Why no GIF. Sigs?

[deftonesmx17]

I'm going to get a kick out of this.

Poffeman - 59.1K

Zygalski - 52.3K

Kevthedrummer - 33.2K

Perki-USA - 66.4K

50! - 32.0K

Stella Artois - 61.1K

deftonesmx17 - 11.2K

Hmm......odd that my sigs file size was only a fourth of the average sig size in this very thread, yet mine was taken away because its a gif, which are huge in file size and make pages take ages to load.

 

[Davinche]

Im not 100% sure but i think your looking at it at the wrong way, the file sizes above are for how much space it takes saving it on to the server, however it does not reflect how long it takes the internet browser to load the image, which is the problem. I could be wrong tho.

 

[deftonesmx17]

Do the test for yourself, click on each to open one at a time.

From what i can see, they load in the exact same amount of time.
I should also note that this computer at my workplace is using netscape7 and only a 450Mhz CPU.

Edit: Just took note of the bottom of the browser window.

The 11.2K gif was done in 0.322 secs

The 66.4K jpeg was done in 0.454 secs

 

[fluke88]

Yep your's does load up quicker.

 

[Davinche]

Thats one person, and one small file, however if everybody has one, then it becomes a problem. Before lots of people used to and thats why people complained of loading pages taking too long. Me myself i never noticed no slowdown but enough members complained. You should wait till someone more knowledgeble can explain it to you

 

[deftonesmx17]

Thats why there should be a file size limitation. If everybody had 11.2K GIF's, it would still load quicker than if everybody had 66.4K JPEG's.

 

[hitmanuk2k]

Gifs are ugly.

 

[Davinche]

Gifs are ugly.

I guesss thats the final word, hitman you Definitely run a dictatorship (Dont ban me)

 

[Franko]

Do the test for yourself, click on each to open one at a time.

From what i can see, they load in the exact same amount of time.
I should also note that this computer at my workplace is using netscape7 and only a 450Mhz CPU.

Edit: Just took note of the bottom of the browser window.

The 11.2K gif was done in 0.322 secs

The 66.4K jpeg was done in 0.454 secs

Indeed...you got a point there :mellow:

 

[Zygalski]

The point is that people still cannot keep to the widthxheight size limits so to allow gifs and impose a file size limit wouldn't work as every page on the forum will be filled with C Ronaldo stepover gifs, Henry goal gifs and so on. And they won't understand why some gifs are ok and some aren't. So it's simpler this way.

It adds up.

 

[Davinche]

is that jessica alba!!! that ronaldinho clip has is getting stolen.

 

[Zygalski]

As long as people don't think they can use any of them in a sig

 

[Stella Artois]

I guesss thats the final word, hitman you Definitely run a dictatorship (Dont ban me)

He'll be proud that people think that.

 

[deftonesmx17]

There is still a huge difference between scrolling words and avi to gifs. Most of those you posted are in the 500K - 1M range.............I still don't see what is the problem with my 11.2K sig(which is a fraction of most peoples jpeg sigs) that most people don't even notice is a gif.