Return-Path: Received: from gateway07.websitewelcome.com ([67.18.34.4] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4894725 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Fri, 09 Nov 2012 01:14:45 +0100 Received: by gateway07.websitewelcome.com (Postfix, from userid 5007) id 9F7FA764430F0; Thu, 8 Nov 2012 18:17:49 -0600 (CST) Received: from gator1184.hostgator.com (gator1184.hostgator.com [174.121.151.98]) by gateway07.websitewelcome.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 950C4764430D0 for ; Thu, 8 Nov 2012 18:17:49 -0600 (CST) Received: from [24.167.166.243] (port=52744 helo=Neptune) by gator1184.hostgator.com with esmtpa (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1TWcIA-0008FD-45 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Thu, 08 Nov 2012 18:17:50 -0600 Reply-To: From: "Stephen van Vuuren" To: "'After Effects Mail List'" Subject: DCI Compliance in software - why not there? Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2012 19:17:43 -0500 Organization: SV2 Studios Message-ID: <01c701cdbe0f$a36d7960$ea486c20$@sv2studios.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_01C8_01CDBDE5.BA98F800" X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 14.0 Thread-Index: Ac2+D6E7uQ5plgt2Tl+7VuJl0Us8XQ== Content-Language: en-us X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - gator1184.hostgator.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - media-motion.tv X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - sv2studios.com X-BWhitelist: no X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: X-Source-Sender: (Neptune) [24.167.166.243]:52744 X-Source-Auth: stephen@sv2studios.com X-Email-Count: 2 X-Source-Cap: c3RlcGhlbnY7c3RlcGhlbnY7Z2F0b3IxMTg0Lmhvc3RnYXRvci5jb20= This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_01C8_01CDBDE5.BA98F800 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I realize it's not a huge market but I just did a quick survey and every mainstream NLE, Compositing App including AE that I can see fails to offer DCI compliant project presets. I realize theatrical has been a traditionally very small part of post but with the DCP world, there is a real increase in low budget content ending up on the big screen. Since creating DCPs is now 70% of my freelance work these days - and AE is my primary tool, it would be "nice to have" built in markers and safe areas for DCP sizes - I've obviously made my own presets and custom sets but AE's lack of awareness of these global standards is a pain. Worse yet, the current film sizes and preset and irrelevant for almost any theatrical work today. But for my clients creating in AE, Premiere Pro, FCP, FCPx, Avid etc. - they invariably get the frame sizes wrong, aspect ratios wrong, frame rates wrong. I always have to walk them through custom presets. Of course, combined with the oft-discussed here ignorance of frame rates, aspect ratios etc. - it's a nice big mess. Software could definitely help here by supporting DCI compliant presets - with safety markers indicating e.g. how your 16:9 1080p will look in a flat 2K DCP - and maybe some scaling presets to boot. stephen van vuuren 336.202.4777 http://www.insaturnsrings.com/ http://www.sv2dcp.com/ http://www.sv2studios.com/ A film is - or should be - more like music than like fiction. It should be a progression of moods and feelings. The theme, what's behind the emotion, the meaning, all that comes later. -Stanley Kubrick ------=_NextPart_000_01C8_01CDBDE5.BA98F800 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I realize it’s not a huge market but I just did a quick survey = and every mainstream NLE, Compositing App including AE that I can see = fails to offer DCI compliant project presets. I realize theatrical has = been a traditionally very small part of post but with the DCP world, = there is a real increase in low budget content ending up on the big = screen.

Since creating DCPs is now 70% of my freelance work these days = – and AE is my primary tool, it would be “nice to = have” built in markers and safe areas for DCP sizes – = I’ve obviously made my own presets and custom sets but AE’s = lack of awareness of these global standards is a pain. Worse yet, the = current film sizes and preset and irrelevant for almost any theatrical = work today.

But for my clients creating in AE, Premiere Pro, FCP, FCPx, Avid etc. = – they invariably get the frame sizes wrong, aspect ratios wrong, = frame rates wrong. I always have to walk them through custom presets. Of = course, combined with the oft-discussed here ignorance of frame rates, = aspect ratios etc. – it’s a nice big = mess.

Software could definitely help here by supporting DCI compliant = presets – with safety markers indicating e.g. how your 16:9 1080p = will look in a flat 2K DCP – and maybe some scaling presets to = boot.

stephen van vuuren

336.202.4777

http://www.insaturnsrings.com/=

http://www.sv2dcp.com/<= /b>

http://www.sv2studios.com/<= /span>

A film is – or should be – more like music than like = fiction. It should be a progression of moods and feelings. The theme, = what’s behind the emotion, the meaning, all that comes = later.

–Stanley Kubrick

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