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To use an image (or video, or audio file) on Wikipedia, it must first be uploaded. However, there are some important restrictions on what images Wikipedia can accept. This tutorial introduces you to the relevant rules and guidelines. To upload images, you will need to register an account. It's quick and free, and has many benefits
To upload a new image, first activate VisualEditor by clicking "edit" at the top of an article. Once the VE toolbar has appeared, click the Insert menu and choose the "Images and media" option. That opens a dialog box which allows you to upload and use images.
To upload an image, use the Wikipedia:File upload wizard. When uploading an image, you have to: make sure the image is published under a free copyright license; clearly label the origin and the copyright license of the image. Before uploading images, read the image use policy. Most images on the Internet are copyrighted.
If you need help uploading an image, or selecting a suitable image for an article, see the image use policy and the Manual of Style. Images on most websites are copyrighted and should not be uploaded; see the copyright policy. Please upload the highest resolution image possible, but keep the file size under 1,000 megabytes.
An anti-aliased image may use more colours than you notice, because anti-aliasing smooths jagged edges by adding shades of grey where once there was black or white. Anti-aliased black-and-white images usually need to be saved as 16-colour or 256-colour images instead. See the illustration at the right.
Images, audio and video files must be uploaded into Wikipedia using the "Upload file" link on the left-hand navigation bar. Only logged in users can upload files. Once a file is uploaded, other pages can include or link to the file. Uploaded files are given the "File:" prefix by the system, and each one has an image description page.
Don't overwhelm a medium-sized or small article by adding lots of images to it. Focus on uploading images that can support and illustrate the text of an article, not replace that text. If you do have a bunch of images that you could use for an article, but that you don't intend to use unless the article becomes much larger, you can still upload ...
Python Imaging Library is a free and open-source additional library for the Python programming language that adds support for opening, manipulating, and saving many different image file formats. It is available for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. The latest version of PIL is 1.1.7, was released in September 2009 and supports Python 1.5.2–2.7. [3]