Digital Images Help and Tips

In the unlikey event that you do not receive your registration e-mail firstly check your spam folder. If the e-mail has not been received please contact the Exhibition Co-Ordinator on 01704 822471

Uploading files to our website

You can now upload your entries directly to our website.

• Images can be uploaded after you have paid on-line via Paypal. Images can be uploaded at any time before the closing date.
• The maximum file size that can be uploaded is 3MB any file greater than this size will be rejected during the up-load process.

Please note that there is no effect on image quality during the website upload and file transfer processes

File specifications

• Only jpg files will be accepted.
• Images should be sized 1400 pixels wide x 1050 pixels high and will be displayed in landscape format. Free space around the image may be filled with any colour, design or texture.
• The images should be saved in sRGB colour space.
• The maximum saved file size should be no more that 3MB.
• The saved file name should be the image title as entered on your application form
  • eg 'Three men in a boat.jpg'
• Please Note: Any entries not complying with the above may be automatically changed by our viewing software to comply with these image specifications. If the image cannot be updated then it will be rejected from the competition.

HELP-CD Writing

•  Burn your CD to ISO 9660 which is an international standard. If written to that standard and ‘Closed’ or 'finalised', the CD should open on any computer. Not all CD writing software shows these options, but ‘under the bonnet’ the standard is usually followed. If given a choice follow the option to burn a DATA CD and then choose options like ‘Disc at Once’ or ‘Write Disc’ and any option to ‘Close’. AVOID options such as ‘Write Session’ or ‘Write Multisession’.
•  If you can, check that your CD will open in a different CD drive.
• If you have entered more than one digital class please create a separate folder for each class entered.  eg. If you have entered the maximum of four images in Class F & four in Class G, your CD should now contain two folders with four “jpg” files and nothing else. The CD must not contain more than one person’s entry.
• Please mark your CD with your name and entry number (if you have entered on line). Please do not use self adhesive labels

About the Selection Process.

• Images will be projected for the Selectors in random order. Titles will be displayed briefly. The entrants personal details will not be displayed
• The display software is colour aware and the projector is profiled.
• Before selection the projector will be adjusted to the satisfaction of the selectors as follows: Brightness and contrast will be set using colour wedges, greyscales and a selection of typical images.

Display / Publication of selected

The selected images will be projected as follows:

•  During the Exhibition they will be displayed at (venue to be arranged) on a monitor or TV and may also be displayed in a similar way at other times and venues, e.g. Public Libraries.
•  Prizewinning images will be displayed on the SPS website. www.southport-ps.co.uk/exhibition
•  A DVD slide-show of the selected images may be purchased. This DVD can be played on a DVD player or a computer with a DVD ROM drive. Order on Entry Form ― ￡5.50 each.

ADDITIONAL HELP

If needed you may email digital@southport-ps.co.uk