Making PNG file format the standard format especially for CD's and Cart's and b

[noMADx469]

Hello everyone, I've got a question. Is there any way to make png the default file format for game pictures being submitted by users?

I see a lot of pictures especially CD's pics that are being submitted as jpg or jpeg which creates a white square border around the cd making look like crap.

 

This is what I'm referring to

 

 

Or am I missing something, please let me know.

I want to thank the community for all its contributions. Please stay safe

[sundogak]

@noMADx469The white bordered versions are simply scans of the original media but have not had any work to cut out the border and hole.  Someone has to have taken a scan and using a media program like Photoshop or GIMP remove the white space. There are templates that people have done to help with process, so the edges and rings are uniform. However, to do a "good" disc cut, it is relatively time consuming. Scans can be crooked/warped, need touchup, and each system had unique ways of how the CDs/DVDs were mastered (different holes mostly).  A quick and dirty cut can be done, but those are usually obvious with rough edges, spindle not centered (which in a BB theme where disc spins will "wobble") and just overall poor cut out. PNG supports transparency whereas JPG does not, which is why you see that the cut versions are all PNG.  But I can take a JPG file and simply convert it to PNG but that doesn't automatically address the cutout issue. 

So, making PNG the standard wouldn't resolve the issue you capture. Plus, the JPG images are good placeholders until someone comes along to clean up the image. 

Example of lots of time/skill to do cut outs for DC:

 

 

Edited January 18, 2022 by sundogak

[noMADx469]

I hear you. I simply have given up scrapping and use media packs instead.

[Rexnebular]

jpeg cant store the alpha channel, png can, so if you want transparency you need png, tga, psd etc..