Moderator decisions are FINAL. Uploading the same image without adjusting what was requested will not be tolerated.
This does not mean you can't ask for a second opinion from another mod if you feel strongly enough that your image was done within the rules, but you had better make sure you are in the right as no mod wants to second guess another mod and will tend to side with the mod unless it's a clear discrepancy. You should ALWAYS start by opening a dialog with the original mod first before asking for a second opinion, and please attach the original deny conversation when getting a second opinion.
Not every rule can be explained in a little bullet point which is why there are some rules that just don't fit into this list. If you want to ensure your success, you should also see this post. Unwritten Rules Revealed.
HD Movie Logos (hdmovielogo)
Movie Logos are images of a movie logo/name with a transparent background
Can be used while browsing your media center library as a recognizable navigation item
- Image Size 800 x 310px.
- Centered aligned both vertically and horizontally.
- 10px gutter, this means the actual image is a maximum of 780px by 290px and any dropshadow/outerglow can go into the gutter, but the image may not.
- Always fill as much width/height as possible.
- Logos need to be visible on all kinds of backgrounds.
- Try to go with the lighter color version of a logo since 90% of skins are dark.
- Logo color should be authentic to the original logo. If the original logo has a dark color, a white version is allowed.
- No taglines, actor, director or studio. Just the title of the movie and/or edition (rated/unrated not allowed).
- A limit of 4 logos per movie per user. This can be any combination of Language. No Exceptions.
Movie Posters are images of a movie depicting its media cover or optionally a custom textless version depicting the movie.
Can be used while browsing your media center library as a recognizable navigation item.
- Images must be in jpg format sized 1000x1426 pixels
- Only high quality images will be accepted. No Exceptions.
- Stock covers are preferred if the unpermitted elements (small, illegible text; release dates, …) are removed.
- Posters should represent the media cover when possible. Custom covers are not discouraged but plain or portrait type images are.
- Posters should contain images of character(s) or highly recognizable major items from the movie
- Posters can be textless or include a logo (no exceptions, no other text is allowed)
- Editions: 3D, Extended Cut, Final Cut, Director's Cut, etc can be used only if it is an official studio release (If you can buy it in a store, you can use it)
- Language for Textless Posters needs to be set to None, no exceptions
- Images should not have borders or frames unless it is true to the original
- A poster may only be used twice. (2 Languages or Language/Textless)
- A limit of 4 posters per show/movie per user. This can be any combination of text/textless. No Exceptions.
Movie ClearARTs are images of a movie logo/name including characters of the movie with a transparent background
Can be used while browsing your media center library to show next to the poster or as a recognizable navigation item
- Images must be in png format sized 1000x562 pixels, no exceptions.
- Clearart should contain images of character(s) or highly recognizable major items from the movie as well as a recognizable movie logo.
- Use transparency in areas not filled with characters, logos, etc. If possible remove background elements like buildings.
- Avoid cutting off the sides of characters, never cut off the top of their heads, and do not crop off any part of the logo.
- Most skins align these on the bottom right of the screen so if you have no alternative but to crop a square edge do it on this side. No cropping of any part of the image on the top or left hand sides.
- We will NOT accept clearart with jagged edges or lazy tracing.
- Using glows should be avoided unless it's relevant to the clearart. Any clearart submitted with glows can be denied at moderators discretion.
- A limit of 4 clearart per show/movie per user. No Exceptions.
cdART (moviedisc)
cdArts are the original movie discs with a transparent background
Can be used while browsing your media centre library to show the original disc next to the cover
Can be used as a while playing the movie in a mediacentre
- Images must be in png format sized 1000x1000 pixels, no exceptions.
- The cdART template must be used for consistency
- Outside areas and middle must be transparent
- Split rings must be used when necessary
- Images must be rotated so that they are upright
- No usernames or designer names are permitted
- Only high quality images will be accepted
- Size limit is max. 1.25Mb. Please try to make them as small as possible
- cdART for Movie Collections are not permitted. Not supported in Kodi, so they are pointless
- Title of movie cannot be cropped by the middle hole on custom discs
- Custom discs need to include a studio logo, audio flag, and disc type flag. (DVD/Blu Ray/3D/UltraHD Bluray)
- A limit of 4 cdART per movie per user. No Exceptions.
- UHD Bluray type discs require a link to the entry on blue-ray.com
- An image can only be used once per language per individual.
Movie Backgrounds (moviebackground)
Movie Backgrounds are high quality backdrops of the Movie
Can be used as a background while browsing your Movie library
Can be used as a background slide show on skins that support this feature
- Images must be in jpg format sized 1920x1080 pixels, no exceptions.
- Only high quality images will be accepted.
- Screenshots/Screengrabs are limited to two (2) per user, no exceptions.
- Images should not have any logos or other text on them.
- Images should not have borders or frames round them.
- We will only accept screenshots if they are high quality and no alternative, higher quality artwork exists.
Movie Banner (moviebanner)
Movie Banners are images containing the movie characters including the movie logo/title
Can be used while browsing your media center library as a recognizable navigation item
- Images must be in jpg format sized 1000x185 pixels, no exceptions.
- Only high quality images will be accepted
- Images should have the movie logo on them
- Logo has to be of reasonable size to be clearly visible
- No taglines, actor, director or studio. Just the title of the movie
- A limit of 4 Banners per show/movie per user. No Exceptions.
Movie Thumbs (moviethumb)
Movie Thumbs are images containing the movie characters including the movie logo/title
Can be used while browsing your media center library as a recognizable navigation item
- Images must be in jpg format sized 1000x562 pixels, no exceptions.
- Movie thumbs should contain images of character(s) or highly recognizable major items from the movie as well as a recognizable movie logo.
- Only high quality images will be accepted
- Images should not have borders or frames round them
- Logo has to be of reasonable size to be clearly visible
- No taglines, actor, director or studio. Just the title of the movie
- A limit of 4 Movie thumbs per show/movie per user. No Exceptions.