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Digital Media Rules
This is basically a redo of Dan's (RaZoRLeAf's) rules with a few parts added and of course this little intro. So thank you to Dan for the rules. Now of course, this section has been merged with fan art because people were getting confused as to where to post their graphics. Well for all of you to know, THIS is the place you post them. Things in which you can post here include:
- Video
- Audio
- Animation
- Photography
- Digital Imagery: (Graphics : Banners, Avatars, wallpapers ext)
Also, let me emphasize the fact that: TRAINER CARDS DO NOT BELONG HERE! THEY GO IN FANART!
General Rules
So, that means this is NOT the place to post your fan art, requests, fancomics or sprites, but you CAN post your video's, animations, photography and digital imager (banners, avatars ext). So don't go posting in the fan art section anymore for showcasing your banners and avatars, post them here!
- General Rules still apply unless stated otherwise
*STATES OTHERWISE*
However, double posting is permitted only for updating your digital media thread with new work twenty-four hours after your previous post.
- Provide proper warnings
- With regards to comments and ratings
Do not reply to a topic with "Oh I love that it's so cool 10/10!". That is as helpful as using a water pistol full of lighter fluid to save an orphanage on fire. Provide constructive criticism. The more you offer good responses to peoples work, the better responses you'll get to yours.
- Disclaimers, Permissions and Ownership
Chances are if you're making something that uses media other than that you've created yourself, then you wont have permission to use the material. For this, a copy and paste disclaimer will be available at the end of these rules, but please make sure you put some-kind of disclaimer with any work to say that anything you didn't create yourself belongs to the respective persons.
If you are found to be stealing someone else's work and passing it off as your own, you WILL be warned.
If you want to show off something that you did not make, then there is a thread especially for that. In it, you put anything you found and just want to comment on. You can only post someone else's worth in your own topic when you are using it as a comparison to your own work, as means of inspiration or as an example of something you wish to archive. Otherwise it all goes in this topic, the "I didn't make this" topic.
- Attachments
Attachments are not big enough to hold images, and are certainly not big enough for Video or Audio media. A list of hosts will be provided at the end of the rules.
- Requests
The Digital Media forum is for showcasing only. Do not start request threads or shops here. Any that are made will be closed, and further creation of them will earn you a warning. If you want to make things for people, or you want to request something, then do so in Fan Art Shops or PM the person concerned.
- Showcasing
Please do not just post a link to your Gallery (be it Deviant Art, Photobucket, etc). Make sure you link to some specific pieces of art that you want to showcase, and tell us something about them. At your viewers convenience you can then mention the rest of your gallery.
- Fanart
- Banner competitions
As an extra note, if your banner competition did gain an interest and I was happy with the rules and the way things went, I will alow said person to continue doing the monthly competitions for as long as he/she wishes...you could say they gain themselves a title in a way.
Anyways, with monthly competitions, people will be expecting variance, so I don't want the competitions being the same every month, try and make them vary from one another. For example, one month could be by using grunge, another week could be with a specific category (humor).
Understand?
Media Sections
The following forms of media are allowed here:
- Video
- Audio
- Animation
- Photography
- Digital Imagery: (Graphics : Banners, Avatars, wallpapers ext)
Within theses sections fall just some of these individual topics.
- Video - Music Videos, Short Films, Video Clips
- Audio - Mp3's, Midi's, Remixes
- Animation - Flash, GIFs,
- Photography - Digital, Developed,
- Digital Imagery - Graphic Design, Photo Manipulation, Vector Art, Program Media (Brushes, Patterns, etc), 3D CAD
Information and Links
Abbreviations & Acronyms
Artistic Nudity - Images of the naked human body that are not pornographic or tasteless. Artistic Nudity usually avoids full frontal nudity, but instead uses careful positioning and posing. If you are ever in doubt, check with a mod.
CAD - Computer Aided Design. Usually refers to 3D rendering via programs like 3D Studio Max or Maya.
DM - Digital Media. Basically what this forum is for.
Image Formats
JPEG - Joint Photographic Experts Group
PNG - Portable Network Graphics
BMP - Bitmap
PSD - PhotoShop Document.
GIF - Graphics Interchange Format.
Animated GIF - As above, but containing more than one frame, and placed one after the other to create a rudimetry animation.
TIFF - Tagged Image File Format
Video Formats
MPEG - Moving Picture Experts Group
MOV - Movie
WMV - Windows Media Video
RM - Real Media
Audio Formats
MP3 - MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3
WAV - Microsoft 'Wave' Format
WMA - Windows Media Audio
MIDI - Musical Instrument Digital Interface
AIFF - Audio Interchange File Format
Useful Links
Free File Hosts
http://www.rapidshare.de
http://www.yousendit.com
www.filelodge.com
YouTube
Free Image Hosts
http://www.photobucket.com
http://villagephotos.com
http://imageShack.us
http://www.pix8.net
http://www.uploadimages.net
http://picgoo.com
http://www.ferretgames.com/imageupload/imageupload.php
http://www.myonlineimages.com
http://www.*******.com
http://www.maj.com
http://xs.to
http://www.fapomatic.com
http://freeimagehosting.net
Imagespot
DeviantART
Photoshop Tutorials
Planet Photoshop
Photoshop Café
Tutorialized
Phong
Tutorial Outpost
Photo Manipulation
Worth1000
Something Awful
Fark
Contacting the Mods
Shadowfaith
Umi Mizuno
RaZoR LeAf
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