VegettoEX wrote:narcted wrote:AX02: Technical difficulties. Many videos were sent in videos in formats different from what was specified. It was nearly impossible to get them all to play together.
I'm no tech master, but I still can't even fathom how this was a problem. Don't most contest coordinators finish this stuff AHEAD of time before the convention? I understand if they were under-staffed, but compiling an AMV contest is work you do behind-the-scenes long before the hour of the contest AT the con... :/
Yeah, they probably should. This year they had all of the entry finals on a DVD so it was just menu selection. AX02 what I understand is that they attempted to load all of the entries on a computer, as a continious video. The end result was the video would go forward a frame and then back about 6 frames.
Yeah, there are always problems with ballots, I guess.
This guy is only going to be a volunteer. Believe me, volunteers have nothing to do with the tech or the ballot aspects. It's something we are not involved with. We just show up when the con starts and then do what the staffers say. Griping about such things on this thread doesn't help this guy deal with crowds as a volunteer.
More advice I forgot to mention: Always have a supply of water accesible to you. Whether it be carried or where you can walk to a water fountain.