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** The only supported file format is PNG with maximum compression.
** The only supported file format is PNG with maximum compression.
** Preferably run [http://optipng.sourceforge.net/ OptiPNG] and [http://advancemame.sourceforge.net/comp-readme.html advpng] after that. Use default parameters for OptiPNG and -4 parameter for advpng for best results. If you don't, we'll have to do it later.
** Preferably run [http://optipng.sourceforge.net/ OptiPNG] and [http://advancemame.sourceforge.net/comp-readme.html advpng] after that. Use default parameters for OptiPNG and -4 parameter for advpng for best results. If you don't, we'll have to do it later.
* File name is bigscummvm_X_Y_Z.png where X is the category (0 = LucasArts, 1 = HE, 2 = other, 3 = AGI), Y is the subcategory (i.e. indicates which game), and finally Z is sequentially numbered.
* File name is gametarget[-platform][-lang]-X-full.png where:
** Create a scummvm_X_Y_Z.txt containing the full game name and optionally provide the platform name in parenthesis. For example "Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (Amiga)"
*** ''gametarget'' is the game target name, see our compatibility page for the full list
** 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. Optionally you can commit/submit only bigscummvm_X_Y_Z.png and scummvm_X_Y_Z.txt and we will create the thumbnails for you.
*** ''platform'' is an optional parameter for cases when you submit non-PC game version screenshots
*** ''lang'' is an optional parameter when screenshot for non-English version
*** ''X'' is a sequental number.
** Create a gametraget[-platform][-lang].txt (one for all submitted shots for the game) 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)"
* 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 submit screenshots ==
== How to submit screenshots ==

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