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[Thursday'sChild]

I need your photos to enter this contest !!! submit asap!

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• Artists grant permission to Renderosity for the use of submitted images for an undetermined period of time. This is strictly for posting the image on the front page and within the contest archives. The Artist will remain the intellectual property holder. Images may not be used for any commercial purpose without permission from the artist.
  Contest Dates:
  Contest Opens: Friday, February 10, 2006
  Close Closes: Tuesday, March 14, 2006, 12:00pm [noon] Central Standard Time
  Entries MUST be time stamped by March 14, 2006, 12:00pm CST (Renderosity Server Time)
  Judging will take place: March 15th - March 29th
  Winners to be Announced: Friday, March 31st, 2006 Winner's Announcement will be posted on the Renderosity FrontPage, the Community Center Forum, the Contest Forum, the weekly newsletter and this official contest page.
  General Contest Rules:
  Contest Theme: Create an animation of your digital self, or the likeness of someone else you love, using iClone.
  Use of iClone software is required.
  Please use the FREE iClone demo if you would like to participate and don't own iClone yet.
  1 entry per person.
  

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Submission Specifications::
To submit a new contest entry you will need:
Still Image: No larger than 1024 pixels high x 768 pixels wide [72 dpi]
Thumbnail Image: MUST be included. (100 x 100 pixels in jpg or gif format.)
Animation file. (Renderosity will be hosting the files.)
Include in the "Notes" section what format your animation is in (DivX, .avi, .mpg, .wmv, .rm, .mov, etc.)
Animation specifications:
Animation File Size: 10 meg maximum.
Animation Time: between 10 - 60 seconds in duration.
Animation formats: All standard animation file types including: DivX, .avi, .mpg, .wmv, .rm, and .mov.
Entries that the Renderosity Judging Panel cannot open or play, using standard players, will be disqualified.
Audio is optional, but VERY desirable and will be judged.
NOTE: Do NOT use someone else's copyrighted music.
To find free music that is okay to use click here: Public Domain Music.
Technical Note about using the FREE Demo:The “Save Project” feature is disabled in the demo.Use the "Export Video" feature instead.You may make multiple AVI videos and then edit them together with your favorite video editor. There will be an iClone watermark when using the free demo.
The watermark will not be considered a flaw when judging entries.
Click the following link to view an example of an animation made using AVIs that have been edited together using the free demo of iClone (Example Animation using FREE iClone Demo)
Please visit the Renderosity iClone Forum if you have additional questions, or need technical assistance.
Contest Rules:
Only one entry per person
Postwork is allowed
Collaborations are not allowed.
The image must be your own original creation.
No nudity.
The image must comply with Renderosity's Terms of Service.
Image must be new and not posted in any gallery prior to this contest.
All entries will be reviewed before being posted.
We reserve the right to reject entries that may not be suitable for this contest. Open to all Renderosity members except Sponsors, Judges, Admins and Bondware employees.
Judging: Images will be judged by a panel based on the following criteria:
1. Artistic creativeness (originality)
2. Composition of artwork
3. Overall Feel and imagery
4. Technical merit
5. Creative use of audio.
Note: There will be an iClone watermark when using the free demo. The watermark will not be considered a flaw when judging entries.
Judges: Animize, LillianH, Prufrock81, nemirc and Teyon.
The judging panel's decision is final.

[Thursday'sChild]

Featured Artist

James Martin Bulldog Graphics, FL USA

"As a character designer and sculpture iClone™ provides me with a great solution for both pre and post production. Creating walking, talking avatars before iClone was simply too time consuming to get the amount of detail I choose to include with my characters. Adding fine details by hand when producing character maquettes in my studio using polymer clay is quick and easy for me. Now, just by snapping a couple of digital photos of my sculpted clay characters and importing them into iClone; I can move from the physical 3D world into the virtual 3D universe in minutes.


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3d rose (cross your eyes trust me its cool)"

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Contest Topic:Shadows
Contest Description: After a technical contest it's time to give our creative side of the brain something to do. So, a topic open for interpretation: "Shadows" - be creative!
Reminder: The most important rule of our photo contests is that the photo must be taken during the contest submission period (not before!).Please read the detailed contest rules before submitting!
Contest Type: Photography - Advanced Editing
Contest Rules: Detailed Rules
Total Entries: 17
Valid Entries: 17
Submissions: 2/25/2006 - 3/3/2006
Voting: 3/5/2006 - 3/10/2006

[Thursday'sChild]

For our photography contests, we only accept photographs taken with a digital camera with EXIF support (most digital cameras do)!

