Have a query not covered here? Email me, fool! P.S. If you haven't seen both classic series of Voltron in some time (or their original anime counterparts) some of these FAQs may contain series spoilers. You have been warned.
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* Is it true Voltron is an anime dub?
Yes. In America, this 'version' of Voltron is commonly called Lion Voltron (abbreviated often as "LV") - for obvious reasons. It has also been referred to as Voltron: Defender of the Far Universe. However, this is one of those shows that was made in Japan and merely exported, edited, and dubbed for American audiences. In Japan it was known as GoLion (for more information, visit this page). However, only episodes 1-52 of the classic show are dubs of Japanese originals. Eps 53-72 and all the other LV series that followed in the ensuing years were dreamed up by WEP, the company bought the rights to dub and distribute GoLion as Voltron here in America.
* How many episodes and seasons are there?
Classic LV has a total of 72 shows, split between two seasons. As noted above, only the first season (eps 1-52) are dubs from the Japanese parent series. Season two, which spans eps 53-72, is an addition added on by the American studios and so is not dubbed. I've always heard they took this step with only LV because of its insane popularity at the time.
Later, in the mid-90s, WEP revived LV and brought you the heavily CG new series called Voltron: the Third Dimension (or V3D as it's often called by fans). I believe it only went for 26 episodes. I've never seen it, but I'm finding it hard to find a fan who gushes over it. At any rate, it's not included on this site because I only want to deal with what I'm familiar with and that's the classic Voltron. Any references to the show on this site will be concerning the 80s classic, only. Other fan sites as well as WEP's page will tell you more about this series if you wish to know.
Finally, I hear WEP is going to revive LV for a third time sometime in the near future with a new series. So be on the look-out for that!
* What are the words to the opening narrative?
From days of long ago
From uncharted regions of the universe
Comes a legend. The legend of Voltron: Defender of the Universe
A mighty robot, loved by good feared by evil
As Voltron's legend grew, peace settled across the galaxy
On planet Earth a galaxy alliance was formed
Together with the good planets of the solar system they maintained peace throughout the universe
Until a new, horrible menace threatened the galaxy
Voltron was needed once more
This is the story of a super force of space explorers
Specially trained and sent by the alliance
To bring back Voltron: Defender of the Universe
* What is the show's basic premise?
In the classic American version, 5 space explorers (Keith, Lance, Pidge, Hunk and Sven) from the Galaxy Alliance come upon planet Arus which has already been ravaged by King Zarkon's forces. When they arrive, they're initially taken prisoner and held on Planet Doom but escape back to Arus. After making it to the ruins of the Castle of Lions, they convince the beautiful Princess Allura and her advisor Coran, to allow them to seek out the five Lions of Voltron. From then on, they're known as the Voltron Force and eventually succeed in driving Zarkon's forces back with Voltron's help. The rest of the series revolves mostly around the struggle to keep Arus free and safe from Zarkon's rule. Later, Sven is hurt (though in Go-Lion, I believe he's actually killed) by evil witch Haggar and so Allura assumes his place on the Force. Eventually, Zarkon's son, Prince Lotor, comes into the picture adding an interesting new romantic dimension to the show - he's hopelessly smitten with Allura.
See the episode guide of this site for a more detailed description of what each episode was about.
* When did the first and last episode air?
According to an online list I found the first classic episode, Space Explorer's Captured, aired in the US on 9/10/1984. The series ended on 11/18/1985 with the episode Breaking Up is Hard to Doom - so the classic series lasted a little over a year. It's lived on in fan's VCRs, syndication, file sharing programs, and DVD releases however.
* What's the deal with Vehicle Voltron and how is it related to Lion Voltron?
