Setsucon

AMV Contest

General Rules

• Setsucon is a family friendly convention, please make sure the content is suitable for all ages.
• Anyone, both veterans and amateur video editors are encouraged to enter.
• Multi-editor collaboration is allowed, but only 1 video submission per person or team.
• AMV cannot have won an award or been submitted at any other convention, film festival, or online competition.
• All videos must use anime footage, or video game footage, granted that the game originated in Japan.
• Organization of the AMV contest and its judging will be based on the number of entrants and is at the discretion of the Setsucon staff.
• Exception to these rules and other rules will be made on a video-by-video evaluation.

Technical Rules

• Submissions should be encoded in MPEG2 or AVI format, although not required. All files will be converted to a uniform format for the AMV contest, so quality is key.
• Please use up to date codecs and proper video compression.
• Leave 2 seconds of black space before and after your production
• Video should be in 720x480 resolution and 29.9 FPS format if possible. All other resolutions should be done in 4x3 or 16x9 standard ratios.
• Please preview your burned CD/DVD/flashdrive to make sure that the video copied properly (sound quality, timing, disk errors, etc).
• Bad pixel quality, subtitles, logos, etc., will result in immediate disqualification.
• The minimum time limit is 30 seconds and the maximum time limit is 5 minutes.
• DO NOT include a title screen or credits anywhere in your video. We will format one for the contest using the information provided on the entry form.
• The contest will use VLC Media Player for the show.

Submission Rules:

• All submissions must be received no later than Saturday, January 14th (exactly two weeks before the convention).
• Only mail in entries can be accepted right now.
• Entries can be submitted on CD-R, DVD-R, or flashdrive but please no Blu-ray
• Setsucon reserves the right to disqualify any submission for any of the following reasons: objectionable content in the song or video (language, hentai, etc.), bad audio or video quality, subtitles, lack of signed entry form, failure to adhere to the rules, unplayable on Setsucon equipment, or for other reason not mentioned as the staff deems necessary.
• If the content of the AMV is questionable, please email the staff and then we can review the video and make a decision. Remember, Setsucon is a family friendly convention, so the content must be tasteful.
• If more than two animes or songs for your video are used, please write “various” in the appropriate space on the entry form.
• If you do not want your real name to be used for the credits at the AMV contest, please write your callsign/nickname/multi-editor name next to your real name in parentheses.
• Submissions will NOT be returned, please do not send the master copy.

On behalf of the Setsucon 2012 staff, thank you for your interest in this contest. Good luck to all who enter. Please complete the Entry Form and mail it with the disc/flashdrive containing your finished production to:

   Anime Organization
   The Pennsylvania State University
   240 HUB-Robeson Center
   University Park, PA 16802-6601