Supermariofan67

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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a [[MarioWiki:User|User]] of the Super Mario Wiki. He has a [[Wii U]] and [[Switch]] and is a fan of the [[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]] and [[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart series]]. He rewrites/expands articles, adds/replaces images, and performs various other file maintenance.
I am '''{{PAGENAME}}''', a [[MarioWiki:User|User]] of the Super Mario Wiki. I have a [[Wii U]] and [[Switch]] with the games listed at the bottom of this page. I am a fan of the [[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]] and [[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart series]]. You will most likely find me doing various file and page maintenance, adding/replacing images, and sometimes rewriting/expanding articles. I often make shell scripts or use command line utilities to automate some of this work, such as optimizing or cropping images, or sorting stuff. I share some of these tips below for anyone who is interested. If you also do this type of work, I encourage you to become familiar with some basic {{wp|regular expressions}} and how to use them with your favorite text editor, such as {{wp|Notepad++}}, {{wp|Visual Studio Code}}, {{wp|Vim}}, or even the wiki's built-in editor. I also recommend learning the basics of your operating system's shell scripting language, as well as some utilities like {{wp|ImageMagick}}, {{wp|ffmpeg}}, and {{wp|GIMP}}.
 
I also edit on [https://wiibrew.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Supermariofan67 WiiBrew Wiki] (so far just to clean up after a vandal) and [https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Special:Contributions/Supermariofan67 ArchWiki], though I'm not nearly as active on those wikis as I am here.
 
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==Gallery of my favorite images from the wiki==
<gallery>
MKW Mii Trick Side.png|T-pose for dominance
SMG2 Fearsome Fleet Green Star 2.png
</gallery>


==Tech Stuff==
==Tech Stuff==
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===Some common confusion about SMG/2 images===
===Some common confusion about SMG/2 images===
To clarify some definitions: upscaling isn't the same as rendering above native resolution. An image is ''upscaled'' when the file's resolution is higher than the resolution of its content (for example, when a game is rendered at 1x native resolution but screenshot in Dolphin's full screen mode, or if the image is artificially resized with an image editor.) This causes unnecessary file bloat and should usually be discouraged. However, this is not the same as setting the emulator to ''render above native resolution'' (in multiples of the native resolution via the Auto setting in Dolphin.) This produces images whose actual content is in high resolution, and thus does not waste file size. According to {{user|Wildgoosespeeder}}'s [[User:Wildgoosespeeder/sandbox|screenshot guide]], it is acceptable to capture Wii screenshots above 1x native resolution due to Dolphin's inconsistencies with producing native resolution screenshots without upscaling or stretching (read that guide for more info). For SMG/2, I follow that guide to produce 1920x1048, above native screenshots.  
To clarify some definitions: upscaling isn't the same as rendering above native resolution. An image is ''upscaled'' when the file's resolution is higher than the resolution of its content (for example, when a game is rendered at 1x native resolution but screenshot in Dolphin's full screen mode, or if the image is artificially resized with an image editor.) This causes unnecessary file bloat and should usually be discouraged. However, this is not the same as setting the emulator to ''render above native resolution'' (in multiples of the native resolution via the Auto setting in Dolphin.) This produces images whose actual content is in high resolution, and thus does not waste file size. According to {{user|Wildgoosespeeder}}'s [[User:Wildgoosespeeder/sandbox|screenshot guide]], it is acceptable to capture Wii screenshots above 1x native resolution due to Dolphin's inconsistencies with producing native resolution screenshots without upscaling or stretching (read that guide for more info). For SMG/2, I follow that guide to produce 1920x1048, above native screenshots.<br>
 
