Wikipedia:Graphic Lab/Images to improve

Graphic Lab/Images to improve

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The Graphics Lab helps improve all graphical content used by Wikimedia projects stored on the Wikimedia Commons.

The work to improve the quality and clarity of images that are proposed to them by the community. This work most often involves extracting key elements from photos, removing distracting elements, and improving the general appearance of images. Creation of drawings, diagrams and maps is also within the scope of this project if the requests are clear and the work is feasible (less than one hour).

Users can request images improvement or creation of images by following the "Request Form" below, adding their request to the bottom of this page. Graphists will look at the request, and improve the image if it's useful to Wikipedia.

Request Form Format:

== Title ==
<center><gallery>
''Name of image'' (e.g. Image:Eutrophication.jpg)
</gallery></center>

'''Article(s):'''

'''Request:''' ~~~~

'''Graphist opinion:'''

This page, part of the Graphic Lab Wikiproject, is archived automatically by Werdnabot. Past archives: December 2006, January 2007, February 2007, March 2007.

See also : How the French Team works

[edit] Languages of Europe

Original	Blank map of Europe (png)	Blank map of Europe (svg)	Another blank SVG
Low resolution first attempt by Time3000	New SVG (work in progress)	New SVG (as of 27th Dec. 2006, 1230 UTC) with added namespace info	Another attempt (rendering problems)
png conversion of the previous one

Articles:

• Europe
• Languages of Europe
• Demographics of Europe
• Alphabetic list of living languages in Europe
• List of language families

Request: --Missmarple 15:53, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

Request from the Wikipedia:Graphic Lab/Maps. -- - lyhana8 (Talk) 00:04, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

What exactly is the request here? —Larry V (talk | contribs) 21:30, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

I really don't know, some users just put that here and believe that we know everything. Are we strong like that ? ;] Yug (talk) 22:34, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

Probably vectorisation and a better visual aspect. Keep in mind that SVGs are multilingual. Click that link for instructions on how to make them that way :) --Zantastik talk 01:45, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

I apologize for not writing my request, but I'm not very good with the terminology... I think this should be converted to SVG and something should also be done with all the text surrounding the image because it certainly doesn't belong there. Regards, --Missmarple 08:31, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

I was going to work on this, but I couldn't find an already existing SVG image of a map of Europe with political boundaries. So I started working on that, but before I get too far, I wanted to see if anyone knew of such a map that already existed? --Andrew c 17:46, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

Here is a blank map of Europe. I'm to tired to work on this today, but I might have a look at it tomorrow.

/ Mats Halldin (talk) 18:41, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the map, I also uploaded what I have so far. I feel the detail on my version is superior, but it may be much harder to edit (well, using illustrator's live paint feature, its easy to fill in color, but I'm not sure how well it will work in Inkscape). I'll keep plugging away on this then.--Andrew c 15:36, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

I've created a map based on the first svg template, but the detail is very low, and there are no 'combined language' areas as on the original. I've tried to base the colours roughly on the jpeg, but they're not entirely accurate. It also needs some labels, but I don't have time to do that now. Time3000 16:36, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

Wow, I didn't notice until now but Image:BlankMap-Europe.svg is pretty messed up, I'd try using the other blank svg as a base instead. Other than the problems in the base map and needing labels added it looks good. Kmusser 17:43, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, there seem to be a lot of very mediocre SVG maps out there. Wikipedia:Blank maps recommends Image:BlankMap-World6.svg which contains more detail... you'll have to remove all the non-europe stuff, but it still has more detail. --Interiot 18:17, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

Low res map of Europe can not be used. Languages don't stop at borders. Belgium, e.g. is completely wrong: it is now shown as french, while 65% of it's inhabitants speak dutch (I for one). This is going to take a lot more work than just colouring a high res European countries' map... Lycaon 06:36, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

I've now spent a few days producing an acceptable map of Europe for the purpose of creating this lingvistic map. I'm tracing a big Demis map of Europe and I think I will need a few more days before I'm done with it. I'm presenting my work this far above just to let you know that someone is actually working on this request. I will be uploading the finished version when I'm done with it. So stay tuned.
/ Mats Halldin (talk) 16:58, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

Note: This map shows up as a blank image on Commons. The same problem disapeared after a few hours when I created Image:Map Tamana en.svg above. To view the SVG meanwhile you could preview it as a thumbnail. As such SVGs don't seem to work in 250px, of some obscure reason.
/ Mats Halldin (talk) 17:30, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

