Basic Characteristics

• Dimensions: 1920x1080 pixels
• Initial upload can be any type (png or jpg). It will convert to the required type for this format (.jpg).
• The initial upload needs to be at least the dimensions listed above. This is an attempt to force higher quality.
• Max upload size is now 10 MB, but post-crop the file size will be aligned with our current images. We compress .jpgs at 90% compression, which should almost never appear lossy.
• Available on: series, movies, + seasons

Guidelines

• Do not include borders on the images, or just add a solid background behind a poster to make it into a background. Your image should take up the full image space.
• Do not include any masks, they can be applied automatically, don't assume you know where the menus will go. Different skins and programs use the images in different ways.
• Each background should be unique. Please don't upload the same background many times with minor differences such as slightly different zoom, angles, poses, different color letters or a minor extra image pasted over top, etc.
  • It is acceptable to upload one version of an image with no logo and another with a logo. 
• Make sure you are uploading the image to the correct show/movie. Some titles do have duplicate or similar names and mistakes do happen, so double-check before you upload.
• If you have a 1920x1080 image that includes the official series/movie logo, you must correctly flag the image with the primary language on the image.

Examples

Plain Background

This would be considered a good background it has no text, is not stretched or masked in any fashion

Background with Logo

This would also be considered a good background it has no extra text beyond the logo. Also it is not stretched or masked in any fashion.

Secondary Examples

Below are additional images in styles we regularly find on the site. None of these are acceptable as backgrounds. These would be subject to immediate deletion when found. Descriptions of why are included.

Poster

This is just a poster with an added background to make it larger.

Stretched/Low Resolution
Do not upload smaller images stretched to meet our minimum resolution.

Masking
Do not add masking or borders to an image. The images here are meant to be used in many different ways.
Some have done this to accommodate the menu placement of their chosen media center software.

Vignette
Do not add feathered edges to an image. The images here are meant to be used in many different ways