On 9/27/05, Vijay Kishan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am new to this "Open-Source" Art part of it. I > used to contibute to the kernel code/documentation > some time back. I have photography as my hobby and > want to contribute some good photographs to Ubuntu Art > as this is one distribution which I found to be close > to nature.
Welcome! > * what is the maximum res accepted as wallpaper > (Typically my pictures are 3xxx,2xxx size for print > purposes) It seems as though on most sites, the high-end for wallpapers is 1600x1200, but there are other things to factor in like widescreen displays with different aspect ratios (my brain isn't working well enough at the moment to tell you what they are) and possibly dual and triple monitor wallpapers (one image that spans two or three monitors - so max sizes might be 3200x1200 or 4800x1200). > * what is the criteria for acceptance For photos, I'm not sure. There's currently no option on the art site simply for photos. If they were to be submitted as wallpapers for potential use directly in Ubuntu, they would need to be licensed in a specific way, but for the life of me I can't find the link that explains all that right now. It's some variation of the GPL, LGPL or one of the Creative Commons licenses. > * Is png the only format that the pic needs to be > submitted in ? Actually, JPG (with as little compression and artifacts as possible) is probably the best option for straight photos. If the Ubuntu logo appears on the images though, PNG is the best bet as you won't get the typical JPG blotchy artifacts in the in the logo. With high resolution images though, you may need to do some experimentation. A JPG with little compression may end up with a significantly smaller file size than any kind of PNG. > * Is the Ubuntu Logo mandatory on all pics ? Hmm.... The issue hasn't come up before, so it may require some discussion here. On one hand I'd like to see some nice photography done by an Ubuntu user that is suitable for wallpaper use, but on the other hand, I don't think it's quite right that art.ubuntu.com turn into a photo gallery hosting service. Perhaps you could submit some of your favorites with the logo included, and mention in your profile page that you have more photographs for potential wallpapers hosted elsewhere. If you have a website and can do a gallery, that would be great. If not, you could use a service like flickr.com. Then as you (or others, if your photos are licensed as such) make Ubuntu wallpapers out of them, they can be added to art.ubuntu.com. That's my "up way too late, sleep deprived" thought. :o) > I would like to present a small'er version of the > picture I would love submit to the ubuntu art under > the Creative Commons license. Let me know your where > to upload the same. I'm embarrased to admit that I haven't submitted anything to the art site yet (and I won't bore everyone with my aches and pains story again), but I believe it creates the thumbnails for you automatically when you submit a piece of artwork. Welcome aboard! Feel free to ask all the questions you'd like! :o) -- Aaron Ubuntu SVG Artwork - http://www.volvoguy.net/ubuntu ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Art, like morality, consists of drawing the line somewhere. ~ G.K. Chesterton
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