Assignment Guidelines
Chapter 6 – Accepted File Types for Submission
- Chapter 1 – Assignment Briefs
- Chapter 2 – House Style & Formatting
- Chapter 3 – Assignment Length
- Chapter 4 – Referencing
- Chapter 5 – File Naming and Labelling
- Chapter 7 – How to Submit your Assignment, Technical Advice & Late Penalties
- Chapter 8 – Artificial Intelligence (Ai) in Your Education and Assessment: Acceptable Usage Guide
- Chapter 9 – Academic Misconduct
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Please check the assignment brief for the file types accepted for your assignment submission. If a submission is in the wrong file type/format or is corrupted, it will be treated as a non-submission/not marked. Please be aware the individual file upload limit for Space is 2GB.
*You should not use YouTube or other external media sites to upload video or other media. You will be awarded a mark of zero if you do not upload your video to conservatoire systems.
Written
| File Type | Extension |
|---|---|
| Portable Document Format or Word Document | .pdf or docx or .doc |
| Further Specifications |
|---|
| Where submitting written work, you should submit a single document, which should include your bibliography and any appendices |
Score
| File Type | Extension |
|---|---|
| Portable Document Format | |
| Sibelius 2024.6 or above | .sib |
| MuseScore | .mscz |
Audio*
| File Type | Extension |
|---|---|
| MPEG-1 or MPEG2 Audio Layer III | .mp3 |
| MPEG 4 Audio | .m4a |
| Further Specifications |
|---|
| – Recommended Sample rate: 44.1kHz – Recommended Bit Rate: 192 kbps or higher – Stereo |
| File Type | Extension |
|---|---|
| Waveform Audio File Format | .wav |
| Audio Interchange File Format | .aif .aiff |
| Further Specifications |
|---|
| – Recommended Sample Rate: 44.1kHz – Recommended Bit Depth: 16 bit or higher – Stereo |
Video* (including Panopto)
| File Type | Extension |
|---|---|
| QuickTime File Format | .mov |
| MPEG-4 Part 14 | .mp4 |
| Further Specifications |
|---|
| ▪ Video Codec: h.264 (MPEG-4 AVC) – Recommended resolution: Up to Full HD (1920 X 1080 pixels) – Recommended video Bitrate: up to 8Mbps ▪ Audio Codec: AAC – Recommended Sample Rate: 44.1kHz – Recommended Bitrate: 192kbps or higher – Required: 1 Audio Track (Stereo) |
Software
| File Type | Extension |
|---|---|
| Logic Pro X 11.2.2 or above | .logicx |
| Pro Tools 2025.6 or above | .ptx |
| Ableton Live 12.2.5 or above | .als |
| Further Specifications |
|---|
| Project file to be compressed (.zip) with associated audio, video and/or data files. |
| File Type | Extension |
|---|---|
| Sibelius 2025.8 or above | .sib |
Images
| File Type | Extension |
|---|---|
| Joint Photographic Experts Group | .jpg |
| Portable Network Graphics | .png |
| Graphics Interchangeable Format | .gif |
| Further Specifications |
|---|
| Maximum Width: 800px; Dots Per Inch (DPI): 72 |
| File Type | Extension |
|---|---|
| Sibelius 2025.8 or above | .sib |
Spreadsheet
| File Type | Extension |
|---|---|
| Excel | .xlsx or .xls or .pdf |
Presentation
| File Type | Extension |
|---|---|
| Powerpoint | .pptx or .ppt or .pdf |
Zip
| File Type | Extension |
|---|---|
| Zipped (compressed) files | .zip |
| Further Specifications |
|---|
| If prescribed by the assignment brief, you may be permitted to submit multiple files as a compressed .zip file. Please ensure all files contained in the .zip folder are accepted formats within this chapter. |