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Image and Video File Specs

File Formats

Photographic Stills including Student Award File Format
SLWA Narrative Award File Format
File namingPhotographic Stills (Refer section 9.1.2) 
Student Award (Refer section 9.1.3) 
SLWA Narrative Awards (Refer section B2.1)
of the 2026 Ilford Orloff Rules document
File formatJPEG
Recommended file compressions 

Photoshop - 10 

Capture 1 – 80

Lightroom - 80

Maximum file size4 MB
Image resolution3200 pixels on the longest edge of the image.
Colour spaceAdobe RGB (1998).

 

Video and Media File Format
RequirementSpecification
File naming

EntryTypeCode_EntrantName_FileNumber

(for example: VCO_AnneFredrick_1.jpg)

Entry type codes refer to A4.1.2

File formatMP4
Accepted codecH.264 recommended
ResolutionMinimum 1920 x 1080 px. 
Higher resolution, such as 4K, is permitted where appropriate.
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