Avatar Compy: 5k Shootout

[LoudMusic]

In the spirit of http://www.the5k.org I propose a competition of GTPlanet avatars that meet or beat 100 x 100 pixels and 5120 bytes (5K). First an open commitee will define the rules, then submissions will be collected, and finally the voting competition will take place.

Basic ruling I'd like to have is a point system that includes credit for using less than 5120 bytes. We could do something like, each vote you receive in the competition is worth 10 points, and each byte you don't use in your file counts as an additional point. Also we could say each frame of animation adds 10 points or something.

The valid formats for avatars at GTPlanet are gif, jpg, and png so I guess that's what's allowed for this compy, unless someone has reason otherwise.

Yeah! Anyone interested? What changes need to be made to make it more interesting?

EDIT:

THE RULES

Maximum File Size: 5KB (5120 bytes)
Maximum Image Size: 100 x 100 pixels
Deadline: Friday, November 26th, 1:00AM Central Standard Time (-6H GMT)

It can be animated. It can have transparency. It can be smaller than 100 x 100 or 5KB.

Chaos Fire

GTJugend

Slick6

cardude2004

sprite

TB

Flerbizky

Burnout

Skip0110

Giancarlo

DRIFT4EVA

TwinTurboJay

I've added these but they can of course be changed. Please don't make me change them too often (:

 

[TB]

Edit: post removed

 

[Jugend]

New rules. A 100*100 white frame in gif format is 156 bytes. A comp in this forum usually gets 15-20 votes. Go figure.

I like the idea of an avatar comp except the rule of getting points for not using diskspace, that's not what I find creative. But a kb limit is fine.

 

[LoudMusic]

Quite. And I've already found an error with my quick number quoting. If someone were to make an avatar that was just a few bytes, big enough to make a file, they would score 5000 points. The point system needs works, but I think it could be fun.

EDIT: Yeah, that (:

 

[LoudMusic]

New rules. A 100*100 white frame in gif format is 156 bytes. A comp in this forum usually gets 15-20 votes. Go figure.

I like the idea of an avatar comp except the rule of getting points for not using diskspace, that's not what I find creative. But a kb limit is fine.

Creativity comes in many forms.

How about making the voting points worth 100 points a piece and the size is on a 10:1 ratio.

156byte gif with 0 votes = 496 points.
5120byte gif with 5 votes = 500 points.

 

[TB]

Or you could have it bracketed such that a still image is worth xx points and any animated gifs must be between xx and xx frames and worth xx points plus voting.

Was that too many "xx"'s?

 

[Jugend]

Creativity comes in many forms.

Of course it does.

 

[LoudMusic]

Or you could have it bracketed such that a still image is worth xx points and any animated gifs must be between xx and xx frames and worth xx points plus voting.

Was that too many "xx"'s?

I like that. Animations worth more or less than stills? Have to be more since they will undoubtedly take more file space. Between 2 and 10 frames and worth an extra 100 points?

A 10 x 10 gif with 2 frames is 49bytes = 607 points

The number of frames didn't appear to change the size of this blank file.

 

[LoudMusic]

Of course it does.

I just think it's interesting to throw that in - make people think about how much space they're using and tweak their images for the best result. Though it's looking difficult to tune the system.

 

[Chaos Fire]

yay...

 

[LoudMusic]

How about the first time through we do it GTJugend's way and just make a size limit. Outside of that it's open play.

Maybe a round two will incorporate other stuff.

Bring on your entires!

 

[Jugend]

Oh, well. I played with ps a little and came up with an entry. We'll see how this comp turns out.

 

[Slick6]

My entry.

 

[cardude2004]

So we only have the 5KB limit and we can only have one entry. I am in, I just want to know the rules. When does the comp. end?

 

[cardude2004]

Here is my first attempts -

 

[ALPHA]

I'm really confused, what rules are we going by?

 

[LoudMusic]

Maximum File Size: 5KB (5120 bytes)
Maximum Image Size: 100 x 100 pixels

It can be animated. It can have transparency. It can be smaller than 100 x 100 or 5KB.

 

[Sprite]

Here is my quick effort, nothin special.

 

[TB]

Finally had a chance to work on something. 78x78, 15 frames, 3470 bytes. Entry one

 

[Flerbizky]

NOT optimized... 3K....

 

[LoudMusic]

Updated first post. Interesting stuff ... (:

 

[Burnout]

1.4kb.

 

[TB]

If we can't have more than one, I will remove one. Just let me know.
Stats - 100x100, 47 frames, 2,127 bytes Entry two

 

[LoudMusic]

I think multiple entries should be ok. How about a maximum of five entries per person.

 

[skip0110]

What the heck. I'll enter.
1 frame, 4860 bytes

 

[LoudMusic]

What the heck. I'll enter.
1 frame, 4887 bytes

Sexy. You should make that with a black border though - it would probably look much better.

 

[TB]

I think multiple entries should be ok. How about a maximum of five entries per person.

Five sounds good to me.

 

[Giancarlo]

2.09 KB (2,146 bytes).

 

[skip0110]

Sexy. You should make that with a black border though - it would probably look much better.

Thanks. Changed appropraitely above. Sorry to make you edit your post, but you would have had to anyway, because....
1 frame 4619 bytes

EDIT:
Can I enter something that I just cropped, resized, put a border on, and fit into the size limits? This is the last one for a while, I promise.
1 frame 5016 bytes

 

[LoudMusic]

Thanks. Changed appropraitely above. Sorry to make you edit your post, but you would have had to anyway, because....
1 frame 4619 bytes

EDIT:
Can I enter something that I just cropped, resized, put a border on, and fit into the size limits? This is the last one for a while, I promise.
1 frame 5016 bytes

Oh most definitely. That looks awesome!