I cannot view this in Firefox 2.0.0.1 as an image because of This XML file does not appear to have any style information associated with it. The document tree is shown below. I can view the code though. I haven't tried to open it with inkscape.--Andrew c 20:42, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

It is fine! It opens in Inkscape and looks very promising, with a high enough resolution. Good job Lycaon 21:51, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

It won't display in firefox because it doesn't have an xmlns attribute in the svg declaration... I'll upload a 'fixed' version to check if this is the problam with the wiki rendering as well. Time3000 12:30, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

It seems that adding the xmlns attr. does make it work in firefox, and with the wiki preview. Looking at [1], it seems that this is actually required by the SVG specification, so it's the software being used to create the svg that's at fault - though it's not particularly hard to add in the missing info by hand. Just for camparison, here are the first few lines of the two files:

Original version

  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
  <!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG 20000303 Stylable//EN"   "http://www.w3.org/TR/2000/03/WD-SVG-20000303/DTD/svg-20000303-stylable.dtd" [
  <!ENTITY st0 "fill:#000000;stroke:none;">
  <!ENTITY st1 "fill:none;stroke:#000000;">
  <!ENTITY st2 "fill-rule:nonzero;clip-rule:nonzero;fill:none;stroke:#000000;stroke-miterlimit:4;">
  ]>
  <svg  width="5246.135pt" height="3831.265pt" viewBox="0 0 5246.135 3831.265" xml:space="preserve">

'Fixed' version

  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
  <!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG 20000303 Stylable//EN"   "http://www.w3.org/TR/2000/03/WD-SVG-20000303/DTD/svg-20000303-stylable.dtd" [
  <!ENTITY st0 "fill:#000000;stroke:none;">
  <!ENTITY st1 "fill:none;stroke:#000000;">
  <!ENTITY st2 "fill-rule:nonzero;clip-rule:nonzero;fill:none;stroke:#000000;stroke-miterlimit:4;">
  ]>
  <svg  width="5246.135pt" height="3831.265pt" viewBox="0 0 5246.135 3831.265" xml:space="preserve" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">

Time3000 12:55, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

Map of Europe, 250 pixels.

Ok, I've updated the SVG file with some more coasts and the xmlns tag. The file renders fine on Commons now and seem to work as a 250px thumb as well, so thanks for the tip. I'll be working with Scandinavia now. So if you don't hear from me during a few days, don't think I'm dead, I'm probably just having nightmares about Norway.

/ Mats Halldin (talk) 18:00, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

I did another version from Image:Europe continents.svg. I used that map because in other maps the borders of the pieces of land are not continous, and that difficults to use the "fill" attribute of the objects. Labels are still missing, I will add them later. At the moment I am more worried beause there are some zones that (bilingual regions) where I filled the objects with patterns, and they are not visible in the rendered images :_( Chabacano 13:25, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

Labels added. There are problems with the png->svg converter. Thus, as a temporal solution I have uploaded a png version with a width of 2000px. (here)Chabacano 16:34, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Progression of Dental caries

Possible tooth picture; annoying color

Possible tooth picture; but less anatomically correct

Recoloured SVG

pit and fissure caries

smooth surface caries

Article(s): Dental caries

Request: This is a involved request. I would understand if some people would want to break up the work. Basically, this idea came from a series of pictures on dental caries (tooth decay) in the french wikipedia. The series of pictures showed the progression of caries. I think it would be absolutely amazing change the series of pictures into an animated gif AND have the images be more accurate with what actually happens in a tooth. I have posted two pictures of a tooth that might be preferred to be cropped to focus on a single area. I am not sure which would be better. The first one looks more anatomically correct, but the colors are really distracting. The second one is less anatomically correct, but there is less color. Because of the anatomy, I would prefer the first picture if the colors can be more neutral and if the picture could be cropped to focus on the crown of the tooth.

In addition, I have posted my absolutely terrible sketches to show what the progression should look like. For anyone who would be willing to help with this project, I will try to explain what is going on in the pictures and of course feel free to ask any questions if I am not clear:

There are two types of caries. I figured each type could have its own animation.

Pit and fissure caries (the first shown) is described as looking like two triangles sharing the same base. It begins as a point in a pit/fissure, gets larger as it goes down to the dentin. Then, at the location where enamel and dentin meet, the decay spreads laterally rapidly. Then, as it moves toward the pulp, the caries in dentin sharpens into a point.

