Template:EDFM image information
- Description
- Not specified
- Subject
- Not specified
- Source
- Elite Dangerous
- Media type
- In-game screenshot
- Captured by
- Contributor name not specified
- Intended use
- Not specified
- Copyright holder
- Not specified
Usage
The standard media-information template for EDFM file pages — describes the asset (what it depicts, where it came from, who made/captured it, how it's been altered, what it's for). It does not handle licensing — that stays in its own == Licensing == section via the existing {{License-ED screenshot}} / {{License-Official Frontier media}} / etc. templates (selected from the Licensing dropdown on Special:Upload), so the two responsibilities don't get tangled together on the page. See Elite Dangerous Field Manual:Image Use Policy for why this split matters.
This template also does not duplicate the subject's own article — it describes the picture, not the Engineer/ship/location pictured. Gameplay facts (location, unlock requirements, specialties, etc.) belong on the subject's own article, not here.
{{EDFM image information
|description = In-game portrait of Hero Ferrari, an Odyssey Engineer in Elite Dangerous.
|subject = [[Hero Ferrari]]
|subject_type = Odyssey Engineer
|source = Elite Dangerous
|media_type = Cropped in-game screenshot
|captured_by = Sythan
|capture_date = 8 August 2026
|modifications = Cropped to portrait framing
|intended_use = Identification and illustration on the Hero Ferrari article and related Engineering pages.
|copyright_holder = Frontier Developments plc
}}
Place this under == Summary == on the file page (MediaWiki generates that heading automatically from the upload description). Put the licensing classification under a separate == Licensing == section, as already happens automatically when a Licensing option is picked at upload time.
Fields:
description— a sentence describing what the image actually shows.subject— what's pictured. Wikilink it yourself (e.g.Hero Ferrari) when the subject has its own EDFM article and linking would actually help someone reach it — don't link just for the sake of it.subject_type— optional; a short classification of the subject (e.g. "Odyssey Engineer", "Ship Engineer", "Ship", "Station", "Settlement", "UI element").source— where the media originated; defaults to "Elite Dangerous". Override for other cases, e.g. "Frontier Developments promotional/media asset" or "Created for Elite Dangerous Field Manual".media_type— defaults to "In-game screenshot". Other examples: "Cropped in-game screenshot", "Promotional image", "Frontier press asset", "Logo", "Diagram", "EDFM-created graphic", "User-created illustration", "Map", "UI screenshot".captured_by— the contributor's commander name or handle. Always fill this in — leaving it out flags the file into Category:Files missing source information rather than silently crediting nobody.capture_date— optional, omitted entirely (no row shown) if not given. Use the actual capture/creation date only if it's actually known — do not substitute the upload date unless that's genuinely also the capture date.modifications— optional, omitted entirely if not given. Only note changes with practical relevance (cropped, resized, background removed, colour corrected, composite, etc.) — don't list routine technical detail with no bearing on how the image should be read, and don't claim "original"/unmodified unless that's actually known.intended_use— what the image is for on EDFM (e.g. "Identification and illustration on the Hero Ferrari article").copyright_holder— who actually owns the underlying material (e.g. "Frontier Developments plc" for anything showing game assets, "EDFM" or a named contributor for original diagrams/graphics, a named third party if used with permission). State only what's actually known — don't infer.notes— optional, anything else worth recording.
See Elite Dangerous Field Manual:Image Use Policy and Elite Dangerous Field Manual:Adding an Image.