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Dionysia: /* Format */

2014-05-27T08:59:01Z

Format

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	== Format ==		== Format ==
	* '''Drawings, icons, maps, flags''': are preferably uploaded in [[SVG]] format as vector images. Images with large, simple, and continuous blocks of colour which are not available as SVG should be in PNG format.		* '''Drawings, icons, maps, flags''': are preferably uploaded in SVG format as vector images. Images with large, simple, and continuous blocks of colour which are not available as SVG should be in PNG format.
	* '''Software screenshots''': should be in [[PNG]] format.		* '''Software screenshots''': should be in PNG format.
	* '''Photos and scanned images''': should be in [[JPEG]] format.		* '''Photos and scanned images''': should be in JPEG format.
	* '''Inline animations''': should be in animated [[GIF]] format.		* '''Inline animations''': should be in animated GIF format.
	* '''Video''': should be in [[Ogg]]/[[Theora]] format.		* '''Video''': should be in Ogg/Theora format.

	== Size ==		== Size ==

Dionysia at 12:25, 17 February 2014

2014-02-17T12:25:09Z

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	'''Images''' uploaded should be [[print ~~screen]]s~~ from the [[current IMSMA version]]. Upload [[high resolution]] print screens.		'''Images''' uploaded should be print screens from the current IMSMA version. Upload high resolution print screens.

	==General rules==		==General rules==

Dionysia at 11:41, 19 September 2013

2013-09-19T11:41:21Z

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	* '''Colours''': Try not to use colour alone to convey information, as it is inaccessible in many situations.		* '''Colours''': Try not to use colour alone to convey information, as it is inaccessible in many situations.
	* '''Thumbnails''': In general, there is no need to specify thumbnail size. Users can select their ideal size in preferences.		* '''Thumbnails''': In general, there is no need to specify thumbnail size. Users can select their ideal size in preferences.
	* '''Summary''': Add in the summary of each printscreen the "Version 6" so that during search will be easier to recognize them.		* '''Summary''': Add in the summary of each printscreen the version (e.g Version 6) so that during search will be easier to recognize them.
			* '''Callouts''': Use black callouts with white background in case you upload a printscreen.

	== Copyright and licensing ==		== Copyright and licensing ==

Dionysia: /* General rules */

2013-09-17T07:17:30Z

General rules

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	* '''Colours''': Try not to use colour alone to convey information, as it is inaccessible in many situations.		* '''Colours''': Try not to use colour alone to convey information, as it is inaccessible in many situations.
	* '''Thumbnails''': In general, there is no need to specify thumbnail size. Users can select their ideal size in preferences.		* '''Thumbnails''': In general, there is no need to specify thumbnail size. Users can select their ideal size in preferences.
			* '''Summary''': Add in the summary of each printscreen the "Version 6" so that during search will be easier to recognize them.

