# Reelpass, full reference text > Every guide, the check page notes and the FAQ from https://reelpass-web.pages.dev, converted from the published pages at build time. The short index is at https://reelpass-web.pages.dev/llms.txt. Before you upload # Music exam video checker and compressor A recorded music exam can fail on the file, not the playing: too big to upload, the wrong format, a name with a space in it. Reelpass checks the video against the board's published rules before you upload, fixes the name, and shrinks the file under the limit when it has to. An example check File size 1.86 GB of 2 GB Pass Format MP4, H.264 and AAC Pass File name Maya Chen grade 8.mp4 Fix Suggested Maya_Chen_grade_8.mp4 Pass Sound Stereo, copied untouched Pass ## Three boards, three sets of numbers Each profile paraphrases the board's own page and shows the date it was read. You can change any number if the board changes its page. | Board | Size limit | Formats | File name | Read | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [ABRSM Performance Grades](https://reelpass-web.pages.dev/guide/performance-grade-video-requirements/) | 2GB | MP4, MOV, MPG | Letters, numbers, _ and - | 27 September 2026 | | [Trinity College London digital music exams](https://reelpass-web.pages.dev/guide/digital-grade-exam-video-rules/) | 3GB | MP4, MOV | Fixed pattern | 27 September 2026 | | [LCME (London College of Music Examinations) digital recorded exams](https://reelpass-web.pages.dev/guide/recorded-music-exam-video-rules/) | 1GB | MP4, MOV | No rule given; safe characters suggested | 27 September 2026 | The board's own page is the authority; check it before you upload. Reelpass checks your file against the published guidance on the date shown and cannot promise a board will accept it. Check one video Size, format, codecs, running time, picture, sound and name, then the checklist. Free. Shrink it under the limit The picture is re-encoded at a planned bitrate; the sound is copied untouched; nothing is cut. Fix the file name Letters, numbers, underscores and dashes, or the fixed pattern one board uses. A whole class at once For teachers: a saved candidate list, names from a pattern, and a queue. ## Your video stays on your device Nothing is uploaded. Your video, candidate names and pieces stay in this browser; the checking and the compressing run on your own device. Exam videos are often of children, and a candidate may hold photo ID up to the camera, so Reelpass was built to work with no upload at all: there is no server behind it to send anything to. ## Frequently asked questions ### What is Reelpass? A check you run on a music exam video before you upload it. Pick the file and the board, and Reelpass reads the file's size, format, codecs, running time, resolution and sound, checks them and the file name against the board's published guidance, and gives you a checklist for the rules a machine cannot see. If the file is too big, it can shrink it in your browser. ### Is it free? Yes. Everything on the site is free, with no account. ### Is my video uploaded anywhere? No. Nothing is uploaded. Your video, candidate names and pieces stay in this browser; the checking and the compressing run on your own device. There is no server behind the site to upload to. ### Does compressing the video break the rules? The boards ask for an unedited, continuous recording; they do not forbid compression, and two of them point candidates to compression tools. Reelpass re-encodes only the picture, keeps every frame in order, never trims or joins anything, and copies the sound exactly as it was recorded. --- Preflight # Check a music exam video before upload Choose the board and the video. Reelpass reads the file's own structure to find its size, format, codecs, running time, picture size and sound, and checks them and the file name against the board's published limits: ABRSM 2GB, Trinity 3GB, LCME 1GB. Nothing is uploaded. Your video, candidate names and pieces stay in this browser; the checking and the compressing run on your own device. The board's own page is the authority; check it before you upload. Reelpass checks your file against the published guidance on the date shown and cannot promise a board will accept it. ## 1. The board and the video Exam board ABRSM Performance Grades Trinity College London digital music exams LCME (London College of Music Examinations) digital recorded exams Grade Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Choose the exam video Or drop the video here. The file is read on this device and never uploaded. ## The file name Choose a video to check its name. Letters, numbers, underscores and dashes only, and the name must not be blank. ## The checklist a machine cannot do These rules are about how the video was recorded. Tick each one that is true. For what each means, read [recording a continuous take](https://reelpass-web.pages.dev/guide/recording-a-continuous-take/). - The whole exam is one continuous recording, including any retuning or break during the performance. - The introduction announces the name, subject and grade, and each piece's title, composer and list number in performance order. - The opening of the own-choice piece is shown to the camera: title, clefs, key and time signature, tempo marking and a few lines. - Nothing in the performance section has been edited; any edit is a small fix to the introduction only. - You have watched the whole file, start to finish, with sound, after any compression. - You have the programme ready for the online form: each piece in performance order with list number, composer and title, own choice marked. 0 of 6 ticked. ## Rehearse the start of the recording Practise the holds before you record, so the photo ID and the music stay up long enough. 0:10 left in step 1 - Show the opening of the music to the camera: 10 seconds (a Reelpass suggestion; the board sets no time) Elapsed 0.0 of 10 seconds. Ready. Start the rehearsal clock Reset ## The candidate Candidate forename Candidate surname Instrument or subject As the board writes it, for example Piano or French Horn. ## Programme and printed summary Type the programme in the order it is played. It prints with the checks and the checklist on one page for your records. Programme, in performance order Piece 1 title Piece 1 composer Piece 1 list or number Own choice Piece 1 is the own choice Piece 2 title Piece 2 composer Piece 2 list or number Own choice Piece 2 is the own choice Piece 3 title Piece 3 composer Piece 3 list or number Own choice Piece 3 is the own choice Piece 4 title Piece 4 composer Piece 4 list or number Own choice Piece 4 is the own choice Add a piece Remove the last piece Print the summary ## Exam video summary Our own layout for your records. Type the programme into the board's online form yourself. | Candidate | | | --- | --- | | Board and grade | ABRSM Performance Grades, Grade 1 | | Instrument | | | File | | ### Programme in performance order Type the pieces above and they print here in order. ### Checklist - **Not ticked:** The whole exam is one continuous recording, including any retuning or break during the performance. - **Not ticked:** The introduction announces the name, subject and grade, and each piece's title, composer and list number in performance order. - **Not ticked:** The opening of the own-choice piece is shown to the camera: title, clefs, key and time signature, tempo marking and a few lines. - **Not ticked:** Nothing in