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''(See also: '''[[Hauptseite|This page in German / Diese Seite auf Deutsch]]''' [[File:Flag_icon_de.png]])''
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(See also: '''[[Hauptseite|This page in German / Diese Seite auf Deutsch]]''')
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The '''OpenMedia''' repository is shared by several projects working on the [http://biowikifarm.net biowikifarm] (see there for a complete list). All user accounts working on the individual project portals will also work here. If you do not have an account, please [[Special:RequestAccount |request one]]. We welcome your collaboration and your interest in sharing your biodiversity media with others!
  
This is a media repository that is shared by several projects, for example [http://www.keytonature.eu/wiki/ Key to Nature], [http://species-id.net/wiki/ Species-ID] and [http://species-id.net/naturwiki/ the German Key to Nature portal]. All accounts working on these wikis will also work here. If you do not have an account, please [[Special:RequestAccount |request one]]. We welcome your collaboration and your interest in sharing your biodiversity media with others.
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Media in the Wiki can be found by [[Special:RunQuery/Search media by metadata|''searching by metadata values'']] or by performing a normal search:
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'''To upload images or other media, please click on Upload files on the left side.'''
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'''To upload images or other media, please click on ''Upload one file'' or ''Upload multiple files'' on the left side.'''
 
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Currently we are in a test phase.
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''When you upload images we have the following requests:''
 
''When you upload images we have the following requests:''
  
# Foremost and most importantly, please use '''long file names'''. There can be only a single image “Bufo bufo.jpg” on the entire repository. Recommended practices are to use a creator’s name (“Bufo bufo by J. Smith.jpg”), strain number (“Museum of Erewhon No 23487121.jpg”), or date (“Bufo bufo 2008-03-10.jpg”). Please prevent naming a file like “2008M-047 01 DM 15d SNA 25x.png”, because it’s very likely to get lost in this (vast) archive without a fine given summary including [[Help:Classification in categories|categorisation]]. The more information a file name contains the more likely it can be found by others…;-).
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# First and most importantly, please use '''long file names'''. There can be only a single image “Bufo bufo.jpg” on the entire repository. Recommended practices are to use a creator’s name (“Bufo bufo by J. Smith.jpg”), strain number (“Museum of Erewhon No 23487121.jpg”), or date (“Bufo bufo 2008-03-10.jpg”). Please prevent naming a file like “2008M-047 01 DM 15d SNA 25x.png”, because it’s very likely to get lost in this (vast) archive without a fine given summary including [[Help:Classification in categories|categorisation]]. The more information a file name contains the more likely it can be found by others…;-).
# If you can, please upload '''large images''' rather than scaled down “web-size” images. Screen resolutions are increasing fast, and a 600 pixel “web-quality” image will be tomorrows thumbnail.
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# Image size:
#* If you want to reduce image size, please keep a width of 1280 pixels or more. Currently this is often full screen, but soon this may be less than half screen.
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#* The preferred size, and simplest for most, is the original size, even if large. All images will be automatically rescaled before used. Manual scaling may cause problems.
#* However, if you cannot share this image quality, you are still welcome to upload smaller images.
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#* If you want to reduce image size (e.&nbsp;g. to reduce upload times when working on a slow internet connection), please keep a width of at least 1280 pixels. Currently this is often full screen, but soon this may be less than a quarter of the screen.
# Consider uploading original PNG or TIFF images, if you have this quality level (do not convert a JPG image to PNG or TIFF though).
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#* If you cannot share an image quality of at least 1280 pixels, you are still welcome to share smaller images!
#* However, uploading large files may be cumbersome and time consuming. If you have high quality PNG or TIFF images, an alternative to uploading them natively is to convert them to jpg with a ''very high'' (e. g. 98% quality) setting.
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# Format:
#* The server currently limits the maximum file size to about 50 MB. You may, however, reach an earlier timeout value; this depends on network components and is not under our control.
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#* For line drawings or diagrams, the JPG format should be generally avoided. Use PNG or TIFF formats.
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#* Do not convert a JPG image to PNG or TIFF format!
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#* However, if your photo is originally available as PNG or TIFF images, you are most welcome to upload this quality.
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#* Uploading large files as PNG or TIFF may be time consuming. If you have high quality PNG or TIFF photos, an alternative to uploading them natively is to convert them to jpg with a ''very high'' (e. g. 98% quality) setting.
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#* The server currently limits the maximum file size to about 50 MB. You may, however, reach an earlier timeout value if upload is slow. This depends on network components and is not under our control.
 
