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| − | Ok, let's talk about image presentation. I think we need to develop a standard for how images are presented on the site. By this, I mean we answer th basic questions: |
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| + | *Images with natural lighting are preferred over images which have had their brightness or contrast adjusted. |
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| − | For each major type of images (i.e. maps, creatures, items, screenshots), what is the standard? |
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| + | *Images without obvious [[Wikipedia:compression artifact|compression artifacts]] are preferred. |
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| − | *Thumbnailed or not? |
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| + | *The [[Wikipedia:JPEG|JPEG / JPG]] file format is preferred for screenshots. |
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| − | *Standard dimensions in an article? (e.g. maps should be 200 pixels wide, characters should be 200 pixels long.) |
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| + | *The [[Wikipedia:PNG|PNG]] format is preferred for icons. |
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| − | *Size of file? |
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| + | *Lowercase file extensions are preferred. |
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| − | *Image format? PNG/JPG/GIF/Other? |
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| − | *Best practices? (example, for maps: It's best to also fully capture the name of the nearest outpost. For characters: the character should occupy 80% of the height of the screen so that its image is clear and crisp). |
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| − | --[[User:Karlos|Karlos]] 05:46, 15 Aug 2005 (EST) |
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Revision as of 07:52, 21 June 2007
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NOTE: This is the proposed draft of a formatting guideline |
- Images with natural lighting are preferred over images which have had their brightness or contrast adjusted.
- Images without obvious compression artifacts are preferred.
- The JPEG / JPG file format is preferred for screenshots.
- The PNG format is preferred for icons.
- Lowercase file extensions are preferred.