Help:Contents/Images

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Rules

We have rules you should follow when uploading images!

General Rules

Image Types

We want to use PNG images to avoid JPEG compression.

The only exception to this is when uploading an original screenshot, which are sometimes stored as JPG. See the Taking Screenshots help page for more information.

Editing Images

Generally, when uploading a Ripped Graphic, do not edit it. An exception to this rule is when uploading a Wiki Image, or an image for personal use on a userpage.

You're allowed to edit an image when you need to use an external program to display the image properly; an example would be an SDF texture. When editing the image, avoid using Microsoft Paint as browsers like Firefox won't correctly render colors from PNGs saved with the program.

Optimize Images and Filesizes

If an image has unnecessary metadata from image editing, please optimize it! Try to keep images under a reasonable size (under 10 MB). If you need to edit an image to keep it smaller, please list it was edited in the file description.

Ripping Graphics

When extracting images from the mainline games, try to use the latest version of toolkit to extract images, as it currently has support for Vita textures and SDF textures. Don't use any older programs like farctool as they have inaccuracies in extracting images.

Other tools besides toolkit are required to extract textures from LittleBigPlanet PSP, LittleBigPlanet Karting, Run Sackboy Run, and Sackboy: A Big Adventure.

Screenshots

- When uploading a screenshot, try to upload the whole screenshot. Cropping screenshots is only allowed if you're focusing on a portion of the image.

- Avoid adding visual noise on top of the image. This includes user watermarks, colored overlays, and any text; these things can instead be added on top or around the image using the mediawiki's markup code.

- Please avoid taking screenshots of video footage if possible; the only case this acceptable is if the video is the only source available for the image.

- Try to keep your screenshots in good quality! Compression and crustiness are not fun...

- Try to use real hardware over emulation in cases where showing graphical differences; the only exception is if the rendering for the emulation is identical or very good.

- When taking a screenshot of an in-game mesh, please do your best to hide user interface overlays when possible, unless the overlays are part of the focus of the image.

Below is an example of an overly messy screenshot that would be against the wiki rules:

Sourcing Images

We want any official images to be from an official source!

If you're uploading a render, logo, or other material, make sure to source it from original sources, such as the official LittleBigPlanet website (archived), fansite kits, media assets discs, and any other promotional material.

Do NOT just take the first result for an image you find with a search engine like Google, and do not take images from other Wikis.

If you're uploading a texture from a game, please rip the texture yourself instead of getting it from an external website.

Renders

You can upload official renders and renders made with a modeling program like Blender; try to keep the dimensions of custom renders at a reasonable size (below 1200px), and try stay accurate to the original material data.

Personal Images

Personal images are allowed, but are reserved solely for use on User pages. If your image contains content that is against the wiki's rules it will be removed. There are a couple requirements for user images:

- Please tag the image with your username in the filename. This is important for separating user images from regular images.

An example of a user image filename: DokkeFyxen_CoolDog.png

- Add the {{UserImage|YourUsername}} template to the image summary, as well as a brief description of the image.

- Try keep the image at a reasonable size!

Filesizes under 1 mb are required, a good size is around ~500 kb. Image dimensions should also be kept at a minimum, with the maximum size being around 1000 x 1000 pixels.

Uploading Images

You can upload a file by selecting Upload from the left sidebar. When uploading a file, try to follow filename conventions, and tag your image appropriately.

Filename Conventions

CamelCase Convention

For all images, we want to use CamelCase convention for the filenames. This means having a capital letter for every word; if an image has an acronym, be sure to include all letters of the acronym in uppercase. Some examples:

Object_Cheese_Wheel_Icon.png
Render_LED_Small.png

Banned Characters

There are certain characters that are not allowed in filenames as they conflict with MediaWiki's page system.

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Filename Types

When uploading an image, be sure that the filename matches the type of image it is. For example, if you are uploading a render, make sure it has Render in the filename: Render_Davinci_Angry.png

Some examples are provided below for other filenames:

Sticker_Avalon_Character.png
Badge_Clive_Main_Pipe_Dream.png
Concept_LittleBigPlanet_Beanstalk.png
Screenshot_Story_Wedding_04.jpg
PlayStation_Store_Avatar_Animals_Frog_Asia.png
UI_Tweak_Team_Filter.png

For popit icons, make sure to name the file with the type of icon, and also include Icon at the end of the filename. Some examples are provided below:

Mat_Basic_Cardboard_Icon.png
Background_Africa_Savannah_Icon.png
Light_England_Garden_Star_Small_Icon.png
Costume_Africa_Zebra_Head_Icon.png
Decor_Africa_Savannah_Leaf_Green_01_Icon.png
Obj_England_Garden_Scenic_Wood_n_Wool_Tree_Small_Icon.png
Toy_Africa_Savannah_Character_Baby_Meerkats_Icon.png
(For reference, Toy is used to separate the premade developer objects made out of materials from regular objects.)

Reference

For a list of image filenames to reference, see the Images category. Not all of the images currently uploaded follow proper naming conventions; if the filename for an image you uploaded gets changed by a Site Admin, make sure to use the naming convention they've provided.

Tagging Images

You are required to Tag your images appropriately before uploading them. Below is a list of the current image tags, which will be updated appropriately when new tags are added.
Be sure to check the File Tagging Templates category for a list of all the image tagging templates.

Code:	Description:	Category:
{{Fileinfo|desc|source|author|edit}}	This template is used to provide information about a file; while not always needed, this is important for edited images and images sourced from outside of the game (such as concept art, avatars, and official renders)	Images
{{Avatar|game}}	Avatars taken from PlayStation Network, categorized by the game they were made for.	Avatars
{{Badgeicon|game}}	Graphics used for level badges, categorized by the game they were sourced from.	Level Badges
{{Concept|game}}	Images of concept art, categorized by the game they were made for.	Concept Art
{{Interfaceimage|game|type}}	Graphics used for the user interface, categorized by the game they were sourced from. See the template for more details.	User Interface Images
{{Popiticon|game}}	Graphics used for popit icons, categorized by the game they were sourced from.	Popit Icons
{{Render|game}}	3D or 2D renders categorized by the game they were intended for.	Renders
{{Screenshot|system}}	Game screenshots, specified by the system they were taken on.	Screenshots
{{EmulatedScreenshot|system}}	A screenshot taken on emulator, specified by the emulator they were taken on.	Emulator Screenshots
{{Sticker|game}}	Sticker graphics, categorized by the game they were sourced from.	Stickers
{{Storeicon|game|region}}	Images used for store icons from the PlayStation store, categorized by the game they were made for and the region. See the template for more details.	Store Icons
{{UserImage}}	Images that are used exclusively for User Pages and Talk Pages; Users are limited to one image each.	Personal Images
{{WikiImage}}	Images that are used internally on the wiki, either for styles or important pages. Generally only Wiki Admins are allowed to upload files to this category.	Wiki Images

Deleting Images

If you're looking to have an image removed, please edit the image page (edit in the upper right) and add {{delete}} to the image page.

This will mark the page for deletion, and a Site Admin will delete the image page in time. This also applies to regular pages.