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Maximum upload size is currently '''30 MB'''. Prefer reasonably compressed PNG/WebP over huge uncompressed captures. | Maximum upload size is currently '''30 MB'''. Prefer reasonably compressed PNG/WebP over huge uncompressed captures. | ||
== | == Summary, licensing, and captions == | ||
Three different things, three different places: | Three different things, three different places on the file page: | ||
* '''Licensing dropdown on <code>Special:Upload</code>''' — | * '''<code>== Summary ==</code>, via {{tl|EDFM image information}}''' — describes the asset itself: what it depicts, its media type, who captured/created it, how it's been modified, what it's for, and who owns the underlying material. Pre-filled automatically into the description box on <code>Special:Upload</code>. | ||
* '''<code>== Licensing ==</code>, via the Licensing dropdown on <code>Special:Upload</code>''' — a separate section, generated automatically from picking a classification (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. Kept deliberately separate from the Summary above. | |||
* {{tl|Screenshot caption}} — goes '''under the image on the article page''' where it's actually displayed, and credits the commander/uploader inline. | * {{tl|Screenshot caption}} — goes '''under the image on the article page''' where it's actually displayed, and credits the commander/uploader inline. Separate again from both of the above. | ||
== What not to include == | == What not to include == | ||
Revision as of 15:01, 8 August 2026
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.
Only original screenshots
Do not upload screenshots, art, or other images copied from Fandom, other wikis, or other websites. Only upload:
- Screenshots you personally captured from the game.
- Original diagrams/graphics you created.
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.
Allowed formats (initial deployment)
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.
Size
Maximum upload size is currently 30 MB. Prefer reasonably compressed PNG/WebP over huge uncompressed captures.
Summary, licensing, and captions
Three different things, three different places on the file page:
== Summary ==, via{{EDFM image information}}— describes the asset itself: what it depicts, its media type, who captured/created it, how it's been modified, what it's for, and who owns the underlying material. Pre-filled automatically into the description box onSpecial:Upload.== Licensing ==, via the Licensing dropdown onSpecial:Upload— a separate section, generated automatically from picking a classification (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. Kept deliberately separate from the Summary above.{{Screenshot caption}}— goes under the image on the article page where it's actually displayed, and credits the commander/uploader inline. Separate again from both of the above.
What not to include
- No third-party UI overlays or copyrighted tools' branding without permission.
- No real-world personal information (usernames tied to real identity, chat logs naming other players without consent, etc.).
- 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.
Metadata
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).