Technical Instructions

TECHNICAL GUIDELINES & REQUIREMENTS FOR ENTRIES AND MATERIALS

Choose a group to enter

Single Channel	Multi Channel
A. Film (television, cinema & online)  B. Press C. Outdoor D. Radio E. Direct communication F. Design of Brand & Corporate Identity G. Digital H. Mobile N. New or innovative	Q. Integrated communication campaigns R. Direct campaigns S. Digital campaigns T. Mobile campaigns U. Events V. Public relations W. Innovative campaigns

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Technical instructions

Quality of video entries

Golden Drum technical instructions for submitting entries have been revised and changed. All specifications regarding entries submitted in the form of video data are upgraded to HD quality with aspect ratio of 16:9. If HD quality is not available for submitting, SD quality will be accepted. Bearing that in mind, the organiser does not accept any responsibility for poor quality of submitted materials or differences noted between HD and SD screenings.

Length of video entries                 

All video entries must be NO MORE than 3 minutes long (NO MORE than 180 seconds).
Video presentations for groups C, G, H and N can be up to 1 min (60 seconds) long.
If VIDEO material is more than 1 minute long (60 seconds), you are also required to submit an up to 1 minute long video presentation of your entry which will be used for the awards ceremony, should your entry be awarded.

Language of entries    

All VIDEO MATERIAL has to be dubbed or subtitled in English. All other entries have to have translation included in the form of a text file .DOC format, .RTF format or .TXT format will be accepted. Please make sure to use Unicode script.

Multiple entries

When submitting the same entry into two or more groups, please provide a brief explanation in no more than 50 words as to why this ad is entering a selected group. For video entries, please include this explanation as a screen shot at the beginning. 

Entry submitting

Entries may be submitted via internet (ONLINE SUBMISSION) or via COURIER. Please read carefully and follow the instructions for each group separately. If Courier option is selected make sure that you include a copy of entry form.

Please make sure that the entries are not branded with agency logotype.

ONLINE SUBMISSION – follow the step by step instructions posted on the submission portal www.goldendrum.com

COURIER – DVD or CD recorded as data (DO NOT USE DVD MOVIE, DO NOT USE AUDIO CD). Each entry has to be recorded as a separate file and placed in the corresponding folder. List of entries with stated file names is mandatory. Include a print screen of your »online system entry form«.

Quick technical reference

VIDEO ENTRY	PREFERRED ACCEPTABLE Aspect ratio 16 : 9 Widescreen 16 : 9 Widescreen Resolution Full HD (1920 x 1080 px) PAL 1024 x 576 Frame rate 25fps 25fps Scan type Progressive Progressive Video codec h.264 (min 15 - max 40 mbps) h.264 (min 7 mbps) Audio codec AAC (min 160 kbps) AAC (min 160 kbps) Container MP4 MP4
AUDIO ENTRY	Audio codec Mp3 or AAC Bit rate min 128 kbps – preferred 320 kbps
PICTURE ENTRY	Format JPEG Color space CMYK DPI 300 dpi Resolution Corresponding to each group

The address where you can send your entires:

Slovenska oglaševalska zbornica - SOZ
Slovenian Advertising Chamber
Parmova ulica 53
1000 Ljubljana
Slovenija


The organizer reserves the right to change the technical requirements if necessary.