	== Copyright and licensing ==		== Copyright and licensing ==

Daniel: Rewrote copyright para

2013-09-09T09:11:02Z

Rewrote copyright para

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	==General rules==		==General rules==
	* Use the image description page to describe an image and ~~possibly its copyright status~~.		* '''Image description''': Use the image description page to describe the image, its source and purpose. For IMSMA screenshots this includes the data source used, the IMSMA version and the interface language.
	* Use a clear, detailed title. Note that if any image with the same title has already been uploaded, it will be replaced with your new one.		* '''Title''': Use a clear, detailed title. Note that if any image with the same title has already been uploaded, it will be replaced with your new one.
	* Upload a high-resolution version of your image whenever possible, and use the automatic thumbnailing option of the MediaWiki image markup to scale down the image. MediaWiki accepts images up to 100 MB in size. Do not scale down the image yourself, as scaled-down images may be of limited use in the future.		* '''Resolution''': Upload a high-resolution version of your image whenever possible, and use the automatic thumbnailing option of the MediaWiki image markup to scale down the image. MediaWiki accepts images up to 100 MB in size. Do not scale down the image yourself, as scaled-down images may be of limited use in the future.
	* Crop the image to highlight the relevant subject.		* '''Cropping''': Crop the image to highlight the relevant subject.
	* If you create an image that contains text, please also upload a version without any text. It will be useful in the future to translate the image into other languages.		* '''Translation''': If you create an image that contains text, please also upload a version without any text. It will be useful in the future to translate the image into other languages.
	* Try not to use ~~color~~ alone to convey information, as it is inaccessible in many situations.		* '''Colours''': Try not to use colour alone to convey information, as it is inaccessible in many situations.
	* Use JPEG format for photographic images and TV or movie screenshots; SVG format for icons, logos, drawings, maps, flags, and such; PNG format for software screenshots and when only a raster image is available; GIF format for inline animations; and Ogg/Theora for video.		* '''Thumbnails''': In general, there is no need to specify thumbnail size. Users can select their ideal size in preferences.
	* In general, there is no need to specify thumbnail size. Users can select their ideal size in preferences.

	== Copyright and licensing ==		== Copyright and licensing ==
	~~Before you upload an image, make sure that the image falls in one of the three categories:~~		Copyright and licensing is not a major issue for the IMSMA wiki. However, when making screenshots, be sure that you use a database that have been approved for sharing. Use the image description to document the IMSMA version, data source and interface language. It is also useful to indicate other meta data like whether the image is a screenshot.
	~~# '''Own work''': You own all rights to the image, usually meaning that you created it entirely yourself.~~
	~~# '''Freely licensed''': You can prove that the copyright holder has released the image under an acceptable free license. Note that images that are licensed~~ for ~~use only on~~ the ~~[[GICHD]] [[~~IMSMA wiki]], ~~or only for non-commercial or educational~~ use~~, or under~~ a ~~license~~ that ~~doesn't allow~~ for the ~~creation of modified/derived works~~, ~~are unsuitable~~.
	~~# '''Public domain''': You can prove that~~ the image is ~~in the [[public domain]], i.e. free of all copyrights~~.

	== Image titles and file names ==		== Image titles and file names ==

Daniel: Cleaned up

2013-09-09T07:44:12Z

Cleaned up

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	Images uploaded should be print ~~screens~~ from the current IMSMA version. Upload high resolution print screens.		'''Images''' uploaded should be [[print screen]]s from the [[current IMSMA version]]. Upload [[high resolution]] print screens.

	== General rules ==		==General rules==
	* Use the image description page to describe an image and possibly its copyright status.		* Use the image description page to describe an image and possibly its copyright status.
	* Use a clear, detailed title. Note that if any image with the same title has already been uploaded, it will be replaced with your new one.		* Use a clear, detailed title. Note that if any image with the same title has already been uploaded, it will be replaced with your new one.
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	== Copyright and licensing ==		== Copyright and licensing ==
	Before you upload an image, make sure that the image falls in one of the ~~four~~ categories:		Before you upload an image, make sure that the image falls in one of the three categories:
	* Own work: You own all rights to the image, usually meaning that you created it entirely yourself.		# '''Own work''': You own all rights to the image, usually meaning that you created it entirely yourself.
	* Freely licensed: You can prove that the copyright holder has released the image under an acceptable free license. Note that images that are licensed for use only on ~~Wikipedia~~, or only for non-commercial or educational use, or under a license that doesn't allow for the creation of modified/derived works, are unsuitable.		# '''Freely licensed''': You can prove that the copyright holder has released the image under an acceptable free license. Note that images that are licensed for use only on the [[GICHD]] [[IMSMA wiki]], or only for non-commercial or educational use, or under a license that doesn't allow for the creation of modified/derived works, are unsuitable.
	* Public domain: You can prove that the image is in the public domain, i.e. free of all copyrights.		# '''Public domain''': You can prove that the image is in the [[public domain]], i.e. free of all copyrights.

