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SOURCE FILE SPECIFICATIONS

  • 2K | 4K DCP CREATION

  • 100% DCI & SMPTE COMPLIANT

  • ASSET MAP VALIDATION

  • FRAMERATE CONVERSION

  • RDD SMPTE Bv2.1 | 2025

  • 2.0 | 3.0 | 5.1 | 7.1 DOLBY AUDIO

Source files can only be sent from desktop/laptop.

PICTURE:

  • PRORES .MOV (422, 422HQ, 4444, 4444XQ)

  • DNxHR | DNxHD

  • DPX IMAGE SEQUENCE

  • TIFF IMAGE SEQUENCE

  • JPEG2000 SEQUENCE

  • Accepted framerates for source files: 

            23.976, 24, 25, 29.97, 30 for 2K or 4K

            23.976, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 48, 50, 60 for 2K

            [Playback compatibility is venue-dependent]​​

AUDIO:

  • 2.0 Stereo | 3.0 LRC | 5.1 | 7.1 | ATMOS

  • 24bit | 48kHz | PCM

  • Timed to match picture exactly if sent separately

  • Ref level = -20dBFS | Output level = 85dBc | Peaks -3

  • SMPTE Order:

            2.0 STEREO: L, R

            3.0 STERE0: L, C, R

            5.1: L, R, C, LFE, Ls, Rs

            7.1: L, R, C, LFE, Lss, Rss, Lrs, Rrs

COLOR:

  • sRGB

  • Rec. 709 | Gamma 2.2 | Gamma 2.4

  • P3 DCI

  • P3 D65

  • DCPs will be conformed to standard DCI P3 in X'Y'Z' colorspace.

SOURCE FORMAT FOR BLU-RAY / DVD CREATION:

  • PRORES .MOV (PROXY/LT/422)

  • DNxHR | DNxHD

  • H.264 .MP4 | BITRATE 40Mbps

NOTE:

IF UPLOADING MATERIAL FOR ONE OF OUR SPONSORED FESTIVALS, PLEASE USE

THE DIRECT UPLOAD PORTAL LINK THAT WAS PROVIDED BY THE FESTIVAL.

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