I usually replace an SMG/2 image if:
I usually replace an SMG/2 image if:
* Its aspect ratio is not a multiple of the game's normal widescreen aspect ratio, such as 1920x1054.
* Its aspect ratio is not a multiple of the game's normal widescreen aspect ratio, such as 1920x1054.
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===Moving Images===
===Moving Images===
* I follow [[User:Trig Jegman#Occasionally used terminology|Trig Jegman's guidelines and abbreviations]] when moving images. However, I additionally may use the abbreviation '''UTS''', meaning "underscore to space." Within articles, MediaWiki usually treats spaces and underscores the same, but generally images should be linked with spaces, such as if "File:Image Name.png" were linked in an article as "File:Image_Name.png," similar to how File: is preferred over Image:, or how File: is unnecessary in galleries. So I will often quickly fix those (RIF and UTS) when passing through a page to change filenames. Both of these can easily be done with the wiki's find and replace function (the button in the top-right corner of the editing box).
* I follow [[User:Trig Jegman#Terminology|Trig Jegman's guidelines and abbreviations]] when moving images. However, I additionally may use the abbreviations '''UTS''', meaning "underscore to space," and '''SJE''', described below. Within articles, MediaWiki usually treats spaces and underscores the same, but generally images should be linked with spaces, such as if "File:Image Name.png" were linked in an article as "File:Image_Name.png," similar to how File: is preferred over Image:, or how File: is unnecessary in galleries. So I will often quickly fix those (RIF and UTS) when passing through a page to change filenames. Both of these can easily be done with the wiki's find and replace function (the button in the top-right corner of the editing box).
* Here is a tip to find images with special characters that may need to be renamed. With a list of image names in a text editor such as Notepad++ or VScode, search for the regex <code><nowiki>[^a-zA-Z\d\s:\[\]\.\-\']</nowiki></code>. This will highlight any characters other than letters, numbers, wiki syntax, hyphens, and apostrophies, making it easier to identify images that may need renaming, such as [[:File:YWW ★-S Shiny Platinum Yoshi.jpg]].
* A few additional things I rename:
**RFA: "beta" to "early" or similar, since [[Pre-release and unused content|per wiki policy]], this is often inaccurate terminology.
**SJE (Standard jpg extension): ".jpeg" to ".jpg". This is for the same reason as decapitalizing file extensions in an effort to standardize them on the wiki.
* Here is a tip to find images with special characters that may need to be renamed. With a list of image names in a text editor such as Notepad++ or VScode, search for the regex <code><nowiki>[^a-zA-Z\d\s:\[\]\.\-\']</nowiki></code>. This will highlight any characters other than letters, numbers, wiki syntax, hyphens, and apostrophies, making it easier to identify images that may need [[User:Trig Jegman#Terminology|technical renaming]], such as [[:File:YWW ★-S Shiny Platinum Yoshi.jpg]].
 
===Sorting Galleries===
I have made a simple Java program/script to automatically sort galleries alphabetically. It is now [https://github.com/tsweet64/mw-editing-tools on GitHub] if anyone is interested. However, please note that I have not extensively tested it, and if you use it, you should double-check the result to make sure nothing was removed/broken in the gallery. Please tell me about any bugs.


===Tricks with imagemagick===
===Tricks with imagemagick===
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* [https://imagemagick.org/script/command-line-processing.php How to use ImageMagick]
* [https://imagemagick.org/script/command-line-processing.php How to use ImageMagick]
* [https://imagemagick.org/script/convert.php ImageMagick functions]
* [https://imagemagick.org/script/convert.php ImageMagick functions]
* [https://youtube.com/watch?v=D8pcvkRsx1gA video by Luke Smith explaining ImageMagick.]
* [https://youtube.com/watch?v=D8pcvkRsx1g A video by Luke Smith explaining ImageMagick.]
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===A script to automatically optimize all PNGs in a folder===
===A script to automatically optimize all PNGs in a folder===
This should be equivalent to running [[User:Wildgoosespeeder/PNG Monstrous|PNG Monstrous]] with the pngout and zopflipng options enabled. Additionally, it will convert BMPs to PNGs and uncapitalize file extensions. This script requires zopflipng, pngout, and GNU Parallel. It will run {{wp|PNGOUT|pngout}} and {{wp|Zopfli|zopflipng}} on all pngs, PNGs, bmps, and BMPs in the current directory and output the compressed images to the ./optimized directory with a lowercase .png filename. Zopfli uses the <code>-m</code> ("<code>compress more: use more iterations</code>") and <code>--lossy_transparent</code> ("<code>remove colors behind alpha channel 0. No visual difference, removes hidden information.</code>") options. It will compress multiple images in parallel, up to the number of CPU cores in your computer. This script is intended for Unix-like operating systems, such as Linux and MacOS. You will need to install Zopflipng and GNU Parallel with your package manager (for MacOS, use the [https://brew.sh/ Brew] package manager). I'm not sure about Windows, but you can probably use this in the {{wp|Windows Subsystem for Linux}}, or maybe find a way to port this to a native PowerShell script. You will probably need to download pngout [https://web.archive.org/web/20190602193301/http://advsys.net/ken/utils.htm manually] and place it in in a directory in your PATH, such as ~/bin, as it is not available in most package managers. With the required programs installed, just put this code in a text file saved in ~/bin or in the folder where your PNGs are, <code>chmod +x</code> it, and it should work. If not, you can just manually run the two commands while in the folder with the PNGs. It's less convenient, but it would do the same thing.<br>
This should be equivalent to running [[User:Wildgoosespeeder/PNG Monstrous|PNG Monstrous]] with the pngout and zopflipng options enabled, but will also preserve the iCCP chunk to hopefully prevent color changes to images with gamma adjustment. Additionally, it will convert BMPs to PNGs and uncapitalize file extensions. This script requires zopflipng, pngout, and GNU Parallel. It will run {{wp|PNGOUT|pngout}} and {{wp|Zopfli|zopflipng}} on all pngs, PNGs, bmps, and BMPs in the current directory and output the compressed images to the ./optimized directory with a lowercase .png filename. Zopfli uses the <code>-m</code> ("<code>compress more: use more iterations</code>") and <code>--lossy_transparent</code> ("<code>remove colors behind alpha channel 0. No visual difference, removes hidden information.</code>") options. It will compress multiple images in parallel, up to the number of CPU cores in your computer. This script is intended for Unix-like operating systems, such as Linux and MacOS. You will need to install Zopflipng and GNU Parallel with your package manager (for MacOS, use the [https://brew.sh/ Brew] package manager). I'm not sure about Windows, but you can probably use this in the {{wp|Windows Subsystem for Linux}}, or maybe find a way to port this to a native PowerShell script. You will probably need to download pngout [https://web.archive.org/web/20190602193301/http://advsys.net/ken/utils.htm manually] and place it in in a directory in your PATH, such as ~/bin, as it is not available in most package repositories (though it is [https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/pngout/ in the AUR]). With the required programs installed, just put this code in a text file saved in ~/bin or in the folder where your PNGs are, <code>chmod +x</code> it, and it should work. If not, you can just manually run the two commands while in the folder with the PNGs. It's less convenient, but it would do the same thing.<br>
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#!/bin/sh</nowiki><br><nowiki>
mkdir optimized</nowiki><br><nowiki>
mkdir optimized</nowiki><br><nowiki>
parallel 'pngout '{}' './optimized/{.}.png' ; zopflipng --lossy_transparent -m -y './optimized/{.}.png' './optimized/{.}.png'' ::: "$(find * -maxdepth 0 -type f -name "*.png" -o -name "*.PNG" -o -name "*.bmp" -o -name "*.BMP")"</nowiki>
