Submission Guidelines and Instructions for WP/DPG 2007

Guidelines and Instructions

The Wetpixel.com and DivePhotoGuide.com International Photo Competition is open to entrants of all skill levels. Please read the general rules before proceeding.

Entries must be saved in jpeg format and should be sized to be between 2000 and 6000 pixels in the longest dimension. Please limit your images to a maximum file size of 5,000KB (5MB). Images will be viewed on a large monitor and should be in the AdobeRGB 1998 or sRGB color space.

Naming Your Images
Name your jpg files according to the following template, or see below for your customized file name list.

        CategoryAbbreviation-LastName-FirstName-Entry#.jpg

Categories are abbreviated as follows: Macro Traditional (MT), Macro Unrestricted (MU), Wide Angle Traditional (WT), Wide Angle Unrestricted (WU), Compact Camera (C), Environment and Conservation (E), and Video (V).

When you generate a custom submission form, all filenames you should submit will be listed for you.

Videos can come from any source, but must be submitted as a video file using commonly-available codecs. A good rule of thumb is that your video should be able to be played via Quicktime, VLC Player (MacOS), or Windows Media Player.

1. Acceptable file types are Windows Media (WMV), Quicktime (MOV), Audio Video Interlave (AVI), and MPEG-4 (MP4).
2. NTSC, PAL, interlaced and progressive video all accepted.
3. Preferred codecs are WMV9, DIVX, XVID, and H.264, but others are accepted. HDV is also acceptable, but in general, we prefer more compressed codecs.
4. Judging will be done on large computer monitors, so submit videos of the highest possible resolution and quality. A minimum screen resolution of 640x360 pixels is suggested, with a maximum accepted size of HD 1080p.
5. Judging criteria will focus mostly on video subject matter, content, and production, with video quality secondary.
6. Video files should not exceed 250MB, and should be submitted only via web upload or on CD-ROM (see submission details below).

Suggested toolsets for outputting appropriate video:

1. iMovie (Mac OS)
   For 640x480: Export->Quicktime->Compress Movie: Expert Settings->Share->Export: Movie to MPEG-4->Use: LAN/Intranet
2. Final Cut Pro/Compressor (Mac OS)
3. Quicktime Pro (Mac OS, Windows)
4. Autodesk Cleaner (Mac OS, Windows)
5. Sorenson Squeeze (Mac Os, Windows)
6. Sony Vegas (Windows XP)
7. Adobe Premiere (Windows XP)
8. uLead Video Studio (Windows XP)
9. Movie Maker, highest quality setting (free, Windows XP)

All entries must be received before the deadline date of 11:59pm (Pacific Time), January 7, 2007. There are two methods for entry submission, and both of the require a completed entry form.

Contest closed on January 8, 2007 and is no longer open for submissions.

Entry fees are $10 per image (no limit on number of entries). Payment can be made via check or Paypal.

All entries submitted without matching payment will be disqualified.