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Getting Started
Digital Cinema Package (DCP)
During the last stage of a DCP creation, the audio and JPEG2000 en-
coded image files will be wrapped (either encrypted or unencrypted) in
the MXF format as the DCP’s content delivery format.
This last phase in the creation of the final Digital Cinema Package (DCP)
performs various steps itself: It will split the video/audio data into reels,
encrypt the data (if wanted), wrap the audio and video reels separately
in the MXF format, and generate the extra files for a DCP, such as the
Composition Playlist (CPL), Key Delivery Message (KDM), Packing List
(PKL), etc. (see section “The Generated Files” on page 3-22). With this
you will get a D-Cinema compliant output that can then be sent to the
theaters for which it has been created (if encrypted).
All this and the steps mentioned before (DCDM and JPEG2000) can be
created with CLIPSTER from a DSM in a single step. But, of course, any
intermediate step towards a DCP can also be converted to a DCP with
the DVS software easily.
For this you have to prepare your source material appropriately prior to
the creation by determining reels, adding subtitles and configuring the
key for CLIPSTER. This is in detail described in the following sections of
this chapter.
2.1.2 Possible Formats for a DCI Mastering
This section describes some formats for audio and video that are suit-
able for a DCP. They were taken from the respective SMPTE specifica-
tions. While the video formats listed here can be considered complete,
the audio channel mapping described below is only an example. In the
SMPTE 428-3 you can find further mappings.
Please note that the formats for video and audio detailed in the
following must be applied to a DCDM and JPEG2000 encoding
(if created separately) as well as to the final DCP (see also sec-
tion “The DCI Mastering Steps” on page 2-2). For best results
the DSM should have been created in the format of the final
DCP already.