the performance section has been edited; any edit is a small fix to the introduction only. - **Not ticked:** You have watched the whole file, start to finish, with sound, after any compression. - **Not ticked:** You have the programme ready for the online form: each piece in performance order with list number, composer and title, own choice marked. Checked against "Performance Grades Guidance", read 27 September 2026. The board's own page is the authority. Reelpass cannot promise a board accepts a file. ## What ABRSM asks for From "Performance Grades Guidance" (No date is shown on the page.) read on 27 September 2026. ABRSM's own page is the authority; check it before you upload: https://www.abrsm.org/en-gb/performance-grades/guidance | Size limit | 2GB, checked as 2.00 GB. The board writes the limit in GB. Reelpass reads 1 GB as 1,000,000,000 bytes, the smaller reading, so a file under it is under either reading. | | --- | --- | | Formats | MP4, MOV, MPG | | File name | Letters, numbers, underscores and dashes only, and the name must not be blank. | | Editing | One continuous recording. A small edit to the introduction is allowed only to add missing information; no edit of any kind to the performance, and no editing after the exam. | | Introduction | Before the performance: announce your name, the subject and grade, and each piece's title, composer and list number in performance order; show the opening of your own-choice piece to the camera. | | Photo ID | Grades 6 to 8: hold the ID for at least 10 seconds, then the face for 10 seconds. | | Upload window | 28 days from booking. You can upload the recording only once, so choose the right file. | | Recording | The page advises 720p at 30 frames per second. Higher resolutions make files that may be too large to upload. | ### Change a number (if ABRSM has changed its page) Your numbers are kept in this browser and marked as your setting wherever they are used. Size limit ( GB, or add MB ) Photo ID hold ( seconds ) Face shown ( seconds ) Upload window ( days ) Compression safety margin ( percent under the limit ) A Reelpass setting, not a board rule: how far under the limit a compressed file aims. ## How the check works An MP4 or MOV file carries a header that lists every track, its codec, its picture size, how long it runs and where each frame sits. Reelpass reads that header in your browser, the way a video player does before it plays, and asks your browser's video decoder whether it could decode the picture. No frame is decoded to check a file, so a 2GB video is checked in a second or two. A machine cannot see whether the recording is one continuous take, whether the introduction names every piece, or whether the photo ID was held up long enough. Those are on the checklist for you to tick. For each board's rules, see [the guide](https://reelpass-web.pages.dev/guide/); for a file that is too big, see [how to shrink an exam video](https://reelpass-web.pages.dev/guide/how-to-shrink-an-exam-video-under-2gb/). --- Guide # Music exam video requirements by board Every board wants one continuous, unedited recording, and each sets its own size limit (2GB, 3GB, 1GB), formats and file name rule, so check the file against your own board's rules before you upload. ## The three boards side by side The table sets the published rules of three boards next to each other: ABRSM Performance Grades; Trinity College London digital music exams; LCME (London College of Music Examinations) digital recorded exams. Each cell paraphrases the board's own page, read on the date given under Sources. Where a board is silent and Reelpass has chosen a sensible default, the cell says so. Table: What each board asks of an exam video | Rule | ABRSM | Trinity | LCME | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Size limit | 2GB | 3GB | 1GB | | Formats | MP4, MOV, MPG | MP4, MOV | MP4, MOV (MP4 preferred) | | File name | Letters, numbers, underscores and dashes only, and the name must not be blank. | Forename and surname run together, then an underscore, the style and instrument run together, an underscore, and the grade: for example SamSmith_ClassicalPiano_Initial or JennyJohnson_JazzFlute_Grade5. | Letters, numbers, underscores and dashes only (a Reelpass suggestion; the guide gives no file name rule). | | Editing | One continuous recording. A small edit to the introduction is allowed only to add missing information; no edit of any kind to the performance, and no editing after the exam. | One continuous recording. Editing, pausing or stopping the recording invalidates the submission. | Since 1 March 2025 every exam component is recorded in one continuous take, with no cuts or edits between sections. | | Introduction | Before the performance: announce your name, the subject and grade, and each piece's title, composer and list number in performance order; show the opening of your own-choice piece to the camera. | No spoken introduction. Show your music to the camera, then begin the performance. | The guide does not describe a spoken introduction. Have your scores organised in performance order. | | Photo ID | Grades 6 to 8 show photo ID on camera; grades 1 to 5 do not. | The recording guidance does not ask for ID on camera. Trinity has a separate ID and verification article, which Reelpass has not read; check it. | The quick guide lists an ID document to upload with the submission, not to show on camera. | | Upload window | 28 days from when the upload opens. You can upload the recording only once, so choose the right file. | No window is given on the page we read. Do not submit the same video more than once unless Trinity asks you to. | No window is given on the page we read. | | Recording advice | The page advises 720p at 30 frames per second. Higher resolutions make files that may be too large to upload. | The article says to turn off HD or choose the lowest HD setting, because high definition video makes very large files. | The guide advises 720p at 30 frames per second, a static camera on a tripod, and HDR turned off. | ## What the boards agree on The details differ, but the shape of the task is the same everywhere. The examiner must be able to trust that what they watch is what happened in the room, so every board asks for one continuous take with no cutting between pieces, no joining of the best attempts and no processing of the sound. Every board also sets an upload limit, and a modern phone can go over it easily: a long recording at 1080p or 4K can be several times the size of a 720p one. Two practical habits follow. Record at 720p and 30 frames per second, which two of the boards advise outright and the third points towards by asking for the lowest HD setting. And before you upload, check the file itself: its size in bytes, its container, its video and sound codecs, and its name. ## Where the boards differ - **Size.** The limits are 2GB for ABRSM, 3GB for Trinity, 1GB for LCME. The smallest, 1GB, is the one most likely to need compression. The board writes the limit in GB. Reelpass reads 1 GB as 1,000,000,000 bytes, the smaller reading, so a file under it is under either reading. - **File name.** One board fixes a pattern made of the candidate's name, style, instrument and grade. Another lists the characters allowed. The third gives no rule, so Reelpass suggests the same safe characters. - **Introduction and ID.** One board asks for a spoken introduction and, at the higher grades, photo ID held to the camera. Another asks for no spoken introduction at all. The third asks for an ID document uploaded with the submission rather than shown on camera. - **Editing.** One board allows a small edit to the introduction to add missing information. The others allow no edit of any kind. ## How to use these guides Start with the guide for your board, then read the guides on file names and on recording a continuous take before exam day. If the file is already recorded and too large, the guide on shrinking a video explains what compression may change and what it must leave alone. When you are ready, [check your exam video against your board's rules](https://reelpass-web.pages.dev/check/) in the browser; nothing is uploaded. ## Every guide - [Performance Grade video requirements](https://reelpass-web.pages.dev/guide/performance-grade-video-requirements/): the 2GB limit, MP4, MOV or MPG, the file name characters, the introduction, photo ID at grades 6 to 8, and the 28 day upload window. - [Digital grade exam video rules](https://reelpass-web.pages.dev/guide/digital-grade-exam-video-rules/): the 3GB limit, MP4 or MOV, the fixed file name pattern, no spoken introduction and no edits, pauses or stops. - [Recorded music exam video rules](https://reelpass-web.pages.dev/guide/recorded-music-exam-video-rules/): the 1GB limit, mp4 preferred and mov accepted, 720p at 30 fps, and one continuous take for every component. - [How to shrink an exam video under 2GB](https://reelpass-web.pages.dev/guide/how-to-shrink-an-exam-video-under-2gb/): the bitrate arithmetic, a worked example from the Reelpass planner, what compression may and may not change, and the iPhone HEVC problem. - [Exam video file names](https://reelpass-web.pages.dev/guide/exam-video-file-names/): which characters each board accepts, the fixed pattern one board uses, worked renames, and how to name a whole class's files. - [Recording a continuous take](https://reelpass-web.pages.dev/guide/recording-a-continuous-take/): what one continuous take means, what may be edited (almost nothing), the introduction and ID hold, and a setup checklist. ## Sources Checked on 27 September 2026. Every rule here is paraphrased from the page named, read on the date shown. Boards change their guidance; the board's own page is the authority, so check it before you upload. - **Performance Grades Guidance.** ABRSM Performance Grades, read 27 September 2026. No date is shown on the page. https://www.abrsm.org/en-gb/performance-grades/guidance - **Digital Recording Guidance (support article).** Trinity College London digital music exams, read 27 September 2026. Modified on Thu, 5 Feb (no year shown; 5 February fell on a Thursday in 2026). https://support.trinitycollege.com/support/solutions/articles/202000101849-digital-recording-guidance-for-bookings-made-from-5th-november - **Submit (digital grades and diplomas).** Trinity College London digital music exams, read 27 September 2026. No date is shown on the page. https://www.trinitycollege.com/qualifications/digital/digital-grades-diplomas/submit - **Quick guide to filming your LCME Digital Recorded exam (PDF).** LCME (London College of Music Examinations) digital recorded exams, read 27 September 2026. Version 1.1, February 2025. https://lcme.uwl.ac.uk/media/rfmnbrbt/quick-guide-to-lcme-digital-recorded-exams.pdf ## Frequently asked questions ### Which board's page decides? Always the board's own page. These guides paraphrase each board's published guidance on the date shown, and a board can change its guidance at any time, so check its page before you upload. ### Do all three boards want one continuous recording? Yes. Each asks for the performance to be recorded in one go with no cuts. One board allows a small edit to the spoken introduction only; the other two allow no edits at all. ### Why do the size limits differ so much? Each board sets its own upload limit. A long phone recording at 1080p or 4K can pass any of them, so most candidates need to record at 720p or compress the file before they upload. ### Does Reelpass upload my video? No. The check and the compression run inside your browser. The video never leaves your device, and you upload the finished file to the board yourself. --- Guide # Performance grade exam video requirements The file must be 2GB or smaller, in MP4, MOV or MPG, named with letters, numbers, underscores and dashes only, and recorded in one continuous take that opens with a spoken introduction and, at grades 6 to 8, photo ID held to the camera. ## The rules at a glance These are the ABRSM Performance Grades rules, paraphrased from the board's guidance page. That page is the authority; read it before you upload, because the board can change it. - **Size.** No more than 2GB. The board writes the limit in GB. Reelpass reads 1 GB as 1,000,000,000 bytes, the smaller reading, so a file under it is under either reading. - **Format.** MP4, MOV or MPG. - **File name.** Letters, numbers, underscores and dashes only, and the name must not be blank. The page does not mention the extension, so keep the .mp4, .mov or .mpg ending. - **One file, one take.** One continuous recording. A small edit to the introduction is allowed only to add missing information; no edit of any kind to the performance, and no editing after the exam. - **Introduction.** Before the performance: announce your name, the subject and grade, and each piece's title, composer and list number in performance order; show the opening of your own-choice piece to the camera. - **Photo ID.** Grades 6, 7 and 8: at the start, hold photo ID close to the camera for at least 10 seconds, with the photo in focus, then show your face for 10 seconds. - **Upload.** The upload function is open for 28 days. You can upload the recording only once, so choose the right file. - **Recording.** The page advises 720p at 30 frames per second. Higher resolutions make files that may be too large to upload. The page also says high grade videos are likely to run about 20 to 30 minutes. That is a hint, not a rule: Reelpass shows it as advice and never fails a file for its length. ## 2GB, not the diploma limit People sometimes quote a different figure. Forum posts mention a different limit for diploma recordings. We have not read the diploma page, so we do not state that number; the 2GB limit above is the one on the performance grade guidance page. If you are entering a diploma, read the diploma page yourself. ## Step by step - **Set the camera.** Set the phone or camera to 720p at 30 frames per second, fix it on a stand, and frame the candidate, the instrument and the hands. - **Start recording.** Start the camera before anything is said, and leave it running until the last piece has finished. - **Give the introduction.** Say the candidate's name, the subject and grade, then each piece's title, composer and list number in the order they will be played. - **Show the own-choice music.** Hold the opening of the own-choice piece to the camera so the title, clefs, key, time signature, tempo marking and first lines can be read. - **Show photo ID at grades 6 to 8.** Hold the photo ID close to the camera for at least 10 seconds with the photo in focus, then show the candidate's face for 10 seconds. - **Perform without stopping.** Play every piece in the order announced. Any retuning or short break stays in the recording. - **Check and upload once.** Check the size, format and file name, watch the whole file with sound, then upload it once within the 28 day window. ## Worked example A Grade 7 file that is too big and badly named A candidate records on a phone at 1080p and ends up with a file of 2.30 GB. The limit is 2.00 GB, so the file is 300.0 MB over and cannot be uploaded as it is. Compressing the picture brings it under the limit without cutting anything; the [guide to shrinking an exam video](https://reelpass-web.pages.dev/guide/how-to-shrink-an-exam-video-under-2gb/) shows the arithmetic. The file is called Maya Chen Grade 7.MOV. It contains spaces. Only letters, numbers, underscores and dashes are allowed. Reelpass suggests Maya_Chen_Grade_7.mov, which keeps the words, swaps the unsafe characters for underscores and writes the extension in lower case. At Grade 7 the start of the take has three holds before the first piece, as the rehearsal clock times them: - Hold the photo ID close to the camera, in focus: 10 seconds (ABRSM's page). - Show the candidate's face to the camera: 10 seconds (ABRSM's page). - Show the opening of the music to the camera: 10 seconds (a Reelpass suggestion; the board sets no time). That is 30 seconds of holds, plus the spoken introduction, before the performance begins. ## Common mistakes - Recording at 4K or 1080p at 60 frames per second, which makes a file far over 2GB for a long programme. - Stopping the camera between pieces and joining the clips. The whole exam must be one recording. - Holding the photo ID too far away or for too short a time, so it cannot be read. - Forgetting to show the opening of the own-choice piece. - Renaming the file with spaces, dots or accented letters, or changing the extension. - Uploading a trial file first. The board allows one upload, so the first file is the one that counts. Before you upload, [check the video's size, format and file name in your browser](https://reelpass-web.pages.dev/check/). The check reads the file on your device and uploads nothing. ## Sources Checked on 27 September 2026. Every rule here is paraphrased from the page named, read on the date shown. Boards change their guidance; the board's own page is the authority, so check it before you upload. - **Performance Grades Guidance.** ABRSM Performance Grades, read 27 September 2026. No date is shown on the page. https://www.abrsm.org/en-gb/performance-grades/guidance ## Frequently asked questions ### What is the file size limit for a performance grade video? 2GB. Reelpass reads that as 2,000,000,000 bytes, the smaller of the two common readings, so a file under it is under either reading. ### Can I edit the video? Only the introduction, and only a small edit to add information you missed. Nothing in the performance itself may be edited, and nothing may be changed after the exam. ### Which grades show photo ID? Grades 6, 7 and 8. Grades 1 to 5 do not show photo ID on camera. ### Is the diploma limit the same? We have not read the diploma page, so we do not state its limit. Forum posts mention a different limit for diplomas; if you are submitting a diploma, check the board's diploma page. ### Does compressing the file count as editing? Reelpass re-encodes only the picture at a lower bitrate and copies the sound untouched. It does not cut, join or reorder anything, so every moment of the take is still there in order. --- Guide # Digital grade exam video rules and file name The digital grade video must be MP4 or MOV, at most 3GB, named ForenameSurname_StyleInstrument_Grade (for example JennyJohnson_JazzFlute_Grade5.mov), and recorded in one take with no editing, pausing or stopping and no spoken introduction. ## The rules at a glance These are the rules for Trinity College London digital music exams, paraphrased from the board's recording guidance support article and its Submit page. Those pages are the authority; check them before you upload. - **Size.** A maximum of 3GB. The board writes the limit in GB. Reelpass reads 1 GB as 1,000,000,000 bytes, the smaller reading, so a file under it is under either reading. - **Format.** MP4 or MOV. - **File name.** Forename and surname run together, then an underscore, the style and instrument run together, an underscore, and the grade: for example SamSmith_ClassicalPiano_Initial or JennyJohnson_JazzFlute_Grade5. - **One take.** One continuous recording. Editing, pausing or stopping the recording invalidates the submission. - **Start of the video.** No spoken introduction. Show your music to the camera, then begin the performance. - **Sound.** At most one external microphone, with no processing on the sound. - **No cues.** No counting in, click track or other prompt during the performance. - **Submitting.** Do not submit the same video more than once unless Trinity asks you to. - **Recording.** The article says to turn off HD or choose the lowest HD setting, because high definition video makes very large files. ## ID and verification The recording guidance does not ask for ID on camera. Trinity has a separate ID and verification article, which Reelpass has not read; check it. ## The file name pattern This board is the strict one on names. The name has three parts joined by underscores, and each part has a job: - Forename and surname run together with capitals and no spaces. - The style and the instrument run together: Classical, Jazz, RockPop, then the instrument. - The grade: Initial, or Grade followed by the number with no space. The board's own examples, with an extension added, are SamSmith_ClassicalPiano_Initial.mp4 and JennyJohnson_JazzFlute_Grade5.mov. Both pass the Reelpass validator unchanged. The article gives no Rock and Pop example; Reelpass writes RockPop. Check with Trinity. ## Worked example These names come from the Reelpass renamer, which builds the pattern from the candidate's details: Table: Candidate details and the file name the renamer writes | Forename | Surname | Style and instrument | Grade | File name | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Jenny | Johnson | Jazz Flute | Grade 5 | JennyJohnson_JazzFlute_Grade5.mp4 | | Mary-Jane | O'Neil | Classical French horn | Initial | MaryJaneONeil_ClassicalFrenchHorn_Initial.mov | | Zoë | Lefèvre | Rock and Pop Drums | Grade 3 | ZoeLefevre_RockPopDrums_Grade3.mp4 | Hyphens, apostrophes, spaces and accents are dropped or folded, and each word starts with a capital, so a double barrelled first name and a surname with an apostrophe still make a name of letters only. The Rock and Pop row uses the Reelpass setting described above. Two names that fail the pattern, with the reason the validator gives: - IMG_0042.MOV: It has 2 parts separated by underscores; the pattern has 3: ForenameSurname, then StyleInstrument, then the grade. The renamer needs the candidate's details to write the right name. - SamSmith_Piano_Grade5.mp4: "Piano" should start with the style: Classical, Jazz, RockPop. The renamer needs the candidate's details to write the right name. ## Recording the performance Frame the camera so the examiner can see what the syllabus asks for on your instrument, usually your face, body and hands. Hold the music to the camera for a few seconds, then play. If something goes wrong, stop, delete the file and record the whole thing again from the start: a pause or a cut in the submitted file is not allowed. ## Common mistakes - Uploading the phone's own name, such as IMG_0042.MOV, instead of the pattern. - Leaving out the style, as in a name with Piano but no Classical or Jazz. - Writing Grade 5 with a space, or 5 on its own, instead of Grade5. - Giving a spoken introduction out of habit from another board. - Pausing the recording between pieces. - Recording at full HD or 4K and ending up over 3GB. Before you submit, [check the file name, size and format against these rules](https://reelpass-web.pages.dev/check/). The check runs in your browser and nothing is uploaded. ## Sources Checked on 27 September 2026. Every rule here is paraphrased from the page named, read on the date shown. Boards change their guidance; the board's own page is the authority, so check it before you upload. - **Digital Recording Guidance (support article).