Flags

[City of Norfolk]

I find it strange. When I try to upload a new flag, I always get the Error message, however the picture is very small. Yet I see nations with HUGE flags on their nations.

Any ideas on how I can get a picture to be a decent size on my nation page?

[Unibot]

Try saving the picture with a PNG format using a graphic program like Photoshop or Paint.net or something.

Hope that helps!

[City of Norfolk]

DOesnt seem to work
apparently this is too big-

[Naivetry]

Yep, too big. It's the file size that counts, not the dimensions. Try downloading and using this version.

[City of Norfolk]

Thank you for helping find a right size for that picture.

However I was wondering if I could find a way to make the picture actually bigger
about the size of this nation's flag- http://www.nationstates.net/nation=marxist_motherland

[Naivetry]

Thank you for helping find a right size for that picture.

However I was wondering if I could find a way to make the picture actually bigger
about the size of this nation's flag- http://www.nationstates.net/nation=marxist_motherland

I can't make it much bigger; the picture is too complex.

Best I can do:

[Kryozerkia]

You may want to try a different file extension. Some image extensions are larger than others. I prefer .png because it's less of a hog than a .jpg. Also, I noticed you're using .gif. You may want to try with .png. I was able to have a larger flag by using a different file extension. Also, it does help if the image is not complex as well.

[Bears Armed]

You may want to try a different file extension. Some image extensions are larger than others. I prefer .png because it's less of a hog than a .jpg. Also, I noticed you're using .gif. You may want to try with .png. I was able to have a larger flag by using a different file extension. Also, it does help if the image is not complex as well.

I agree about using .png: To me, it seems to give a better visual quality than .gif does, in addition to any benefit in terms of size possible...

[Pythagosaurus]

It depends on the type of image. My flag was too large as a png but is about 2.3KB as a jpeg. The difference is that mine is a photograph, so it has a very large number of different colors in it. However, if your flag is something you made yourself without a fancy rendering program, png is probably best (except I think IE6 doesn't support it).

[Glen-Rhodes]

(except I think IE6 doesn't support it).

As far as I know, IE6 simply doesn't support transparency in PNGs. So, if you want transparency in your flag, for some odd reason, it'll only display correctly in Firefox/Opera/etc.