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what we need to get going on your dcp:

Picture:
• Your master quality, picture file, commonly in 23.98 or 24fps (such as ProRes HQ, 4444, DNX, MXF).
• Ideal pixel dimension for 2K is Full Frame: 1998x1080 or 2048x858. If your master is Full Frame HD then 1920x1080 is correct for 2K.
• Ideal pixel dimension for 4K is Full Frame: 3996x2160 or 4096x1716. If your master is Full Frame UHD then 3840x2160 is correct for 4K.
• If your master is not one of the options above, it will be fit into the very best option by scaling and/or adding or removing letterbox/pillarbox.
• Full Frame 2048x1080/4096x2160 has fallen out of favor and often not compatible at theaters unless for IMAX screens. We can use if we letterbox it.
• Your master's color space is often Rec709. Whatever it is, the info carried in your master's file's metadata will be matched accordingly.
• Your master's gamma is most commonly 2.2 or 2.4. If you know your finishing gamma, relay that to us. If not known, we will assume 2.2.
• If your film is not in 23.98fps or 24fps, or not High Def or larger, there are options to discuss. Call us.
• Source files such as .H264 or .MP4 are not recommended. Standard Def or 720p is not recommended.
• Bars, tones, slates, slates, countdowns, (or none) are all okay. If there, we'll use them and then edit them out.
• Image sequences (DPX/TIFF) or tape sources are okay, though require additional services and take longer.
• Subtitles need to be burned into your master picture file before hand-off to us.


Sound:
• The sound mix can be attached to the picture master or provided as separate WAV or AIF files.
• If finished sound is separate, the picture master should have an audio guide track at assist the re-sync check of audio.
• Separate WAV files are ideally 24bit/48K and one single track per channel. So stereo is 2 discrete mono files and 5.1 is 6 discrete mono files.
• The most common issues we run into are in attached audio tracks. Providing separate audio usually helps us solve this.

Media, hand-off to us and hand-off back to you:
• Put file(s) on a hard drive. Drop off your drive in-person or ship it to us. Include the drive's power supply if needed.
• Mac or PC formatted hard drives (or USB sticks) are okay to use to hand off your files.
• Ideally your hard drive has a true USB 3.0, E-Sata, Firewire or Thunderbolt connection.
• Label your hard drive with contact info and project name. Please avoid sending us any files we don't need.
• We will need to hold your source drive for the duration of the job. So be prepared to leave the drive with us.
• While-you-wait copy-over of your material is generally not available.
• Include a brief note with your contact info & project name and we will follow up to get the order going.
• Master files are usually very large. If you have excellent internet speed you may use our upload page instead.
• If already on the cloud you may email us the link. Please make sure it is a direct download link (not a share).
• If you have been provided a spec sheet for a specific delivery, please pass along.
• Note: unless we are instructed otherwise and/or no spec sheet is provided, all DCP drives will formatted in Linux EXT-2, i-node 128.

Any doubts? Call: (323) 851-0299