Specifications

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Creating and Using a DCDM
them so that they match the requirements of the DCI (e.g. as
the video raster select 2048 × 1080 or 4096 × 2160 at 24p).
– Specify the audio format for the DCDM according to the DCI
and your project’s needs, for example, select the WAV file for-
mat in 24 bit as a multi-channel file.
Figure 3-4: Audio settings
After this the settings to create a DCDM are complete and you can start
the finalize process at any time:
y Press the button RENDER to start the generation of the DCDM.
This will start the finalizing of the DCDM and it will be created at the
specified location.
3.2 Using a DCDM to Create a DCP
The DCDM is deemed the exchange format for D-Cinema environ-
ments by the DCI. In case it is needed, this section explains how to use
a DCDM to create a DCP.
Instead of opening the project with the DSM in the timeline to create
the DCP (see section “Opening the DSM Project” on page 4-2), the
DCDM can be used. For this the DCDM clips must be properly prepared
and available in the timeline of the CLIPSTER Edit Tool so that the soft-
ware will use them for the finalizing:
y Open a new project in the CLIPSTER Edit Tool.
y With the button SETTINGS… of the timeline area configure the
timeline output settings so that they match the format of the
DCDM (usually the same as the final DCP format).
y Add the finalized DCDM clips (video as well as audio) to the bin, for
example, by dragging them to the contents area of the bin from a
file manager or by using the menu option Add clip of the bin’s
context menu.
Afterwards the DCDM clips will be visible in the contents area of the
bin. However, because CLIPSTER registers the added video clip as an
RGB clip (as stated in the image files’ headers), you have to change the
color space of the added clip manually in CLIPSTER: