Based on our conversation, we decided to move away from featured and use the term banner instead as featured might imply additional consideration.
Video
We will not host video media but will allow publishers to include links to media video from popular platforms in their snaps. Some platforms we discussed to introduce: asciinema.org (specifically for terminal-based snaps), youtube.com, vimeo.com (already allowed in the old dashboard).
Images
Right now we are only allowing users to upload image media related to Snaps but in the future, there will be public publisher pages which will allow users the ability to include their branding and perhaps some banner to be used in these pages.
There are 2 additional work streams that will help publishers to contribute with acceptable and great media types to the platform: be able to preview a Snap listing page and guidelines and rules for media types (i.e. safe zones for banners, guidance on what to showcase in screenshots, avoiding text as much as possible in screenshots…). These will be worked out once we have an agreed direction.
General details
- Accepted media formats: PNG, Animated GIFs, JPG / JPEG, SVG (currently converts to PNGs)
- Maximum overall file size : 2 Mb
Support for SVG for icons
Upload of SVG images is currently supported for icons which currently convert to PNG format after the publisher uploads them. We have discussed future native SVG support as the majority of clients could render and support this file format.
Limitations for animated GIFs
- Minimum frames per second: 1 fps
- Maximum frame per second: 30 fps
- Maximum length : 20 seconds
Media images related to Snaps
| General | Number | Required | Allowed aspect ratio | Min size | Max size | Recommended size | Max. file size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| {snap-name}-icon | 1 |  |
1:1 | 40x40 | 512x512 | 256x256 | 256 kb |
| {snap-name}-banner | 1 | 2:1 | 640x320 | 3840x1920 | 1920x960 | 2 Mb | |
| {snap-name}-shot-# | Up to 4 | |
1:1, 4:3, 16:9 | 480x480 | 3840x2160 | 1920x1080 | 2 Mb |
Description of items from the table above:
- Snap icon: This image will be shown in search results, store pages and its details page.
- Snap banner: Storefronts might decide to promote a given snap and this media type will allow them to feature a Snap
- Snap shots: Any image/s from a snap that will be displayed on the given public listing page
Note: Support for the old GNOME Software banner (1218x240 using -banner.jpg at the end of the file) will be temporary as we will transition to use the banner specified above.
Media images related to Publishers
NOTE: We are not currently working on public publisher pages but it is something that will be worth considering in this thread.
| General | Number | Required | Allowed aspect ratio | Min size | Max size | Recommended size | Max. file size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| {publisher-name}-icon | 1 | |
1:1 | 40x40 | 400x400 | 256x256 | 256 Kb |
| {publisher-name}-banner | 1 | 2:1 | 640x480 | 3840x1920 | 1920x1080 | 2 Mb |
Description of items from the table above:
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Publisher icon: Refers to a brand image to be displayed in Snap details pages and (future) public pages from publishers listing additional information
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Publisher banner: To be used in (future) public publisher pages in case they will be featured somehow in any of the storefronts or used as a background image for their (future) public pages
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@cprov let me know if you want to discuss further