** Trinity College London digital music exams, read 27 September 2026. Modified on Thu, 5 Feb (no year shown; 5 February fell on a Thursday in 2026). https://support.trinitycollege.com/support/solutions/articles/202000101849-digital-recording-guidance-for-bookings-made-from-5th-november - **Submit (digital grades and diplomas).** Trinity College London digital music exams, read 27 September 2026. No date is shown on the page. https://www.trinitycollege.com/qualifications/digital/digital-grades-diplomas/submit ## Frequently asked questions ### What should the file be called? Forename and surname run together, an underscore, the style and instrument run together, an underscore, then the grade, as in SamSmith_ClassicalPiano_Initial.mp4 or JennyJohnson_JazzFlute_Grade5.mov. ### Do I say my name and pieces at the start? No. The recording guidance asks for no spoken introduction. Show your music to the camera, then begin. ### What is the style word for Rock and Pop? The support article gives no Rock and Pop example. Reelpass writes RockPop as a setting, so check with the board before you rely on it. ### Can I submit a better take later? Do not submit the same video more than once unless the board asks you to. Record again and choose the take you want before you submit. --- Guide # Recorded music exam video rules: 1GB limit The recorded exam video must be at most 1GB, mp4 preferred or mov accepted, filmed at 720p and 30 frames per second on a fixed camera, in one continuous take with no cuts between sections, a single microphone and no processing on the sound. ## The rules at a glance These are the rules for LCME (London College of Music Examinations) digital recorded exams, paraphrased from the board's quick guide to filming. The quick guide is the authority; check it, and your syllabus, before you upload. - **Size.** At most 1GB, the smallest limit of the three boards these guides cover. The board writes the limit in GB. Reelpass reads 1 GB as 1,000,000,000 bytes, the smaller reading, so a file under it is under either reading. - **Format.** mp4 is preferred; mov is also accepted. - **Recording.** The guide advises 720p at 30 frames per second, a static camera on a tripod, and HDR turned off. - **One take.** Since 1 March 2025 every exam component is recorded in one continuous take, with no cuts or edits between sections. - **Sound.** A single microphone, and no effects or processing on the audio. - **Camera view.** Your whole face, your hands and your instrument stay in view throughout, and your feet too if you play the piano and use the pedals. - **No prompting.** Nobody cues or prompts you during the performance. - **ID.** The quick guide lists an ID document to upload with the submission, not to show on camera. - **File name.** Letters, numbers, underscores and dashes only (a Reelpass suggestion; the guide gives no file name rule). ## What one continuous take means here The one take rule applies to exams recorded since 1 March 2025. Every component your exam has, whether pieces, technical work or discussion, goes into the same recording. Page turns, retuning and the gaps between sections stay in the recording: the camera keeps running and nothing is cut out afterwards. Have your scores in performance order so the gaps stay short. ## Worked example One continuous take for every component makes long files, and 1GB is not much room. Here is how the Reelpass planner handles a long recording made at a high frame rate. A 30 minute recording at 60 frames per second - Source: 2.90 GB, 1920 by 1080 at 60 frames per second, 30:00 long. - Target: 960.0 MB, which is the limit less a safety margin. - Sound, copied untouched at 128 kbps: 28.8 MB. - Container overhead: 2.3 MB. - Left for the picture: 928.9 MB, or 4.1 Mbps over the running time. - Frame rate: the planner keeps every second frame, giving 30 frames per second, which matches the guide's advice and halves the number of pictures to pay for. - Picture: 1280 by 720 at 4.1 Mbps. - Expected file: about 960.0 MB, just inside the target. Here the whole budget is used. A recording made at 720p and 30 frames per second in the first place would need less squeezing and would look the same or better. The [guide to shrinking an exam video](https://reelpass-web.pages.dev/guide/how-to-shrink-an-exam-video-under-2gb/) explains each line of this arithmetic. ## Setting up Put the phone or camera on a tripod and leave it there; the guide asks for a static camera. Turn HDR off, as the guide advises. Choose 720p at 30 frames per second in the camera settings before you start, and test the framing with a short clip so your face, hands and instrument are all in view. ## Common mistakes - Recording pieces and technical work as separate files, or cutting between them. - Filming at 4K or at 60 frames per second and ending up far over 1GB. - Using an app that adds reverb, noise reduction or other processing to the sound. - Moving the camera during the take. - Forgetting the ID document that goes with the submission. - Deleting the original after compressing. Keep it until the result is back. When the file is ready, [check its size, format and name in your browser](https://reelpass-web.pages.dev/check/) and compress it there if it is over the limit. Nothing is uploaded. ## Sources Checked on 27 September 2026. Every rule here is paraphrased from the page named, read on the date shown. Boards change their guidance; the board's own page is the authority, so check it before you upload. - **Quick guide to filming your LCME Digital Recorded exam (PDF).** LCME (London College of Music Examinations) digital recorded exams, read 27 September 2026. Version 1.1, February 2025. https://lcme.uwl.ac.uk/media/rfmnbrbt/quick-guide-to-lcme-digital-recorded-exams.pdf ## Frequently asked questions ### What is the maximum file size? 1GB. Reelpass reads that as 1,000,000,000 bytes, the smaller reading, so a file under it is under either reading. ### Can I record each piece separately? No. Since 1 March 2025 every component of the exam is recorded in one continuous take, with no cuts or edits between sections. ### Is there a file name rule? The quick guide gives none. Reelpass suggests letters, numbers, underscores and dashes only, as a setting, so the name survives any upload form. ### Do I show ID on camera? The quick guide lists an ID document to upload with the submission rather than one to show on camera. --- Guide # How to shrink an exam video under 2GB Re-encode only the picture at a bitrate worked out from the limit and the running time, copy the sound untouched, and change nothing else: no trimming, joining or reordering. Recording at 720p and 30 frames per second usually does the rest. ## The arithmetic A video file is mostly picture. The sound is small, and the container adds a little for its index. So the question is how many