Image and Media Preparation

Index


Committed vs. Uncommitted Images

What is the difference between committed images and uncommitted images?
  • Committed images are images that are currently attached to an active application. Uncommitted images have not yet been attached to an active application.
How can I apply to a new call with all my work samples committed?
  • Even if a work sample is committed you are able to re-use that sample to apply to a new call.
I would like to delete or modify an image but it is committed. What do I do?
  • Your committed image is currently attached to an active application. Applications will remain active if they exist on the list on your My CaFÉ™ Entries page. Once your application is archived the images will be released from that application and uncommitted. Images must be uncommitted before they can be modified or removed from the image bank.

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Formatting

What are the image specifications?
All images must be formatted to the following specifications in order to upload them successfully into the system.

  1. Dimensions: 1920 pixels on the longest side
  2. File Format: Save all images as BASELINE Standard JPEG. Do not save as a Progressive JPEG.
  3. File Size: JPEGs must be under 1.8 MB.
  4. Color space: Save images in an RGB color space, preferably sRGB.
What are the formatting specifications for audio files?
  1. File Types Accepted: AIFF, WAV, XMF, MP3
  2. Bit Rate: minimum 96 kpbs, maximum 320 kbps
  3. Codec: aiff, wav, au
  4. File Size: 10 MB maximum
What are the formatting specifications for video files?
  1. File Types Accepted: 3GP, WMV, AVI, MOV, ASF, MPG, MP4, M2T, MKV, M2TS
  2. Resolution: minimum 640x480, maximum 1920x1080
  3. Aspect Ratio: 4:3 or 16:9
  4. Bit Rate: recommended above 240Kbps
  5. Frame Rate: minimum 12 fps, recommended 30 fps. The frame rate of the original video should be maintained without re-sampling. In particular, pulldown and other frame rate re-sampling techniques are strongly discouraged.
  6. Codec: h.264, h.263, mpeg-1, mpeg-2, mpeg-4, Windows Media Video, and motion jpeg mpeg-1 muxed, Apple Lossless
  7. Container: 3gp, asf, avi, mov, mpeg, mpeg-2, mp4, ogg
  8. File Size: 100 MB maximum
Please note: your video file will be converted to a flash file to enable system playback.
Online File Converters for Audio, Video, and Document Files
  • Zamzar   www.zamzar.com
    Online file conversion, covering a wide range of different image, document, music, video and compression formats. Free for files up to 100MB.
  • Online-Converter   www.online-convert.com
    Convert video, images, audio and documents for free with this fast online converter.
How do I format my images?
You can use a photo editing program or software to resize images such as:
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