> God dayum getting here was hard...asked my gmail then re-asked youtube
> and then said go to community and search it there...geez guys, fix
> this thing up. Convenience, ur doin it rong!

> I've been working with photoshop for a little over then 5 years now.
> If there was anything about photoshop that an average user must know I
> already do (and probably a lot more). I'm also hired as a web designer
> in a computer repair company.

> I finally got some time to update my channel. I tried uploading abackgroundimage(which is a pattern - its a longimagethat is
> supposed to be repeated and cover the wholebackground) and it kept
> saying "Error: Invalid File Format". The file size is 23K (well below
> 256K), I tried JPG, BMP, and even GIF, none worked.

> I don't really know what type ofimageis considered "valid" here, I
> tried the most common ones and it was a futile attempt. Please let me
> know what you consider valid and I'll use that. Thank you very much
> have a nice day.

> On Sep 21, 4:12 pm, YouTube Timmy wrote:

> > Hi everyone,

> > You now have the ability to uploadbackgroundimages hosted on
> > YouTube. To add a customizedbackgroundimageto your channel,  follow
> > the steps below:

> > 1. Go to your Channel Design page:http://www.youtube.com/my_profile_theme

> > 2. Select "BackgroundImage."

> > 3. Use the "Browse" button to find animageon your computer you would
> > like to use. Upload animagethat will display as abackgroundon your
> > channel (maximum 256K).

> > 4. Decide whether you'd like yourimageto repeat across your channel
> > or appear only once. Choose "Yes" or "No" next to the "RepeatBackgroundImage" text.

> > 5. Click the "Update Channel" button.

> > (NOTE: You can no longer use a URL linking to animagehosted by
> > another site for yourbackgroundimage. If you still have a URL in
> > your Channel Design settings, you will need to upload a newimage
> > using the instructions above. Animated images are also no longer
> > allowed).

> > Thank you,

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