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==Images== | ==Images== | ||
Images can include screenshots from the [[Pikmin games]] (or from | Images can include screenshots from the [[Pikmin games]] (or from other games that have content relevant to a [[Pikmin]] article), box-shots, concept art, or maps and diagrams. Images are allowed for use by a user on his/her user page or signature, etc., but this allocation should not be abused. These must be properly encoded and the appropriate copyright notice appended to the image page. | ||
===Fair Use=== | ===Fair Use=== | ||
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*'''PNG''': save diagrams and maps as PNG files, which are best for simple images where there are large areas of the same color. Use PNG for Internet screenshots as well. '''Note''': for diagrams with few different colors, it is beneficial to save as a low-bit PNG file (select 256 colours, for example, in your encoding program). | *'''PNG''': save diagrams and maps as PNG files, which are best for simple images where there are large areas of the same color. Use PNG for Internet screenshots as well. '''Note''': for diagrams with few different colors, it is beneficial to save as a low-bit PNG file (select 256 colours, for example, in your encoding program). | ||
*'''JPG/JPEG''': the best choice for screenshots from games and photographs; namely, used for images of great detail. '''DO NOT save simple images with well-defined lines as JPG'''. | *'''JPG/JPEG''': the best choice for screenshots from games and photographs; namely, used for images of great detail. '''DO NOT save simple images with well-defined lines as JPG'''. | ||
*'''GIF''': | *'''GIF''': apart from being most appropriate for animations, if absolutely necessary, use this for diagrams that have few different colours, as GIFs are lossless in terms of everything except colours. They are low-bit images. | ||
Preferably, images should be less than 150KB, and a warning is issued automatically when uploading larger files. There is generally no need to upload images with a resolution larger than 800x600; resize if necessary. If you are ever unsure, always save an image as a PNG file, as this is a lossless file format, which means that you will not lose image quality, and someone else can alter the image for you. | Preferably, images should be less than 150KB, and a warning is issued automatically when uploading larger files. There is generally no need to upload images with a resolution larger than 800x600; resize if necessary. If you are ever unsure, always save an image as a PNG file, as this is a lossless file format, which means that you will not lose image quality, and someone else can alter the image for you. | ||