	== Image titles and file names ==		== Image titles and file names ==
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	== Placement ==		== Placement ==
	* Image galleries: Images are typically interspersed individually throughout a page near the relevant text. However, the use of a gallery may be appropriate in some pages if a collection of images can illustrate aspects of a subject that cannot be easily or adequately described by text or individual images. Images in a gallery should be suitably captioned to explain their relevance both to the article subject and to the theme of the gallery, and the gallery should be appropriately titled (unless the theme of the gallery is clear from the context of the article). ~~Collages and montages~~		* '''Image galleries''': Images are typically interspersed individually throughout a page near the relevant text. However, the use of a gallery may be appropriate in some pages if a collection of images can illustrate aspects of a subject that cannot be easily or adequately described by text or individual images. Images in a gallery should be suitably captioned to explain their relevance both to the article subject and to the theme of the gallery, and the gallery should be appropriately titled (unless the theme of the gallery is clear from the context of the article). Note that galleries will be small if the wiki is printed. See the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Gallery_tag Wikipedia help file for galleries].
	* Image queuing: Articles may get ugly and difficult to read if there are too many images onto a page with relatively little text. They may even overlap.		<gallery>
			File:User Items.png\|Example image gallery from the IMSMA [[Core Design Concepts]]
			File:User Browse.png
			File:Field Report Template Designer (QRG).png
			</gallery>
			* '''Image queuing''': Articles may get ugly and difficult to read if there are too many images onto a page with relatively little text. They may even overlap. Avoid adding images after each other. Use a gallery, if this is required.

	== Format ==		== Format ==
	* Drawings, icons, maps, flags ~~and other such images~~ are preferably uploaded in SVG format as vector images. Images with large, simple, and continuous blocks of ~~color~~ which are not available as SVG should be in PNG format.		* '''Drawings, icons, maps, flags''': are preferably uploaded in [[SVG]] format as vector images. Images with large, simple, and continuous blocks of colour which are not available as SVG should be in PNG format.
	* Software screenshots should be in PNG format.		* '''Software screenshots''': should be in [[PNG]] format.
	* Photos and scanned images should be in JPEG format.		* '''Photos and scanned images''': should be in [[JPEG]] format.
	* Inline animations should be in animated GIF format.		* '''Inline animations''': should be in animated [[GIF]] format.
	* Video should be in Ogg/Theora format.		* '''Video''': should be in [[Ogg]]/[[Theora]] format.

	== Size ==		== Size ==
	* Uploaded image size: Uploaded files must be smaller than 100 megabytes. The MediaWiki software can resize images automatically, so it is rarely necessary to resize images yourself.		* '''Uploaded image size''': Uploaded files must be smaller than 100 megabytes. The MediaWiki software can resize images automatically, so it is rarely necessary to resize images yourself.
	* Displayed image size: Images beside the text should generally use a caption and the "thumb" (thumbnail) option; the default results in a display 220 pixels wide, except for those logged-in users who have set a different default in their user preferences. Where size forcing is appropriate, larger images should generally be a maximum of 500 pixels tall and 400 pixels wide, so that they can comfortably be displayed on the smallest displays in common use. Since MediaWiki dynamically scales inline images there is no need to reduce file size via scaling or quality reduction when uploading images, although compressing PNGs may be useful. Lead images should usually be no wider than "upright=1.35" ("300px").		* '''Displayed image size''': Images beside the text should generally use a caption and the "thumb" (thumbnail) option; the default results in a display ''220 pixels wide'', except for those logged-in users who have set a different default in their user preferences. Where size forcing is appropriate, larger images should generally be a maximum of ''500 pixels tall'' and ''400 pixels wide'', so that they can comfortably be displayed on the smallest displays in common use. Since MediaWiki dynamically scales inline images there is no need to reduce file size via scaling or quality reduction when uploading images, although compressing PNGs may be useful. Lead images should usually be no wider than ''"upright=1.35" or "300px"''.

