Digital Competitions

Detroit Stereographic Society Digital Competition Recommendations

Image Capture:

For easiest image capture use the Fuji W1 or W3 digital stereo camera (http://www.fujifilmusa.com/products/3d/).
For easiest custom implementations use SDM (http://stereo.jpn.org/eng/sdm/index.htm) and Canon cameras listed on that page.
Any of the many other alternatives are fine as long as the Display Format is generated prior to entering the image.

Display Format:

Use SPM (http://stereo.jpn.org/eng/stphmkr/) or other products to generate the following format

“Side by Side” .jpg image, not Left and Right or Anaglyph.
Resolution of 1400x1050 for original image (2800x1050 for the side by side). This will allow for HDTV resolution.
See the tutorial with screen shots on our Digital Files page for a step-by-step guide to formatting.

Name file as yyyymmdd-entry number-last name-first name-title. The date should be the date of the meeting - the entry number should be the order in which you would like the images presented, e.g.:
20100908-1-Huberty-Al-Nova Scotia Coastline #3
20100908-2-Huberty-Al-Riding the Waves
20100908-3-Huberty-Al-Seagulls on the Shore

Place in Folder DSSyyyymmdd (e.g. DSS20100908). The folder will be at the “root” level and ONLY contain that meetings entries.
Submit entries on a USB “Thumb Drive” (also called a "Flash Drive") that is labeled with the member’s name.
PLEASE - DOUBLE CHECK your file names before submitting. This will help make the process run smoothly!

Entering/Scoring Team

A computer separate from the projection computer will be used to enter, randomize, output for projection, score, output winners for projection and handout awards.
Scoring will be done similarly to the slide competition.
We need a separate team of volunteers to coordinate this piece.
The Team can edit the existing “slide procedures” available to develop the digital entry/scoring procedure.

Projectionist

Projection will be on twin DLP projectors. Resolution and Lumens are determined by the individual projection system but the brighter and higher resolution projectors are preferred.
Projection software can be anything that displays the images without having to modify them. StereoPhotoMaker is the defacto standard, but others could arise.
There will be two slide show lists given to the Projectionist by the Entry/Scoring team.

“Randomized” list that contains the randomly sequenced entries for the contest.
“Winners” list will contain the winning entries sequenced by their placement starting with HM moving towards 1^st place.

We are now using this system for our digital competitions - changes and updates will be posted as needed. Please use this as a guide to making the job of putting on the competitions manageable for the people doing it. And please support the competitions by bringing in your images. We want to have LOTS of images shown at each meeting - that's what the club is all about!

Questions and comments should be directed to Al Huberty.