Help & F.A.Q.
Uploading Tips- No Spaces In File Names (i.e. billys footage.mov, make it billysfootage.mov)
- Video Uploads are limited to 50mb
- Ensure its set to deinterlaced
- Photo uploads are limited to 600kb with .jpg's and 1200kb for animated .gifs
- Use as many tags as possible (names, spots, states, gear, tricks, music, username, etc) it'll better your chances of being discovered
We're still testing out optimal settings, but this seems to work the best
- Format: Quicktime .MOV
- Codec: H.264 or Sorenson 3
- Resolution: between 360-450 pixels wide
- Bitrate: 400kb
- IMA 4:1 or MP3
- 22k Stereo
- Detailed graphical instructions will be posted soon
- Resolution: Under 650px wide
- Filesize: Under 600kb for .JPEG's and under 1MB for animtaed .GIF's
F.A.Q.
- Why do I keep getting logged out?
There's a glitch somewhere in the login on the main site... just to make sure your cookies are set go to the fourms, and log in from there till we can get to the bottom of the issue. - I keep getting a popup error when I try to upload media
Ensure your file name has the correct extension (.mov, .jpg, .mpeg, etc) and proper titling (A-Z, 0-9, - , _ ) - How do I remove an item I uploaded?
Go to your My Account page and click either My Videos or Photos and a listing with delete option will follow - Why is there strange horizontal lines in the video?
That's simply the result of the user not deinterlacing their clip, granted the source file might not look as blocky, but after flash conversion it will. - What does "global ranking" mean?
Although it's not completed yet the global ranking is going to be a number 1-100 given to you via a complex forumula based on the popularity and quality of your uploaded media - The Inbox and Compose Message doesn't work for me?
We are currently perfecting the inbox on the new site, in the meantime you can use your inbox on the forums, they are the same - What is the subscribe feature?
The last of the features that isn't completed yet, the subscribe feature will send you an automatic email when a user you've subscrived to has uploaded new media - I get a giant purple box that says something about phpThumb
That is simply an error generated on a faulty item uploaded, normally as video clip uploaded as a photo or vice versa - How do I get an icon next to my name?
That icon is simply an avatar which can be updated in the 'My Controls' section on the forums as of right now - How do I embed a clip?
Currently Perception is building it's own custom video player, from there we will have code available for you to embed video to your sites, blogs, myspace, etc...