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 01/14/2008 12:21:43 AM · #1
So the size has to be 640?? I tried entering a 720 and it wouldnt let me.. and also it says it has to be taken between Jan 14th 2008 and the 20th 2008.. is this right?
 01/14/2008 12:29:49 AM · #2
Um, best of 2007? That means the image can be taken anytime from Jan 1, 2007 until Dec 31, 2007?
 01/14/2008 12:30:37 AM · #3
Originally posted by Nullix:
Um, best of 2007? That means the image can be taken anytime from Jan 1, 2007 until Dec 31, 2007?


Yes!
 01/14/2008 12:31:00 AM · #4
Originally posted by Nullix:
Um, best of 2007? That means the image can be taken anytime from Jan 1, 2007 until Dec 31, 2007?


Correct.
 01/14/2008 12:31:47 AM · #5
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
Correct.


23 seconds to slow...
 01/14/2008 12:33:25 AM · #6
i know it means the best photo from last year but when you submit is says from the 14th Jan - 20th Jan..
 01/14/2008 12:34:15 AM · #7
Originally posted by TooCool:
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
Correct.


23 seconds to slow...


Yeah, you need to back away from the coffee :-D
 01/14/2008 12:34:44 AM · #8
Originally posted by lentil:
i know it means the best photo from last year but when you submit is says from the 14th Jan - 20th Jan..


my guess that it means that you have between those dates to submit your shot. I could be wrong..Its just a hunch.

Message edited by author 2008-01-14 00:35:03.
 01/14/2008 12:34:56 AM · #9
Does "best of" mean the best photo of our choice, or just from our past years challenge entries? If the former, This could be a good opportunity for those outtakes we should have entered instead, or the shot that was taken a week too early for a challenge.
 01/14/2008 12:35:49 AM · #10
Originally posted by JaimeVinas:
my guess that it means that you have between those dates to submit your shot. I could be wrong..Its just a hunch.


when you submit a photo, down the bottom where you tick before you submit it asks.. was this photo taken between Jan 14 - jan 20.. I just didnt want a whole bunch of people getting it wrong me included...
 01/14/2008 12:36:10 AM · #11
It's your 'best' shot of the year. Previously entered entries are not eligible...
 01/14/2008 12:37:56 AM · #12
Originally posted by lentil:
when you submit a photo, down the bottom where you tick before you submit it asks.. was this photo taken between Jan 14 - jan 20.. I just didnt want a whole bunch of people getting it wrong me included...


Ticket submitted! :-)
 01/14/2008 12:38:07 AM · #13
This is probably just a technical hitch...this happened last year as well...there is a technical hitch with the new Member Challenge also...so give Langdon time to crawl out of bed again....he has probably been nursing a few sore SC heads of late...hehehehe!
 01/14/2008 12:42:09 AM · #14
..already being fixed.

Message edited by author 2008-01-14 00:43:06.
 01/14/2008 12:48:03 AM · #15
Does it mean that you can not enter an image that you have entered in any of the challenges during this year. Or what if you think you have already entered your best image.
 01/14/2008 12:50:29 AM · #16
Originally posted by TooCool:
It's your 'best' shot of the year. Previously entered entries are not eligible...
01/14/2008 12:50:38 AM · #17
thanks Terry :)
 01/14/2008 12:51:03 AM · #18
Originally posted by zxaar:
Does it mean that you can not enter an image that you have entered in any of the challenges during this year. Or what if you think you have already entered your best image.


QUOTED - from the Advanced Editing Rules

You may not:

* submit more than one entry per challenge.
* hold more than one DPChallenge account, ask anyone to vote on your behalf, or link to your entryĆ¢€™s voting page.
* use the same original image in more than one challenge.

01/14/2008 12:54:13 AM · #19
Originally posted by Judi:
Originally posted by zxaar:
Does it mean that you can not enter an image that you have entered in any of the challenges during this year. Or what if you think you have already entered your best image.


QUOTED - from the Advanced Editing Rules

You may not:

* submit more than one entry per challenge.
* hold more than one DPChallenge account, ask anyone to vote on your behalf, or link to your entryĆ¢€™s voting page.
* use the same original image in more than one challenge.


Thank you.
 01/14/2008 09:27:31 AM · #20
Damn, I'll have to look through my archived CDs. I only keep about 4 months worth of images locally.
 01/14/2008 03:10:05 PM · #21
Originally posted by Nullix:
Damn, I'll have to look through my archived CDs. I only keep about 4 months worth of images locally.

I hope you do know tht CDs/DVDs have a relatively short lifespan (compared to regular DASD/hard disks), don't you?

