Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum talk:Help - Images
Images
*file format normally should be .jp(e)g
**PNG should be avoided for photographs and detailed art due to large file size
**GIF only where absolutely necessary; convert to PNG if possible
*file size should not exceed 100-200kb (depending on the actual object and purpose of the image)
*crop images when necessary. There is little point in having a picture where only one small corner is relevant for the article it is used in
*target image resolution should be 500-800 pixels in the largest of either vertical or horizontal dimensions. Not too big, not too small.
*where possible and reasonable the original resolution of the image can be kept if the file is not excessively big
*file names should reflect the content of the image
*copyright is always {{GWCopyright}}
*image sources have to be as precise as possible (pagenumbers!) and are to be included both in the file description and in the articles where the file is used
*all images have to be categorized upon upload; it is immaterial if the category is under the file description (i.e. included during the upload) or at the bottom (i.e. post-upload). Even if you're not sure which category is best, try to put it in one that's close!
*Potentially useful software (preferably freeware):
**Cross-platform:
***GIMP: freeware alternative for more complex operations, often touted as the free alternative to Photoshop
***jpegtran: Crop, rotate, compress JPEG files without incurring generation loss.
***jpegrescan: "losslessly shrink any JPEG file" using jpegtran
**Windows:
***Google Picasa: discontinued but can still be found; rotating, cropping, contrast, white balance and many other simple operations
***MWSnap: small but powerful software for making screenshots
Can we get the upload template to autofill this? Bobmath (talk) 09:15, 18 April 2019 (MDT)
- do not flood articles with images. Always ask yourself: What is actually the added value of this image?
Images and text conclusions
Problem: a picture does not have a clear caption or an accompanying text that clearly says the picture shows that and that. Difference unit cards (like CCGs) vs. normal texts. --Inquisitor S., Großmeister des Ordo Lexicanum (talk) 12:44, 19 April 2020 (UTC)
