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Response to Thumbnail Crew 2023-03-17 13:11:14 (edited 2023-03-17 13:12:06)


At 3/16/23 10:12 PM, TomFulp wrote:
At 3/16/23 06:41 PM, Madmazel wrote:https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/f12abeed2a2109f5457059ed7eb9e8af
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/215594

Great batch, all perfect scene matches!


Thank you! I try to keep the old thumbs intact for as much as I'm able.


I'm going to borrow tox's more structured method from here on out and keep track of which days I've covered. The next batch contains new thumbnails for all the uploads to the Movies portal on January 1st and 2nd 2005.


https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/c140fc1757eef7de1c57dade512f49e4


https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/82671d01bacbdcba3e471ad9b8ca6a54


https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/238b52a0007ae78fdc98000760843362


https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/27219016ee9f314381df062a0cdd77b9


https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/87438e2b0367baaffb7900515356c740


https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/dc7227e94bc4a15b3c6f1d84184b34f9


https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/9b4b02c75044d55d014f6efca1654cd1


https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/629eee9de385717eb0933089259dab27


https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/bb6187257cd5d3f4cbc556e763c473af


https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/d4d6e5cfcf9f4fbb5873d5ff41cad447


https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/7b3450a4c42d1c55db617d9c13a31344


https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/a4e727bfc10498ac5953a11aecafbb20


https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/91a43c1a928df78a0e719904f3b8c457


https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/335ebd5a12f151cc0092b60bb35d86aa


https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/4d6be01f03c22c00569822f3adf3231b


https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/59478a12ff20aa44b34fbb4f11cd905b


https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/40e497c36ca7373cebc176ac3798cd63


https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/9ee6a2cfa9a2ccfa4e78505e478df926


https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/e3663a4d475f15666f821bdd225a9235


https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/a1cdd85560b39cad22ce54359b865d8e


https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/357fa8b54e7573706942a879f4d21dca


https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/07d9f09e180313416575b9b23a36a913


https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/6199479e5b1d98d1a2151d16fe6a7865


https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/48c9dbead40efeeed7124efafd33455b


https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/81f142f50182119511e2e84ef101579d


https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/f4890eb30196aa3adb68148cdb6fcb7f


https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/0277680556ebd173e924c9d95a406202

Response to Thumbnail Crew 2023-03-17 14:22:11


At 3/17/23 01:11 PM, Madmazel wrote:I'm going to borrow tox's more structured method from here on out and keep track of which days I've covered. The next batch contains new thumbnails for all the uploads to the Movies portal on January 1st and 2nd 2005.


Thanks, these are updated now too!


Working on Nightmare Cops!

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Response to Thumbnail Crew 2023-03-18 15:44:14


from 2002, Jan to the beginning of July is now completed


550 new thumbnails


party on


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Response to Thumbnail Crew 2023-03-19 19:00:46 (edited 2023-03-19 19:03:33)


New thumbs for uploads to the Movies portal between 1-2 and 1-4. This is not all of them, there's still about 20 entries left.


I think I'm going to prioritize Featured entries before I do the rest from this point on.


https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/3ec6b40670872d1f2719a010574c30e9


https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/d20e3a39498fc99bba4174b5e804ce2f


https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/d8b9432713e6fc37758528ea6cc8b4bc


https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/2c027e46ba893c4773fac24ea8855583


https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/1ebda403d04126417ef398abbefda56c


https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/89608e825afd9b8df983a9dd803423c2


https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/e83b55b106bf35b65a7f6c827f2f693e


https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/bedcad6cad8093b131eb3ff60896459a


https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/735c1b393beb6ab36061bca20c10116b


https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/1657d3aab4b1ebb5b73d7031e1c3d5d4


https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/a592c2bb52fd55c675b085ac8ed827f1


https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/2d66a6f88ec2eda1dc864cc484fb23a0


https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/772a449e3f439e23bab6b29d8431a485


https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/c74dcbbdb0cf013a9dc1aa4d95d463f2


https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/d5206a2078b649ada687d7ef66d3896c


https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/53862e5fcc381a35a5fbd1ce981ff5ef


