This page explains the basics you should know before uploading files to this wiki.
File formats
Pictures
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- PNG was created as an improved and non-patented replacement for the outdated GIF. PNG offers a better compression, more features and is in many instances more suitable than GIF.
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Con
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- lossless
- can be losslessly compressed
- has an alpha-channel for transparency
- open format
- ISO/IEC and IETF RFC standard
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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- GIF has nearly entirely been replaced by PNG, but is capable of animations.
| Pro |
Con
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- outdated by PNG
- Not an official standard
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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. For some uses, like screenshots, it is the best choice however.
| Pro |
Con
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- small files
- ISO/IEC and ITU standard
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Audio
You can upload audio using these formats:
(Dis)Advantages of the formats
This should give you a briev overview of the advantages and disadvantages of the file formats.
Free Lossless Audio Codec
- FLAC is a lossless audio compression system that can reduce the size of the audio from 50 to 70 percent, while maintaining the quality of the original
| Pro |
Con
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- large file size compared to lossy compression
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Waveform Audio File Format
- WAV is a raw (uncompressed) file format, which keeps the quality of the audio to the highest possible; but results in huge filesizes
| Pro |
Con
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- huge file size
- hard to find uncompressed audio
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Ogg Vorbis
- Vorbis is a highly used format as it keeps most of the sound quality while reducing from 85 to 95 percent of the size
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Con
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- small files
- maintains most of the sound quality
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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
