AVCC Digital Competition

File Setup

 

 

All image files submitted in AVCC monthly digital competitions must adhere to the following requirements:

 

1. Files must be of type "jpeg".

 

2. File name must indicate the image's category, the maker's name, and the date of the  competition being entered in the form:

               "Category"_"Last name"_"First name"_"Date"

 

"Category" is one of "Open", "Assigned", or "Nature".

 

Examples:

 

John Doe's "Open" digital image file for the February 20, 2009 competition would be:

                                      Open_Doe_John_02-30-09.jpg

 

John Doe's "Assigned" digital image file for the February 20, 2009 competition would be:

                                      Assigned_Doe_John_02-30-09.jpg

 

John Doe's "Nature" digital image file for the February 20, 2009 competition would be:

                                      Nature_Doe_John_02-30-09.jpg

 

3. The file must be less than 1 megabyte in size and must not exceed a width of 1024 pixels or a height of 768 pixels.  Note this height restriction is valid for both portrait and landscape orientations.

 

4. The following are acceptable media for digital image file submission at the club on competition night, if the images have not been submitted by the preferred e-mail method. (See web page  Club Competition Rules ).

 

 

Camera Memory Cards:

1. CompactFlash® Type I
2. CompactFlash® Type II
3. SD™ Card
4. miniSD™
5. MultiMediaCard™
6. RS-MMC™
7. Memory Stick™
8. Memory Stick PRO™
9. Memory Stick Duo™
10. Memory Stick PRO Duo™
11. SmartMedia™
12. xD™

 

USB Storage Devices:  

1. Flash Drives

2. Jump Drives

3. Thumb Drives

4. Quick Drives

 

CD’s & DVD’s are NOT Acceptable

 

 

5. The following are step-by-step examples for resizing and renaming image files using some popular image-editing software.

 

 

PhotoShop Elements Example:

 

1.    Open file of photo that will be entered in PhotoShop Elements.

2.    Select Image on Tool Bar.

3.    Select Resize

4.    Select Image Size

5.    Set Width to a Maximum of 1024 pixels or Height to Maximum of 768 pixels.

6.    Select OK

7.    Select File and Save As on Tool Bar

8.    Select location to Save in:   i.e. either memory card or flash memory drive.

9.    Select Format: JPEG (*.JPG,*JPEG,*.JPE)

10.    Type in new file name using last and first names.            

        i.e. For John Doe's "Open" submission, type:

Open_Doe_John_02-20-09.JPG

11.    Select Save

12.    Set Quality to achieve file size around 1 megabyte. Maximum Quality should still accomplish this.

13.    Select OK

14.    Close PhotoShop Elements

 

 

ArcSoft Photo Studio Example:

 

1.    Open file of photo that will be entered in ArcSoft Photo Studio.

2.    Select Edit on Tool Bar.

3.    Select Image Size

4.    Set Width to a Maximum of 1024 pixels or Height to Maximum of 768 pixels.

5.    Select OK

6.    Select File and Save As on Tool Bar

7.    Select location to Save in:   i.e. either memory card or flash memory drive.

8.    Select File Type: Jpeg (*.JPG,*JPEG)

9.    Type in new file name using last and first names.

      i.e. For John Doe's "Open" submission, type: 

Open_Doe_John_02-20-09.JPG

10.    Set Quality to achieve file size around 1 megabyte. Maximum Quality should still accomplish this.

11.    Select Save

12.    Close ArcSoft Photo Studio

 

Other photo editors work similarly.