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Showcase Films Technical Specifications

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These are the technical specifications for film delivery for Showcase within the School of Film/Video.

  • File Format: QuickTime (.mov)
  • Codec/Compressor: Apple ProRes 422 HQ
  • Size: 16:9 container, HD (1920×1080) or 4kUHD (3840×2160), with alternative aspect ratios letterboxed or pillarboxed within the 16:9 container.
  • Frame Rate: 24
  • Pixel Aspect Ratio: Square
  • Field Order: Progressive
  • Audio Channels: Stereo (2 Channels) or 5.1 (6 Channels)
  • Audio Sample Rate: 48,000 Hz (48 kHz)
  • Audio Bit Depth: 24 bit
  • Audio Codec: Uncompressed PCM

How to name your film file

Re-name your QuickTime file using the Calarts F/V Standard Naming Convention, plus this additional information

LastNameFirstInitial_FilmTitle_YYYYMMDD
_Resolution_FrameRate_Codec_AudioFormat

Example 1 – 2001: A Space Odyssey, by Stanley Kubrick, released April 2nd 1968
↳

KubrickS_2001ASpaceOdyssey_19680402_HD_24_PRHQ_51

Example 2
Everything Everywhere All At Once, by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, released April 8th, 2022
↳

KwanDScheinertD_EEAAO_20220408_HD_25_PRHQ_Stereo

How to double-check you film file’s specs

You can double-check you export’s codec, frame rate, resolution, and audio by opening your file in QuickTime

  • Press ⌘I, or Navigate to Window > Show Movie Inspector
  • “Video Format” is your film’s video codec, “Encoded FPS” is your film’s frame rate, and “Audio Format”, lists all the audio settings for your film

Please see this Technical Guide for details on exporting a ProRes QuickTime movie from Premiere Pro.

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