ImpactMan Member Posts: 25 From: California Registered: 03-13-2006 |
Is there a certain pixel size to make .ico files? I read somewhere that I have to make them 48x48 pixels. But I just realized now that some people use different sizes such as 32x32 or 64x64. When the file is saved, it gets reduced to a certain size regardless what size I try to make them. Does it matter what size I make them in, or is there a recommended size? ------------------ |
buddboy Member Posts: 2220 From: New Albany, Indiana, U.S. Registered: 10-08-2004 |
depends on... what you make them with, what you're using to put the icon on the file... the program i uses has a bunch of different required sizes... ------------------ |
HanClinto Administrator Posts: 1828 From: Indiana Registered: 10-11-2004 |
A .ico file is often a collection of several different icon sizes, sortof like a collection of bitmaps at various color depths and resolutions. If you use an editor that handles icon files natively (such as Microsoft Visual C++ -- that's what I use, as it has a very nice icon editor), you can create all of the different sizes of icons that you need and save them all in the same file. I hope that wasn't too vague -- if you need more help, just lemme' know. --clint |
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buddboy Member Posts: 2220 From: New Albany, Indiana, U.S. Registered: 10-08-2004 |
that's what i do... i do them with GIMP... and each layer is a different size.... ------------------ |
goop2 Member Posts: 1059 From: Registered: 06-30-2004 |
I made some icons with Idraw3 once. I used 32x32. Dunno what they were in the end though. ------------------ |
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buddboy Member Posts: 2220 From: New Albany, Indiana, U.S. Registered: 10-08-2004 |
Idraw3? ------------------ |
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ImpactMan Member Posts: 25 From: California Registered: 03-13-2006 |
Thanks. I didn't realize that .ico files could support layers. So it doesn't matter what size I make them since they all end up the same size anyway? (Btw, I use GIMP to make them.) ------------------ |
Ashton_JX Member Posts: 156 From: Springfield, Oregon, USA Registered: 02-21-2005 |
What? Gimp can make icon files? I didn't know that! And er... Now I do! ------------------ Tired of loosing your work for all eternity? Jesus Saves! You should too :P (liek every 1 1/2 seconds) This is a message from teh save the data foundation, and from (CTRL + S): Because da data is y00r future. Maybe. |
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buddboy Member Posts: 2220 From: New Albany, Indiana, U.S. Registered: 10-08-2004 |
lol yes... i don't think they can support layers per se, they just use each layer as almost like a seperate image... lol... it confuses me too lol... ------------------ |
