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 16, 2011 competition would be:

                                      Open_Doe_John_02-16-11.jpg

 

John Doe's "Assigned" digital image file for the February 16, 2011 competition would be:

                                      Assigned_Doe_John_02-16-11.jpg

 

John Doe's "Nature" digital image file for the February 16, 2011 competition would be:

                                      Nature_Doe_John_02-16-11.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 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_02-16-11.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.