GUIDELINES FOR

BLUEBONNET PICTURE
AND VIDEO COLLECTION
The cell phone used must have a 12 MP camera, or higher, and all pictures must have a resolution of 12 MP, or higher.

How do I record?

The minimum requirement for this study is to take one video and 10 pictures of five different
holdable/movable objects. Each set of pictures of an object will be 10 pictures.

For PICTURES, make sure all the object appears in the picture and is not cut off. Pictures must be taken from
different angles and backgrounds should not be repeated. When possible, include one top down view of the
object as one of the captures.

For VIDEOS, make sure the video is between 90 seconds and 5 minutes. Spend the first 30 to 60 seconds showing
the room and everything visible in the room while avoiding any PII, then spend the rest of the video focusing on
specific objects in the room. Videos should be recorded in the same backgrounds where pictures were taken.

**Failure to comply with all guidelines will result in the rejection of the object. **
** Failure to upload the files correctly in WeTransfer will result in the files being automatically rejected before ever
being seen**
 Objects - Photos Environments -
Examples
Videos
Phone/Tablet MacBook
Plants: Flowers, Plants, Small Trees iMac Put some of your dishware, cutlery and
cookware on the counter or on the
Food: Cooked or Uncooked, Fruits AirPods stove. Record a video of all your
Kitchen
Laptop iPhone kitchen, pantry and inside your
refridgerator
Lamp: Table Lamp, Ceiling Lamp, Floor Lamp, Arched
HomePod
Floor Lamps, etc
Computer Accessory: Keyboard, Mouse Apple TV Walk around your room and capture
Living room video of furniture, floor lamps,
Cookware: Pots, spatulas, pans iPad
decorative lamps, decorations, screens
Dishware: Plate Bowl, Mugs, Bottle, Glassware Magic Keyboard and plants.
Office Supplies: Pens, Folder, Scissors, Staplers Magic Trackpad
Children’s room Leave some electronic screens turned
Whiteboard Magic Mouse on (TV, Computer, Tablet, etc)
Readable Content: Magazine, Newspaper, Books Beats headphone
Screens: TV, Monitor, Screens Apple Watch Backyard

Kitchen Appliance: Coffee Machine, Toaster Ovens,

Kitchen Island
Toaster (not an oven) Put some of your office accessories out
on the table or nearby surface and take
Decoration: Wall art, Shelf decoration, etc L-shaped Desk Office
a video of your office focusing on your
Cutlery: Knife, Fork, Spoon L-shaped Cabinet office furniture and office supplies
Headphone Open Door Cabinet
Document: Notes, documents, business cards, etc Fireplace Go inside your closet or take some of
Closet your clothes out and take a video of the
Cuboid: Boxes, suitcases, food container, etc Squat toilet clothes, shoes, and bags.
Dishwasher (open) Closet (open and showing the clothes)
Bathroom
 What are the object categories?
HOLDABLE OBJECTS: Objects you hold and move around when using them, and can easily hold in one hand, such as a
pen, a watch, a phone, cutlery, cookware, etc.
MOVABLE OBJECTS: Objects you can move around but cannot hold easily in one hand, such as a laptop, a trash can,
small kitchen appliances, a chair, etc.
NON-MOVABLE OBJECTS: Objects you cannot move, either because they’re too big or heavy to move, such as a fridge,
a TV, a dining table, etc., or because they are built in or planted in, such as a tree, a plant, a built-in decoration, etc.

What are the distances?

NEAR: For SMALL objects, 1 to 3 ft, (0.5 to 1m). For BIG objects, 6 to 10 ft (2 to 3m).
FAR: For SMALL objects, 3 to 6 ft, (1 to 2m). For BIG objects, 12 to 15 ft, (4 to 5 m).

What cannot show on camera?

No identifiable information can show on camera, so make sure your photos and videos are free of anything that
might identify you or any other non-public person, such as pictures, documentation, names, addresses, license plates,
etc. Be especially aware of reflective surfaces, such as glasses, windows, mirrors, shiny surfaces like metals, etc. The
whole object must appear in the photo.
 Protocol
NEAR: ForSMALL objects, 1 to 3 ft, (0.5 to 1m). For BIG objects, 6 to 10 ft (2 to 3m).
FAR: For SMALL objects, 3 to 6 ft, (1 to 2m). For BIG objects, 12 to 15 ft, (4 to 5 m).

PROCEDURE

TYPE OF DATA OBJECT CATEGORY DISTANCE TO OBJECT

BACKGROUND
NEAR FAR HOLDING

Background 1 2 pictures 2 pictures 1 picture

HOLDABLE
Background 2 2 pictures 2 pictures 1 picture

PICTURE Background 1 3 pictures 3 pictures N/A

MOVABLE
Background 2 2 pictures 2 pictures N/A

NON-MOVABLE Background 1 5 pictures 5 pictures N/A

Display items that can generally find in that room: cutlery and cookware, office supplies,
etc. If there’s a computer or TV, turn it on.
VIDEO FULL ROOM Look for any reflective surface and make sure you’re not reflected in them.
Walk slowly around the room while recording for at least 1.5 minutes, showing the
entire room and focusing on all the objects in display.
 Background
Backgrounds should be busy in content, clutter and other objects; these should be representative of where the
object would normally appear, for example, office supplies photographed at a desk near other desk items. Avoid
backgrounds that are plain or homogenous.
Do not use the same background more than once.
Examples
 Full view Not full view Filter applied Plain background Busy background

Close view Far view

Object too far Blur pictures
Background r
representative of
object use
Background not
representative Repeated
of object use background for
objects of the
same category
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SMALL
 Possible Reasons for Rejection
▪ Incorrect background distribution
▪ Images of multiple different objects instead of images of the same object
▪ Background repeated
▪ Object type (holdable, movable or unmovable) is incorrect
▪ Protocol not followed
▪ Backgrounds 1 and 2 are not sufficiently different for Movable/Holdable
▪ Distances do not follow established parameters
▪ Duplicate asset found
▪ Insufficient variation in pictures or pictures too similar
▪ One or more images are out of focus or blurry
How to Upload
TO UPLOAD THE PICTURE S, YOU MUST USE THE F OLLOWING F ORM:
HTTPS:/ / WWW.TRANSPERFECT.COM/DATAFORCE /FORM/UPLOADER
Step 1- Collect the photos/videos

Click to add text

One upload per object

Do not use special characters in the

file name
Vídeo, Lâmpada Video, Lampada
 (1) Collect 10 pictures for each object you select, or video;
(2) Upload the 10 pictures for the same object together. Do
not mix more than one object per upload or your upload will
be rejected.
Step 2. (3) Each object (set of 10 pictures) and each video must be
Follow the next steps: submitted separately. So if you send six different objects (so
60 pictures) and two videos, you will be sending 8 different
uploads.
Summary
To successfully complete your participation, you will need to
1. Take 10 photos of at least 10 different objects from the list of object categories, and
take at least one video from the list of rooms
2. Take photos that follow the protocol in the table depending on whether the object is
movable, holdable, or non-movable, small or large, and for videos, follow the video
protocol in the table making sure to first film all around the room and then focus the
camera on the different objects in the room.
3. For each object, upload a set of 10 photos of the object on this
link https://www.transperfect.com/dataforce/form/uploader (loose photos, not in a
folder and not zipped)
4. For each video, upload each video one at a time on the
https://www.transperfect.com/dataforce/form/uploader