Why doesn the Computer Animation Festival accept videotapes or DVD-Video for jury submission?
Beginning in 2006, the SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival has been juried using an electronic video server. All works are uploaded through the electronic submission form and stored on a secure digital server and screened through digital movie file playback, eliminating media changeover time and format compatibility issues and generally increasing the video and audio quality of the material screened by the jury. Videotape or DVD-Video material would need to be digitized or “ripped” and re-compressed to movie files for use with the system, and this is beyond the resources of the festival. 14. I’m trying to upload my film through the electronic submission system, and I can’t tell if it’s working. It’s been going for over an hour since I clicked the Submit button. Uploading a large movie file takes a significant amount of time even on a fast network connection. Even if it does not look like anything is happening, your movie file very likely is still uploading. Please test the system (and
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- Why doesn the Computer Animation Festival accept videotapes or DVD-Video for jury submission?
