The Do’s and Don’ts of Submitting Digital Support Material to the Visual Arts Section IMPORTANT NOTICE: Applications with digital support material that does not correspond to the following guidelines will be considered incomplete, and therefore withdrawn from the competition. Do’s Submit PC-compatible files only. Submit jpg files only. Submit files at a resolution of 72 dpi only. Submit files of a maximum of 1024 x 768 pixels (height must not exceed 768 pixels). Submit files of 1 MB maximum. Submit RGB, sRGB or grayscale colour mode files only (no CMYK) Title each file (image) with a number, your initials, the year and title of your work. Ensure that the numbers for the first nine images begin with a zero (for example: 01initialsyeartitle.jpg, 02initialsyeartitle.jpg … 15initialsyeartitle.jpg). This will ensure that they are presented in the correct order, following your image list (part E2). Do not put any special characters, symbols, periods, quotation marks or a space (such as #/-“&|…) in any file name. Save images directly on the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM without creating folders. Mark each CD-ROM or DVD with your name. For video files: Submit files that can be accessed with one of the following plug-ins: QuickTime, RealPlayer, Shockwave, Windows Media Player or Flash. Don’ts Don’t submit slides. Don’t submit Mac files that are not fully PC compatible. Don’t submit any type of presentation (such as PowerPoint). Don’t submit compressed files (WinZip¨, Stuffit¨, etc.). Don’t include hyperlinks to Internet sites with your images. Don’t submit material that requires software, plug-ins, extensions or other executables that need to be downloaded or installed. Don’t submit any files by email. Don’t submit any other component of your application electronically on your CD-ROM or DVD. Test your material before submission to ensure that it is formatted correctly. It is your responsibility to ensure that all material reaches the Canada Council intact and in a readable format. Any of the following software can help you edit your images: Adobe¨ Photoshop¨, Adobe¨ Illustrator¨, Microsoft¨ Photo Editor, Microsoft¨ Paint, CorelDRAW™, Corel¨ PHOTO-PAINT™, and Jasc¨ Paint Shop Pro¨.