Lylat Wiki:Image Standards

What makes a "good" Image?

is it the way it works well into an article?

We thank the contributors of the following pages as they were a big help in creating the topics covered here.

Type

Files come in a variety of types, and get used in many different situations.

Each type has an idea situation and each situation has an ideal type. Please upload files according to these rules.

Animations: Animations should be uploaded in a .gif file format. They should not be a distraction, and should not cost too much time on the clients computer (Browser or CPU).
Screen Shots: Screen shots should be .jpg file type. They should be taken with the good quality screen shot software, and cropped down to only the actual screen shot is visible and nothing from the computer it was taken on is seen.
Box Art: Box Art should be done in jpg or png. At best, we should see everything there was on the original box, but nothing surrounding it.
Fan Art: Any art that was created by a FAN!

When uploaded, please attach the right template. (Psst! -Click the links above. It's to the Template). Also note:

File extensions for images are to be in lowercase and not capitalized. (.jpg not .JPG)

Each image needs to be identified where it came from. This includes the following information:

What has the file been through before and since being uploaded?

Which game is it related to & What system did the game come on
What characters appear in it, if any?
What site was it found on and when?
What file type was it when downloaded?
What file conversion and manipulation software has affected it? So, for instance
- If this is an original art of a user, did they use photoshop? GIMP?...paint? paint.net? inkscape?
- Did the file start off as a jpg then go to png?
Who was the original Artist?
- If it was a user, what is there username?

When a file is loaded on the server, we need to identify a licence it is under.