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punto
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O.P. Icons
hello my friends
i wanted to know how can i create my own icons for messanger
i tried the regular way by clicking "create" and than "search for picture" via messenger but it always getting too small
i would like to pick my own pictures but i want them to become at least in this size: [Image: 2e4fb0h.gif]
how can i do it?
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RE: Icons
If you are creating custom emoticons they will be resized to 19x19 there is no way around this.
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RE: Icons
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If you are creating custom emoticons they will be resized to 19x19 there is no way around this.
Yes there is.

Make the image into a 2 frame .gif, this way Messenger will treat is as a animated gif and will allow a maximum size of 50x50px.

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Interesting, I didn't know that was possible. Thanks for the correction vaccination.
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what do u mean by "Make the image into a 2 frame .gif"
didnt get it.
i tried to decrease the resolution of the image to 50*50 pixels and saved as jpg and as gif and it didn't worked
still very small.
maybe i didn't get u right
and 1 more thing is 50*50 is the maximum size i can define for icons?
10q

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You need to make a GIF animation which consists of 2 frames, both of them being the same, resulting in a still image. You then save it as a GIF file and import into WLM so it's tricked into thinking it's a GIF animation and will allow it to be up to 50x50px. You can do this in Photoshop or software specifically for GIF animations.

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Yes, 50x50 is the largest size.

Open your image in an image editor with animation capabilities, give the image 2 frames, then save as an animated gif.

"How to make an animated gif"

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10q

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but its still picture so why need animation?
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You then save it as a GIF file and import into WLM so it's tricked into thinking it's a GIF animation and will allow it to be up to 50x50px.

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WHAT
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