Baffled About AdultWork Intro Movie
Hey there ladies! I looked through the Adultwork Thread and searched for threads about this, but surprisingly, I couldn't find anything. I know there are lots of AW-ers here, so I'm hoping someone can shed some light on this for me. I just joined AW and I'm working on getting my profile all filled out. I was so excited when I saw there was an option for an intro video, because guys seem to love my voice (they think it's sexy), so I figured having an intro video on my profile where they could hear me and not just see pictures would be great for me. Buuut, now I'm tearing my hair out over it because I cannot get my video approved. :banghead:
There's a help article on AW titled "My Intro Movie is never approved", so I'm guessing I'm not the first person to have this issue. But the article is completely useless. All it says is
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If the movie is not approved and rejected, the content of it would have been in breach of one of these guidelines or the main Terms of Use in some regard. WMV Intro movies are most frequently rejected because they are not purposefully recoreded intro movies. A WMV movie must start with you introducing yourself with your AdultWork.com Nickname.
Well duh. I figured that much out on my own, thanks. But it's not quite that simple. The guidelines for intro movies are
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Use this page to upload your pre-recorded introductory movie that is in Windows Media format (WMV). Movies must not exceed 30 seconds in length. The movie you upload must have sound and video, and start with you introducing yourself with your AdultWork.com Nickname.
Check, check, check, and check. My video is in WMV format, is 29 seconds long, has sound and video, and starts with me introducing myself with my AW nickname. There's no nudity in it (I'm not sure if that's even a rule, but just in case).
So, what do you do when your intro video meets all of the guidelines but they still won't approve it? I just don't know what I need to fix. If any of you lovely ladies have had this problem or know what I'm doing wrong and could clue me in, I would love you forever. I'm getting so frustrated with this. :smellie_a Thanks!!
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That's odd. I just made a vid about 1 - 2 mins long with me saying hi and introducing what i do and it was approved quickly. Maybe try another vid?
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I'm guessing there's something wrong with the content of the video, though I have no idea what it could be. It's relatively tame. The first time it got rejected, I assumed it was because it was a little over 30 seconds (it was 32), so I trimmed off a little making it 29 seconds, but nope, rejected again. I'll try making a completely different video. It's just hard because I don't know what the problem is so I don't know what to change! Grr ...
EDIT: I think I figured out the problem. I was looking through the Terms of Use and noticed this:
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Musical tracks must not be used on movies unless you are the author or publisher of said track.
I used a song clip in the video ... going to remove that and resubmit and hopefully it gets approved! :crossfing
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Removed the music, rejected again. And apparently, the movie I uploaded yesterday (a movie clip for sale, not the intro movie) has been removed because it doesn't play, according to AW. It plays just fine on my computer so it kind of seems like a problem on their end. Of course, there's no way to contact them about these issues as far as I can tell. Can't find an email address or contact form anywhere. I've now escalated from 'frustrated' to 'real pissed'. This site is definitely starting to seem like more trouble than it's worth. :mad:
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there might be a codec issue keeping the things you're uploading from playing.
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Accepted codecs: MID, MIDI, RMI, MTM, MP1, MP2, MP3, WAV, VOC, AU, SND, AIF, AIFF, WMA, MPEG, ASX, ASF, ASR, AVI, M1V, MOV, MOVIE, MPE, MPA, MPEG, MPG, MPV2, QT, WMV
Stay clear of AVI and Divx.
If you want you can email it to [email protected], It will be converted into the correct format and sent back with a message as to why the original was un-usuable so you can create them correctly in the future.
Re: Baffled About AdultWork Intro Movie
housewench, you're my hero!! You were right. I fixed it and got my video approved, yaaayyyy!! ;D Thank you, thank you, thank you x 1000! That was really drivin me crazy. Thanks so much for your help, PrincessJenny, I think (hope) that I've got the problem solved and won't have any more issues.