bits per second the picture may use for the file to land under the limit. The Reelpass planner works it out in four lines: - Target: the limit multiplied by one minus a safety margin. The default margin is 4 per cent. - Take away the sound. It is copied, not re-encoded, so its size is known exactly. - Take away the container overhead, a fixed header plus a small cost for every frame and sound packet, counted generously. - Divide what is left, in bits, by the running time in seconds. That is the most the picture may use. Then it picks the picture size. It keeps the source up to 720p, the size two boards advise, and steps down only when the bitrate would give fewer than 0.06 bits per pixel per frame. Frame rates above 30 are halved. If the picture would get under 150 kbps, the recording is too long for the limit and the planner says so instead of making something unwatchable. ## Worked example A 25 minute Grade 8 recording, ABRSM 2GB limit - Source: 3.40 GB, 1920 by 1080 at 30 frames per second, 25:00 long. - Target: 1.92 GB (2GB less 4 per cent). - Sound at 128 kbps, copied: 24.0 MB. - Container overhead: 1.9 MB. - Left for the picture: 1.89 GB, which is 10 Mbps over the running time. - Picture size: 1280 by 720 at 30 frames per second. - Picture bitrate chosen: 5.5 Mbps. - Expected file: about 1.06 GB. Why 5.5 Mbps and not 10 Mbps? The planner caps the picture at 0.2 bits per pixel per frame. At 1280 by 720 and 30 frames per second that ceiling is 5.5 Mbps. Past it, a camera on a stand filming one player gains nothing a viewer can see, so the file stops at 1.06 GB with room to spare. ## What compression may change, and what it may not Every board asks for one continuous, unedited take. Compression must respect that. It may change how the picture is stored: its bitrate, its size (for example 1080p down to 720p) and, above 30 frames per second, how many frames are kept. It may not trim the start or the end, join clips, reorder anything or touch the sound. Reelpass copies the sound track across bit for bit, so the examiner hears exactly what the microphone recorded. ## The iPhone HEVC problem iPhones record HEVC (H.265) by default. The fast route decodes the picture with the browser's own decoder, and not every browser can decode HEVC. When the check page meets such a file, it offers these fixes: - For the next recording on an iPhone: Settings, Camera, Formats, choose Most Compatible. The phone then records H.264, which every browser decodes. - For this file: open this page in a browser that decodes HEVC, such as Safari on a recent Mac or iPhone, or Chrome or Edge on a computer with HEVC hardware support. - Or send the file from the phone with AirDrop or Share and choose Most Compatible if the phone offers it. - Or use the slower fallback encoder below, which runs in this browser too. The fallback encoder is ffmpeg compiled to run in the browser. It works on files the fast route cannot read, but it is much slower, because it does all the work in software rather than with the computer's video hardware. Leave the tab open and the computer awake while it runs. For some files it re-encodes the sound as AAC, and the check page tells you when it does. ## Step by step - **Keep the original.** Copy the original recording somewhere safe. Compression makes a new file; it never changes the one you recorded. - **Check the file.** Open the video in the check page and choose your board, so the planner knows the limit and the running time. - **Read the plan.** The planner shows the target size, the space the sound takes, the bitrate left for the picture and the picture size it will use. - **Compress.** Start the compression and leave the tab open. The picture is re-encoded in the browser and the sound is copied across untouched. - **Watch the result.** Play the new file from start to finish with sound, and confirm it is under the limit before you upload it. ## Common mistakes - Trimming the silence at the start or end to save space. That is an edit. - Using a phone app that exports at a fixed quality and also processes the sound. - Compressing twice. Each pass costs quality; start again from the original instead. - Deleting the original before the compressed file has been watched through. - Judging the size in the wrong unit. 2GB here means 2,000,000,000 bytes, which some computers show as 1.86 GB. To see the plan for your own file, [check and compress your exam video in the browser](https://reelpass-web.pages.dev/check/). Nothing is uploaded. ## Sources Checked on 27 September 2026. Every rule here is paraphrased from the page named, read on the date shown. Boards change their guidance; the board's own page is the authority, so check it before you upload. - **Performance Grades Guidance.** ABRSM Performance Grades, read 27 September 2026. Size limit 2GB. No date is shown on the page. https://www.abrsm.org/en-gb/performance-grades/guidance - **Digital Recording Guidance (support article).** Trinity College London digital music exams, read 27 September 2026. Size limit 3GB. Modified on Thu, 5 Feb (no year shown; 5 February fell on a Thursday in 2026). https://support.trinitycollege.com/support/solutions/articles/202000101849-digital-recording-guidance-for-bookings-made-from-5th-november - **Quick guide to filming your LCME Digital Recorded exam (PDF).** LCME (London College of Music Examinations) digital recorded exams, read 27 September 2026. Size limit 1GB. Version 1.1, February 2025. https://lcme.uwl.ac.uk/media/rfmnbrbt/quick-guide-to-lcme-digital-recorded-exams.pdf ## Frequently asked questions ### Does compressing count as editing the performance? Not in the sense the boards mean. Compression lowers the picture's bitrate and leaves every moment in place, in order. Nothing is cut, joined or reordered, and the sound is copied bit for bit. ### Why not use the whole budget? Above about 0.2 bits per pixel per frame, extra bits buy nothing visible for a static exam camera, so the planner stops there and the file ends up smaller than the limit allows. ### Why is my iPhone video refused by the fast encoder? iPhones record HEVC by default and some browsers cannot decode it. Set the camera to Most Compatible for the next recording, open the file in a browser that decodes HEVC, or use the slower fallback encoder. ### Is my video uploaded to compress it? No. Compression runs in your browser with WebCodecs, or with the fallback encoder in the same tab. The file stays on your device. --- Guide # Exam video file names that upload first time Use only letters, numbers, underscores and dashes, keep the extension as it is, and where a board fixes a pattern, write the name exactly the way its examples do. ## Each board's rule Paraphrased from each board's page. The board's page is the authority; check it before you upload. - **ABRSM Performance Grades.** Letters, numbers, underscores and dashes only, and the name must not be blank. - **Trinity College London digital music exams.** Forename and surname run together, then an underscore, the style and instrument run together, an underscore, and the grade: for example SamSmith_ClassicalPiano_Initial or JennyJohnson_JazzFlute_Grade5. - **LCME (London College of Music Examinations) digital recorded exams.