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1. I would like to post an item on the cable channel. How do I go about doing this?

1. Download the Policies and Procedures.
2. Fill out the submittal request form and send the signed form and files (slides or video) on CD or DVD attention PEG to:
City Clerk’s Office, 204 Ash St. Fernandina Beach, FL 32034.

The City Attorney's office will review the request for adherence to the PEG Channel Policy. Notification of approval or denial of content is usually within 2 weeks of the request. IT will place the content on PEG within 1 week of approval.
Policies and Procedures

2. What format should static slides be in?

Static slides are accepted in JPEG format with no more than 10 slides per presentation. For best results they should be created in a resolution of 720 x 540, 800 x 600, or 640 x 480 pixels. For slides containing only text or that are not susceptible to aspect distortion (such as a solid background), use a resolution of 720 x 480 pixels. Power Point slides must be converted to JPEG before submitting for review.

3. What format should videos be in?

Acceptable stream types:

MPEG-1 System Stream or MPEG-2 Program Stream (consisting of a single elementary video stream with an optional single elementary audio stream)
NOTE: Transport stream is not possible.
Elementary video stream
Three video resolutions (pixels) are allowed. Other resolutions are not supported.
352 x 240 (Horizontal x Vertical)
352 x 480
720 x 480
Picture rate must be 29.97 pictures per second.
A maximum bit rate of 10 Mb/s is allowed. Higher rates are not supported.
National TV Standards Committee (NTSC) with "4:3" aspect ratio required.
4:2:0 sampling format required. (Main profile at Main or Low level, 10 Mb/s max)
IBBP group of pictures (GOP) structure recommended for best quality (30 frame maximum GOP size).
Encode header information in stream every few seconds to aid in error recovery.

Audio, if present, must be encoded into the MPEG file using Audio layer II.
Audio may be encoded at a 32, 44.1, or 48KHz sampling frequency.
LEIGHTRONIX recommends an audio sampling rate of 44.1
KHz for optimal performance.
Audio bitrate 192, 224, 256, 384
MPEG filenames may contain up to 27 characters (no spaces) in addition to the required ".mpg" extension.

Click the below link to download the "Total Import Basic Installer" from our document center. The file can be found in the PEG Documents folder . This is a DVD to .mpg converter. After you download the file change the ".123" to ".exe" and run the application.
Download Total Import