AUDIO REQUIREMENTS

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• AAF export with minimum 5-second handles, 10 seconds preferred

• BWF/WAV audio file type

• Bit depth: 24

• Sample Rate: 48kHz

• Project timeline starts at or before 00:59:50:00

• Countdown leader with 2-pop at 00:59:58:00, first frame of content at 01:00:00:00

• Tail pop exactly two seconds after last frame of content

• Please do not include video in AAF export

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VIDEO REQUIREMENTS

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• QuickTime .mov video file with BITC*

• 1920x1080 resolution

• Apple ProRes LT or DNxHD 36

• Video frame rate must match project frame rate/AAF frame rate

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ADDITIONAL ITEMS

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• Please avoid rendering audio effects within the NLE, as that cannot be undone later. If including rendered effects for reference, please ensure that there is a raw copy of the clip in the timeline.

• An organized timeline allows us to get to work faster. Please keep audio tracks orgainzed in this sequence, from first/top track (A1) down: VO, Dialog, Temp Sound Effects (mono), Temp Sound Effects (stereo), Music, Score.

• Please make sure that your NLE audio preferences are set to display all tracks as mono. Multi-channel audio will not export properly to the AAF.

• Video files for leader countdown with 2-pop, and for 2-second black with tail-pop, are available on request.

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^Burned-In Time Code (BITC) should read project timeline timecode, and should be placed in the upper-right corner for fullscreen 16:9, or centered top or bottom in the black for letterboxed cinema widescreen. When superimposed over fullscreen video, timecode should be backed by an opaque, black box.

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