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Video Submission Instructions

General Instructions

Every submission must include a Conditions for Publication form signed by all authors and all of following:

  • Title
  • Authors—List all authors including for each: first name, family name, and institutional affiliation (including department, if applicable).
  • Corresponding Author—Provide the name, telephone number, and e-mail address of the author to whom communications should be directed.
  • Announcement Text—200-character (including spaces and punctuation) or less description of the video to be used for an announcement on the CTSNet Home Page.
  • Video Description—A description of the video to appear on the video page. It can be of any length and may include images.
  • Subject/Classification Terms—One or more terms from the CTSNet Content Subject Classification list that identify the primary subject category of the video.
  • Disclosure—Include disclosure information if it is applicable.

Your material must contain no specific patient information and must be HIPPA compliant. For example, patient name or hospital identification numbers should not appear on radiographs, slides, or film contained in a video.

For each copyrighted/previously published item (artist illustrations, images from books, cartoons, etc.) you must obtain written permission from the publisher and supply copies of permissions with your submission.

The signed Conditions for Publication form, permission letters and other supplemental material should accompany the video disk. Videos will not be considered for publication until all of the required information and documents have been received. Send the video and related documents to:

CTSNet, Inc
401 E. Pratt Street, Suite 351
World Trade Center Baltimore
Baltimore, Maryland USA 21202

Videos

Videos submitted to CTSNet should not be longer than 10 minutes, and must be accompanied by voice narration.

Video is not an appropriate format for slideshows without embedded video content. Video should be used for content such as surgical procedures.

CTSNet can accept video submissions in a variety of different formats. Both 4:3 and 16:9 (widescreen) aspect ratios are acceptable. The videos must be good quality and their size should be at least 640 by 480 (704 by 396 for widescreen.)

Acceptable Formats

MOV (Apple QuickTime Movie)—Preferred format
MPEG (MPEG Video File)—Preferred format
DVD video format (DVD-R only, not DVD-RW)—Preferred format
MP4/M4V (iTunes Video File)
AVI (Audio Video Interleave File)
Flash Video (.flv)
Windows Media Video (WMV file)

Not Accepted

RealVideo format
VHS or Mini-DV tape

Once received, your video will be converted into Flash Video format for presentation on CTSNet.

Please contact us if you need more information on submitting multimedia content to CTSNet. Email: submission@ctsnet.org

Publication Date: 21-Jan-2005
Last Modified: 2-Mar-2010

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