Lion Voltron and Vehicle Voltron (VV), while both seemingly similar Japanime sagas, were originally unrelated. It wasn't until they were brought over and dubbed here that both shows became linked. WEP not only called both giant robots "Voltron", but made the Galaxy Alliance part of both shows (originally, the Alliance was only a part of VV's anime universe - scenes featuring Garrison leaders were edited into LV later). They also gave Pidge a twin brother who served on VV's Air Team, named Chip, further tying together the two series. So no, VV was not just a cheap knock-off of LV or vice versa. A lot of fans barely remember VV because LV was more popular back in the day and VV, as far as I know, has never had a revival or reruns aired so most have to rely on vague childhood memories to recall it. More about VV can be found by visiting the other "side" of Voltron Central or elsewhere in this FAQ.
As can be evidenced by the old toy packaging, Lion Voltron was technically known as 'Voltron III', Vehicle Voltron as 'Voltron I', and yet a third had its toys packaged as 'Voltron II'. However, it was LV that aired first, VV second, and the last one - not at all. How's that for logic?
* I've heard about something called Albegas that's related to Voltron. What is it?
Albegas refers to a third Japanese series featuring a combining giant robot that was supposed to be drafted by WEP into yet another version of Voltron. From what I've heard about it, WEP changed their minds about a series when VV didn't do so well and so the dubbed version of Albegas was scrapped. The only thing that materialized for it in the States was a few toys many termed as "Gladiator Voltron" (the toys actually carried the lable "Voltron II"). Check the links section to find fan sites that will tell you more about it and show you pictures. As I've said, I won't be covering it beyond this FAQ question because I want to deal with the classic two shows I remember loving as a child. Albegas was not part of that equation for me.
* How is the GoLion original different from the dub?
I have seen a few GoLion episodes, but none that are fan-subbed. Since I don't understand Japanese I can't tell you a lot at this time about how the show differed in plots and premises.
However, I have noted that WEP edited the show, heavily in spots, to get all the gory violence out of it. GoLion could be extremely bloody and graphic in spots and that just wouldn't do for a "wholesome" series aimed at kids in the States. This is why some of the first season episodes will feel oddly edited or characters' may seem to "overreact" to things in spots. Many times when Allura is crying her eyes out it's supposed to be from the slaughter she's witnessing, not whatever minor thing WEP decided to replace the violence with. Scenes in LV often got "recycled" too, for the sake of making up for violent chunks of time they had to edit out earlier (i.e. how many times did we see that ending where Princess kisses Pidge or Lance on the balcony?) - it served as light-hearted filler.
That said, where editing out the violence was not possible, those that died on American screens were deemed as 'robots', or somehow escaped a cruel fate (i.e. a ship was shown blowing up but a voice over assured you that so-and-so escaped in a shuttle! Yet, you were hard pressed to ever see them again in the series). In the 80s, American censors wouldn't allow a cartoon character to die onscreen. Therefore in the Japanime version, Zarkon's minions were not 'robots' at all, but flesh and blood Doomites that died on a regular basis battling the Voltron Force. Likewise, Sven actually was supposed to die early on in the series. It was only by luck a character introduced later in the anime looked enough like Sven for WEP to make you believe he "came back" to help the team.
LV's second season, which was not adapted from GoLion, therefore had better "flow" to the eps and less 'mistakes' (like showing a so-called doomite robot doing human things like yawning, eating/drinking or even bleeding a little...you only actually see they have wiring and circuits in season two!), recycled scenes and such, although the animation quality is noticably worse.
* Wasn't there a movie made that featured both LV and VV fighting the Drule Empire together?
Yes. It was called Fleet of Doom and was done by WEP, not simply dubbed from the original anime. Its running time was over an hour and its premise involved both the LV and VV teams meeting up to stop the Drule Empire - who had teamed up with Zarkon and his lot - from wreaking havoc. This movie was the first reference, I believe, to all the baddies being Drules which further tied the two Voltron universes together. However, LV got considerably more face time in the movie what with it being by far the more successful series. Outside of the recent comics, I do believe this is the only instance where the two Voltrons get together on screen rather than just occassionally referencing one another.
The movie can still be officially bought on VHS tape. I'm sure it's still floating around in file sharing programs, too.
* Where can I buy videos and DVDs?
