So I can't enter the Casting Call contest?

[Quintalian]

Camate, my favorite behemoth! (Seriously, that other one in Coerthas? Seems like he never shows up to parties.) Glad to see that those of us who got flustered by formatting won't be forsaken.

[Chione]

The responses in this thread have me awful confused now. I just finished sending in my entry today, and I made sure to read every rule carefully. I even counted the words in the intro and converted the screenshots to .jpg. But these questions about resolutions now have me concerned I will be disqualified because mine may be too large on one side and too small on the other. I play in windowed mode at 1600 x 900.

From: http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest...fd796a06166612
"Image must be at least 1024 pixels tall or wide, or 1280 pixels tall or wide."

Didn't resize my screenshots because I thought it was unnecessary. 1600 x 900 qualifies according to the rule as written on the lodestone. I really hate to think I'm out of luck due to a translation error or typo now that I've sent it in, especially after my poor character had to stand around in her skivvies for the shots.

[Jinx_Devereux]

Am I the only one that sort of #Yolo'd this Casting Call? I took some good snaps, as instructed, and submitted it c:

[Hysterior]

Hello,

Did you receive a confirmation mail or anything when you submitted?
I sent days ago and absolutely nothing so not even sure they got it...

[SeekerScorpio]

Hello,

Due to the size of the PNGs we’ve been receiving, we’ve decided to only accept JPG and GIFs for the remainder of the entry period; however, if you’ve already submitted a PNG it will still be accepted. We just ask that any images submitted from here on out are in either GIF or JPG format.

Dang, I JUST seen this thread and more specifically this post AFTER I e-mailed it as .png... I hope it doesn't get pushed to the side.

[MilesSaintboroguh]

I took my pics in 1280x720 so I think it fits. Here's hoping one of us gets a shot.

[Mazora_Espeon]

I'm not sure what to put in the Character Description part of the "portfolio", any ideas?

[O-Deka-K]

Due to the size of the PNGs we’ve been receiving, we’ve decided to only accept JPG and GIFs for the remainder of the entry period; however, if you’ve already submitted a PNG it will still be accepted. We just ask that any images submitted from here on out are in either GIF or JPG format.

Thank you for the clarification. If it's file size that you're worried about, then I suggest making a size limit per file. Also, if the rules are changed mid-contest, then there should be a note saying why.

It seems that the wording found in the contest details on the Lodestone is a bit misleading and confusing, so I would like to clarify about the required image resolution and sizes.

The wording is now: "Image must be at least 1024 pixels tall or wide, or 1280 pixels tall or wide." This is even more confusing now. Maybe something's missing? Perhaps it should read: "Image must be at least 1024 pixels tall or wide, and at most 1280 pixels tall or wide."

I'd simply add examples, like so:

Acceptable resolutions (examples only): 1280x1024, 1280x720, 1024x768, 1024x1280
Unacceptable resolutions (examples only): 2560x1600, 1920x1080, 1600x900, 800x600

Only one side of the screenshot image needs to be between 1280 and 1024 pixels, while the other one can still be under this (ex: 900 pixels). So, even with a maximum screen resolution of 1440 x 900, you will be able to enter with no issues.

1440 isn't between 1280 and 1024, so this example doesn't really make sense. It makes sense if you crop it to 1280x900. Then again, you did say "maximum" resolution.

Also, can we get a clarification for the word "cropping"? In it's strictest sense, cropping only means chopping off parts of the picture without resizing. Are cropping and resizing both allowed? I don't see why they shouldn't be, as long as you don't do any other modifications (contrast, saturation, adding text, etc.).

This would make it easier for people who have extremely high resolutions and don't want to fiddle with retaking shots over and over to fit, or who didn't think of changing the game's resolution.

[FifthDream]

So there are two different sets of rules:

http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest...c3132cfe3d7e99

"3. The body of the email submitted by the Contestant (with Screenshots attached) must contain all of the information listed below:
(i) The Square Enix ID of the Contestant;
(ii) A brief message explaining why your in-game character should be chosen to be featured in certain cut scenes of the Game (max. 50 words);
(iii) The name of the Contestant’s in-game character;
(iv) The name of the world the character belongs to;
(v) The race or clan the character belongs to;
(vi) The gender of the character; and
(vii) The main job or class of the character."



and

http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest...fd796a06166612

"Required Information:
Square Enix ID
Character Name
World Name
Character Race/Clan
Gender
Main Job/Class
A short comment to introduce your character (Max of 50 words)"

So there's that. (I followed the second set, so who knows if i even qualify now.)


And this doesn't help:

"Delivery has failed to these recipients or groups:

[email deleted]
The recipient's mailbox is full and can't accept messages now. Please try resending this message later, or contact the recipient directly."



What a disaster.

[Tannlore]

Mail box is full full full ; ; I wanna sent my stuff in!