** Letters, numbers, underscores and dashes only (a Reelpass suggestion; the guide gives no file name rule). The safe set of characters (A to Z in either case, 0 to 9, the underscore and the dash) is what the strictest character rule allows, so a name made only of them is the safest choice for any upload form. Spaces, dots in the middle, brackets and accented letters are all outside it. ## Worked example These names were run through the Reelpass validator and renamer for the board shown. Table: Real looking file names and what the validator says | Name | Board | Result | Why | Suggested | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Maya Chen Grade 7.MOV | ABRSM | Needs a fix | It contains spaces. Only letters, numbers, underscores and dashes are allowed. | Maya_Chen_Grade_7.mov | | Zoë_Lefèvre_Grade8.mp4 | ABRSM | Needs a fix | It contains the accented or non English letter "ë", the accented or non English letter "è". Only letters, numbers, underscores and dashes are allowed. | Zoe_Lefevre_Grade8.mp4 | | IMG_0042.MOV | ABRSM | Passes | Only letters, numbers and an underscore, with an accepted extension. | No change | | maya.chen.final.mp4 | ABRSM | Needs a fix | It contains extra dots. Only letters, numbers, underscores and dashes are allowed. | maya_chen_final.mp4 | | Recital (take 2).mp4 | LCME | Needs a fix | It contains spaces, "(", ")". Only letters, numbers, underscores and dashes are allowed. | Recital_take_2.mp4 | | IMG_0042.MOV | Trinity | Needs a fix | It has 2 parts separated by underscores; the pattern has 3: ForenameSurname, then StyleInstrument, then the grade. | Fill in the candidate details | | SamSmith_Piano_Grade5.mp4 | Trinity | Needs a fix | "Piano" should start with the style: Classical, Jazz, RockPop. | Fill in the candidate details | Notice that the same phone name passes one board and fails another. Where the board fixes a pattern, the renamer cannot guess the candidate's name, so it asks for the details and builds the name from them. ## The fixed pattern For Trinity College London digital music exams, the name is forename and surname run together, the style and instrument run together, then the grade, joined by underscores. The board's examples, with an extension added, are SamSmith_ClassicalPiano_Initial.mp4 and JennyJohnson_JazzFlute_Grade5.mov. From candidate details the renamer writes: - Jenny Johnson, Flute: JennyJohnson_JazzFlute_Grade5.mp4 - Mary-Jane O'Neil, French horn: MaryJaneONeil_ClassicalFrenchHorn_Initial.mov - Zoë Lefèvre, Drums: ZoeLefevre_RockPopDrums_Grade3.mp4 Hyphens, apostrophes and spaces are dropped and accents folded. The Rock and Pop style word is a Reelpass setting, because the board gives no example of it. ## Naming a whole class Teachers sending several candidates can name every file from one pattern on the [teacher batch page](https://reelpass-web.pages.dev/batch/). A pattern uses these tokens: - {forename} and {surname}: the candidate's names. - {instrument}: the instrument as typed. - {grade}: written Grade5, or Initial. - {n}: the candidate's place in the list, with two digits. After filling in the tokens, the whole name is made safe. For a fictional candidate, Maya Chen, Grade 5 piano: - {forename}_{surname}_{instrument}_{grade} gives Maya_Chen_Piano_Grade5.mp4 - {n}_{surname}_{grade} gives 03_Chen_Grade5.mp4 Patterns apply to the boards that set a character rule. For the board with a fixed pattern, the batch writes that pattern instead. ## Common mistakes - Spaces between words. Use an underscore or a dash. - Dots in the middle, such as a name with first.last.final in it. Only the dot before the extension belongs. - Accented letters and brackets, which the character rule does not allow. - Changing the extension by hand, for example .MOV to .mp4. That does not convert the video. - Leaving the phone's IMG_ name on a file for the board with a fixed pattern. - Writing the grade as Grade 5 with a space, or leaving out the style, for the pattern board. To test a name against your board's rule and get a safe suggestion, [check the exam video and its file name](https://reelpass-web.pages.dev/check/). The file stays on your device. ## Sources Checked on 27 September 2026. Every rule here is paraphrased from the page named, read on the date shown. Boards change their guidance; the board's own page is the authority, so check it before you upload. - **Performance Grades Guidance.** ABRSM Performance Grades, read 27 September 2026. From the File names section of the page. The page does not mention the extension, so Reelpass checks the part before the dot and leaves .mp4, .mov or .mpg alone. https://www.abrsm.org/en-gb/performance-grades/guidance - **Digital Recording Guidance (support article).** Trinity College London digital music exams, read 27 September 2026. The pattern and both examples are from the support article. Reelpass checks three parts joined by underscores, letters only in the first two, and Initial or Grade 1 to 8 in the third. https://support.trinitycollege.com/support/solutions/articles/202000101849-digital-recording-guidance-for-bookings-made-from-5th-november - **Quick guide to filming your LCME Digital Recorded exam (PDF).** LCME (London College of Music Examinations) digital recorded exams, read 27 September 2026. The quick guide does not state a file name rule. Reelpass suggests the same safe characters as the strictest board so the name survives any upload form. https://lcme.uwl.ac.uk/media/rfmnbrbt/quick-guide-to-lcme-digital-recorded-exams.pdf ## Frequently asked questions ### Does the extension count as part of the name? Reelpass checks the part before the last dot against the board's character rule and checks the extension against the formats the board lists. Keep .mp4, .mov or .mpg as it is. ### Is IMG_0042.MOV an acceptable name? It passes a board that only limits the characters, since it uses letters, numbers and an underscore. It fails the board with a fixed pattern, which needs the candidate's name, style, instrument and grade. ### What happens to accented letters? The renamer folds them to plain letters, so an e with an accent becomes a plain e. The name then uses only the characters every board accepts. ### Can I rename the file on my phone? Yes, as long as the extension stays the same. Renaming does not change the video. Changing .MOV to .mp4 by hand does not convert the file. --- Guide # How to record a continuous take for a music exam Start the camera before the introduction and keep it running until the last note has died away: one recording, with nothing cut, joined, paused or reordered, and no processing on the sound. ## What continuous means for each board All three boards ask for the same thing in different words. In paraphrase: - **ABRSM.** One continuous recording. A small edit to the introduction is allowed only to add missing information; no edit of any kind to the performance, and no editing after the exam. - **Trinity.** One continuous recording. Editing, pausing or stopping the recording invalidates the submission. - **LCME.** Since 1 March 2025 every exam component is recorded in one continuous take, with no cuts or edits between sections. In practice: one file, recorded from the first word to the last note without the camera stopping. Each board's own page is the authority on the detail; check it before you record and again before you upload. ## Setup - **Set up the room.** Put the camera on a stand where it can see the player, the instrument and the hands, and pedal feet for piano. Turn off notifications and put the phone in airplane mode. - **Choose the settings.** Choose 720p at 30 frames per second, turn off HDR, and make sure there is enough free storage for the whole programme. - **Make a short test.