AWA PRO CONTEST DEADLINE APPROACHES!

madmallard · Post by **madmallard** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 7:45 pm

we're also trying to encorage sending quality media.

Unwrapped stuff or stuff with no packaging sold in bulk tend to have manufacturing flaws in the disc plastic more often and will lead to bad burns. As long as its quality media, tho, wrapping is not a necessity.

Org Profile · Post by **Vlad G Pohnert** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 8:34 pm

sixstop wrote:we're also trying to encorage sending quality media.

Unwrapped stuff or stuff with no packaging sold in bulk tend to have manufacturing flaws in the disc plastic more often and will lead to bad burns. As long as its quality media, tho, wrapping is not a necessity.

I'll be sending Memorex... We made over 200+ video backups with the media for the con up here with not one single reject.. Last year I used the same media for 120+ backups with no rejects...

Vlad

madmallard · Post by **madmallard** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 9:15 pm

These are desireable.

memorex, NEW-verbatim, pioneer, maxell, TDK(except +r), Fuji

almost every other name is worth avoiding for submissions, including sony, hp, phillips... and most budget brands

Org Profile · Post by **Vlad G Pohnert** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 9:30 pm

I just noticed "dual" layer disc are prefered.... Hmmm, they still cost an Arm and a leg in Canada (not sure about the US).. so as the rules state I asume the 6 single layer DVDs wil be fine...

Vlad

Castor Troy · Post by **Castor Troy** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 9:33 pm

I sent in 6 memorexes... even though I don't like memorex myself.

Brsrk · Post by **Brsrk** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 9:33 pm

Do the DVDs have to be in cases of any sort?

madmallard · Post by **madmallard** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 12:30 am

it would behoove you to place them in some type of packing as we are not keeping a major supply of blanks on hand to cover up these problems.

ProphetDK · Post by **ProphetDK** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 2:54 pm

Can I have the return package shipped to another address(other than my own, freind's or work)? I am in a flux of moving around and want to make sure to get the Discs.

thanks..

MCWagner · Post by **MCWagner** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 8:44 am

Should work just fine... just make sure that you fill out the SASE to the place you want the discs to reach. Including a note to that effect wouldn't hurt either....

Knowname · Post by **Knowname** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 5:29 pm

MCWagner wrote:
IcyCloud wrote:Quick question; I know the deadline for entries is the 25th, is that also when the form and DVDs must be received ? I ask only because I plan on submitting via FTP, so the box with the form + DVDs and the video itself will likely not be received exactly simultaneously.
We greatly prefer to get the paperwork and disks before the deadline, but if you give us notice beforehand, then the stuff can be a little late. Take note, however, that if we don't get the paperwork and disks at all before the judging copies get sent out, then the video is still in the contest, but you wouldn't get the judging copy. (The signature isn't for entering, technically, but for judging.)

so we can send in a copy, send in a form a little late and treat it like a regular contest? Cuz that's what I'd prefer... Some peer judging instead of a panel of judges, but not as public as vcas to weed out the retards (well.

) I don't care if I judge or not.