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Entries cannot be made without the permission of the client and/or owner of the rights of the work. All entries must have been created for a paying client except pro bono work for charities and non-profit organizations. Spec ads and director's cuts are NOT eligible. Clio retains the rights to disqualify entries which offend national, religious, cultural or racial groups.
• Individual Credits
• Agency Logos
• Slates
• Image (up to 10)
Optional Media:
• Video (10)
• Audio (1)
• PDF (1)
• URL (up to 4)
NOTE: All medium types require at least one image to be uploaded to the entry in order to submit payment. Film/Video entries require at least one image and at least one film/video file to be uploaded in order to submit payment.
Image Upload
NOTE: All medium types require an image to be uploaded to the entry in order to submit payment.
• File Type: .jpg
• Color Mode: RGB
• File Size: Up to 50 MB
Required Spec for Image Uploads:
Resolution*:
• 2400 x 3000 pixels (portrait minimum)
• 3000 x 2400 pixels (landscape minimum)
*Please note the following exceptions:
For Digital/Mobile and Social Media entries:
• 600 x 800 pixels (portrait minimum)
• 800 x 600 pixels (landscape minimum)
Film/Video
• 480 x 640 pixels (portrait minimum)
• 640 x 480 pixels (landscape minimum)
In the event that your entry is awarded a statue, the image provided will be used as a thumbnail in our digital winners gallery.
Video Upload
Required Spec for Video Uploads:
• Resolution: 640 x 480 (minimum)
• File Type: mp4
• Compression: h264
• Sound: AAC 44khz
• File Size: Up to 500 MB
All bars, slates and black must be removed from videos.
All videos must be submitted through the entry system on the Upload tab. Clio will not accept CDs/DVDs.
PDF Upload
Required Spec for PDF Uploads:
• File Size: Up to 50 MB
• PDFs can be either single page or multiple pages.
• PDFs do not need to be 300dpi resolution.
We suggest using Adobe's 'Reduced Size PDF' feature when saving your file.
Audio Upload
Required Spec for Audio Uploads:
• File type: .mp3
• Sampling rate: 44 KHz (44,100 Hz)
• Bit rate: 196 KB/s (maximum)
• Sound: Stereo
• File size: up to 50 MB
URL
Required Spec for URL:
• Entrants must keep the URL accessible online for judging through January 31, 2020.
• Please provide any login credentials required to access the URL.
Please do not have the case study video within the URL.*
URL entered may not contain agency name at any point, including but not limited to website, webpage title or within the URL link.
*note: Entrants are able to upload video footage within our media upload portion.
Physical Entries
This program does not allow for Physical Entries.
Media Requirements
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