--WEP, the rights owners and the company that runs Voltron's official Web page, has an online store from where you can shop for many episodes on VHS format. Included as well are the V3D series along with select classic eps. The entire classic series, however, is not represented there.
--An Australian company called Madman have been releasing the entire classic show on DVD. You can shop for copies online here. Be aware that if you live in North America you'll need a regionless DVD player to be able to view these, or at the very least, a drive on your computer that can handle multi-regions.
But, keep checking back at WEP's site for they have promised to release a set of DVDs here in the States "soon".
If none of those options work for you, you'll have to take your chances with bootleg videos or fan made rips from old Cartoon Network taped reruns to see the entire series. Just check ebay or file sharing programs and also be aware that bootlegging isn't exactly legal (nor can you be certain as to what quality video you'll be getting), so "share" at your own risk!
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* Is it true Vehicle Voltron is also an anime dub?
Yes. In America, this 'version' of Voltron is commonly called Vehicle Voltron - for obvious reasons (though some call it "Car" Voltron). It has also been referred to as Voltron: Defender of the Near Universe. However, this is one of those shows that was made in Japan and merely exported, edited, and dubbed for American audiences. In Japan it was known as Dairugger XV (for more information, visit this page). This series was decidedly less popular - at least as compared to its more fantasy-oriented cousin, Lion Voltron. VV was more sci-fi than fantasy (there's basically no magic and such in the series - technology and firepower win or lose the fight here - it's your standard space opera), and many VV fans seem to think this series was more mature in its story lines and character development than was LV.
* How many episodes and seasons are there?
It ran for only one season (serving, more or less, as the second season for the Voltron franchise overall), showing 52 episodes in all. The whole run was a dub of the anime Dairugger XV, a show originally unrelated to LV's parent series, GoLion, but drafted in dubbed form as another Voltron stationed elsewhere in the universe. A nice idea that never panned out as well as WEP would have hoped, I suppose. Unlike LV, VV never got more episodes made beyond the dubs of the original Japanese show other than his appearance in the movie Fleet of Doom.
Although Lion Voltron has enjoyed a re-run revival on Cartoon Network (in the late 90s) and got a 'new' series in Voltron: The Third Dimension (and reportedly, another to come in the near future), VV fans have had to deal with trying to scrounge up episodes that haven't been shown on American televisions for almost 20 years, or find files online ripped from old tapes and such. These eps are definitely much harder to come by - at least if you want to see the whole series.
* What are the words to the opening narrative?
It's almost identicle to LV's opening, though there are slight variations in it.
From days of long ago
From uncharted regions of the universe
Comes a legend. The legend of Voltron: Defender of the Universe
A mighty robot, loved by good feared by evil
As Voltron's legend grew, peace settled across the galaxy
On planet Earth a galaxy alliance was formed
Together with the good planets of the solar system they maintained peace throughout the universe
Until a new, horrible menace threatened the galaxy
Voltron was needed once more
This is the story of a super force of space explorers
Specially trained and trusted by the alliance
With the secret of how to assemble Voltron: Defender of the Universe
* What is the show's basic premise?
In the American version, the 15 member Voltron Force are part of a crew from the Galaxy Alliance who ride through space on the Stellar Ship Explorer; their mission, to find an inhabitable world for the overpopulated people on Earth to settle. The 15 person force is divided into three teams of 5 people - Land, Sea and Air - and as one might guess, they specialize in gathering samples and analyzing the elements in their area of expertise so that they can determine which worlds may suit their needs. Of course, when needed, the 15 units each team member pilots can combine into mighty Voltron.
The space explorer's mission is a peaceful one. For instance, if a planet is already inhabited they will move on. However, they must constantly be on the lookout for attack fleets from the Drule Empire. The Drules' situation is complicated. Politically, they're led by leaders who promote the propaganda that the Alliance are imperialists who want new worlds with which to expand their own empire. While some of these Drule leaders would like to do just that for the sake of their own lust for power, there is also a practical reason they too need a new world to inhabit - their own is being destroyed by the forces from a transient sun. They face near extinction if they don't act, but the pride of some of their warlords won't let them stop fighting with the Alliance (and often destroying perfectly good worlds in the process of fighting) long enough to focus on this dire need.
