DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS

MASTERING MEDIA RECEIPT SPECIFICATIONS:

Please deliver your files at the highest resolution possible, based upon you session capabilities.

  • DIGITAL HI-RESOLUTION WAV OR AIFF FILES ARE PREFERRED FOR UPLOAD

  • PHYSICAL MEDIA INCLUDING CDS OR PHYSICAL DRIVES ARE ALSO ACCEPTABLE

  • PLEASE INCLUDE IN-DEPTH DOCUMENTATION INCLUDING ARTIST/BAND NAME, ALBUM TITLE, SONG TITLES, SEQUENCE, ETC.

  • PLEASE INCLUDE ALL ADDITIONAL METADATA INCLUDING ISRC CODES, UPC, INDIVIDUAL SONG INFO, ETC.

  • GENERAL IDEAS, COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS ABOUT YOUR EXPECTATIONS ARE CERTAINLY WELCOME

WHAT WE WILL DELIVER:

  • INITIALLY A REFERENCE MASTER (DDP FILES W/ EMBEDDED PLAYER) WILL BE PROVIDED FOR YOUR APPROVAL

  • IF CHANGES ARE REQUIRED, ONE OR MORE REVISIONS ARE INCLUDED

  • ALL REFS AND MASTERS WILL BE DELIVERED AS DDP FILES (W/ EMBEDDED PLAYER) UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED

  • THERE WILL ADDITIONAL CHARGES FOR ALTERNATE MASTERS (I.E.- INSTRUMENTALS, VINYL PRE-MASTER, “MASTERED FOR ITUNES, ETC.)

  • FILES FOR ALTERNATE MASTERS MUST BE PROVIDED ALONG WITH REGULAR FILES

POST-PRODUCTION MEDIA RECEIPT SPECIFICATIONS:

Please divide your film into 20-30 minute reels, depending upon the size of your session.

  • THE FIRST REEL SHOULD HAVE A TITLE CARD (I.E.- MOVIE TITLE, EDITOR, FRAME RATE, QUICKTIME FORMAT, ETC.)

  • ALL AUDIO SHOULD BE DELIVERED AS EITHER AN OMF OR AAF FILE.

  • ALWAYS INCLUDE A ONE SECOND 2-POP AND TAIL-POP, WITH A CORRESPONDING COLOR BAR, TWO SECONDS BEFORE THE PICTURE BEGINS/ENDS.

  • DIVIDE THE REELS SO TIMECODE IS CONTINUOUS, IF POSSIBLE.

  • PLEASE INCLUDE A SEPARATE QUICKTIME H.264 FILE WITH TIMECODE BURN-IN AND FORMAT AT 1920×1080.

  • ENCAPSULATE/EMBED FILES FROM ORIGINAL AND INCLUDE AT LEAST 5 SECOND HANDLES

WHAT WE WILL DELIVER:

  • INITIALLY YOU WILL RECEIVE QUICKTIME FILES FOR STEREO REFERENCE AND APPROVAL

  • DOLBY ATMOS WILL BE DELIVERED AS A DOLBY ATMOS MASTER FILE AND 7.1, 5.1 AND 2.0 AUDIO WILL BE DELIVERED AS DISCRETE MONO CHANNEL AUDIO (L,C.R,LS, LS, LFE)

  • ALSO ALL NECESSARY STEMS WILL BE DELIVERED (DIALOG, FX/FOLEY, MUSIC, MUSIC/FX)

  • ALL STEMS WILL INCLUDE STEREO AND SURROUND ELEMENTS