WarLaw Posted October 31, 2010 Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 Would someone be able to explain to me why am I not able to select an avatar of my choice, that is from google images, which is either jpeg or png (an accepted picture format) to add on my profile? It seems as if there is not enough space in the URL box to capture the entire image link. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael von Prussia Posted October 31, 2010 Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 If you're trying to use the direct link from Google, you can't. Google no longer uses URLs to display image results; rather, it now uses base64 data:uri embedded images. If you want to use an image directly from a Google result, simply right click and save to your computer, then upload to an image hosting site such as [url=http://imgur.com/]imgur[/url]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xoindotnler Posted October 31, 2010 Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 Save it to your hard drive and use "Upload a new image from your computer". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarLaw Posted October 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 (edited) I'm using a mac, does that matter?..Also, I tried to use photobucket, I still can't get a picture in the proper URL format that the forum accepts. Edited October 31, 2010 by WarLaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael von Prussia Posted November 1, 2010 Report Share Posted November 1, 2010 It shouldn't matter, no. And I'm not sure why Photobucket would give you an invalid URL, unless you're using the thumbnail, which attaches a timestamp to the end which you'd want to remove. However, if you're still having trouble, try as Xoin suggested and upload right to the forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarLaw Posted November 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2010 Somehow I got the link to work; it wasn't working before - thanks for the help guys. -WL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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