Animated Films Technical Specifications

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These are the Animation Programs’ technical specifications for film delivery within the School of Film/Video.

Character Animation Required Specifications:

These settings are required for Character Animation student films being submitted to the Character Animation Open Show:

  • File Format: QuickTime (.mov)
  • Codec/Compressor: Apple ProRes 422 HQ
  • Resolution: HD (1920 x 1080) with alternative aspect ratios letterboxed or pillarboxed within the HD 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

Experimental Animation Suggested Specifications

  • 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

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

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