame.
(HappyToastGroat froth,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 20:48,
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fair point
(Paul_Phttp://www.Paul-hub.com,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 20:51,
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Your computer counts bytes in powers of two: 1 KiB = 1024 bytes because 1024 = 210.
People (and sneaky HDD makers) count in powers of ten: 1 KB* = 103.
Don't worry about the 0.3... thing, most people have trouble with that. My solution is to just not think too hard about it.
*I don't know why they use a capital k, it flies in the face of normal SI prefixes, but the i in KiB is there so you know which base (2 or 10) you're dealing with.
(jonbobloves you,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 23:55,
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Geekily funny, but factually incorrect
(Michael Elliscontributes nothing,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 20:52,
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every time I read this, it makes me more depressed
It started off as "very funny"
then "very geekily funny"
now it's just "geekily funny"
I'm terrified it'll end up as just "factually incorrect"
(BlythyPop Quiz Hotshot...,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 21:03,
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I'm easily bored.
(Michael Elliscontributes nothing,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 21:28,
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I try to get my penis size smaller than 400k
But I optimized all over my belly
(smearballsdouble bag it!,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 20:46,
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well, you tried, and you still managed to have fun!
(discomeatsThis canoe,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 20:50,
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haha!
(maidenis filmed before a live studio audience,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 20:53,
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UPSET OF THE INTERNETZ
(The magic of chutneyShakes it like an Instagram filter!,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 20:48,
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as is best depicted by a small penised creature urinating on a book
(HappyToastGroat froth,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 20:49,
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Not to disagree I just like posting this...
Best used when a fix has been made, which still could be done by the fucking posters if they would just put 40 seconds of effort into it.
(Tahkcalbω∞ for sigs,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 20:57,
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careful, Moggy will do a gender swap anthropomorphism of it
(HappyToastGroat froth,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 20:58,
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Plenty of nazi girl stuff out there already.
Limbs replaced with tank parts and exposed underpants. And yes Toasty, they've Yiffed them too.
(Tahkcalbω∞ for sigs,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 21:05,
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I've seen it all now: how do you get from this to this?
(drimblehe'd been white, he'd been black,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 21:15,
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If they hadn't built the interwebs with toilet paper and bits of string, we'd all be experiencing mike woz ere's "toilet humour" in HD++ 4D smellovision!
the repost that got Fp'd wasn't in a new thread, and it's not the first time that a decent image got FP'd even though it had been posted before (In fact on of my FPs was a repost)
the size thing is unfortunate, but again, 400kb is a guideline and if your work is over that you can (and should) post it as a link
edit: to add, i used to be a right prick about filesize and dimensions. i really did nazi up the board. but i've got over it
(mictoboyshitting in your cunt since,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 21:28,
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I wouldn't say 400k was a guideline, more a maximum limit
"animated gifs should be kept as small as possible, never exceed 400 KB" I appreciate I am coming across as very pernickity here, but I can't help fighting the terrible injustice and hypocrisy for suffering animators ;)
(HappyToastGroat froth,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 21:37,
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You forgot to naziflip about how the image challenge is 'Beards', plural,
and it's clearly just one beard.
(joefishIt's hard for thee to kick against the pricks,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 21:29,
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(mediocreha ha ha, you're reading this,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 21:35,
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^ I endorse you
smokes later
(spazzcaptainMisses Valin @,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 22:39,
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'twas my post, when I originally posted it (as you pointed out, it was a pea) I simply posted a still that was linked to the gif (back in dec) when I pea'd it I forgot. No offence or blatant rule breaking was meant
I'll consider myself relegated to the naughty step.
Also, I never expected it to be FP'd
(keoCOCKS COCKS COCKS,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 22:01,
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Just let them all whinge, it's good for them, they'll just bottle it all up otherwise.
I haven't been called a cunt as much as I thought I would be when I saw this thread at least. That's a nice change for a drama thread.
(keoCOCKS COCKS COCKS,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 22:15,
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sorry I'm not very good at this internet bullying, time to look at some pictures of cats I think
(Rapitinuiget in the cage and I'll give you a treat,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 22:39,
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I'm not having a go, just want to know if the rules have changed and we can all play the big anim game
(HappyToastGroat froth,
Fri 17 Feb 2012, 0:07,
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Well..