https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/884666dc26009777c1ef7e23a1274cf1


https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/34b162495194de7f779e7596854077c8


https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/e5e3323cb350779c313349139004469e


https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/0434a06af3bf616bccef49d0518f6e79


https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/94d478883df043d87bbb7614c91d28c1


https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/08dfbef01952e47fde26726b89f997f3


https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/71a4821a309cd463330455c60d3de2da


https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/b5019c98d325f884e6d10b20af7816c2


https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/a795a6bc0156a1afbe58823fd71ef3cb


https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/191b7e514d64803701132614444e5c48


https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/4df2dddb3b58e7e08c569d2ed943ea76


https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/13684a93c581778d75d688acd4c1412a


https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/addd3f848c9eafb37c1d795ce7d8c1c1


https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/57bc2f0927dd4ce8754b3b297a05e9e7


https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/f47ab631a6e86f9efc67abda5572ee32


https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/c045c2dc3187022c0d9b92b90049a1df


https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/e4c410ccdb6b2369f66402f4e9860bd7

Response to Thumbnail Crew 2023-03-19 22:39:35


At 3/19/23 07:00 PM, Madmazel wrote:New thumbs for uploads to the Movies portal between 1-2 and 1-4. This is not all of them, there's still about 20 entries left.

I think I'm going to prioritize Featured entries before I do the rest from this point on.


These are all updated now! And yeah Featured is a good place to update, it's a more finite goal and tackles a lot of the best stuff.


Working on Nightmare Cops!

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Response to Thumbnail Crew 2023-03-20 21:09:45


At 3/20/23 09:09 PM, Recorped wrote:expect thumbnails from me tomorrow


look forward to it


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Response to Thumbnail Crew 2023-03-20 23:06:05 (edited 2023-03-20 23:08:57)


I don't know what to do with this submission


if I zoom in I can see that there is still something there but the size of it alone is micro

I can click the play button and then the green flash button and there is an animation that is playing, but its 30 pixels by 30 pixels


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Response to Thumbnail Crew 2023-03-20 23:58:26


At 3/20/23 11:06 PM, tox wrote:I don't know what to do with this submission
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/57734

if I zoom in I can see that there is still something there but the size of it alone is micro
I can click the play button and then the green flash button and there is an animation that is playing, but its 30 pixels by 30 pixels


I upped the dimensions and tossed a thumbnail on it.


Working on Nightmare Cops!

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Response to Thumbnail Crew 2023-03-21 00:11:19


At 3/20/23 11:58 PM, TomFulp wrote:
At 3/20/23 11:06 PM, tox wrote:I don't know what to do with this submission
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/57734

if I zoom in I can see that there is still something there but the size of it alone is micro
I can click the play button and then the green flash button and there is an animation that is playing, but its 30 pixels by 30 pixels

I upped the dimensions and tossed a thumbnail on it.


very cool


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Response to Thumbnail Crew 2023-03-22 01:27:14 (edited 2023-03-22 01:27:29)


got 2 things that I could use some assistance on


are the dimensions correct on this submission? it feels very very flat, I still got the thumbnail but I'm wondering if the dimensions should be in the range of a native 1080 pixel height and not in the 380 pixel height as it is now

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and can this one be increased in size for a thumbnail?


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Response to Thumbnail Crew 2023-03-22 08:21:06


At 3/22/23 01:27 AM, tox wrote:got 2 things that I could use some assistance on

https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/61294
are the dimensions correct on this submission? it feels very very flat, I still got the thumbnail but I'm wondering if the dimensions should be in the range of a native 1080 pixel height and not in the 380 pixel height as it is now


This one is kinda strange because it does seem to crop more than it should, however if it set the dimensions to standard I can tell it's meant to be cropping what is there. I went with a middleground, doubling the size and making it a little taller. I made a less exciting thumbnail for it, too.


and can this one be increased in size for a thumbnail?
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/56376


I upped this to 600x600 and made a thumbnail.


Working on Nightmare Cops!

