Revell / Gearz contest question

[bandit1]

hopefully i am counted./....no email yet from them

[rhs856]

Using their resizer, I got the total down to 1.6M and mine finally went through. It appears the TOTAL combined size for ALL pictures can't be more than 2M. Yikes. I was hoping the pictures could tell them about the details that I put into the car since I can't write them about it.

Someone needs to tell Revell that it's 2012. My cell phone takes pictures that are bigger than 2M. My actual camera is closer to 4.

[rhs856]

On the website it says that each picture can be 2mb. Not all of them together. Mine worked fine at about 1.5 mb each.

I tried it with all of mine at about 1.8m each and it failed. I then shrunk it bit by bit (terrible computer pun) until it all was under 2M an it finally went. Ah well. Their business is model making, not web design. :-/ Glad yours went through.

[SuperStockAndy]

I resized all mine to under 2 MB, it went through but I still have no email...

[moparmagiclives]

I selected the 5 Pics I wanted to send and they didnt go, so I emailed all 5 to myself, selected the size I wanted that fit under 2MB and sent it. Resized all at once. Got them to go, and the Thank you page. Good luck everyone !!!!

[Ace-Garageguy]

I really want to thank you all for all the info on entering, resizing, etc. I hadn't gone thru to the "thank you" page, and assumed it was just a glitch. If it hadn't been for all of your helpful posts, my entry wouldn't have made the deadline. Thanks again, Bill

[jbwelda]

lets see your little phone device get hit by a bunch of those 2M photos and see how you feel about it then.

if you cannot get a decent photo down to 250k or less then there is something wrong. and you can only submit 5 photos, right? thats 1.25M there...well under the limit.

i dont think your images are getting through if you dont see that acknowledgement screen. not sure about an email...does it say somewhere you will be emailed?

good luck on the contest by the way, i hope to see some names from here in the winner circles.

[rhs856]

lets see your little phone device get hit by a bunch of those 2M photos and see how you feel about it then.

if you cannot get a decent photo down to 250k or less then there is something wrong. and you can only submit 5 photos, right? thats 1.25M there...well under the limit.

I'm not sure what you mean by my phone getting "hit." Can you explain?

I can get decent photos down to 250k - but by that point they are no longer decent.

[jbwelda]

"hit' as in having a hundred people send you photos that size all at once...much like what is going on with this contest probably.

here is a photo, original is < 250K, this is resized to 640 X 480 to post on msg boards. looks pretty good to me, and i aint even trying...

certainly good enough to enter a photo contest with.

here is another, roughly the same spec:

good enough to see flaws i dont want to see!

maybe we just have different ideas of "decent"?

Edited May 16, 2012 by jbwelda

[rhs856]

@jbwelda I hope they aren't receiving photos on a cellphone if they have trouble making an email automatically send!

The photos look fine, but I was hoping to have some of the finer details I put into my model show up. It is what it is. I'm just glad it went through - I think.

[moparmagiclives]

@jbwelda I hope they aren't receiving photos on a cellphone if they have trouble making an email automatically send!

The photos look fine, but I was hoping to have some of the finer details I put into my model show up. It is what it is. I'm just glad it went through - I think.

And as was already said, it would be nice for the custom guys to have a chance to list all the modifications done on the entry form. Concidering the photo size and amount of photos that are alowed.

But I guess that just levels the playing field that much more.

[jbwelda]

>@jbwelda I hope they aren't receiving photos on a cellphone if they have trouble making an email automatically send!

i think you are totally missing the point but thats ok. im not sure what finer detail you want to show up in your photos...the two random ones i posted seem to have fine detail showing up pretty well. but i understand you want to present the best photos you can.

good luck on the contest, hope you win something!

[Austin T]

I don't want to jinx everyone including myself,but wouldn't it be hysterical if only 2 or three people's entries total passed through and were entered.

[bandit1]

just saw Facebook...and i qoute...

"Happy Friday! Special thanks to everyone who entered our Revell / GearZ International Model Car Championships. Judging will take place shortly, and we'll announce our winners in July. And, just a quick note to all entrants: although you may not have received an email notification of your entry, we assure you it was received. We apologize for any confusion."

[Austin T]

just saw Facebook...and i qoute...

"Happy Friday! Special thanks to everyone who entered our Revell / GearZ International Model Car Championships. Judging will take place shortly, and we'll announce our winners in July. And, just a quick note to all entrants: although you may not have received an email notification of your entry, we assure you it was received. We apologize for any confusion."

Ok I feel MUCH better now!

[bandit1]

update via facebook again...'

"Hi everyone! Just wanted to share a quick update on the Revell/GearZ Model Car Contest. Judging is underway, and we expect to announce our winners on or around July 16. Thanks again to everyone who participated - we have a ton of great entries!"

[vintagestang]

I needed a replacement part and I never got an email.