Blooncyclopedia:Video guidelines
This page covers guidelines for embedding or uploading videos to Blooncyclopedia.
Embedding videos
Videos uploaded to YouTube (or another video platform) can be embedded on Blooncyclopedia under certain conditions. There are two kinds of videos we allow: videos by official sources and community-created informational videos.
Official videos
Official Bloons videos, such as trailers, soundtrack uploads, and announcements can (and should) be embedded on this wiki where relevant. These should be uploads from official sources (e.g. Ninja Kiwi's channel, Chris Harris's channel, and Tim Haywood's channel), not reuploads, unless the official upload is no longer available for whatever reason.
Unofficial videos
Videos created by the community can be embedded on the wiki if they are about subjects this wiki covers and their purpose is primarily informational. Examples include strategy guides and walkthroughs.
- You must have permission to have the video be embedded on the wiki. If you're not the creator of the video, you must provide some kind of proof that the author has given permission. You can share proof with staff in private if necessary.
- The creator of a video embedded on Blooncyclopedia can request to have it removed, at any time, for any reason.
- Videos cannot be used to promote yourself or another entity. That means the video shouldn't have watermarks or "don't forget to like and subscribe!!!1!!11!1!!" reminders.
- Videos should be of an acceptable level of quality. Videos must:
- Be captured with software, not recorded with a camera off-screen.
- Be of a reasonable resolution and frame rate. It should support at least 720p and 30fps or, if the game runs at a fixed resolution and frame rate, be recorded at the same settings.
- Not have extensive editing, alterations, or overlays to the game footage, unless necessary for demonstration purposes (such as enabling an FPS counter to demonstrate a glitch that noticeably affects the frame rate).
- If the video has commentary (voiced or text), it should be of a reasonably neutral tone and not play things up.
Uploading videos
Autoconfirmed users can upload videos directly to the wiki in mp4 or webm format. This should only be used for very short videos, such as demonstrations of gameplay features or official teaser animations. If a demonstration takes much more than 10 seconds for some reason, it should be uploaded to another site and embedded instead, since the length and/or size of the video can negatively affect the site's performance.
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