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. |