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DCP

Digital Cinema Package - for screening in cinemas and at festivals.

The DCP format is a special format for cinema screenings. The DCP will be used for the screening of your project here at EFC. DCP files are also a common additional format to deliver to film festivals. It’s recommended to export DCPs from DaVinci Resolve. They can only be exported from DaVinci Resolve Studio, not the free version, and AVID Media Composer and Premiere Pro do not support exporting of DCPs.

If you are finishing your project in AVID Media Composer or Adobe Premiere Pro, then use the DNxHR-HQX export with subtitles, and import it into DaVinci Resolve. Set the settings in the project settings > Master Settings to match your export’s resolution.

# How to export a DCP from DaVinci Resolve

1. Video setup

   Go to the Delivery page.

2. Video Format

   Select the Format DCP from the dropdown.

3. DCP Codec

   Select the Codec Kakadu JPEG 2000.

4. DCP Type

   Select the Type 2K DCI Flat or 2K DCI Scope depending on your film's needs.
   See Resolution for more info.

5. DCP Bitrate

   Make sure the bitrate is under 250 Mbit/sec. Most projectors don't support bitrates above 250 Mbit/sec. For safety set it to 240 Mbit/sec.

6. Composition Settings Setup

   For DCPs it's required to write several details about the film.
   For starters open up the Composition Settings and write your name in the Issuer field.

7. Content Kind

   Next select the kind of content that you are exporting, in the Content Kind field. That will probably be SHR - Short.

8. Composition Name

   Click the Edit button next to the Composition Name field and fill out the field according to the following information. Once you're done click OK.

   Field	Description
   Film Title	The film’s title, limited to 14 characters. Therefore don’t use spaces but WriteTheTitleLikeThis. If there still aren't enough characters for the film title, make an abbreviation by either cutting something off or using the first letter of each word escaping words like: and, of, by, the, etc.
   Content Version	The version of the export. Most likely 1
   Audio Language	The primary spoken language of the film. If none select custom and write XX
   Subtitle Language	The subtitle language, likely EN (English). If none select custom and write XX
   Audio Type	Select the according to the provided sound mix
   Resolution	2K
   Include date	✅
   Standard	SMPTE
   Package Type	OV

   

9. Subtitle setup

   If you are using subtitles, make sure the subtitle format is set to Burn into video, in the Subtitle Settings at the bottom of the Render Settings section.

10. Audio setup

    Select the following options on the audio tab.
    Codec: PCM
    Sample Rate: 48000
    Configuration: Wild Track Format
    
    And make sure the correct output bus is selected at Output Track 1. Ideally, this would be in surround sound. If you are exporting stereo, you'll get a warning message on export, but you can just ignore it and continue the export.

11. Filename setup

    Go to the File tab, and at Package name uses, select the option Composition name

12. Export

    Select the location for the export at the top and click Add to Render Queue at the bottom of the Render Settings section.
    In the Render Queue section to the right click Render All.
    You'll notice that the colours will look quite weird. This is normal and the render will look correct once played back.

The output will be a folder titled the composition name. This folder contains all the files needed to play back the file.

To verify and playback the DCP after it has been exported use the Media page in Resolve and it will show up as a normal video file.