Animal Crossing New Leaf Wiki:Images

The image policy describes the preferred image source, content, and usage in articles and other pages. It applies to all images, regardless of uploader, format, and subject.

Source
All images should be taken while playing the game, though other images, such as those obtained from videos are also acceptable. Images should be taken via screenshot, and not via camera, or other methods. A screenshot is taken by pressing Shift + Prnt Scrn, Prnt Scrn or Command + Shift + 3 for Macs while the game is open, then by pasting it in the image editor, by pressing Ctrl + V or Command + V. This can also be done by opening the Edit menu and selecting Paste.

Once in the editor, the image can be cropped, edited, and saved, preferably as a .png.

Fan art
Fan art is not to be displayed on the wiki. The wiki is not a host for personal media.

Personal images
Personal images of the player that are purely cosmetic should not be uploaded. Instead, it can be hosted elsewhere, and linked to from the wiki.

Format
This section covers the preferred standards which are set or applied after the screenshot is taken. This is usually in an image editor.

File type
The preferred image format is in .png (in lowercase letters). This is because there are no compression artefacts and it supports transparency. Images can be saved in .png by changing "Save as type" and selecting .png.

Image use
This section covers how images should be uploaded to and used on the Wiki.

Image name
When uploading an image to the Wiki, the name should be as descriptive as possible. .png is preferred over .PNG. The following standards should be applied to image names.

Image descriptions
Image descriptions should be included on the image page. The descriptions should be short and to-the-point. Credit should not be given to you via watermarks or in the description. Credit is given in the image history section. If possible, the image should link to the article of the subject.