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= Project Software Screenshots =

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screenshot Screenshots] are an important tool in showing off your software to potential users.  [wiki:"What is SourceForge.net?" "SourceForge.net"] provides a screenshot feature which permits projects to upload images for display in [wiki:"Find software to download" search results and the Software Map], and on the Screenshots page for the project.

Project screenshots may be accessed using the Project Admin > Features, then in the Screenshots row, select Manage.

= Administration =

Project screenshots may be managed by project administrators, and by project members who have been [wiki:"Manage project developer permissions" given the Screenshot Editor permission] by a project administrator.

To help ensure your Screenshots are useful, we recommend the following:

    * Image Size:
       * Uploaded images must be between 150px (pixels) wide by 150px high and 640px wide and 480px high. 
       * Images larger than 640x480 will be rescaled to dimensions smaller than 640x480.
       * Images smaller than 150x150 are not accepted.
    * Image Format:
       * Images must be submitted in GIF (.gif), PNG (.png) or JPEG (.jpg) format. 
       * At time of image upload, all images are converted by our system to JPEG format.  Original images are not retained.  We encourage you to save copies of the originals.
    * Image File Size:
       * Images of up to 300kb in size will be accepted.
       * Larger files are rejected.
    * Image File Name:
       * For added security, image filenames cannot contain '..' or '~' at time of upload. 
       * Rename your files as needed before attempting to upload.
    * Screenshot Count:
       * The Screenshot feature currently allows up to six (6) screenshot images per project.
       * If you need to house more images, we encourage you to consider an Image Gallery application, as we provide in our [wiki:"Hosted Apps"] offering.
    * Thumbnail Images:
       * Thumbnail images will automatically be generated from the full-size images at time of upload. 
       * Thumbnail images will be shown to allow end-user selection of the screenshot.
    * Image Captions:
       * Each image and thumbnail displayed will include a caption beneath, of up to 60 characters.
    * Image Removal:
       * Deleted images are not retained.  Projects are encouraged to keep an external backup of original images ([wiki:"Subversion"] is a good place to store images, so changes can be tracked).
    * Ordering
       * Screenshots are ordered alphabetically by description. If order is important, starting each line with the appropriate screenshot number is an easy way to order them.

= Getting help =

 * [wiki:"Support"]
 * [wiki:"Request an enhancement"]

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