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| Rules for screenshots and other original images on EDFM. See [[Elite Dangerous Field Manual:Image Use Policy]] for where images are and aren't allowed to come from and how licensing/classification works — this page covers the mechanical upload rules.
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| == Only original screenshots ==
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| Do not upload screenshots, art, or other images copied from Fandom, other wikis, or other websites. Only upload:
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| * Screenshots you personally captured from the game.
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| * Original diagrams/graphics you created.
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| See [[Elite Dangerous Field Manual:Image Use Policy]] for the full reasoning, including why an image doesn't inherit a webpage's Creative Commons license and why AI-generated images shouldn't be used as factual representations of anything.
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| == Allowed formats (initial deployment) ==
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| Currently accepted: '''PNG, JPEG, WebP'''. '''SVG is not yet enabled''' (SVG can embed scripts/external references, so it's held back until it's specifically reviewed — see `/opt/edwiki/docs/screenshot-guide.md` for how to request it be enabled). No executable file types are ever accepted.
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| == Size ==
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| Maximum upload size is currently '''30 MB'''. Prefer reasonably compressed PNG/WebP over huge uncompressed captures.
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| == Licensing, attribution, and captions ==
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| Three different things, three different places:
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| * '''Licensing dropdown on <code>Special:Upload</code>''' — pick a classification for every upload (e.g. "Elite Dangerous in-game screenshot"). See [[Elite Dangerous Field Manual:Image Use Policy]] for what each option means; there is deliberately no generic "unknown" option.
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| * {{tl|Elite Dangerous screenshot}} — goes on the '''file description page''' itself (<code>File:Name.png</code>), added at upload time, for an ordinary gameplay screenshot. Records description/subject/contributor/date/version/location and automatically includes the Frontier attribution notice.
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| * {{tl|Screenshot caption}} — goes '''under the image on the article page''' where it's actually displayed, and credits the commander/uploader inline.
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| == What not to include ==
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| * No third-party UI overlays or copyrighted tools' branding without permission.
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| * No real-world personal information (usernames tied to real identity, chat logs naming other players without consent, etc.).
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| * Avoid uploading images containing another player's in-game name in a way that could be seen as calling them out, unless it's incidental and non-hostile.
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| == Metadata ==
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| Unnecessary embedded metadata is stripped where practical on upload; the original is preserved when editorially useful (e.g. to verify capture date for a time-sensitive claim).
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| {{Unofficial disclaimer}}
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