parallel 'pngout -kiCCP,gAMA,cHRM '{}' './optimized/{.}.png' ; zopflipng --lossy_transparent --keepchunks=iCCP,gAMA,cHRM -m -y './optimized/{.}.png' './optimized/{.}.png'' ::: "$(find * -maxdepth 0 -type f -name "*.png" -o -name "*.PNG" -o -name "*.bmp" -o -name "*.BMP")"</nowiki>
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parallel mogrify -path trimmed -quality 95 -trim '{}' ::: "$(find * -maxdepth 0 -type f -name "*.png" -o -name "*.jpg" -o -name "*.jpeg" -o -name "*.PNG" -o -name "*.JPG")"</nowiki><br><nowiki>
parallel mogrify -path trimmed -quality 95 -trim '{}' ::: "$(find * -maxdepth 0 -type f -name "*.png" -o -name "*.jpg" -o -name "*.jpeg" -o -name "*.PNG" -o -name "*.JPG")"</nowiki><br><nowiki>
cd trimmed</nowiki><br><nowiki>
cd trimmed</nowiki><br><nowiki>
parallel 'pngout '{}' ; zopflipng --lossy_transparent -m -y '{}' '{}'' ::: "$(find * -maxdepth 0 -type f -name "*.png" -o -name "*.PNG")"
parallel 'pngout -kiCCP,gAMA,cHRM '{}' ; zopflipng --lossy_transparent --keepchunks=iCCP,gAMA,cHRM -m -y '{}' '{}'' ::: "$(find * -maxdepth 0 -type f -name "*.png" -o -name "*.PNG")"
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Super Mario Advance 4 Box.png|''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' (Wii U VC)
Super Mario Advance 4 Box.png|''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' (Wii U VC)
New Super Mario Bros box.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' (Wii U VC)
New Super Mario Bros box.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' (Wii U VC)
SmG.jpg|''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
Super Mario Galaxy NA Box Art.jpg|''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
Mariobox-noscale.jpg|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
NSMBW NA Box Art.jpg|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
SMAS.jpg|''[[Super Mario All Stars]]'' (Wii)
SMAS.jpg|''[[Super Mario All Stars]]'' (Wii)
Smg2boxart.png|''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
Smg2boxart.png|''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
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SMR Logo Final.png|''[[Super Mario Run]]''
SMR Logo Final.png|''[[Super Mario Run]]''
SuperMarioOdyssey - NA boxart.jpg|''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''
SuperMarioOdyssey - NA boxart.jpg|''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''
Box NA-Super Mario 3D All-Stars.png|''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]''
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</gallery>
===''Mario Kart'' series===
===''Mario Kart'' series===
<gallery>
<gallery>
SMK BoxCover1.jpg|''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' (Wii U VC)
SMK NA Box Cover.jpg|''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' (Wii U VC)
MK64 Cover.png|''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' (Wii VC)
MK64 Cover.png|''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' (Wii VC)
Mkwii.jpg|''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
Mkwii.jpg|''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
Box NA - Mario Kart 8.jpg|''[[Mario Kart 8]]''
MK8 NA Box Art.jpg|''[[Mario Kart 8]]''
Mario Kart Tour Logo.png|''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
</gallery>
</gallery>
===''Donkey Kong'' series===
===''Donkey Kong'' series===
<gallery>
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YWW NA Boxart.png|''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]''
YWW NA Boxart.png|''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]''
SSB Ultimate box art.png|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
SSB Ultimate box art.png|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
SM 2 Box Art.png|''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''
SMM2 Box Art.png|''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Big projects he has completed==
==Big projects I have completed==
*[https://www.mariowiki.com/index.php?title=Princess_Peach%27s_Castle&diff=2129255&oldid=2120072 Rewrote] part of the [[Peach's Castle]] article
*[https://www.mariowiki.com/index.php?title=Princess_Peach%27s_Castle&diff=2129255&oldid=2120072 Rewrote] part of the [[Peach's Castle]] article
*[https://www.mariowiki.com/index.php?title=List_of_Super_Mario_Galaxy_glitches&curid=85499&diff=2139460&oldid=2054074 Rewrote] [[List of Super Mario Galaxy glitches]]
*[https://www.mariowiki.com/index.php?title=List_of_Super_Mario_Galaxy_glitches&curid=85499&diff=2139460&oldid=2054074 Rewrote] [[List of Super Mario Galaxy glitches]]
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*Made {{tem|fa-archive}} easier to use and consistent with similar templates
*Made {{tem|fa-archive}} easier to use and consistent with similar templates
*Cropped to content and compressed many artwork images
*Cropped to content and compressed many artwork images
*'''Replaced a massive number of low-quality ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', and ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' screenshots'''
*Wrote most of [[MarioWiki:Image optimization]]