HRWiki:Image use policy
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*Images' dimensions should be approximately the same size as on the official site and never exceed 600 pixels in width. | *Images' dimensions should be approximately the same size as on the official site and never exceed 600 pixels in width. | ||
*JPEG format is generally only desirable for "live action" pictures. (Puppet Stuff integrated into Flash is still Flash) | *JPEG format is generally only desirable for "live action" pictures. (Puppet Stuff integrated into Flash is still Flash) | ||
| - | *GIF | + | *GIF formats are only desirable in the rare case of an animated GIF picture. |
| + | *BMP formats are never desirable. | ||
*When uploading the file, be sure to give it a meaningful name which describes its content and more importantly, its use on the Wiki, as in this example: | *When uploading the file, be sure to give it a meaningful name which describes its content and more importantly, its use on the Wiki, as in this example: | ||
:"homestar_with_a_hat.png" is not meaningful. "dangeresque_3_screenshot.png" is more meaningful. | :"homestar_with_a_hat.png" is not meaningful. "dangeresque_3_screenshot.png" is more meaningful. | ||
Revision as of 01:36, 25 April 2005
- In most cases, images this shoud be a PNG image uploaded to the Wiki via the Upload file page.
- Images should be optimized for the web and its size should not exceed 100 kilobytes.
- Images' dimensions should be approximately the same size as on the official site and never exceed 600 pixels in width.
- JPEG format is generally only desirable for "live action" pictures. (Puppet Stuff integrated into Flash is still Flash)
- GIF formats are only desirable in the rare case of an animated GIF picture.
- BMP formats are never desirable.
- When uploading the file, be sure to give it a meaningful name which describes its content and more importantly, its use on the Wiki, as in this example:
- "homestar_with_a_hat.png" is not meaningful. "dangeresque_3_screenshot.png" is more meaningful.