# It is also helpful to classify and '''categorize images''' as it assists to retrieve images and group them into categories. You can get familiar with it on Help’s page “[[Help:Classification in categories|Classification in categories]]”.
 
# It is also helpful to classify and '''categorize images''' as it assists to retrieve images and group them into categories. You can get familiar with it on Help’s page “[[Help:Classification in categories|Classification in categories]]”.
 
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See also [[Internal project notes]]
 
See also [[Internal project notes]]
 
[[Category:Help]]
 
[[Category:Help]]

Latest revision as of 17:37, 2 June 2020

Media Repository
of:


Logo of ViBRANT

Species-ID.net

Offene Naturführer


Logo of KeyToNature.eu


Logo of the International Society for Pest Information (ISPI)



Partner
organisations:


Logo of ViBRANT


Logo of the Berlin Botanical Garden and Botanical Museum


Logo of the SNSB-IT Center

Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI), Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants

Logo of Diversity Workbench



Logo of plazi.org

Logo of NetPhyD

Logo of the GEFD



Logo of the GfBS


Logo of the DJN


Logo of the International Society for Pest Information (ISPI)

(See also: This page in German / Diese Seite auf Deutsch Flag icon de.png)

The OpenMedia repository is shared by several projects working on the biowikifarm (see there for a complete list). All user accounts working on the individual project portals will also work here. If you do not have an account, please request one. We welcome your collaboration and your interest in sharing your biodiversity media with others!


Media in the Wiki can be found by searching by metadata values or by performing a normal search:


To upload images or other media, please click on Upload one file or Upload multiple files on the left side.

When you upload images we have the following requests:

  1. First and most importantly, please use long file names. There can be only a single image “Bufo bufo.jpg” on the entire repository. Recommended practices are to use a creator’s name (“Bufo bufo by J. Smith.jpg”), strain number (“Museum of Erewhon No 23487121.jpg”), or date (“Bufo bufo 2008-03-10.jpg”). Please prevent naming a file like “2008M-047 01 DM 15d SNA 25x.png”, because it’s very likely to get lost in this (vast) archive without a fine given summary including categorisation. The more information a file name contains the more likely it can be found by others…;-).
  2. Image size:
    • The preferred size, and simplest for most, is the original size, even if large. All images will be automatically rescaled before used. Manual scaling may cause problems.
    • If you want to reduce image size (e. g. to reduce upload times when working on a slow internet connection), please keep a width of at least 1280 pixels. Currently this is often full screen, but soon this may be less than a quarter of the screen.
    • If you cannot share an image quality of at least 1280 pixels, you are still welcome to share smaller images!
  3. Format:
    • For line drawings or diagrams, the JPG format should be generally avoided. Use PNG or TIFF formats.
    • Do not convert a JPG image to PNG or TIFF format!
    • However, if your photo is originally available as PNG or TIFF images, you are most welcome to upload this quality.
    • Uploading large files as PNG or TIFF may be time consuming. If you have high quality PNG or TIFF photos, an alternative to uploading them natively is to convert them to jpg with a very high (e. g. 98% quality) setting.
    • The server currently limits the maximum file size to about 50 MB. You may, however, reach an earlier timeout value if upload is slow. This depends on network components and is not under our control.
  4. It is also helpful to classify and categorize images as it assists to retrieve images and group them into categories. You can get familiar with it on Help’s page “Classification in categories”.

See also Internal project notes