It's through the courageous realization by one of the Drule leaders, Hazar, that they find hope. As the story progresses, Hazar begins to sincerely want to make peace with the Alliance. However, he has to fight among the rulers and warriors of his own people to keep them from sabotaging his efforts, which they often do (not only does he have to deal with the sneers and humiliation at the hands of his peers for his efforts, but he also suffers politically by being demoted). As a consequence, the Alliance becomes more mistrusting of the Drules given there's been so many ambushes that follow supposed attempts at making peace. It comes down to the Drules needing the Alliance's help to beat the ticking time bomb their home world has become, but Hazar must get through to his leaders - and convince the Voltron Force that the call for peace is real - before it's too late.
See the episode guide of this site for a more detailed description of what each episode was about.
* When did the first and last episode air?
According to an online list I found, the first episode, In Search of New Worlds, aired in the US on 9/19/1984, having the first few showings 'mixed in' with Lion Voltron's first season. The actual 'true' season for this show kicked off on 12/14/1984, with the episode A Temporary Truce, with the majority of the remainder of the episodes shown in succession before the second season of LV kicked off. Its final ep was shown on 3/85/1985 with the episode In the Enemy Camp. (Note: I have seen a few ep lists show this ep as the last one aired, though many other fan sites will say The End of Hazar's World is the final ep. I explain my thinking in the ep guide where I give the synopsis and provide an episode transcription of the ep so you can be the judge. The ep title, of course, is subject to debate given no title cards were on the eps).
* How is Vehicle Voltron connected to Lion Voltron?
Vehicle Voltron and Lion Voltron, while both seemingly similar Japanime sagas, were originally unrelated. It wasn't until they were brought over and dubbed here that both shows became linked and the mighty robot in each series both named "Voltron". In addition, the Galaxy Alliance was made a common thread in both (originally, that military outfit was only a part of VV's anime universe), and Chip, a short and bespectacled Air Team member, was said to be Pidge's fraternal twin brother.
Stylistically, VV was more straight-forward space opera without much of a magical or fantasy element, unlike LV.
* Why is Vehicle Voltron less popular than LV?
Ask 50 different fans and you'll probably get 50 different answers. In the end, it's a matter of opinion but here are some reasons VV was doomed to be the franchise red-headed stepchild:
--There's too many characters in this show to keep track of with 15 members just on the Voltron Force, not to mention the revolving door of Drule leaders that appear throughout the series.
--It's boring (it is more sci-fi based than the flashier and more favored magical cousin, Lion Voltron), the quest for finding a livable world apparently bored the youth of the 80s. I will admit, portions of some eps drag when they get into the scientific minutae of a planet's make-up or a drawn out Galaxy Garrison conference, but as a whole, the series wasn't that bad IMHO.
--People got used to LV first and were offended when this "imitator" with the Voltron name appeared on the screen. The concept of dual series apparently was not a welcome one.
--People just don't remember it, and it's no wonder given if you missed its one shot in the 80s, you missed it!
Now for my personal two cents. I always liked this version better, I'll admit. Not that I hate LV, but LV seemed more your standard pure good vs. pure evil scenario. Although both shows had their cheesy or smarmy moments - or lame plot contrivances - to be sure. But at least VV didn't have space mice lol!
Anyway, I liked the character developement in VV, especially not having your typical purely 'evil' guys who are just evil for the sake of being evil or taking over the universe. The Drule people are just victims of bad leadership (unlike Doomites' portrayal in LV, which was basically an entire planet full of war mongering evil creatures, with few exceptions). With the emergence of Hazar as a former 'bad-guy' doing what's right, the story takes a fantastic turn. That and the "good guys" weren't always perfect, either, giving the characters more form and realism. I found this show to be more engaging as well as more 'mature' (meaning, it took a more mature mind to either grasp or care about the political tensions that drove the VV plot) than Lion Voltron, although I was a big fan of that show as well. Maybe it would have done better had it not been tied to Lion Voltron. I think when they switch hit this series with LV, it ticked off a lot of little tykes. Oh well. Those of us who feel this way will have to languish in a distinct minority, I guess!
