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If you’ve selected DCP from the Format drop-down menu, a Composition Settings group
appears with the following parameters when you click the disclosure control, which let you
populate standard DCP composition metadata:
Composition name: The name of the exported composition. DCPs use specific naming
conventions for the composition name that include metadata about the file itself
for DCP projectors and playback equipment. DaVinci Resolve has a tool called the
Composition Name Generator to generate these names properly for you; it is accessed
by pressing the “Edit” button next to this field. Simply fill out the fields and press OK,
and DaVinci Resolve will rename your composition in line with these standards.
The Composition Name Generator will pass a standards compliant
name for you to the Composition Name field.
Issuer: The organization providing the composition.
Use current date: A checkbox that lets the current date be used as the Issue
date automatically.
Issue date: The date the composition is issued.
Content kind: A drop-down provides a list of acceptable choices for
defining the content.
Content version label: Meant to identify the version of the content being provided.
Annotate xml using composition name: Auto-populates Asset Map, Composition
Playlist, and Packing List with data from the project. Otherwise these three fields are
manually editable.
Annotate reel index as suffix: Auto-populates Reel Annotation with data from the
project. Otherwise this is manually editable.
Annotate media using filename: Auto-populates Main Video Track and Audio Track 1
with data from the project. Otherwise these three fields are manually editable.
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