Smooth surface caries (the second series shown) is described as looking like two triangles, with an apex of one triangle touching the base of the other. It begins as a large area in enamel and shrinks to a point as it nears the location where enamel and dentin meet. Once the decay reaches dentin, it again spreads laterally rapidly and sharpens into a point again as it moves toward the pulp.

I realize this may be a lot to do, but I would very much appreciate it! And the article would appreciate it too!!!! - Dozenist talk 22:42, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

Graphist opinion:

[edit] Image:DentistryLogo.png

I've created an SVG of the image, with a more realistic colour scheme. The dentine and pulp out towards are faded out towards the bottom which IMO looks better than simply cropping it to the top. Would using the same image (without the fading out) be acceptable for the animations? Time3000 14:24, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

The colors look a ton better! The caries will be much easier to identify in the animation that way. For that purpose, you may want to consider lightening the dentin color just slightly, but if you feel that the color is not too dark then do not bother with it. - Dozenist talk 14:36, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

Just to let you know that I am working on the animations... Time3000 11:10, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

Yay! That's awesome. - Dozenist talk 13:38, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Pit and fissure caries animation

OK, I've done an animation of pit and fissure caries. It's fairly basic, but it's fairly accurate (as far as I can tell). Time3000 12:25, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

The animation is awesome! It would fit in the article perfectly. I am sure the other animation will be just as good. - Dozenist talk 17:50, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Worm anatomy

Article(s): Earthworm

Request: Conversion to SVG could make this into a highly effective, crisp diagram. Some help might be necessary from a knowledgeable Wikipedian (such as User:TheAlphaWolf, User:Quercusrobur and User:WormRunner) Circeus 18:52, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

Graphist opinion:

This looks like a straight-forward but fun project. If nobody has started it by this weekend I'll probably take a stab at it. Are there colouration preferences for the various parts of the anatomy? ChaosNil 23:58, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

Eh nevermind, maybe somebody else will do it. ChaosNil 18:20, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

That one is for me. Give me some time. Two related images already exist btw... Lycaon 22:23, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

Oligochaeta anatomy

Polychaeta anatomy

[edit] Nazi-Soviet Pact

Original version

SVG version

Article(s): Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact

Request: I think that a better diagram could be created for this image. It seem very "grainy" and difficult to read. I would assume that a better map could be made, perhaps without so many abbreviations. If you have any questions, please contact me at my talk page. Ian Manka 08:13, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

Graphist opinion: I volunteer to create an SVG version of this diagram. With me a good luck :-) --Miko3k 03:07, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

I just uploaded SVG version. If someone finds any problems with image, please let me know.

[edit] COA of Kiribati

PNG

SVG

Article(s): Kiribati and all related articles.

I redrew the png as an svg.

I don't think mine is too great. Anyone care to help improve it? Thank you.--Indolences 16:16, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

According to that license, a GIF version of the vector graphic from that website is allowed on Wikipedia. I think creating an SVG version violates the copyright. Maybe somebody else can look into this as well.↔NMajdan•talk 17:57, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

Can a Coat of Arms of a country be copyrighted? It can always be said that it was based off of any of these images, as it would be true. -Indolences 18:13, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

Yes and no. The idea or blazon behind the image cannot be copyrighted but a particular artist's version of the insignia can be. Wikipedia practice seems to be that as long as it is not a direct duplicate of a copyrighted version, we'll be fine. Valentinian ^{T / C} 23:35, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

Okay so I should make it look more like this? As it is on the government website I would think it would not be "copyrighted". -Indolences 05:45, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

This looks like a good version to base a new image on. From a heraldic perspective, I'd say that the idea about claiming copyright for an official coat of arms image or flag is meaningless, since these images are owned and used by nations. The U.S. flag was designed by somebody, but nobody considers this image off-limits to Wikipedia, no matter that the first person to add the 50th star can't have been dead for 70 years. Unfortunately, U.S. laws weren't designed to take this situation into account. The legal situation behind such images is very tricky and I'd be surprised if traditional encyclopedias didn't simply use such images without consulting others first. But if you create your own image inspired by another image, there'll be no problems at all. If anybody is game for it, a new .svg version of the coat of arms of Denmark would also be very welcome. I'm not the biggest fan of the current .svg version and a better one would be much appreciated. Valentinian ^{T / C} 12:27, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Traditional doctor sign in Tatum.jpg