* How is the Dairugger XV original different from the dub?
I have seen a several Dairugger XV episodes, some of which were fan-subbed. From what I understood, the biggest difference in the plots was what the space explorers were even doing in the Drules' neck of the woods. In DXV, they were there just to explore, with no greater purpose than to see what's out there. The American dubs added the element of actually needing a new world to colonize, thus improving plot over the original IMHO. Though, the characters in DXV curse regularly and what they're drinking in the mess hall ain't orange juice or Tang >:)
I have noted that WEP edited the show, heavily in spots, to get all the gory violence out of it. DXV, however, wasn't quite as bloody as GoLion but even still, the suicides and murders (not to mention piles of casualties on both sides during their skirmishes) that took place in DXV just wouldn't do for a "wholesome" series aimed at kids in the States. This is why some of the episodes will feel oddly edited or characters' may seem to "overreact" to things in spots. Scenes in VV often got "recycled" too, for the sake of making up for violent chunks of time they had to edit out earlier (i.e. how many times did we see that ending where the team leaders eat something gross and blame the cook, Sammy?) - it served as light-hearted filler.
That said, where editing out the violence was not possible, those that died on American screens were deemed as 'robots', or somehow escaped a cruel fate (i.e. a ship was shown blowing up but a voice over assured you that so-and-so escaped in a shuttle! Yet, you were hard pressed to ever see them again in the series - this happens *a lot* in VV). In the 80s, American censors wouldn't allow a cartoon character to die onscreen. Therefore in the Japanime version, the Drule fighters (and indeed many non-descript Alliance fighters) were not 'robots' at all, but flesh and blood people that died on a regular basis in battle. Many Drule and Alliance leaders ended up kicking the bucket too, but those scenes were cut and a lame voice over excuse made to explain their absense for the rest of the series (Mongo going into self-imposed exile? Puhlease. He was blown to bits!).
It is fun to note that one flesh and blood character death did get by the censors. In the episode Help Not Wanted, an Alliance Captain of a supply fleet, Keyo, died during a fierce battle with the Drules - the fact that he was a living being went undenied and his on screen death as his ship gets annihilated by a Robeast rather apparent. Follow the former link to find a downloadable clip of that scene. Also see my DXV cuts area in the media portion of the VV part of the site for clips of select deleted scenes.
* Where can I buy videos and DVDs?
--WEP, the rights owners and the company that runs Voltron's official Web page, has an online store from where you can shop for many episodes on VHS format. The whole series is sadly not available, but you can buy two VHS tapes with several episodes on each one.
--An Australian company called Madman has announced that starting in August 2005, they will be releasing VV on DVD (hopefully, they will continue on and produce the entire 52 ep run). Check out how to buy here. Be aware that if you live in North America you'll need a regionless DVD player to be able to view these, or at the very least, a drive on your computer that can handle multi-regions.
--Anchor Bay, a company out of the UK, released a disc last year that has LV on the cover and disc, but actually has the first four eps of VV on it. You may still be able to snag one here. Again if you're in the US, beware of possible region incompatibility and know what your dvd player is capable of showing before you buy.
But, keep checking back at WEP's site for they have promised to release a set of DVDs here in the States "soon" (though VV will come after they get done making LV available, I'm sure).
If none of those options work for you, you'll have to take your chances with bootleg videos or fan made rips from old tapes from TV. Just check ebay or file sharing programs and also be aware that bootlegging isn't exactly legal (nor can you be certain as to what quality video you'll be getting), so "share" at your own risk! Just know that these are harder to find and usually in much worse shape due to the age of most people's TV broadcast dubs.
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* Why isn't everything for both Voltrons in one spot?
