Fifty5 Thursday Help & Info

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RULES AND INTRUCTIONS 
Submission Forms need to be in BY Wednesday 12:00 PM SLT.
*NOTE* IF I can not see item from landing point you will be put on bottom of the list the following week until it is placed correctly *THIS IS NOT A HUNT*

Items are to be set from 55L to 100L,depending on the mesh template creator's TOS.
IF YOUR STORE HAS MORE THEN 50% OF THE ITEMS PRICED LESS THEN 199L YOU WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED!
Items must be original designs, No resellers or affiliates may participate, If you use templates, the textures must be your own creation. Changing the color of an included sample texture is not acceptable. Also, take care to comply with the TOS that accompanied the template.If you are using PREMADE Textures That makes you a RESELLER and I DO NOT ACCEPT RESELLERS!!! IT does not matter if you bought these premade textures for your items, they are still resellers and DOES NOT make you a Designer! If I find you using them that item WILL BE REMOVED with NO REFUND.
Sample of premade texture below

Items that are against TOS such as Disney, NFL Logos, Betty Boop, Hello Kitty, ect will also be removed with no refund. You are using mesh so I know you took the test Linden Lab test about using these items, Don't Do it.

Dropbox and Pay areas in picture

Rename the texture of the item with price,if other than 55L.You do not need to
photoshop texture with price, just rename texture in your inventory before putting on notecard.
Example.....Long Formal Mesh Dress 99L

Please put whether a demo is available for item or not.

*If you put 2 or 3 items on a single texture the price is still 100L PER ITEM Advertised.
   
      *NOTE....I  my Manager or store checker will check your every store each week please have your items out and ready.

** THE SALES ITEM SHOULD BE VISIBLE FROM THE LANDING POINT (no exeptions)  in the entrance to the shop or in reasonable place, not upstairs or at the back of the store, use the prints provided  if you need to. People should not have look for it or take a TP to it... It's a sale not a hunt.

DO NOT PUT THE SAME ITEM AT A DIFFERENT PRICE ANYWHERE NEAR THE SALE ITEM, IT IS CONFUSING TO PEOPLE. IF I SEE THIS OR ANY OTHER RULES BROKE YOU WILL BE REMOVED WITH NO REFUND

Do not just swap sale items from other events,group gifts,lucky chairs,etc.
You should wait atleast 5 weeks before using repeat items.

Do not use signs,notices,or ads that say "55L Thursday" or similar. THE NAME  IS Fifty5 Thursdays.
It is a name, not a price It is confusing when the wrong wording is used.

*** Item will be ready for sale BEFORE Wednesday AT 11:00PM SLT for store checks.(you do not have to make it for sale at that time, just have it out and ready)

The sale start at 7AM SLT on Thursdays DO NOT SEND NOTICES BEFORE THAT TIME. It will run through Sunday, but can last until the next Thursday.

* I expect you to notify your private group and subscribers about the *FULL LIST

**IF YOU ARE NOT SET UP AND READY YOU WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE LIST AS NOT SETUP UP AND NO REFUND WILL BE GIVEN*NOT SETUP INCLUDES PUTTING WRONG LM TO STORE OR SETTING WRONG ITEM/COLOR*
THERE WILL BE AN EXTRA CHARGE OF 50L FOR ANY CORRECTION I HAVE TO MAKE BECAUSE YOUR SUBMISSION IS NOT CORRECT, INCLUDING ANY TEXTURE CHANGES.
Also if you send a submission after the box is closed there is an addition 50L fee

Nola Hellershanks/Owner

Example setup above. Items should be near a kiosk, joiner, or feet visible from landing point.


General Picture Info

Goto debug settings(ctrl+alt+shift+s),goto snapshotformat,and set it to 2(bmp), then close box.
It  will be larger size in MB on drive, but no quality loss.

Make sure High-res Snapshot is marked in advanced menu.
If you have issues with glow, particles, etc, then unmark High-res Snapshot.

Always save to disk,so you can edit before uploading,without spending extra 10L.

NEVER make the picture bigger when resizing,or it will be blurry.

When saving pictures from your editor:
24bit TGA, BMP, JPG for uploading to SL
32bit TGA or PNG if you use alpha layer

Never use compression when uploading images to SL, it'll make picture blocky.

 Best sizes and ratios for sl pics:
Square (Best for Fifty5 Thursday blog) = 512x512
Wide (Best for profile Picks) = 512 x 256


General Graphics Info

Here is a good base settings for quality and speed to work with.
I tried to explain the pros and cons of some settings.
You might want to save it to view at normal size (1024x1024) to see it clearly.