Images for competitions should be in JPEG format. The digital projector has a maximum resolution of 1400 x 1050, so images should be no more than 1400 pixels wide or 1050 pixels high.
For instructions on resizing images click here.
One option is to to store your name and the title of the image as part of the image file. For instructions on how to do that, click here. Chris has prepared a step-by-step guide, which you can download here as a pdf file.
Images should be delivered during the previous meeting or via e-mail at least 2 days before the competition.
Entries via e-mail should be sent as an attachment to mail@millcameragroup.org.uk.
Entries on a CD. Please remember to put your name on the CD.
Entries on USB memory stick, remember to label the stick with your name.
As a last resort, camera memory cards with the images on them, note that I can't read camera RAW images.
For the regular digital competitions, you can call the image files any names you like, they must be jpeg images. However, you must set the author name to be your name - instructions are here.
We have some competitions where members enter a panel of images. To make life easier for the projectionists, could you please name the files as follows:
For competitions where each panel is shown in turn; the County Trophy or the Garden Trophy spring to mind, please label each image as follows:
<your name> P<panel number>-S<image number>.
For example; Andrew's entry for the County Trophy would look like this:
andrew P1-S1.jpg
andrew P1-S2.jpg
andrew P1-S3.jpg
andrew P1-S4.jpg
andrew P1-S5.jpg
For the Garden Trophy, there would be three images:
andrew P1-S1.jpg
andrew P1-S2.jpg
andrew P1-S3.jpg
Treasure Hunt
For the Treasure Hunt, we use a similar naming scheme, the rover is an extra slide in the panel - slide 9 if there are eight clue slides. Wildcard slides can be called anything - within reason! - as they aren't part of the panel.
For example, for the treasure hunt, Andrew's panel looks like this:
andrew p1-s1.jpg
andrew p1-s2.jpg
andrew p1-s3.jpg
andrew p1-s4.jpg
andrew p1-s5.jpg
andrew p1-s6.jpg
andrew p1-s7.jpg
andrew p1-s8.jpg
andrew p1-s9.jpg - this is the rover
If you share your name with another in the group - I believe this only affects "Johns" at the moment! - then please use JohnM or JohnC as appropriate.
There is a single class for the digital projection competition.
There is to be a maximum of three entries per member.
Entries must originate from an original image taken by the member using a camera.
Entries should not be enhanced by use of non-original “clip-art” or images.
Each slide will be awarded up to a maximum of 10 points by the Judge, these being accumulated towards the class trophy for the season. Only the highest two marks per person from each competition will go forward for this purpose.
The Member who accumulates the most points will be awarded the trophy, which is to be held for one year. See rule 1.5.