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Removing scaling requirement, ask for new non-scaled images
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maintainer=Eugene Sandulenko ([[User:Sev|Sev]])
maintainer=Eugene Sandulenko ([[User:Sev|Sev]])
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{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="2" style="margin-left:5em; background:#FF9999; width:80%"
|- align="center"
| '''Help us replace old screenshots'''
|- style="margin-left:1em; background:#ffffff;"
|- style="background:#ffffff"
|At the time most of our screenshots were taken, browsers could not properly scale pixel art, so small screenshots ended up looking distorted. Nowadays all modern browsers can scale images with a 1:1 pixel ratio, which means all our old screenshots with a hq2x scaler look distorted and don't represent the original art.
We're looking for re-submissions of all screenshots with a filter applied. If you own a game and want to take new screenshots, please submit non-scaled and aspect ratio corrected images.
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== Introduction ==
== Introduction ==


We try to have screenshots on our website for all games that we support. The purpose of this page is to describe how new screenshots are to be made to ensure uniform overall quality. In particular, what scaler you should use, how files should be named etc.
We try to have screenshots on our website for all games that we support. The purpose of this page is to describe how new screenshots are to be made to ensure uniform overall quality.


For each game, we would like to have a small (say, between 2 and 5) number of screenshots which give users a good idea of what the game looks like to play. If the game is available in different languages or versions, it would also be nice to have a screenshot or two showing the differences of those versions.
For each game, we would like to have a small (say, between 2 and 5) number of screenshots which give users a good idea of what the game looks like to play. If the game is available in different languages or versions, it would also be nice to have a screenshot or two showing the differences of those versions.
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* [[Voyeur]]
* [[Voyeur]]
* [[Wintermute/Games | Wintermute Games]]
* [[Wintermute/Games | Wintermute Games]]
== List of Screenshots that need to be replaced ==
* All games with a filter applied


== List of game category icons we need ==
== List of game category icons we need ==
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* ScummVM settings
* ScummVM settings
** Pick an interesting scene to take the screenshot of.
** Pick an interesting scene to take the screenshot of.
** 320x200 games should be run with '''HQ2x''' (Ctrl+Alt+3) mode with '''aspect correction''' (Ctrl+Alt+a) mode on. I.e. it should be 640x480 image.
** 320x200 games should be run without a scaler with '''aspect correction''' (Ctrl+Alt+a) mode on. I.e. it should be 640x480 image.
** 640x480 games should be run without scaler.
** 640x480 games should be run without a scaler.
** On platforms which use the SDL backend (Win32 and *nix included) Alt+S creates a screenshot file called scummvmXXXXX.bmp inside the current directory.
** On platforms which use the SDL backend (Win32 and *nix included) Alt+S creates a screenshot file called scummvmXXXXX.bmp inside the current directory.
** '''Make sure your screenshot is 640x480 and was made with HQ2x scaler (if originally 320x200).''' Otherwise it won't be accepted.
** If the game runs at a different resolution (such as 512x384, or 800x600), use the normal mode (no scaling) and make sure your screenshot is at the original resolution.
** If the game runs at a different resolution (such as 512x384, or 800x600), use the normal mode (no scaling) and make sure your screenshot is at the original resolution.
* Screenshot file details.
* Screenshot file details.
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** Create a .txt file containing the file names followed by full game name and optionally provide the platform name and language in parenthesis. For example "Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (Amiga German)"
** Create a .txt file containing the file names followed by full game name and optionally provide the platform name and language in parenthesis. For example "Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (Amiga German)"
*** There is no need to provide titles for every file if they're all the same. Use your discretion.
*** There is no need to provide titles for every file if they're all the same. Use your discretion.
* If possible, use the mkthumb.sh script to produce thumbnail versions of your screenshots. If you don't have it or can't use it, then save in interlaced JPEG scaled down to 256 pixel width with quality 0.33 (or higher, watch for the compression artifacts). Optionally you can commit/submit only PNG and TXT and we will create the thumbnails for you.


== How to make game icon ==
== How to make game icon ==