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== Allowed formats (initial deployment) == | == Allowed formats (initial deployment) == | ||
Currently accepted | Currently accepted upload formats are '''PNG, JPEG, and WebP'''. | ||
'''SVG is not currently enabled.''' SVG files can contain active content, scripts, external references, and other features that require additional security consideration when user uploads are permitted. SVG support will remain disabled until EDFM's upload and rendering configuration has been specifically reviewed and appropriate safeguards are in place. | |||
Executable file types and files capable of being directly executed as application code are not permitted. | |||
== Size == | == Size == | ||
Revision as of 20:36, 17 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 upload formats are PNG, JPEG, and WebP.
SVG is not currently enabled. SVG files can contain active content, scripts, external references, and other features that require additional security consideration when user uploads are permitted. SVG support will remain disabled until EDFM's upload and rendering configuration has been specifically reviewed and appropriate safeguards are in place.
Executable file types and files capable of being directly executed as application code are not permitted.
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).