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Publishing Your Encrypted Digital Cinema Package
While you can play your encrypted DCP on the same DaVinci Resolve system that generated it,
if you wish to publish the DCP so other players can decode and play you need to generate
a KDM to send to the player. The user of the other player, or players, will need to generate a
Server Certificate for each of their players and send this to you so when you generate the KDM
it will be just for those players.
Select the DCP in the Media page Library. Right-click and select Generate KDMs. From the
drop-down select the location of the Server Certificate file if the KDM is for one player, or folder
for multiple players. Set the start and end dates that the KDM will be valid for, an output folder
to place the KDM, and then select Generate.
You can now send your DCP and the KDMs to the player you authorized. The user there will
import the KDM and the DCP will play between the start and end dates.
Playing Your Digital Cinema Package
To play a DCP you’ve output from DaVinci Resolve, use the Media page to add it to the Media
Pool and edit it into a timeline like any other clip.
Decoding the JPEG2000 images embedded within the DCP in real time is computationally
intensive. If your system is underpowered you can reduce the decoded resolution of the files by
selecting Half or Quarter Resolution Decode from the File > easyDCP menu. A smaller, less
bandwidth-intensive version of the JPEG2000 files will be decoded by discarding some levels
of the wavelet stage inside the decoder, which will directly increase the playback performance.
Playing Third-Party Digital Cinema Packages
To play a non-encrypted DCP simply select the DCP in the Media page like any other clip.
To play an encrypted DCP from a third party you first must publish your Server Certificate.
They use the certificate to generate KDMs for their DCP to play on your DaVinci Resolve
system. From the File menu choose easyDCP > Export Server Certificate, and on the
drop-down menu choose a location to save the file. Send this to the third party for
KDM generation.
When you receive a KDM or a Digest for an encrypted DCP you must first import the file into
your DaVinci Resolve system. Choose File > easyDCP menu > Import KDM/Digest, and then
select the file. Then simply select the encrypted DCP in the Media Page Library to play.
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