dumb question..please help

[Cron22]

how do i get an avatar on here or let alone a personal pic on here? the resolution i have is too high for the sight..is there a way to back this off to get it on here? and as far as checking form via camcorder...post it on youtube and then post link? that seems to be what everyone is doing...help me out?

thanks,
C-ron

[Mouse]

Avatar -
Do this through the 'Edit Avatar' section in the 'User Control Panel' - there is an option to upload from your computer.
If the picture you want to upload is larger in file size than 6kb and the dimensions are bigger than 80x80 pixels you will need to resize the image. Do this with an image editing application - IrfanView is a good bit of kit if you don't have one and is free for single user home use.

Vid links -
Upload them to a hosting site - like YouTube - and then embed them or submit the url.

[guru]

C-ron,

The image can also be resized using Microsoft picture manager.

[DaveT]

Posting to youtube is easiest because there's the helpful 'youtube' button when you're writing a post.
A youtube URL will end with something like "v=Rq8CWv8UPAI"
When you want to embed just put the "Rq8CWv8UPAI" between the youtube brackets in your post.