Screener Delivery Outline - Adobe CS6 (v1.0)

Overview Students are required to deliver a high quality Digital Master File (DMF) of their film.This workflow is for students working in Adobe Premiere CS6:

• Apple ProRes 422 (.mov) - This will be used as a master file for playback and archiving.

We accept only the following video & audio standards for delivery:

Video Frame Size Video Frame Rates Video Codec File

Container

1920 x 1080 23.976 (24p),29.97 (30p or 60i) Apple ProRes 422

.mov

Audio Sample Rate Audio Bit Depth Audio Channels

.mov48.00 kHz 24-bit Stereo ( L + R )or 2 Discrete Channels

.mov

Please be sure to follow the steps on the following pages to ensure that the digitalfiles of your film will playback at the highest quality possible. Altering or ignoring these steps WILL increase the likelihood that your film will have audio or visual glitches during playback.

Students are also encouraged to submit up to ten screen captures and/or behind the scene photos of their project for donation to the UCF Film archive. These photos should be saved as either (.PNG), (.JPEG), or (.TIF) file containers. Students are encouraged to turn in high resolution photos with a minimum of 300dpi. Image descriptions can be included on a text document if desired.

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Create and Label Folders !! ! ! Once your content is prepared for submission you should follow these steps on how it should be organized and labeled:• Make a unique folder - Students should create a folder labeled with their last name,

project name, class, and year (i.e. Lynch_Blue_Velvet_D1_2012).• Deposit and identify your video file - Place the ProRes (.mov) into the folder. The

labels should include Last Name, Project Name, Codec, Frame Size, Frame Rate (i.e. Kubrick_Dr_Strangelove_ProRes_1920x1080_24.mov)

• Deposit and identify your photos - Students should make an additional folder called "photos" inside your unique folder. All photos should be labeled with the student's last name, project name, class, year, and image number (i.e. DiSalle_Kickboxer_D3_2010_3.jpg).

How to Prepare and Deliver CS6 Sequences:Apple ProRes 422 (.mov) This is a walkthrough of how to properly export your Premiere CS6 Sequence for playback during this year’s screener. We will use this file to playback through an AJA Ki Pro on an HD projector. These specifications are for Premiere CS6 users only.

Normalize Your Audio - Premiere CS6!! ! ! • Make sure Sequence dialogue hovers between -24db (whispers) and -12db

(dialogue), with loud sounds no louder than -6db (shouting, very loud laughter, explosions, etc.). Ambience should not dip below -45db.

• The audio, including music, should not ever peak over 0db in your mix. This will cause significant distortion.

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• Make sure all sound files (especially music) are not (.mp3) files. These files will cause audio glitches and anomalies during playback.

• Use (.WAV) or (.AIFF) sound fx and music files in your Premiere projects. This will insure smooth integration within the application, as well as the highest sound quality.

• It is recommended that you listen to your mix with studio quality headphones, or through self-powered external monitors, not just through the computer’s onboard speakers. You will hear things a lot clearer and catch mistakes and glitches before the screener.

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GUIDELINES FOR A STANDARD DIALOGUE SCENE

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LOUD NOISES

NORMAL DIALOGUE

WHISPERS

AMBIENCE

TOO LOUD

TOO SOFTThese levels are approximate!

Film sound is determinate on the filmmaker’s taste.

Adding Slugs - Premiere CS6 ! ! ! ! ! There must be exactly 2 seconds of black video slug at the beginning and end of your Sequence. That means 2 seconds from the moment any image or sound starts and ends. There should not be any more or less.

If adding slug to your film is necessary, follow these steps:• From the Project Browser, Right Click and select New Item > Black Video• By double clicking Black Video, it opens in the Source Monitor window. In the time

code window, change the time to 2 seconds – 00:00:02:00. Set the OUT POINT.• Drag the slug video from the Source Monitor and INSERT (do not Overlay) into the

beginning and then the end of your Sequence.

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Export Sequence to ProRes 422 (.mov) - Premiere CS6! ! • In the Adobe top menu bar: File > Export > Media

! EXPORT SETTINGS• Format: Quicktime• Preset: Apple ProRes 422 - HD 1080p 23.976 or 29.97 • Source Range: Entire Sequence• Export Settings Tabs:

• Video > Video Codec > Codec Settings > Gamma Correction > None• Audio > Basic Audio Settings: 48000 Hz, Stereo, 24 bit

• Save the file to your folder by clicking Output Name. Select Export. • Be sure to scrutinize the ProRes file you’ve just created; make sure there are no

problems. This is now your Digital Master File (DMF). Any sound, color or frame-rate issues will be exaggerated during exhibition.

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If you are editing on Windows OS and the ProRes 422 codec is unavailable, simply select Match Sequence Settings and export a version of your film in its native codec. You will then have to move the file to a computer that has the ProRes 422 codec (Production Lab) and create a new sequence from that file in Premiere. Then export that sequence to ProRes 422.