Because the Denubian Spaceport and Try This World For Size started out as separate pages. The Spaceport (LV side) came first when I decided to take the meager information and pics from a subpage on my larger and older Thundercats site and give it a new home of its own. Then I started adding more info and things to it to flesh it out.
A short time later, I came into some VV episodes that I could gather information and pics from and so I decided to give it a site, too. Before, I had nothing but vague childhood memories of that show and it wasn't the stuff to build a site upon.
I'm kinda infamous for tweaking my sites to death, so one day I decided both classic shows should be joined together, so the concept of Voltron Central with two "sides" to surf was born. Oh the symmetry!
* Why don't you supply information about V3D or Albegas?
As I've mentioned in other FAQs here, the idea behind this site is to pay some homage to two of my favorite childhood cartoons. I've never seen the newer V3D and Albegas never got dubbed as a Voltron - at least it never made the TV screens here - so I have little interest in it other than noting they did exist. Other fan sites, however, are more thorough than this one on those subjects and I encourage you to visit my links to explore it in depth.
On a similar note, the same can be said for my lack of info on the toy lines and other things - so far it's not intended to be the Voltron site that has "everything" - just what interests your obsessive little web mistress ;)
* Any plans to expand this site to the degree of your Thundercats page?
At the moment, no. Whatever sections are up now (or those with a coming soon notation) are all I plan to finish or add to right now. Of course, to backpeddle on myself from the question before this one, you can never say never. When I started my Tcats page I had no grand plans to have it grow the way it did, so...
That said, that site does take gobs of time, effort and money to maintain (and that includes trying to collect memorabilia to add to it) so I'm not feeling too motivated to duplicate that over here just yet. For now, I'm happy with just my Volty basics here ^_^
* Besides fan fiction and fan art, can fans contribute to this site?
Corrections, additional information, scans of items or whatever are always appreciated. And as a donated item, I'll be happy to toss a credit, link or whatever your way as a thank you for adding to the site content.
If you have something you think I'd be interested in adding, just drop me an email or IM and we'll see what happens.
* Why don't you have full episodes or full scans of the comics available on the site?
In a word, legality. I don't need WEP or Devil's Due sending a rabid pack of lawyers after me and getting my site shut down because I've taken it upon myself to redistribute their property in full. Clips or a few page scans usually fly because there's such a thing as "Fair Use". It gives you a taste of the item, and if you want more, you'll have to be resourceful or go the legal way, bite the bullet, and buy the thing.
Another reason, especially where hosting whole episodes is concerned, is file size and thus, bandwidth charges. It's not free and often not cheap to run an ad-free web site that has any kind of space that's worth a shit. And if you go hog wild with the huge files, you could find yourself in trouble with your hosting for bogarting server resources - or even worse, paying costly bandwidth overage charges. This is why the avi group or p2p exists...go suck the life out of somebody else's computer or server, m'k? ;) This issue is also why the videos clips don't stream from the site, but rather packed in downloadable zip files. It may be madness, but it has method.
* Are there regular scheduled chats and who is X3?
Ah, the chatroom. First of all, there's no set time anyone is in there so odds are if you pop in randomly it's a ghost town. Generally, we just use the forum to make a thread announcing an impromptu chat, there for anyone that stops by to see and join in if they want. If there is any interest in attempting to schedule chats ahead of time, let me know. If there's enough interest, I'll consider trying.
The links on the site lead to a java portal to my channel on the afternet server, #voltroncentral. You therefore have to have java enabled and up to date on your PC to join that way. Otherwise, feel free to download mIRC and join that way. All you need to know is the aforementioned channel name.
Finally, X3 is a bot that doesn't talk back. He's just in there keeping the channel cozy when I or one of the other channel ops can't be there. It ensures that some random somebody can't just commandere the channel in our absense. Feel free to brush up on your chatroom and X3 commands here, though a lot of the X3 stuff won't work unless you're a channel owner.
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* What about fan art? How do I submit it, and what are the restrictions?
Here's the fan art rules, for all you practicing Picassos out there. Now freshly updated to reflect the use of the new automated system!