Original

Edited by Quasar

Article(s): Cameroon

Request: I needed something to illustrate the section of the Cameroon article that discusses health, and a friend of mine agreed to let me use this picture of his. However, it could use some enhancements, and I'm not quite sure what needs to be done. Perhaps red reduction and sharpening? Not really sure. — Brian (talk) 10:17, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

Graphist opinion: What do you think of the edited version above? --Quasar 13:31, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

Also, do you know if this image was shot in JPEG or if there is an uncompressed original available? --Quasar 13:36, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

That looks much better, thanks! My guess is that the original image was shot on a standard digital camera, and those tend to save in JPG format, right? — Brian (talk) 01:54, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Photoclinometry

Article(s): Photoclinometry

Request: If someone could make an image (probably not SVG, I don't know) that depicts the process or result of photoclinometry. It would be much appreciated. → Icez {talk | contrib} 21:49, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Emancipation of European Jews map

Image:EmancofJews.gif - Fair use so linked instead of shown.

SVG version by Sbrools

Article(s): Jewish Emancipation

Basicaly we should convert this unfree GIF map to a free licensed SVG one. Doesn't have to be exactly the same, so long as the result give the same info. --Sherool (talk) 18:52, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

Graphist opinion:

I created an SVG version, but it doesn't seem to be working correctly. It doesn't load on my browser when I view the image page, it only loads when I click the link. You can view it here. --Sbrools ^{(talk . contribs)} 02:36, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

Hmm yeah, looks like the server side renderer MediaWiki users doesn't like the image for some reason. Opera renders the raw SVG ok (looks good), but no thumbnail... I'm no SVG expert (it I would have done it myself), but is it correct to have standalone="no" in the header and what does xlink:href="EmancofJews.gif" do? Does it just link to the gif image? Maybe ask someone at the technical village pump if they can see any obvious problems that prevents MediaWiki to render the thumbnails. --Sherool (talk) 08:39, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

Yes, that seems to have been it. MediaWiki refuses to render images with external references. Removed the reference to the unised GIF image and change the stand alone option to "yes" and wolla. Image renders now :) --Sherool (talk) 12:35, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

Since Serbia and Bulgaria are shown as independent nations, Greece and Montenegro should be treated the same way. The borders shown on this map are c. 1880, so the map of Greece should include the three blue sections of this map, i.e.; the Peloponnese, the Ionian Islands, and Thessaly. The old border of Montenegro can be seen here. The border of Serbia is a little too far to the south east and the border of Bulgaria a bit too far north. Valentinian ^{T / C} 13:14, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

I've taken the liberty of removing the "done" tag due to the issues mentioned above. Valentinian ^{T / C} 22:45, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Chemical structures

for images, please see the sub-page

Article(s): Various

Request: Don't hate me. Above are many simple chemical structures that would be nice to have as an SVG. They are from Category:Images which should be in SVG format. There are more in that category and Category:Chemical structures. This is a start as there are many more where this came from and when these are done, I'll try to make another list.↔NMajdan•talk•EditorReview 22:39, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

Graphist opinion: I'll start on some of these, but its a big job, so fell free to pitch in if you have the time. Maybe we should move these to a separate page, so it doesn't clog up the request page? -YK Times 03:07, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

Feel free to move them to a subpage; I'll feel less guilt about adding more. I've tried doing these myself as they are simple enough and I thought they'd be a good training tool. But I tried using Inkscape and got a weird result. I tried the first one above and it looked fine in Inkscape but when I upload it it looks like [2]. If you have any suggestions, please leave them on my talk page.↔NMajdan•talk•EditorReview 13:41, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

Okay, I moved them to a subpage, so that it clears up this request page a bit, and so that it doesn't take so long to load. -YK Times 17:25, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

It seems as though we should create some sort of library of shapes so that we can keep these consistent. ChaosNil 05:38, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

I suppose there are lots of svg's under commons:Category:Chemical compounds that you could start from. But it's probably easier to use a program that generates these. Eg. BKChem is a free one that exports svg. --Interiot 14:34, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

