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The district judges' standing order that the sponsoring party must offer evidence in a format the court of appeals can accept: text documents as text-searchable, unencrypted PDFs converted directly where possible (scans OCR'd); document images at 300 dpi black and white; photographs at not less than 2,048 × 1,536 pixels; separator pages where the exhibit number is not on the image; audio files no larger than 100 MB and video no larger than 2 GB, in a format VLC or Windows Media Player supports, containing only the offered segments; and the sponsoring party must supply a compliant copy if the appellate court cannot open the exhibit.
Texas > Denton County > the district courts — every party offering documentary, photographic, audio or video exhibits.
"When introducing evidence, the Court orders that the sponsoring party of the evidence shall ensure it is in a format that may be uploaded and accepted by the appropriate court of appeals and their guidelines. Text Documents. Each computer file of a text document must be prepared in text-searchable Portable Document Format (PDF), compatible with the latest version of Adobe Reader. The computer file must not be password-protected, encrypted, or protected by rights management. Because scanning creates larger file sizes with images of lesser quality, scanning must be avoided when possible. … Any scanned materials must be made searchable using optical-character-recognition software, such as Adobe Acrobat. Scanned Documents. Images of documents must be included within the computer file as images scanned in black and white with a resolution of 300 dots per inch (dpi). Photographs. Photographic images other than documents (e.g., photos of physical exhibits) must be included within the computer file as images with a resolution of not less than 2,048 x 1,536 pixels (approximately 3 megapixels). … Separator Pages. If an exhibit number is not on the exhibit image, there must be a page preceding the image to show the exhibit number. Audio/Video Files. Audio files must not exceed 100 MB. Video files must not exceed 2 GB. … An audio/video recording must be included in the record in a format supported by VLC media player (VideoLAN Organization) or Windows media player (Microsoft). JCIT Technology Standards §3.2. … Only segments offered as an exhibit can be on the audio or video media. … If at any time in the future the case is on appeal and the court of appeals cannot open the exhibit that was offered, the sponsoring party that offered the exhibit will be responsible to provide the court reporter with the exhibit that is in the acceptable format."
"When introducing evidence, the Court orders that the sponsoring party of the evidence shall ensure it is in a format that may be uploaded and accepted by the appropriate court of appeals and their guidelines. Text Documents. Each computer file of a text document must be prepared in text-searchable Portable Document Format (PDF), compatible with the latest version of Adobe Reader. The computer fil
Reviewer note: Text-layer registration (2 pp, 2,987 chars) read in full 2026-09-06; quoted verbatim; the print carries the twelve judges' letterhead and signatures without a legible date — effective date left open, registration date Feb. 28, 2025. Composed benchpath-ajr8-denton. County-site receipt(s) in custody 2026-09-06: https://www.dentoncounty.gov/DocumentCenter/View/7181/Standing-Order-Regarding-Evidence-effective-May-1-2023-PDF (May 2023 print (prior bench) edition); https://www.dentoncounty.gov/DocumentCenter/View/5993/Standing-Order-Regarding-Evidence-PDF (identical edition).
Judge Miller: exhibits for remote hearings must be premarked and physically delivered (U.S. mail or courthouse drop box) at least three business days out or they are not considered — e-mailed exhibits are refused, and evidentiary hearings are never remote.
2 verbatim requirements published by Palm Beach Division FC on exhibits.