[Thursday'sChild]

Originally Posted by Thursday'sChild

For our photography contests, we only accept photographs taken with a digital camera with EXIF support (most digital cameras do)!

Image Format

File Format: We currently only support images of the .jpg (JPEG) format for submission.
File Size: Maximum filesize for submission to Eyefetch is 250KB (256,000 Bytes).
Image Dimensions: Maximum dimensions for any image submitted are 700 by 700 pixels - no single dimension shall exceed 700 pixels.
Photo Exposure Date: The digital photograph submitted for a contest must be taken between the start and end date of the open contest submission period. Your camera's date and time must be set correctly to your local timezone. Contest deadlines correspond to the US Eastern timezone - the current local server time is visible in the top left corner of each page. Verification of the authenticity of the exposure, and the correct date and time of exposure may be requested for any submitted entry, and must be provided by submitting the original, unmodified image from the camera containing all unaltered EXIF data. Failure to provide the file in question within 72 hours from request will result in automatic disqualification.
Please make sure to check that the date and time on your camera are set correctly before taking any pictures you may use as a contest entry.
Editing & Submission Rules

Eyefetch offers photography contests with various levels of permitted post-processing (editing). The following rules apply for 'Advanced Editing' contests:
Any modifications done inside the camera itself are considered acceptable for contest submission.
By submitting an image to a contest you grant EyeFetch the perpetual right to display the contest entry on its websites.
The submitted image must represent a single photograph, taken during the contest submission period. You may not combine multiple photographs, or elements from mulitple photographs. Photographs containing multiple exposures are only allowed when stored directly within the camera into a single photograph.
A photograph may only be submitted to a single contest.
A person may only hold a single Eyefetch account and may submit only one photograph per contest.
Any adjustments applied in photo editing software (or similar tools) are allowed (applied to the whole image, or selective parts), with the following exceptions: Disallowed: Use of any editing tools to duplicate, create, or move major elements of your photograph is not permitted.
Disallowed: Addition of a border that contains parts of other photographs, clip arts, other artwork or any text.
Disallowed: Addition of any text to the image (except copyright statements). While copyright statements are allowed, we highly discourage their use in contests, as it affects the anonymity of the entry and hence the potential outcome of the ranking of the submitted image.

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Subject MatterThe subject matter of the submitted photograph must comply with the Eyefetch Terms of Use. Additionally, the following restrictions apply:
Please keep in mind that this is a family-friendly site! Nudity is acceptable, as long as presented in a tasteful manner. Photographs may not contain depictions of sex or material that would be considered 'sexually pornographic' by a reasonable viewer. Photographic representations of existing works of art (including your own) may not be submitted, unless they are not the primary subject matter of the photograph, or they are depicted in a creative way that does not cause the voters to vote on the depicted artwork, but on the merits of the photographer's artistic skill. This includes, but is not limited to, other photographs, paintings, drawings, sculptures, computer images and artwork, computer monitors and televisions.
Voting-A user will not be able to vote on his or her own entry. We enforce a strict policy against fraudulent accounts and ghost ballots. Any attempt in deceiving Eyefetch or its members to unfairly influence the outcome of a contest will result in immediate ban from the site. Any users whose voting pattern suggest an intent to unfairly disrupt the system will be excluded from contest voting, and my be banned from the site. Photographs by any parties participating in fraudulent or deceiving actions may be removed from past or current contests.
Photo Validation-Verification of the authenticity of the exposure, and the correct date and time of exposure may be requested for any submitted entry, and must be provided by submitting the original, unmodified, direct-from-camera file containing all unaltered EXIF data. Failure to provide the file in question within 72 hours from request will result in automatic disqualification.
Typically, we will request validation for the winner of the contest, as well as a number of other entries When a validation is requested an email will be sent to your email address on file. The email will provide you with instructions on how to submit your unedited original and your editing steps. This information must be submitted within 72 hours of the time the request is made.

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[Watered]

Hey, absolutely wonderful pictures!
I specially like the one with the trees and the sun, that was "brilliant" .

BTW, the last one (above all the lower part of it) reminds me a bit of Radiohead's "Kid A" artwork (if we change its contrast and the colours, of course).