1) Like fic, I won't be censoring any art -- you can submit nudes or graphically drawn sex scenes. But like fic, I insist you either post warnings on those pieces or put them in an album that is for restricted or private viewing - it is explained how to do this further on in this FAQ.
2) Also, as with fic, the quality and talent doesn't have to be breathtaking, but I will draw the line at pictures that amount to little more than stick figures or scribbles. Afterall, images take up far more webspace than text, so I have to be vigilant on how I use that space -- which means no hosting of "art" that's worse than the average kindergartener's work. Anyone attempting to upload such 'work' will find their contributions deleted. Also, images have to have something to do with Voltron. Original character art is fine, however.
3) Computer generated art is fine -- there's no restriction to what medium you work with. However, if you're going to digitally incorporate things into your piece, don't use another artist's work without their permission. And because this has recently come up, this does include photographers and models as "artists" whose work and likenesses you may not use to a great degree w/o permission. This would rule many photo-manipulations out unless you really alter it so that the original work isn't so apparent in the picture. I don't mind your using a pose or pic as a guide, either. Just alter it, basically, beyond "recognition". If we can look at your pic and tell that's a photo of Angelia Jolie painted up blue in Photoshop to look like a Drule, that won't be acceptable.
4) Because of space limitations, I'll be putting a cap of approximately 20MB of space per user. This may increase or decrease in the future, depending on my hosting situation and demand on the gallery. So if you reach that limit and want to add more, you'll have to take down older pieces to accomodate. You'll want to choose a wise format, therefore. bmp will suck up tons of space. Not smart. I recommend JPG or GIF - and animated GIFs can now also be uploaded to the gallery.
5) I reserve the right to resize and change the format of any pic you upload, though with the built in size restrictions, I doubt I will. If you have a specific reason for uploading a particular kind of file, (ex: if a gif is animated, it needs to stay a gif file to retain the animation) you can try it, but there is a per-piece file size limit. But you're welcome to try your luck! An insanely huge single image may technically be in the bounds of the overall space alloted, but for the love of interwebs, think of our connections! We're not all running T1, folks.
6) To get started, first create an account at the image gallery. Then log in and create an album. Albums are like subcategories, and you can create as many as you'd like (for example, I created several in my user gallery so I could separate straight show art from fan fic art, nudes, etc). Once you've created your albums, select "upload picture" - this is where you can also add info about the image - and make sure you're putting it in the album you wish to place it in. You can rearrage, delete or move pictures as you wish. Your only restriction is space, really. You also can turn off comment and rating modes, although I recommend leaving those enabled - it's a great way to get feedback! Lastly, you can make some albums private or only accessible to certain user groups. This is useful if you want to store some sketchy stuff or some racy images, but anything you want all visitors to see should remain in an album(s) you designated as public. These modifications can all be made by clicking on the "properties" option of each album.
If you wish, general info about the pics (any captions or stats on the piece, such as size of canvas/media used, explanation of characters depicted, etc) can be listed under the image caption. Contact info and site links can easily go in your gallery profile.
7) Users and visitors alike should use the commenting and rating features responsibly. Please try to keep your comments constructive, even if they are critical. There's no need to abuse anyone. Also, work posted to the gallery should not be linked to or redistributed without the artists' express permission.
8) Also as with fic, I reserve the right to remove your gallery at anytime. Therefore, I recommend you back up your own files so that you'll always have a copy for yourself. Don't count on my page to be the permanent archive of your stuff, because you may find yourself sorely disappointed.
9) In recent months, I have had to make membership on the gallery by approval-only. This is because spammers would join and hammer the comments with their idiotic links. Since the alternative was disabling comments - which sucks when you're an artist that might like feedback - I decided to screen those who join. So, if you want to join to submit work or comment, then don't choose a name that is suspicious and it also helps to put a blurb about Voltron in your user profile. If I have any doubts, I just won't approve you. If you're worried this is the case, feel free to email me and let me know your account won't be a spammer's.
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