Settings
There are a few settings you can modify in the settings tab of your collection. Most of these settings will be automatically set to recommended defaults (with the exception of Pixel Art), so you probably will not need to modify these.
To edit your settings, navigate to the Settings Tab of your collection. Make sure to click Save when you are done, otherwise your will lose your changes.
Pixel Art
If your art is pixel art, you should select this option. Turning on Pixel Art ensures the pixels remain sharp even when resized.
If your art is not pixel art, you should leave this setting turned off. This enables image smoothing when the images are resized. This means that when you view the image at a larger size than its native size, the pixels will be smoothed out so that you cannot see individual pixels. For standard images (not pixel art) this typically makes images look better at large sizes.
However, for pixel art, you do not want the pixels to be smoothed out, as it creates an ugly blurred effect. You want the pixels to remain sharp, which can be achieved by turning on this setting.
Compression
By default, your metadata file is compressed using the gzip file format. This typically reduces the size of the file by 50% or more, so it can save you a little bit in inscription fees. It will also result in the images loading slightly faster on ordinals explorers, because it has less data to fetch (however this will be very minimal).
However, you may not want the file to be compressed, as you may want it to be readable. In this case, just deselect this option.
Image Size
This is the pixel size that your images will be rendered at when viewed on chain, or when downloaded. You will typically get the best results if this is the same size as your trait images (this is the default), but it doesn't have to be the same.
If this is different to the size of your traits, then your traits will get resized when drawn. You can use this to smooth out unwanted pixellation, and make it seem like your traits are higher resolution than they are (only works if image smoothing is on). For example, if your traits are 512x512, you may choose to set your rendered size to 1024x1024 to smooth out the pixels.
This does not need to be square. If your images are not a square, then you should make sure that the rendered size you put here is the same aspect ratio as your traits to prevent distortion.
Include Onchain Metadata
Onchain Metadata is only applicable if you are inscribing your collection through GeneratOrd. If you are not inscribing through GeneratOrd, you will not be charged the extra fee, even if you have turned on this setting.
Onchain metadata is metadata that is stored with each inscription. This consists of the traits/attributes of each item, the token ID of each item, as well as any other custom metadata you would like to add. See the screenshot below for an example of how this metadata is displayed on ordinals.com.
Most explorers do not display onchain metadata. ordinals.com is one of the only places it is visible at the moment. Explorers such as Magic Eden use off-chain metadata that you provide them, so this setting has no impact on how your traits appear on most explorers.
Including on-chain metadata costs an additional 200 sats per inscription in GeneratOrd's service fees. It will also increase transaction fees, as it adds additional data to each inscription. The amount by which the fees increase varies from collection to collection, so if you want to know the cost difference, then check the cost summary in the Inscribe tab with metadata turned on and off.
Custom Metadata
By default, the Token ID and Attributes (traits) are included in you metadata if decide to include on-chain metadata. However, you can choose to add additional custom metadata.
To do this click the Add Custom Metadata button (this is only visible if you have ticked Include Onchain Metadata). You can then add custom properties. Each property has a Label and a Value.
In the example below, a single custom property has been added with a Label of Author, and a value of Satoshi.
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