** Record a short test with the loudest passage, play it back with sound, and adjust the position or the level before the real take. - **Start the camera.** Start recording before anything is said or shown, and do not touch the camera again until the end. - **Do the opening.** Give the introduction and ID holds your board asks for, or show the music without speaking if your board asks for no introduction. - **Play the programme.** Play everything in order. Retuning, page turns and the gaps between pieces stay in the recording. - **Stop after the last note.** Let the last note die away, then stop the camera. Keep the file as it is and check it before you upload. ## The opening of the take **ABRSM.** Before the performance: announce your name, the subject and grade, and each piece's title, composer and list number in performance order; show the opening of your own-choice piece to the camera. Grades 6, 7 and 8: at the start, hold photo ID close to the camera for at least 10 seconds, with the photo in focus, then show your face for 10 seconds. **Trinity.** No spoken introduction. Show your music to the camera, then begin the performance. **LCME.** The guide does not describe a spoken introduction. Have your scores organised in performance order. The quick guide lists an ID document to upload with the submission, not to show on camera. ## Worked example The holds at the start of a take, as the rehearsal clock times them A Grade 7 performance grade candidate: - Hold the photo ID close to the camera, in focus: 10 seconds (ABRSM's page). - Show the candidate's face to the camera: 10 seconds (ABRSM's page). - Show the opening of the music to the camera: 10 seconds (a Reelpass suggestion; the board sets no time). That is 30 seconds of holds, plus the spoken introduction, before the first note. A Grade 5 candidate on the same board shows no photo ID, so the clock has one hold: - Show the opening of the music to the camera: 10 seconds (a Reelpass suggestion; the board sets no time). That is 10 seconds. After recording, the check page asks you to tick the rules a machine cannot see: 7 items for that Grade 7 candidate, 6 for the Grade 5 one, 6 for the digital grade board and 7 for the recorded exam board. ## If something goes wrong mid take Small slips happen in any performance. Keep going as you would in the exam room. If something stops the take altogether (a phone call, a dropped camera, a string breaking), stop, set up again and record the whole programme from the start. Never join the good half of one take to the good half of another, and never cut out the stumble. Keep the new take and delete nothing until you have chosen which one to send. ## Common mistakes - Stopping the camera between pieces and joining the clips afterwards. - Starting the camera after the introduction, or cutting the introduction off. - Moving or reframing the camera during the take. - Letting the phone run out of storage or battery part way through. - Recording with an app that adds noise reduction or reverb to the sound. - Having someone count in or cue the player during the performance. Before you upload, [check the finished take against your board's rules](https://reelpass-web.pages.dev/check/), including size, format and file name. The check runs in your browser and uploads nothing. ## Sources Checked on 27 September 2026. Every rule here is paraphrased from the page named, read on the date shown. Boards change their guidance; the board's own page is the authority, so check it before you upload. - **Performance Grades Guidance.** ABRSM Performance Grades, read 27 September 2026. No date is shown on the page. https://www.abrsm.org/en-gb/performance-grades/guidance - **Digital Recording Guidance (support article).** Trinity College London digital music exams, read 27 September 2026. Modified on Thu, 5 Feb (no year shown; 5 February fell on a Thursday in 2026). https://support.trinitycollege.com/support/solutions/articles/202000101849-digital-recording-guidance-for-bookings-made-from-5th-november - **Quick guide to filming your LCME Digital Recorded exam (PDF).** LCME (London College of Music Examinations) digital recorded exams, read 27 September 2026. Version 1.1, February 2025. https://lcme.uwl.ac.uk/media/rfmnbrbt/quick-guide-to-lcme-digital-recorded-exams.pdf ## Frequently asked questions ### Can I stop between pieces? You may pause to retune or turn pages, but the camera keeps running. Stopping the recording and starting a new clip breaks the take. ### What if I make a mistake in the middle? Carry on as you would in an exam room. If you want a better take, record the whole programme again from the start; never cut in a better section. ### May I trim the silence at the start? Treat any trim as an edit. One board allows only a small edit to the introduction to add missing information; the others allow no edits at all. ### Does compressing the file afterwards break the take? No. Compression lowers the picture bitrate and keeps every moment in order, with the sound copied untouched. Nothing is cut or joined. --- FAQ # Exam video upload questions and answers Short answers. To check a file, open [the video check](https://reelpass-web.pages.dev/check/); for each board's rules, start with [the guide](https://reelpass-web.pages.dev/guide/). ## Frequently asked questions ### What is Reelpass? A check you run on a music exam video before you upload it. Pick the file and the board, and Reelpass reads the file's size, format, codecs, running time, resolution and sound, checks them and the file name against the board's published guidance, and gives you a checklist for the rules a machine cannot see. If the file is too big, it can shrink it in your browser. ### Is it free? Yes. Everything on the site is free, with no account. ### Is my video uploaded anywhere? No. Nothing is uploaded. Your video, candidate names and pieces stay in this browser; the checking and the compressing run on your own device. There is no server behind the site to upload to. ### What limits does it check against? The published file size limits on the date each page was read: ABRSM 2GB, Trinity 3GB, LCME 1GB. Each board's profile shows the page it came from and the date it was read, and you can override any number in the settings if the board changes it. ### Does compressing the video break the rules? The boards ask for an unedited, continuous recording; they do not forbid compression, and two of them point candidates to compression tools. Reelpass re-encodes only the picture, keeps every frame in order, never trims or joins anything, and copies the sound exactly as it was recorded. ### Why does my iPhone video say the picture cannot be decoded? iPhones record in HEVC by default, and some browsers cannot decode HEVC. For the next recording choose Most Compatible under Settings, Camera, Formats. For a file you already have, open it in a browser that decodes HEVC, such as Safari on a recent Mac, or use the slower fallback encoder. ### Will the board accept my file if Reelpass says it passes? Reelpass checks your file against the board's published guidance and cannot speak for the board. The board's own page is the authority; check it before you upload. ### Who runs Reelpass? An independent site. Reelpass is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to any exam board, including ABRSM, Trinity College London or London College of Music Examinations.