What are the specs required for video files?

 

Video

Frame Rate

Size 

Format

Container

VOD HD

29.97 or 23.98

1920 x 1080

H.265

H.264 (HQ)

.MOV

VOD 4K

(OPTIONAL,
if submitting 4K the HD file must also be delivered)

29.97 or 23.98

3840 x 2160

H.265

.MOV

WEB HD* 

29.97 or 23.98

1920 x 1080

H.264

File size should be optimized for web (i.e. approximately 1GB/10 minutes)

.MP4

WEB 4K* (OPTIONAL)

29.97 or 23.98

3840 x 2160

H.264

File size should be optimized for web (i.e. approximately 4GB/10 minutes)

.MP4


*Web files are not required for Community Showcase projects. 

Additional Specs For All Video Files

IMPORTANT: Each asset must begin and end with 15 FRAMES of black

Reverse Telecine material preferred.  If material should contain Telecine, make sure there’s no cadence break. Material with cadence break will be rejected.

The whole video range should be between 0 and 700 mv (black shouldn’t be lower than 0mv and white shouldn't be higher than 700mv)

Audio Codec

      Integer (Little Endian) (PREFERRED CODEC) or AC-3

      48Khz Stereo

      Sample size – 16 bit

Maximum audio level should be around -12dBFS with Maximum peak being not higher
than -10dBFS.

Dialogue should not go under -30dBFS for more than 3 consecutive seconds.

Audio should not exceed -2 dBTP (true peak audio loudness) peak levels.

Audio on average over asset should be conformed to -24 LKFS.

Graphics

      All supers must be 16:9 title safe

Please make sure that if source content is interlaced it is exported as interlaced. Likewise, 
if source content is progressive, export as progressive.

Regarding frame rate, please deliver your film with the same frame rate it was acquired in;
for example, if it was filmed at 24p please deliver at 23.98fps.