76th Emmy-Nominee Video Uploads
SOUND DEADLINE: FRIDAY, July 26 at 6:00 PM PT (see specifications here)
Categories:
102 – Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour)
103 – Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour)
104 – Sound Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special
105 – Sound Editing for a Nonfiction or Reality Program
106 – Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour)
107 – Sound Mixing for a Limited or Anthology Series or a Movie
108 – Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation
109 – Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or Special
110 – Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction Program
111 – Sound Mixing for a Reality Program
General Requirements:
Consideration for Emmy Awards is conditioned on timely delivery of a correctly prepared digital file.
Failure to deliver correct masters on time may result in your submission not being judged.
Quality Assurance within the Awards portal is the responsibility of the nominee. Failure to provide correctly prepared submissions will result in you being required to immediately resubmit a new master or incurring the financial responsibility of a corrected master being prepared.
Content must be presented as it was in its initial premiere broadcast. Revised versions or edited re-broadcasts are not permitted.
Upload Instructions:
Log in to the Awards site.
Click "Video Upload" in the left menu to upload your videos.
Click "My Nominations" to see your nominated entries.
Click into a nominated entry to attach the uploaded video and fill out any required information.
After reviewing the video and data, click "Submit Video Entry".
EDITING INSTRUCTIONS FOR SHOWS LONGER THAN 1 HOUR:
Programs that run longer than one hour must be edited down to one hour. You may submit either a single one-hour bloc, or up to two blocs totaling one hour.
Example: if a program runs 100 minutes, you may choose to include a single 60-minute bloc, two 30-minute blocs, a 35-minute bloc and a 25-minute bloc, and so on.
Separate multiple blocs with 2-5 seconds of black
Replace all commercials and interstitials with to 2-5 seconds of black
No color bars and slates; file should be programming only
DELIVERY SPECIFICATION:
QuickTime File
QuickTime ProRes file
1920 x 1080 or 1280 x 720 picture resolution
29.97 {Native}, 23.976 {Native} or 24 {Native} frame rates
Note: Please supply Native Frame rates. Do not send a 23.98 to 29.97 conversion.
Embedded PCM audio (5.1 or 2-channel)
If there is no 5.1, send only the 2-channel audio
5.1 Audio:
If uploading videos with 5.1, the audio must be in one of the following formats:
2 streams, one with 2 channels, one with 6 channels
1 stream, 8 channels (layout specified below)
8 streams, 1 channel each (layout specified below)
5.1 Audio Channel Order:
5.1 audio MUST follow the channel listing below:
Channel 1 – Left
Channel 2 – Right
Channel 3 – Center
Channel 4 – LFE
Channel 5 – Left Surround
Channel 6 – Right Surround
Channel 7 – Stereo Left
Channel 8 – Stereo Right
Dolby Atmos Audio:
If you want to upload files with Dolby Atmos audio, email view@televisionacademy.com for instructions.
updated 7.15.24