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 Image Smoothing), so you probably will not need to modify these
Image Smoothing
Image smoothing determines how the browser resizes your image.
Basically, if your art is pixel art, then you do not want image smoothing. Otherwise, you probably do want image smoothing.
By default, when you view an image at a larger size than its native size, browsers will smooth out pixels 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 off image smoothing
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 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.
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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