Self-Scanned Images
Images must be scanned at 400dpi with moiré reduction on (minimum 300dpi on older scanners). If the card is a normal size than reduce the image size to 75%. If the card is roughly 1,5 times bigger or more than a normal card, than reduce the image size to 50%.
Images from other sites
If you want to add images for other sites, there are a few things to take into account:
- Images with logos of others sites must be replaced as soon as possible with a non-logo version available. (These images are marked as "Images needing replacement".)
- Always copy the link of the site, where you found that picture, in the file history. Especially if the site is still available.
File naming
Look at this example: jackbauerloyaltothepresident_D0.
The card title and subtitle is written together with no special characters (only latin letters and numbers, no caps), followed by a underscore ( _ ) and then the abbrevation of the set if there are more cards in that game with the same title (and/or subtitle). The German ß must be written as "ss". Other special characters are reverted to their original English-alphabet letter. Roman numerals must be written as "normal" numbers.
If a set is (partially) foiled or otherwise different from the "normal" set, than add _Foil. (or another printform, like prism).
If the card title is used in multiple games than, before the set abbrevation, add the abbrevation of the game. i.e. MtG (for Magic: the Gathering).
If the cards of the game has no titles, in example for playing cards, or some cards have no title at all, than the image title would be like this: risk_2000_NL_001.
NL is the language abbrevation. It should only be used if the game or the card is printed with the same title in multiple languages.