AVID 2K Digital Cinema Package - DCP Creation Workflow Using OpenDCP To create a 2K file for the DCP you have to create a QuickTime that is either of the following aspect ratios 1998 x 1080 for Flat DCPs or 2048 x 858 for Scope DCP's Here is how to create the correct Quicktime In AVID If you already have a AVID project that is 23.98 then change the Format to the DCI settings shown below or create a NEW AVID 2K project. "Flat" DCP>Open the AVID Project > Go to the Format Tab>Change the Presets to the following 1998 x 1080 2K 23.98 "Scope" DCP>Open the AVID Project > Go to the Format Tab>Change the Presets to the following 2048 x 858 2K 23.98 Next do one of the following things:
Link to the QuickTime media that you would like to use > go to >Tools Source Browser Navigate to the file you want to use for the Video Image 2K and click on Link Make a new Sequence or Duplicate your existing Picture Locked Timeline Title the sequence Name of Project DCP Check the Audio Project Settings and make sure it's set to 24 Bit 48K Click On the Settings Tab>Audio Project Make sure the sample rate is 48KhZ and the Bit Depth is 24 Close the dialog by pressing the red X Import the Stereo or 5.1 audio into the project Go to >File>Import> or Input (8.5) Import Media
Click on Options Make sure the audio looks like this Multi Chanel Audio None Turn off Autodectect Broadcast Wave Mono Groups Turn Off Subframe Alignment to Broadcast Wave Start Time Click OK Navigate to your 5.1 audio and click Imp ort
Select 23.98 as the timecode most likely and OK to all clips Once the audio and video are in the project edit them into the 2K timeline with audio edited in the 6 audio tracks in the following order 1-6 as L, R, C, LFE, LS, RS, and check the file for sync and look for any problems with the Image and Sound. Note CENTER channel has dialog. Once finished export to make the DCP files. Select each audio track separately. Choose Channel 1
Select the timeline in the Bin
Export Audio First File>Export
click on Options Choose Audio>Direct Out> Leave all other settings as shown and click Save Sample Rate 48 khz Bit Depth 24 Bit Audio Format Wave
Choose where to save and title the file with the correct track (L, R, C, Lfe, Ls, or Rs click Save Do the same thing for every track 1-6
Choose Audio>Mono> Leave all other settings as shown and click Save Sample Rate 48 khz Bit Depth 24 Bit Audio Format Wave Choose where to save and title the file with the correct track (L, R, C, Lfe, Ls, or Rs click Save
After you have exported all audio tracks 1-6 start the Video export. Select the Video track only Select the timeline in the Bin Make sure that the timeline is set to FULL Green and 10 Bit if available on the timeline "Video Quality Menu"
Choose File > Export> Click on Options
Choose Graphic as the Export Type Tiff Graphic Format Width and Height 1998 x 1080 for a Flat DCP or 2048 x 858 is the setting for a Scope DCP
Choose Automatic Color Dept and No Compression Click OK Choose a New Folder to save the sequential files to and click Save You can close AVID after the file exports.
Next we need to pull down the audio to match the 24 Frame Video. Open a new ProTools session Choose.wav and 24 bit Sample Rate 48khz Click OK Save the session to a hard drive When the session opens go to >Import>Audio
Navigate to the AIFF files to import. Note the Channels export as shown below. A1 = Left Channel A2 = Right Channel A3 = Center Channel A4 = Low Frequency (LFE) A5 = Left Surround A6 = Right Surround Click Copy All Click Apply SRC Choose the 48Khz (pull up/down to 48.48-1% Up NTSC to Film Choose a folder to save the converted files and click "Done" The files will begin converting (adding pulldown to the audio tracks) and will be saved to the destination folder Choose to add to New Track when prompted.
Make sure there is audio in all the tracks This is an example of the files needed to make the DCP Folder of the sequential Tiffs and the 6 Channels of Pulled Down audio converted to 48.048
Open the application "OpenDCP" Click on the JPEG2000 tab Choose the default settings shown here. Click on Input Directories and navigate to the location of the folder that contains the sequential TIFFS to bring into the application.
Choose the folder that holds all the sequential TIFFS and click on "Choose" Click on Output Directory
Create a folder to put your converted file in and click on "Choose"
Shown here Input and Output directories are set and make sure that XYZ transform and DPX Logarithmic are checked Then Click Convert Conversion will begin When completed the dialog will show this message
Next make an MXF of the converted file In Open DCP> Click on the MXF Tab Choose Type JPEG2000
Choose the Picture Input> the file that was just created in the JPEG2000 tab
Choose a destination for the Picture Output
Choose the Picture Input and Output destination and then choose "Create MXF"
Next on the same window change the file type from JPEG2000 to WAV Click on Mono 5.1 Then click on Input Files for each of the surround channels of audio Then choose a destination to saave the sound MXF and click on Create MXF
Example:
Conversion should complete quickly Next click on the DCP tab Click on the Title Generator Title the DCP file with the modifiers Title Type Aspect Ratio Language Audio Type > either 5.1-7.1 or LtRt Stereo Standard and package type Click OK
Next select the Picture and Sound MXF's that we just made in the MXF Tab You will eventually click on Create DCP but you have to make a destination folder first. Copy the Title of the DCP that you just created in the title Generator Create a new folder and title it the name of the DCP Title from above Title the folder here
Now choose Create DCP Choose the folder to save the DCP to and click "Choose" This is the File Structure of the DCP DCP creation will complete and show this message. The Last Step is to put the file on a Linux formatted hard drive for delivery. See this link Linux - Format a Hard Drive in Ubuntu - Use Grad Suite G CMB 4.112