Help:Images

From Virtual Norwood

1 How do I prepare my image?
2 How do I upload the image file?
3 How do I add the caption and other information?
4 How do I add a map to the image description?
5 How do I add an image to an article

[edit] How do I prepare my image?

Before uploading an image you may want to use photo editing software (e.g. Adobe Photoshop) to make colour corrections and crop your photo to a different shape or size. Larger pictures will take longer to upload/download and may waste disk space. An ideal upload size for our wiki is 800 pixels by 600 pixels. JPEG images should have a compression setting of medium or 9 and the finished file size should be approximately 300k. If your camera has more than 2 Mega Pixels you should resize your image so that the file you upload is no bigger than 1500 pixels wide.

[edit] How do I upload the image file?

Go to the wiki page for uploading files. Click on the "Browse..." button and locate the prepared image file on your computer. Add in brief details of your photo in the summary field. Then click on the "Upload file" button and your picture will begin to upload. Wait until the photo is seen on screen before proceeding to the next step. If you are unsure whether the file transfer was successful have a look at the Image Gallery which shows the most recent photo uploads.

[edit] How do I add the caption and other information?

Starting from the image page (e.g. Image:Gipsyhill1.jpg) check that you are working with the correct photo. Then click on the "edit" tab at the top of the page. You can then edit the article text associated with that picture. The preferred format for pictures is based on a template which contains the following information:

Description - a sentence or two to describe what can be seen in the picture
Author - your real name or username
Copyright - the name of the copyright holder (e.g. company name or your name)
Source - web address for further information or photo sharing web site location
Date - dd/mm/yyyy or mm/yyyy or yyyy (e.g. 17/06/2005)
Time - hh:mm, 24 hour clock (e.g. 14:40)
Latitude - if known, this can be worked out using the Google Map feature (e.g. 51.421684)
Longitude - if known, this can be worked out using the Google Map feature (e.g. -0.083395)
Permission - a web address to a Creative Commons license (e.g. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/). You can get help selecting a suitable license at http://creativecommons.org/license/

An example is shown below:

Description	View of Gipsy Hill, looking north towards the City of London, taken from the junction of Gipsy Hill with Highland Road and Woodland Road.
Author	James Slattery-Kavanagh
Copyright	Virtual Norwood
Source	http://www.virtualnorwood.com/
Date	17/06/2005
Time	14:40
Latitude	51.421684
Longitude	-0.083395
Permission	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/

A shortcut is to copy/paste this template and replace the xxx's, or use a "-" if you want to leave a section blank. The details for time and date are often stored in the photo meta data and can be accessed after the image has been uploaded. See the image description page to see the meta data if it is available.

{{Photo|
|Description = xxx
|Author = xxx
|Copyright = xxx
|Source = http://www.
|Date = dd/mm/yyyy
|Time = hh:mm
|Latitude = 5x.xxxxx
|Longitude = x.xxxxx
|Permission = http://creativecommons.org/licenses/xxx}}

Click on the preview button to check your caption details, amend if required and then submit.

[edit] How do I add a map to the image description?

You can add a Google Map to the image page to help identify where the photo was taken.

The example code is shown below:

== Map ==
<googlemap lat="51.421684" lon="-0.083395" zoom="17" width="500" height="500">
51.421684, -0.083395, [[Image:Gipsyhill1.jpg|150x100px]]
</googlemap>

The map is centred on the first set of coordinates, and the image placeholder on the second set. Usually these coordinates are identical. An ideal map width is 500 pixels. The approximate zoom level is 17. The height is then reduced to the minimum practical height. Be sure to edit the "Image:xxx" file name to match the name of the photo you are working on. This displays a thumbnail image above the map placeholder. To see this technique in action see Image:Gipsyhill1.jpg.

[edit] How do I add an image to an article

The wiki uses automatic image preferences and thumbnailing. This means that it is best to avoid specifying the size of the image included on the page. The actual size of the image shown will be determined by the reader's account preferences and a re-scaled image will be generated as required.

The example code is shown below:

[[Image:Westowstreet1.jpg|thumb|left|Westow Street, Upper Norwood]]

A shortcut is to copy/paste this template and replace the xxx's with your image name and description. Images are usually placed on the right but you can use left if you think it will make the page look better.

[[Image:xxx.jpg|thumb|right|xxx]]

When you insert the code treat it as part of the paragraph of text and don't put it on a separate line. This will ensure the top of the picture aligns with the first sentence correctly.