- Note: This blog post has similar content to my blog post from the Miraculous Ladybug Wiki, but I changed things up a bit for this wiki.
Hello everyone. For this blog post, I'm going to explain how the episode galleries work when it comes to submitting episode screenshots. With Ghostforce airing on Disney Channel and/or Disney XD around the world, this wiki is currently working on adding the episode galleries and applying the screenshots. If you're interested in helping out with the galleries, please read this carefully to avoid breaking any of the Wiki regulations/rules. This blog post is also going to follow the same system that is used for the Miraculous Ladybug Wiki.
Rules[]
- It obviously must be HQ (as in the file you have must contain a quality of 1080p).
- File type: PNG (absolutely no JPGs/JPEGs)
- To keep the size of all episode screenshots consistent, the pixel size must have:
- Length: Exactly 1920 pixels
- Width: Exactly 1080 pixels
- Between 80% to 90% of the total images you screenshot must be above 900KB.
- No edits from the screenshots you take.
- And most importantly, by "high quality", I mean the episodes that are screenshot must not be pixelated, no logo/watermark visible anywhere, and no video slider bar. Check to make sure the screenshot you took isn't too blurry and the resolution isn't low. If you're using DisneyNow and/or Disney+, that could sometimes happen if the video have poor quality and/or look distorted because of the capabilities of your system.
HQ episodes source[]
If you live in any of these countries, these sites are recommended to use for the screenshots legally. The list isn't completed, but these are the best that I could find:
- Disney+
- Amazon
- Max
Taking screenshots[]
We all have different ways to screenshot the episodes, here're two methods that are the most familiar to me:
When taking screenshots on Disney+ and/or DisneyNow, I recommended that you use either a desktop computer or a laptop. Simply follow the directions on how you take a screenshot by using your keyboard which is depend on what type of computer you use. But first, the most important thing to do is to change your computer resolution. Try to change your computer's screen resolution to 1920x1080 and you're good to go because if the screen resolution is 1920x1080, then the screenshot you took will have the 1920x1080 pixel frame. If your maximum screen resolution is only 1280x720 and you want to resize the images to fit the 1920x1080 requirement, unfortunately, it can sometimes lead to the image losing its resolution quality as a result. However, this is depend on what software you're using to resize the image, so check to make sure the image doesn't become too blurry when you're resizing it or else it's technically considered low-quality.
If you have video files of the episodes (let's say from iTunes), I highly recommend you to use either one of these programs to take screenshots:
- MPC-HC-x64
- VLC player
Taking screenshots on a tablet and/or a phone is not a good idea due to each devices having different screen resolution.
File names[]
The files you took must be named by the full name of the episodes and they must be taken in order. We have a numerical system that each screenshot file must have a number after the episode name.
For instance, "Bananice 001", "Bananice 002", "Bananice 003", etc.
Uploading screenshots[]
This is an easy step. When you're done screenshot the episodes, go to the editor source and click on the "mass upload" option (which has a picture of a tray with an arrow pointing up) at the top. If you don't want to upload one individual image at a time, simply select all the images you have on your file and drop them all there. The good news with the new UCP update is that it's much faster to upload multiple images than going to the old Special:MultipleUpload page where you can only upload either 10 images (if you're a regular user) or 20 images (if you're part of the wiki staff) at a time.
And one more thing: Please make sure you use the "fair use" template to identify that, although the images you are uploading are copyrighted, they still follow the criteria that are applicable under "fair use". Unfortunately, unlike the old Special:MultipleUpload page, it seems that you can't add an upload summary with each of the individual images when you uses the "mass upload" option.
Tips[]
Don't get yourself stressed out. Taking episode screenshots for the galleries takes time. There're usually between around 250 to 300 images in the episode galleries. Just take the time you need to finish it and it'll be all set. For a 22-minute special, there are between around 400 to 550 images.
List of unfinished galleries[]
Specials[]
Questions[]
If you have any questions about this blog post, please type it in the comment section and I'll try my best to explain it to you.