User guide

ES9600 User Guide Appendix B: Encoding Guidelines
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Reels
In the movie industry it is a common practice to split a feature onto several film ‘reels’ for distribution. This
concept is supported digitally by splitting a feature into several separate track files. We may want to use more than
one ‘reel’ in order to work with more manageable file sizes, say hundreds of gigabytes instead of a few terabytes.
Composition Playlist
Conceptually, a Composition Playlist represents a complete presentation of a feature, trailer or an advertisement.
A Composition Playlist contains all of the information necessary to reassemble a presentation from its individually
encoded components. A Composition Playlist could consist of one or many Reels depending upon the wrapping
process.
Packing List and Asset map
The Packing List and Asset Map are described in SMPTE 429-8-2006 and SMPTE 429-9-2007, respectively. The
Packing List and Asset Map provide size and checksum information for all files in the DCP so the player can
ensure there was no corruption during file transfer and ingest.
Supported Video Formats
The ES9600 supports the resolutions and video frame rates listed in the following table.
Resolution Frame Rates
1280 x 720p
single HD-SDI/ 4:4:4: 60fps
dual HD-SDI/ 4:2:2: 60fps
1920 x 1080
(interlaced)
Future
1920 x 1080
(progressive)
single HD-SDI/ 4:4:4: 24fps, 25fps, 30fps
dual HD-SDI / 4:2:2: 29.97fps
2048 x 1080
single HD-SDI/ 4:4:4: 24fps
dual HD-SDI / 4:2:2: 48fps