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Response to Thumbnail Crew 2023-03-22 12:08:13 (edited 2023-03-22 12:10:10)


the thumbnail picture i took even with ruffle original quality is 50% with a good quality(this doesn't means HD quality)

i guess i have to redraw it.


because the thumbnail size is 1920x1080 but the animation frame's size doesn't combine with "1920x1080 size"


I like to make animations :)

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Response to Thumbnail Crew 2023-03-22 12:45:20


Done! another thumbnail finished.

in 1920x1080 image size (i had to redraw the thumbnail because of original flash thumbnail size)


Thumbnail:

https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/152e1c64f18067cc340d2ebf494fda2d


For:


I like to make animations :)

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Response to Thumbnail Crew 2023-03-22 13:20:04 (edited 2023-03-22 13:22:15)


At 3/22/23 12:45 PM, NK2007 wrote:Done! another thumbnail finished.
in 1920x1080 image size (i had to redraw the thumbnail because of original flash thumbnail size)

Thumbnail:
https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/152e1c64f18067cc340d2ebf494fda2d

For:
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/584154


Updated! BTW, in Ruffle you can right click and set the Flash to fullscreen, which helps a ton with grabbing hi-res thumbnails.


Working on Nightmare Cops!

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Response to Thumbnail Crew 2023-03-22 14:38:17


I dunno if it's the right thread but I want to let you know that I was bored today so I updated the thumbnail for my NATA Open Round 2013 animation. B)

OLD

iu_928504_3945050.png

NEW

iu_928505_3945050.webp


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Response to Thumbnail Crew 2023-03-22 14:50:36


At 3/22/23 02:38 PM, CzySzy wrote:I dunno if it's the right thread but I want to let you know that I was bored today so I updated the thumbnail for my NATA Open Round 2013 animation. B)


Thank you! I wish more people would take a moment to update their own thumbnails, it would save us endless hours!


Working on Nightmare Cops!

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Response to Thumbnail Crew 2023-03-23 10:42:08


At 3/22/23 10:00 PM, Recorped wrote:An hour delay but

tank2tank thumbnails done.


Updated!


Working on Nightmare Cops!

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Response to Thumbnail Crew 2023-03-23 12:50:39


At 3/22/23 10:00 PM, Recorped wrote:An hour delay but

tank2tank thumbnails done.

tank2tank (newgrounds.com).zip

https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/334559

https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/336312

https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/366021

https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/387974

https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/441930

https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/521921

https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/575977

https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/598809

https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/334447

https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/361522

https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/398463

https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/426727

https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/605663


Oooohhh.. you put it in a zip file!

I was confused by the lack of links all over the place


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Response to Thumbnail Crew 2023-03-23 13:37:16



I like to make animations :)

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Response to Thumbnail Crew 2023-04-02 08:59:25


Was shocked to discover this morning that a lot of David Firth's old movies still had tiny thumbnails. Not anymore!


https://doki.newgrounds.com/movies


Working on Nightmare Cops!

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Response to Thumbnail Crew 2023-04-04 17:54:57


Response to Thumbnail Crew 2023-04-04 18:17:35


@BIink - Made a thumbnail and enabled Ruffle on this!


Working on Nightmare Cops!

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Response to Thumbnail Crew 2023-04-07 10:13:10


At 12/11/20 04:41 PM, TomFulp wrote:This thread is dedicated to updating thumbnails for entries that need them in the new, large format! A lot of older content on NG only has a 140x90 thumbnail on file and we are increasingly needing larger ones.

There is a group of thumbnail creators, who have access to upload replacements thumbnails:

@Alexander, @Art3misJinx, @Asandir, @Big-Boss, @byteslinger, @deathink, @EdyKel, @Exedor, @ForNoReason, @HerbieG, @Jolly, @Krahs, @life, @Little-Rena, @Luwano, @PhantomArcade, @reverend, @Sectus, @shunshuu, @simon, @tehslaphappy, @Zachary, @ZJ 

For everyone else, this thread is a place where you can help! If you want to see a new thumbnail for something on the site, create one, upload it to dump (to retain quality) then make a post here with a link to the submission and a link to the thumbnail you created.

