Blooncyclopedia:File guidelines: Difference between revisions
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*If a file is from a specific game, the file name should specify what game it comes from (ideally using an [[Blooncyclopedia:Abbreviations|abbreviation]]). | *If a file is from a specific game, the file name should specify what game it comes from (ideally using an [[Blooncyclopedia:Abbreviations|abbreviation]]). | ||
*File names should indicate what the subject of the file is. Generic names like "image.png" or a series of random numbers and letters should be avoided. | *File names should indicate what the subject of the file is. Generic names like "image.png" or a series of random numbers and letters should be avoided. | ||
*File extensions should be entirely lowercase. The wiki software allows files with the same extension with different capitalization (e.g. it would allow one to upload "Bloon.PNG" even if "Bloon.png" already exists), which can be confusing to new editors. | |||
==Using the file template== | ==Using the file template== | ||
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*Source: ''required''. Should describe where the image came from. | *Source: ''required''. Should describe where the image came from. | ||
**If it's from a website or social media post, include a link to it. | **If it's from a website or social media post, include a link to it. | ||
**If it's a screenshot or asset | **If it's a screenshot or game asset, specify the platform and patch (i.e. Bloons TD 6, v44.1, Windows). If you are not the person who took the screenshot or got the image, you must specify who did. | ||
*Source file name: Specifies the original file name of the source. Does not need to include the full file path, just the file itself. If the file was converted from a non-standard format (i.e. Flash sprites or jpngs), you can leave the extension out. This does not need to be specified if the original image is a screenshot or the original name is clearly in the current file name. | *Source file name: Specifies the original file name of the source. Does not need to include the full file path, just the file itself. If the file was converted from a non-standard format (i.e. Flash sprites or jpngs), you can leave the extension out. This does not need to be specified if the original image is a screenshot or the original name is clearly in the current file name. | ||
*Edits: If the file has been edited in any way, it must be specified here. This includes background removal, optimization, and cropping. | *Edits: If the file has been edited in any way, it must be specified here. This includes background removal, optimization, and cropping. | ||
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*OGG files can be optimized with [https://github.com/OptiVorbis/OptiVorbis OptiVorbis]. | *OGG files can be optimized with [https://github.com/OptiVorbis/OptiVorbis OptiVorbis]. | ||
*SVG files can be optimized with [https://github.com/svg/svgo SVGO]. | *SVG files can be optimized with [https://github.com/svg/svgo SVGO]. | ||
==Audio files== | |||
*If an audio file is already in a lossy format in the game (such as OGG/OGA or MP3), then leave the format as-is; do not change its sample rate or convert it to another format. (Lossless optimization is encouraged, though.) | |||
*If an audio file is in a lossless format in the game (such as WAV or FLAC), then please convert it to a lossy format before uploading it. MP3 is preferred over OGG/OGA. | |||
*For legal reasons, music files longer than 30 seconds should be shortened to 30 seconds. You may edit in a short fade-out towards the end of the feed. | |||
==Forbidden files== | |||
By request from Ninja Kiwi staff, screenshots of the custom map curation menu in ''Bloons TD 6'' are not allowed to be uploaded. (This menu is inaccessible to most users.) | |||
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