Template:Infobox Home Media

Instructions for {{Infobox Home Media}}

{{Infobox Home Media}} is a template that is used on home media pages. On top is the mandatory "initial release" field — the date of the very first release of the given story in any format — and an automatically generated story field. Below it, the right rail contains the cover image of the story's first release, and the left rail is split up into several sections, one for each format into which it was released.

Usage is very simple. For each section, just pick one of six valid categories — Betamax, VHS, Laserdisc, DVD, Blu-ray and Internet — and then list release dates/web links in the appropriate variables below.

Here's an example of one section (random figures are used):

| DVD
|dvd r1 = [[12 September (releases)|12 September]] [[2005 (releases)|2005]]
|dvd r2 = [[14 October (releases)|14 October]] 2005
|dvd r4 = [[6 January (releases)|6 January]] [[2006 (releases)|2006]]
|dvd amazon = Doctor-Who-Doctors-Anniversary-Edition/dp/B0010TG1QC

Which will result in (roughly):

DVD releases

Region 1:	12 September 2005
Region 2:	14 October 2005
Region 4:	6 January 2006
available on Amazon

Here is an infobox containing nearly every possible variable. Note that, while image is usually automatic, the automatic image can be replaced with {{{image}}}; so too with {{{story}}}, which can control the normally automatic "Story released" variable. Initial release — or {{{first}}} — is a mandatory field. "Categories" — and the variables, of course — must be spelled exactly as they are below. It is case-sensitive.

Most importantly, do not include categories for which we don't have information. If a story has never been released on VHS, for example, do not include VHS at all in the infobox, or the section will appear anyway.

{{Infobox Home Media
|name = Optional; automatically generated
|first = MANDATORY FIELD
|image = Optional; automatically generated
| Betamax
|beta uk = 
| VHS
|vhs uk = 
|vhs us = 
|vhs au = 
|vhs amazon = the bit after amazon.co.uk/
| Laserdisc
|laser us =
|laser uk =
|laser amazon = the bit after amazon.co.uk/
| DVD
|dvd r1 =
|dvd r2 =
|dvd r3 =
|dvd r4 =
|dvd amazon = the bit after amazon.co.uk/
| Blu-ray
|bluray uk = 
|bluray us = 
|bluray au = 
|bluray amazon = the bit after amazon.co.uk/
| Internet
|itunes = the bit after itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/ or itunes.apple.com/gb/tv-season/
|itunes us = defaults to $1.99; format: 1.99
|itunes uk = defaults to £1.89; format: 1.89
}}

To be used only if absolutely necessary, the height of the infobox can also be controlled with {{{height}}} (in pixels).

If you have any further suggestions for variables, please let us know on the talk page.

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