Note: Dump has been changed to be a Supporter feature for new accounts moving forward. If you want to help with thumbnails but don't have access to Dump, you can post your example thumbnails directly in this thread and I could gift you with Supporter status for the sake of helping out.

Moderators will be able to upload your thumbnail and we'll likely recruit new mods from the people who help!

Thumbnail Sizes

I tend to upload thumbnails in the 1920x1080 range. The site generates thumbnails that are 720 wide and 360 wide but we hold on to the source image in case we ever need to go bigger. Our new movie and game thumbnails are a 16:9 aspect ratio. We don't need to upload an image with that exact aspect ratio because the site has a cropper tool, so you don't have to worry about being exact there.

If you're making a thumbnail for old Flash content, often the Flash itself is smaller than 720 wide. In these cases I full screen the Flash before taking a screenshot. Sometimes I'll even zoom in, which requires a Flash player (Ruffle doesn't have a zoom in option at the moment).

This week we started displaying thumbnails in front of Flash content loaded via Ruffle and soon will launch the new movie and game hubs, which will utilize larger thumbnails.

Thank you in advance to everyone who helps out here! Thumbnail updates have always been one of the more daunting aspects of long-term NG maintenance. We like even the oldest stuff to look its best!


Hello, is there any way I could potentially help?


Hello, I am a beginning game developer who would appreciate feedback on their game!

Bubble Trouble! (newgrounds.com)

Response to Thumbnail Crew 2023-04-07 10:18:39


At 4/7/23 10:13 AM, XxDarqMidnightxX wrote:
At 12/11/20 04:41 PM, TomFulp wrote:


Tom should be able to help you with the supporter upgrade


I can help you if you need it to understand how to upload/screenshot/sizes/how to post to this thread


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Response to Thumbnail Crew 2023-04-07 10:20:24


At 4/7/23 10:18 AM, tox wrote:
At 4/7/23 10:13 AM, XxDarqMidnightxX wrote:
At 12/11/20 04:41 PM, TomFulp wrote:

Tom should be able to help you with the supporter upgrade

I can help you if you need it to understand how to upload/screenshot/sizes/how to post to this thread


What file types do I need to be using if any particular ones? I can help upscale images, if needed.


Hello, I am a beginning game developer who would appreciate feedback on their game!

Bubble Trouble! (newgrounds.com)

Response to Thumbnail Crew 2023-04-07 10:27:21


At 4/7/23 10:20 AM, XxDarqMidnightxX wrote:
At 4/7/23 10:18 AM, tox wrote:
At 4/7/23 10:13 AM, XxDarqMidnightxX wrote:
At 12/11/20 04:41 PM, TomFulp wrote:

Tom should be able to help you with the supporter upgrade

I can help you if you need it to understand how to upload/screenshot/sizes/how to post to this thread

What file types do I need to be using if any particular ones? I can help upscale images, if needed.


the best uploads are usually in a 1920x1080 .jpg format

I usually create a blank 1920x1080 square, screenshot a full-screen picture and then add it to the blank square without increasing the size of the canvas, I can then drag the picture around to find the best position, add a CENSORED square or modify things if they neeeed to be modified from the original creation of what the uploader posted (to keep things E or T rated)


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Response to Thumbnail Crew 2023-04-07 10:28:29


At 4/7/23 10:27 AM, tox wrote:
At 4/7/23 10:20 AM, XxDarqMidnightxX wrote:
At 4/7/23 10:18 AM, tox wrote:
At 4/7/23 10:13 AM, XxDarqMidnightxX wrote:
At 12/11/20 04:41 PM, TomFulp wrote:

Tom should be able to help you with the supporter upgrade

I can help you if you need it to understand how to upload/screenshot/sizes/how to post to this thread

What file types do I need to be using if any particular ones? I can help upscale images, if needed.

the best uploads are usually in a 1920x1080 .jpg format
I usually create a blank 1920x1080 square, screenshot a full-screen picture and then add it to the blank square without increasing the size of the canvas, I can then drag the picture around to find the best position, add a CENSORED square or modify things if they neeeed to be modified from the original creation of what the uploader posted (to keep things E or T rated)


Alright, I can do that.