I notice that there are SMILES data (giving the structure of the molecule) in virtually every article. It should be possible to write a program to automatically extract the SMILES string and output an SVG... Does anyone know what WP policy is on bot-type programs that access pages but do not do any actual editing? It would probably be easier just to generate the SVGs locally and upload manually, I hope (and assuming it goes fairly slowly...). I'll start working on something of that sort, probably with MolConverter ([3]) to do the actual conversions. Time3000 16:38, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

Not sure about policy, but a good analogy to look at is your browser: it accesses pages but does not do any actual editing. I imagine any tool would be fine, so long as the output has an acceptable format and license, without annoying stuff like "This page exported by an academic version of XXX", etc. —davidh.oz.au 04:58, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

It might be best to coordinate with the editors at Wikipedia:WikiProject Chemistry (particularly Wikipedia:WikiProject Chemistry/Structure drawing workgroup), Wikipedia:WikiProject Chemicals and Wikipedia:WikiProject Pharmacology. There have been past discussions about .png vs .svg images for chemical structures, including discussions about which software produces the best results. I would recommend against any automated structure drawing based on SMILES data for anything but the most simple chemical compounds because there are many different ways to represent a single compound, with the best being a chemist's subjective preference. Also, there are literally thousands of chemical images in .png format, so it might be best to start with images on the most popular articles, rather than just the ones tagged for conversion to .svg so far.--Ed (Edgar181) 21:33, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

That sounds like a plan. Since there is a category for these structures, would anybody be opposed if I removed them all from the Move to Commons category and Convert to SVG category? They alone are creating a substantial backlog in both cats and removing all of them would help tremendously. I know that as these are converted to SVG they will be moved to the Commons so both issues will be resolved.↔NMajdan•talk 21:45, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Languages of Guatemala

Article(s): Mayan languages, Guatemala

Request: The image is not currently in FAC Mayan languages because there is uncertainty as to its copyright status. making a new .svg version with a better color key would solve that. Circeus 21:46, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

Graphist opinion: I gave it a try. I could not read some of the labels, but now should be easy to add/correct them. Chabacano 19:44, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

I was thinking that it would be clearer with a labelled color chart on the sides instead of having the labels inside the map.Circeus 20:46, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

And there's a spot missing near the edge of the lake on the right, which corresponds to the rightmost label ("Garuna" or something like that).Circeus 20:54, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

almost all of the language names are completely incorrect in the image to the left.·Maunus· ·ƛ· 21:07, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

It would be useful to know the correct names to do this map... Chabacano 08:31, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

They all appear in the articles on mayan languages and languages of Mesoamerica and Guatemala·Maunus· ·ƛ· 09:24, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

Please look at the rightmost image (added), above, to correct most of the names - too many errors to list here, though "Nqxn" for Mopan really takes the cake. That other image is actually superior for Mayan Languages for several reasons (extends beyond Guatemala, doesn't include the two non-mayan languages, gives an idea of speaker populations and of language branches). I agree that the center image here would be useful for Guatemala, better geographic precision, but it might be nice to base the language colors here on variations of the colors in the rightmost Mayan Languages image. Missing entirely for the center image here are the labels Q'eqchi (the large upper green patch), Garifuna (a non-mayan Yoruba/Arawak language, a very small coastal strip extending west and then north from where the river hits the Atlantic coast near the (north)east concave corner. Does NOT extend west again along the Belize border to the main concave corner. The original, leftmost map puts it incorrectly east of the rivermouth.) and Q'anjob'al (the blue just west of Q'eqchi.). --Homunq 12:41, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

Oh, thanks. This new image is much easier to decipher than the previous bunch of pixels. I fixed some things (or at least I hope that). For doing that re-coloration based on the image in the rightmost I need to know where Poqomchi is (now has not assigned zone), and which color should have "Papti" (or "Popti", "Papli" or whatever name it has). Chabacano 14:28, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

it's Poptí or alternatively Jakaltek·Maunus· ·ƛ· 15:00, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Metabolic pathways.png

Article(s): Metabolism

Request: Could somebody convert this to SVG format please? Also, if there is any way to reduce the file size, that would be great as well. The high-resolution version is here. Thanks. TimVickers 20:45, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

Graphist opinion:

I've reduced the dimensions of the file to have their original values (which I don't think loses much) and converted it to an indexed colour PNG which gets the filesize down to 254KB from 1.17MB. I've also created a smaller but completely lossless version of the original (1.17MB to 975KB) by using PNG filters, and I've overwritten the original with the smaller version. I hope that helps with the filesize issue. Time3000 18:35, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

