FAQ
It costs a lot to inscribe my traits. How can I make it cheaper?
Inscribing the traits is one of the most expensive parts about making a recursive collection, but there are a few techniques you can use to reduce the cost.
The cost of inscribing your traits depends on the file size of the images. Smaller file size results in lower cost. This is a linear relationship, meaning if you halve the file size of your traits, the cost to inscribe will be halved as well.
We recommend you convert all your images to WEBP's, as this typically has significantly smaller file sizes than both JPEG's and PNG's. Also, try to reduce the resolution of the image, and the quality of the compression as low as you can while still retaining acceptable image quality. It is a trade of between image quality and cost, so you need to decide how much quality your willing to sacrifice to lower the cost of inscribing.
If you are yet to create your artwork, and the style of you artwork lends itself well to it, it may be a good idea to use vector graphics for your artwork and inscribe your images as SVG files. SVG images don't store the image as pixels like other image formats, instead it stores the lines and curves that make up the image. If you've already created your artwork, converting to SVG's likely won't reduce the file size, but if you design your artwork to use vector graphics it can result in significantly smaller file sizes than other image formats. For more details about what SVG's are and how to create them, checkout this article.
Why is the preview not displaying anything?
GeneratOrd has previews for banner creators, Ditto, and for Generative Collections. They all work a similar way, so if it is not displaying anything, it may be because:
You are on the Xverse Mobile app. Unfortunately, there is a bug with the Xverse mobile app that can prevent previews from displaying properly. If you are encountering this, we recommend double checking the preview works on a desktop if possible.
One of your inscription ID's is wrong. If you have even a single inscription ID wrong, the entire preview will not work, so it is important to double check they are correct.
The inscription is not an image. GeneratOrd only works if this inscription is an image with one of the following file types: WEBP, JPEG, PNG, APNG, AVIF, GIF or SVG. If you are unsure what file type one of your inscriptions is you can check on ordinals.com by checking the content type property.
Can I inscribe with rare/exotic sats?
No, GeneratOrd does not support inscribing with rare or exotic sats. It uses the sats you pay with to inscribe, but there is no way to choose which sats it uses.
However, you can download the files that GeneratOrd creates and, inscribe them yourself, or inscribe them with a service that offers special sats.
To learn about how to do this read this section of our docs: Inscribing Yourself.
How do I create the traits and metadata JSON files?
We understand that creating the metadata JSON file can be difficult and time consuming, especially if you are not very technical. GeneratOrd is still early in development, and is still in alpha, so there are a number of features still missing. We are actively working on creating automated ways for you to generate your collection metadata.
In the mean time, Franken has been kind enough to create an easy to use Python script that you can use to create the required files for GeneratOrd. Make sure to read the readme to learn how you can use this script.
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