Guidelines for Digital Images

1. Arrangement

Stereo Pairs must be submitted side by side in parallel format (one image containing the Left image in left side, right image in ride size).  Borders are not required and are not encouraged, unless if you feel that they are needed for the presentation.  We recommend that you use StereoPhoto Maker (SPM) to align your images and adjust the stereo window.

2. Resolution

1400x1050 for each image or 2800x1050 for the side by side stereo pair image. (this is 4:3 aspect ratio)

To resize images to this resolution, you can use SPM as follows:

• Load the image
• Hit R (this bring up the resize dialog screen)
• Check: "Keep Aspect Ratio with border"
• Enter: X: 1400, Y: 1050

Here is how the SPM resize dialog should look:

• Hit S (this brings up the save screen)
• Make sure you have the right  folder and then save the file following the correct naming convention (see below)

3. Naming

Follow this example (this is the complete name, including the extension, but you do not have to type .jpg as part of the name.  Depending on how you have configured Windows Explorer, the .jpg might be invisible to you but added to the full file name):

ThemelisG_Title for 1st Image_1.jpg
ThemelisG_Title for 2nd Image_2.jpg
ThemelisG_Title for 3rd Image_3.jpg

• Your last name immediately followed by first initial (capitalized)
• Underscore
• Title of image (you can leave spaces between words or not, it is up to you - we prefer spaces because we can read the title easier)
• Underscore
• number 1, 2 or 3 for each image, your images will be projected in the order specified.

You can email your images to me before the meeting.  The deadline for emailing is noon of the meeting day. If you email your images, I will have a chance to organize them and this can save a bit of time. I can also check them and inform you if I see any problems. I will acknowledge all images received.  If you do not receive a reply, there is remote chance that I did not receive your email.  Or, put your images on a flash drive and give them to the person in charge at the meeting. We need to have your images by 30 minutes after the start of the meeting, the latest.

PostScript:

For those who are curious, here is what is involved in organizing the digital entries (thanks to Paul Gauche for this summary, and also for developing this system):

1. Get images from attendees
2. Fix incorrect file names so they work properly in our scoring spreadsheet
3. Resize incorrectly sized images so they project correctly
4. After all image files are in one folder, run SPM to create a Slide Show List
5. Put the Slide Show List into the scoring spreadsheet
6. Sort the scoring spreadsheet by Class (A and B) and by image number (1-3)
7. Randomize the order of the images for judging within each Class
8. Copy the randomized list of file names back into the SPM Slide Show List file
9. Transfer the new SPM Slide Show List from the scoring computer to the projection computer and run the competition.

It's really pretty quick and simple when we don't have to rename images, resize images, or wait for last-minute entries. When entries come in after we have passed Step 4, we have to undo our projection files, add the new  Our process is really pretty easy and straightforward, but can be complicated by late entries.

Thank you!

George Themelis
drt-3d @ live.com