Great, thank you very much. TimVickers 22:24, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Smithsonian Building NR.jpg

Smithsonian Building with distorted tower

Edit 1

Article(s): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian Institution Building

Request: Even so the image is already a featured picture, I think that there is a little problem with perspective on left tower. --Leyo 17:17, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

Graphist opinion: Better now? Chabacano 11:31, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

Yes, much better. Do you think that there is no more distortion now, e.g. in the right tower? I'm not sure about that. --Leyo 12:48, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

Yes, the right tower is distorted in the same way :(. I will try my hand on this later. Chabacano 17:05, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

Done. Chabacano 18:54, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

Great, thanks a lot! --Leyo 13:01, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

I have just seen that there are some light green dots in the left tower (just above the trees) in the edited version. Is it possible that you fix this? Many thanks in advance. --Leyo 19:41, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

Totally my fault :( fixed. Chabacano 16:47, 19 March 2007 (UTC) PD:I uploaded a fixed version to commons, but at the moment it has not been refreshed...

Uploading with a different name fixed it ( ¿? ) Chabacano 19:51, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

Great, thanks a lot! Your corrected version is now also refreshed on the initial place. Sometimes you have to be patient with Wikimedia software. --Leyo 20:21, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Dili

Original CIA jpeg

Vectorized version

Article(s): Dili, 2006 East Timorese crisis

Request: Could be converted to PNG at least. It should be easier because has a small number of colors, but there were some creases in the paper when it was scanned in. I was wondering if anyone knew if there was a relatively easy way to remove these creases, and otherwise convert to PNG. (and if so, I would be very interested if they could briefly describe the procedure)

Graphist opinion: SVG should be better. I vectorized the map. Comments?Chabacano 16:57, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

Looks awesome. I wish I could take a class from somebody who knows how to do this sort of thing. A minor point though: the land area in the center of the image, just north of the red road, the white road that runs near the coast, and the river to the west, have large portions hidden by the brown polygon on top (and an even more minor issue, the light-brown patch in the middle of the area is also hidden underneath). I could probably fix it if I spent 15 minutes with it, but maybe Chabacano understands better what's going on with the z-ordering. --Interiot 19:59, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

Oooops. Fixed. It is not difficult, download Inkscape and practise a bit. You can always undo everything :) Chabacano 20:24, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

I do have practice with Inkscape, it's just a bit confusing sometimes. Anyhow, bang-up job, thanks. --Interiot 21:38, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] 1958 central dogma

Article(s): None yet, but I want to use it in history of biology.

Request: The arrows in this svg do not display properly when rendered through Wikipedia; when viewed through Firefox (e.g., after clicking on the image page), the image displays correctly.--ragesoss 20:06, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

Graphist opinion:: solved (or at least I see the same in firefox and thorough wikimedia). This kind of problems of the renderes can be avoided converting everything to normal objects. text to path, border to path, etc. Not very elegant, but works. Chabacano 17:19, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Beyonce

Article(s): Beyoncé Knowles, Pop princess

Request: Based on the positions of the lights and the angle at which she's standing, it's definitely not level. I tried fixing it by rotating and shearing in The GIMP, but when I got one side lined up, the other wasn't. Would someone mind aligning it so that the horizon is level (and preferably so that the lights are too)?

Graphist opinion:

Surely "lining the lights up nicely" will result in a distorted image of Beyoncé Knowles, who is the main point of the picture. Distorting the subject to make the background look nicer in a documentary photograph seems like a strange thing to want to do. I suppose removing the background entirely might be acceptable. LittlePete 18:34, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

Well, it should be realigned to some degree as well. I drew a line connecting the middle of her dress to her neck, and her body is definitely at an angle in the picture. So at the very least, it needs to be rotated. ShadowHalo 17:02, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Cameroon provinces english.png

Article(s): Cameroon, Provinces of Cameroon

Request: The map is currently a PNG, but comments at peer review have suggested it be converted to SVG format. I'm not quite sure how to do this, so I hoped y'all might be able to help out.

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[edit] Skeletal muscle

Article(s): Muscle

Request: Vectorization and general tidying! it needs it..... - Zephyris _Talk 16:12, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] Coimbatore District

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Article(s): Coimbatore District

Request: A GIF image with a copyright watermark. Should be converted to SVG.↔NMajdan•talk 19:19, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

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Category: Wikigraphist