I'd hate to see someone go into their archived discs in a few years and find out they they are inaccessible.

01/14/2008 03:17:53 PM · #22
Allegedly.

I have stuff burned on CD from 10 years ago that's perfectly fine. The first regular audio CD I bought in 1986 still works fine. I've never heard of anyone losing data on a CD/DVD that just "wore out" without being left in the sun or run over by a truck or something.

Originally posted by AperturePriority:
I hope you do know tht CDs/DVDs have a relatively short lifespan (compared to regular DASD/hard disks), don't you?


Message edited by author 2008-01-14 15:18:19.
 01/14/2008 03:32:56 PM · #23
Originally posted by alanfreed:
Allegedly.

I have stuff burned on CD from 10 years ago that's perfectly fine. The first regular audio CD I bought in 1986 still works fine.

There's a major difference between CD-Recordable discs burn with a laser and commercially duplicated audio CDs -- the former relies on the change in color of some dye sindwiched into the CD-R's structure, while the latter has the information encoded by casting it into the plastic matrix during manufacture.

I just had to re-create an archive of file backups at work, for jobs we did from 2001-2005, when the hard drive they were on failed -- I was able to recover all the data from our backup CDs and DVDs. But, the only viable strategy is to keep re-copying the data to new media as we go along. I've heard of one photographer who simply keeps the camera's media cards as the ultimate backups, and buys new ones constantly -- I think the price of such solid-state memory is coming down fast enough that it may rival optical media, when you figure in all the time it takes to organize and burn the DVDs, which are also bigger. But at home, I still use CD-Rs myself, along with an external hard drive. I intend to copy all the CDs over to DVD, but I have to do that at work and I haven't gotten around to it. :-)
 01/14/2008 03:36:44 PM · #24
Originally posted by alanfreed:
Allegedly.

I have stuff burned on CD from 10 years ago that's perfectly fine. The first regular audio CD I bought in 1986 still works fine. I've never heard of anyone losing data on a CD/DVD that just "wore out" without being left in the sun or run over by a truck or something.

Originally posted by AperturePriority:
I hope you do know tht CDs/DVDs have a relatively short lifespan (compared to regular DASD/hard disks), don't you?

I'm not sure of what, exactly, is the shelf life (few years, 10 years, 15 years, etc.) Also, from what I've read, consumer burnable disks lack the extra protection layer that most retail bought dvd/cds have. Therefore the commercial discs last much longer.

Hey, just so I don't hijaak this thread (Best of 2007), I started another on CD/DVD shelf life. Let's continue this discussion over there.

01/14/2008 06:30:09 PM · #25
Originally posted by alanfreed:
I've never heard of anyone losing data on a CD/DVD that just "wore out" without being left in the sun or run over by a truck or something.


Now you have. ;-)

The very first CD-R's I ever used was burned around 1994-95...I discovered corrupt files starting around 2000, and it was completely unreadable by 2003. Note that current CD-R's use better technology, using "die layers", where as the old ones (like the one that failed for me) depended on photo sensitive metal layers that reverted back to their original state rather quickly. Some of the CD-R/DVD-R manufacturers now claim their disks will retain data for 100 years...but given the disks have only been around a couple years, I'm not sure how reliable those claims are.

I've also experienced CD-RW's losing data after just a couple years...I'm not sure if it is because CD-RW's are less stable, or if it is because they where exposed to daylight more frequently (those disks where often sitting on my desk). Other media are not immune from aging either...I had some old "Ditto" tapes that I used to backed up all of my projects from my collage years (12ish years ago)...I tried to retrieve the data from these tapes recently (as I was getting rid of the PC that the tape drive worked on)...all 3 of the tapes snapped and I was unable to recover any of the data...the floppy disks containing the only other copies of these projects where also un-readable...not a big surprise...I knew those where shot years ago already.

Lessons learned.... If you are archiving to CD-R/DVD-R (or any media really), keep them in a cool dark location to maximize the life of the media (keep out of sunlight/UV Rays!). Test the media every couple years at the least. Don't trust any media for more than 8 years...convert archives you want to keep to a newer media every 5-8 years...chances are the new media will have greater capacity, thus decreasing your physical storage space, and if trends continue, the new technology will be more reliable as well. This also avoids the problem of having media that you can no longer get drives to read. If the archives are critical, make two copies and keep them in separate locations. (if you check the media regularly, it is unlikely both copies will go bad at the same time)

Hope my little rant about CD-R backups is helpful for someone.

sh0rty :P

Message edited by author 2008-01-14 18:30:26.
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