Submit Content

a scene from rtil's Gum Submit original files to ABS that you created.

You are submitting your content because you want your work published with Albino Blacksheep.

Where to Submit?

Submit your content onto the Links/Submissions section of ABS Forums. You must register an account and login to the forums.

(Why register to submit?)

New requirement

August 1, 2008: It is now a requirement that you place "albinoblacksheep.com" somewhere in the animation to indicate that albinoblacksheep.com is granted permission to publish the file. Something along the lines of "permission to be hosted by albinoblacksheep.com" in the corner of the play screen is fine. A link is even better. A link with the logo is the best. A link with a sheep logo that you draw yourself is the bestest.

If you don't have hosting

In the "Submissions" section of the forum, on your reply message, you can temporarily attach a file up to about 2 MB in size. For larger files you can use SpamTheWeb or send me an email attachment.

Ready to submit

To complete your submission, either post a link to your work in the correct Submissions thread or Private Message it to me, AB.

If the forums are closed

The following message may show up on the forums.

The board administrator is no longer accepting any new registrations at the moment.

You may email me your file as a link or as an attachment if the forums are not accepting new registrations.

Guidelines

  1. Flash files should contain a preloader. You may use the ABS preloader.
  2. Use the correct tool for the job. Animations should be made in Macromedia Flash and not in Windows Movie Maker or PowerPoint.

Getting your content accepted

  1. ABS prefers to showcase content from its forum members.
  2. ABS prefers smaller file sizes. Less than 2 MB if possible, but larger is fine if you can justify the longer download and have done what you could to make it as small as possible.
  3. ABS prefers new and original files that you made yourself and haven't spread. If you already posted it somewhere before, please let me know.
  4. ABS saves a lot of bandwidth if you add "Presented by www.albinoblacksheep.com" in the your credits or use the ABS Preloader. It stops many people from stealing.
  5. ABS does not like when you lipsync to other people's music in front of a webcam.
  6. ABS does not like animations that have no sound.
  7. ABS does not like badly drawn stick figures.
  8. ABS does not like swearing.

Why should I send my file to you?

I don't have to convince people for those who know this site well, but just incase, here's the pitch.

Firstly, Albino Blacksheep has millions of visitors, so you will get exposure. However, it is not uncommon for sites these days to have many visitors. It is sometimes a negative for artists, as their work gets lost in large sites. For submissions that are accepted onto Albino Blacksheep, such work is posted prominently on the main page of the site and sent out to all RSS subscribers. Albino Blacksheep hand-selects very few submissions, so your work is not overlooked by regular visitors compared to sites with automatic submissions.

When the content becomes older, it will be indexed into the correct categories on the site for long life. If enough submissions by the same author are accepted, the author can get a directory that features only their content.

Albino Blacksheep will host your content and place it on a human-readable simple URL without spyware or popup windows on the page.

On this site, it is encouraged that you include your name and blog's Web address in your media file. We do not watermark or crop your work. On ABS Forums you can get feedback on your work both before and after it is completed.

Albino Blacksheep is a tight and close community and all parties should appreciate including a new artist like yourself into the community.