This page explains the basics you should know before uploading files to this wiki.
File formats
Currently you can only upload pictures in the following formats:
- Note that *.png is preferred, since it is lossless, even when compressed, and has an alpha-channel for transparency (So you can make the background disappear)
(Dis)Advantages of the formats
This should give you a briev overview of the advantages and disadvantages of the file formats.
Portable Network Graphics
- PNG was created as an improved and non-patended replacement for the outdated GIF. PNG offers a better compression, more features and is in many instances more suitable than GIF.
| Pro |
Con
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- lossless
- can be losslessly compressed
- has an alpha-channel for transparency
- open format
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- huge file size when not compressed
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Graphics Interchange Format
- GIF has nearly entirely been replaced by PNG, but is capable of animations.
JPEG
- JPEG is a widely used method of lossy compression for digital images, mostly used in digital photography. It should be avoided since it is lossy.
| Pro |
Con
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- small files
- ISO/IEC and ITU standard
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File names
Basicly you can name your files however you like. But make sure they meet the following:
- The file name should give you a brief idea what this file contains
- If the file belongs to a certain game, make sure the filename starts with the game's acronym (see table below), devided by an underscore
_ from the rest of the filename.
- Note that the wiki only accepts letters (a-Z), numbers (0-9) and some special characters (
- and _)
| Bad name |
Good name
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| Item_01.jpg
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AHM_UI_Item01.png
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Game acronyms