I think being FP'ed is a big stamp of approval, and if they're going to stamp a big stamp of approval stamp on things that stamped should be not, then stamping of feet, stamping and stamp stamp stamp. 1st class.
Out of interest how long has the 400k rule been around and does it increase with inflation?
(2 Can ChunderWord to your mums, I came to prod bums,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 22:01,
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since the FP went to 400px, I think?
(Rapitinuiget in the cage and I'll give you a treat,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 23:01,
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okay it was October 2008
(Rapitinuiget in the cage and I'll give you a treat,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 23:10,
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^This
I pretty much work on dial up though it's called broadband. Reason as I live in a fairly rural area and I have no guaranteed speed or service and have to share with a whole block of people. Most evenings it chugs.
Keeping file sizes down is just good etiquette anywhere as it's easy and saves storage space and download speeds. If the post is funny or well done then a bit of optimization will not harm it.
(spazzcaptainMisses Valin @,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 22:38,
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OH GOD MAKE IT STOP
Whoops, accidentally embedded the 'ooge one. Linked now. Sorry folks.
Wilkinson Sword shares rocket, but company chairman indicted in b3ta image challenge vote-rigging scandal
(drimblehe'd been white, he'd been black,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 20:03,
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All these over sized animations are starting to make b3ta more and more unusable....
(The invisable manIs having a long lazy soak in search,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 20:04,
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^ certainly no more sneaky "on the bog mobile browsing" of b3ta for me anymore
(Michael Elliscontributes nothing,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 20:14,
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^ this
Guess it's back to porn for me
(Paul_Phttp://www.Paul-hub.com,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 20:18,
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I don't think that counts as sneaky, because every one knows that's what every one does
(The invisable manIs having a long lazy soak in search,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 20:20,
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Ah android thank you for supporting Flash
(Paul_Phttp://www.Paul-hub.com,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 20:22,
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Fuck me and I shrunk my pic down there because it was 102k
Read the FAQ ffs
(Paul_Phttp://www.Paul-hub.com,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 20:08,
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Look at the Front Page one as well
Does this mark a shift of policy for b3ta? Are the gloves are off as far as image optimisation is concerned? Will these and other pointless questions be answered? Over to you John in the studio.
(maidenis filmed before a live studio audience,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 20:11,
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IT'S RAINING SIDEWAYS!!
(Paul_Phttp://www.Paul-hub.com,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 20:12,
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hahaha :D
(maidenis filmed before a live studio audience,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 20:15,
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I might start dumping layered tiffs here. No browser supports them, but who cares
(drimblehe'd been white, he'd been black,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 20:15,
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MICROSOFT .BMP ARE GO GO GO!!!
(maidenis filmed before a live studio audience,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 20:17,
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(Stupid GetatronTransform into the timestamp,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 18:32,
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If something is called an app, what are you supposed to call it to avoid being a knobhead?
(mofaha┐( ˘_˘)┌ ʅ(́◡◝)ʃ,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 19:02,
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there's no way of avoiding being a knobhead, according to the Cartesian logic you've APPlied there.
edit: an application
(Stupid GetatronTransform into the timestamp,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 19:10,
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Applications were still abbreviated to 'app' before the rise of the 'App Store'.
E.g. in the phrase 'killer app' which was first coined on VisiCalc for the Apple II, meaning the phrase is older than I am.
It's certainly been popularised but the meaning hasn't changed.
If you can't converse with someone without showing them the latest 'app' on your phone then yes, you're officially a cocksnorkel or at worst a total cunt.
(lazygamerVS tittybiscuits,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 19:27,
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Thanks for the information. I didn't know that about its origins - re: "killer app", but I did suspect Apple (MacKintosh) might have something to do with it. I don't think it really matters nearly as much as I seem to have made it appear I think it does. If use of this terminology helps real people have actual conversations with each other then, great! I couldn't possibly accuse other people of being knobheads anyway, as I have to look in the mirror once in a while.
(Stupid GetatronTransform into the timestamp,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 19:36,
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Aaaarggghh!
f**k this!
(Stupid GetatronTransform into the timestamp,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 19:46,
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Product displacement.
(atomicA-bomb-a-nation,
Thu 16 Feb 2012, 20:59,
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