	{{Policies}}		{{Policies}}

Dionysia at 14:21, 30 August 2013

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	Images uploaded should be print screens from the current IMSMA version. Upload high resolution print screens~~. Give them specific unique titles~~.		Images uploaded should be print screens from the current IMSMA version. Upload high resolution print screens.

	== General rules ==		== General rules ==

Dionysia at 14:20, 30 August 2013

2013-08-30T14:20:56Z

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	* Image galleries: Images are typically interspersed individually throughout a page near the relevant text. However, the use of a gallery may be appropriate in some pages if a collection of images can illustrate aspects of a subject that cannot be easily or adequately described by text or individual images. Images in a gallery should be suitably captioned to explain their relevance both to the article subject and to the theme of the gallery, and the gallery should be appropriately titled (unless the theme of the gallery is clear from the context of the article). Collages and montages		* Image galleries: Images are typically interspersed individually throughout a page near the relevant text. However, the use of a gallery may be appropriate in some pages if a collection of images can illustrate aspects of a subject that cannot be easily or adequately described by text or individual images. Images in a gallery should be suitably captioned to explain their relevance both to the article subject and to the theme of the gallery, and the gallery should be appropriately titled (unless the theme of the gallery is clear from the context of the article). Collages and montages
	* Image queuing: Articles may get ugly and difficult to read if there are too many images onto a page with relatively little text. They may even overlap.		* Image queuing: Articles may get ugly and difficult to read if there are too many images onto a page with relatively little text. They may even overlap.
	Format
			== Format ==
	* Drawings, icons, maps, flags and other such images are preferably uploaded in SVG format as vector images. Images with large, simple, and continuous blocks of color which are not available as SVG should be in PNG format.		* Drawings, icons, maps, flags and other such images are preferably uploaded in SVG format as vector images. Images with large, simple, and continuous blocks of color which are not available as SVG should be in PNG format.
	* Software screenshots should be in PNG format.		* Software screenshots should be in PNG format.

Dionysia at 14:20, 30 August 2013

2013-08-30T14:20:31Z

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	* Uploaded image size: Uploaded files must be smaller than 100 megabytes. The MediaWiki software can resize images automatically, so it is rarely necessary to resize images yourself.		* Uploaded image size: Uploaded files must be smaller than 100 megabytes. The MediaWiki software can resize images automatically, so it is rarely necessary to resize images yourself.
	* Displayed image size: Images beside the text should generally use a caption and the "thumb" (thumbnail) option; the default results in a display 220 pixels wide, except for those logged-in users who have set a different default in their user preferences. Where size forcing is appropriate, larger images should generally be a maximum of 500 pixels tall and 400 pixels wide, so that they can comfortably be displayed on the smallest displays in common use. Since MediaWiki dynamically scales inline images there is no need to reduce file size via scaling or quality reduction when uploading images, although compressing PNGs may be useful. Lead images should usually be no wider than "upright=1.35" ("300px").		* Displayed image size: Images beside the text should generally use a caption and the "thumb" (thumbnail) option; the default results in a display 220 pixels wide, except for those logged-in users who have set a different default in their user preferences. Where size forcing is appropriate, larger images should generally be a maximum of 500 pixels tall and 400 pixels wide, so that they can comfortably be displayed on the smallest displays in common use. Since MediaWiki dynamically scales inline images there is no need to reduce file size via scaling or quality reduction when uploading images, although compressing PNGs may be useful. Lead images should usually be no wider than "upright=1.35" ("300px").

			{{Policies}}

Dionysia at 14:20, 30 August 2013

2013-08-30T14:20:08Z

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			__NOTOC__
	Images uploaded should be print screens from the current IMSMA version. Upload high resolution print screens. Give them specific unique titles.		Images uploaded should be print screens from the current IMSMA version. Upload high resolution print screens. Give them specific unique titles.

	== General rules ==		== General rules ==
	* Use the image description page to describe an image and possibly its copyright status.		* Use the image description page to describe an image and possibly its copyright status.