| General specifications |
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Windows AVI file |
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Maximum length of the short film = 7 minutes (420 seconds) |
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Minimum length of
the short film = 2 minutes (120 seconds) |
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Maximum filesize of the short film = 75 MB (78643200 bytes) |
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Remember that if we can't watch your
film, because of a format error or problem, we won't be able to judge
you. |
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| Video specifications |
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Allowable AVI video codecs: |
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DivX
5 |
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DivX 6 |
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XviD |
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It is highly recommended that you use the
"DivX Network Home Theatre profile". |
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note: use of advanced
features like multi-warp point GMC, Q-pel and multiple consecutive
B-frames beyond those compatible with the "DivX Network Home Theatre
profile" is not recommended. |
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Framesize of 640 x 480 for full-frame video. |
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For a "widescreen" aspect ratio, you can
either use: |
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a framesize of 640 x 480 with letterboxing |
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or, use a reduced height (e.g., 640 x 360 for 16:9 aspect ratio) |
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Framerate of 24 fps, 25 fps or 29.97 fps
(i.e., standard PAL or NTSC framerates only) |
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Pixel aspect ratio of 1:1 only |
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All other video
codecs (e.g., 3ivx, Divx3, etc.) are not permitted even if they have
passing decoding compatibility with DivX or XviD. |
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| Audio specifications |
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Allowable audio
codecs |
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MPEG-1 Layer 3 audio
(MP3) is recommended - CBR (constant bitrate only) |
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Dolby Digital AC3 |
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Channels: |
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monoaural (MP3 and AC3) |
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stereo (MP3 and AC3) |
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multichannel 5.1 (AC3
only) |
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| Sampling depth:
16-bit only |
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Sampling rate:
44.1 kHz or 48 kHz only |
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The recommended
minimum audio setting is MP3 128 kbit/s CBR, stereo,
16-bit audio sampled at 44.1 kHz |
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note: unfortunately, the included Windows MP3 ACM codecs only allow low
quality settings. Fortunately, you can download and install the free LAME MP3 ACM codec which give a
much wider range of settings. Installation instructions
are here. |
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All other audio codecs (e.g., MP3 Pro, DivX audio/WMA, Ogg Vorbis,
etc.) are not permitted |
| Language
specifications |
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The competition will
be judged from the point of view of an English
language audience. Although you can use any language you wish
for vocals and subtitles, please keep this in mind. |
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Films in a
non-English language and not understandable to an English language
audience may be summarily disqualified from the competition. |
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