Hello, I am a beginning game developer who would appreciate feedback on their game!

Bubble Trouble! (newgrounds.com)

Response to Thumbnail Crew 2023-04-07 12:22:47


At 4/7/23 10:18 AM, tox wrote:
At 4/7/23 10:13 AM, XxDarqMidnightxX wrote:
At 12/11/20 04:41 PM, TomFulp wrote:

Tom should be able to help you with the supporter upgrade

I can help you if you need it to understand how to upload/screenshot/sizes/how to post to this thread


I went ahead and gifted Supporter now!


Working on Nightmare Cops!

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Response to Thumbnail Crew 2023-04-07 12:25:16


At 12/11/20 04:41 PM, TomFulp wrote:This thread is dedicated to updating thumbnails for entries that need them in the new, large format! A lot of older content on NG only has a 140x90 thumbnail on file and we are increasingly needing larger ones.

There is a group of thumbnail creators, who have access to upload replacements thumbnails:

@Alexander, @Art3misJinx, @Asandir, @Big-Boss, @byteslinger, @deathink, @EdyKel, @Exedor, @ForNoReason, @HerbieG, @Jolly, @Krahs, @life, @Little-Rena, @Luwano, @PhantomArcade, @reverend, @Sectus, @shunshuu, @simon, @tehslaphappy, @Zachary, @ZJ 

For everyone else, this thread is a place where you can help! If you want to see a new thumbnail for something on the site, create one, upload it to dump (to retain quality) then make a post here with a link to the submission and a link to the thumbnail you created.

Note: Dump has been changed to be a Supporter feature for new accounts moving forward. If you want to help with thumbnails but don't have access to Dump, you can post your example thumbnails directly in this thread and I could gift you with Supporter status for the sake of helping out.

Moderators will be able to upload your thumbnail and we'll likely recruit new mods from the people who help!

Thumbnail Sizes

I tend to upload thumbnails in the 1920x1080 range. The site generates thumbnails that are 720 wide and 360 wide but we hold on to the source image in case we ever need to go bigger. Our new movie and game thumbnails are a 16:9 aspect ratio. We don't need to upload an image with that exact aspect ratio because the site has a cropper tool, so you don't have to worry about being exact there.

If you're making a thumbnail for old Flash content, often the Flash itself is smaller than 720 wide. In these cases I full screen the Flash before taking a screenshot. Sometimes I'll even zoom in, which requires a Flash player (Ruffle doesn't have a zoom in option at the moment).

This week we started displaying thumbnails in front of Flash content loaded via Ruffle and soon will launch the new movie and game hubs, which will utilize larger thumbnails.

Thank you in advance to everyone who helps out here! Thumbnail updates have always been one of the more daunting aspects of long-term NG maintenance. We like even the oldest stuff to look its best!


Thank you for the Supporter, what type of thumbnails would you like for me to do first?


Hello, I am a beginning game developer who would appreciate feedback on their game!

Bubble Trouble! (newgrounds.com)

Response to Thumbnail Crew 2023-04-07 12:38:04 (edited 2023-04-07 12:40:01)


At 4/7/23 12:25 PM, XxDarqMidnightxX wrote:Thank you for the Supporter, what type of thumbnails would you like for me to do first?


Featured entries in the Movies portal are a good place to start. (It's where me and tox have been working).


Here's a range of 1 month for you to get started with: https://www.newgrounds.com/movies/featured?sort=date&genre=0&after=2006-01-01&before=2006-02-01

Once you're done with that, move the range 1 month over like so: https://www.newgrounds.com/movies/featured?sort=date&genre=0&after=2006-02-01&before=2006-03-01

(This is how I personally like to work, it helps you keep track of where you've been).


Thumbnails with a low resolution need replacing. Some entries will have crip thumbnails (Tricky Madness 2, Bionic Commando Assault, for example) - those have already been done and can be skipped. Sometimes you'll come across a movie without a thumbnail and those have the highest priority, they look like this:


iu_942248_10457574.gif