Animated Films Technical Specifications

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)
• Frame Rate: 24
• Pixel Aspect Ratio: Square
• Field Order: Progressive

Audio: 5.1 or Stereo; 48 kHz, 24 bit, 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: 5.1 or Stereo; 48 kHz, 24 bit, Uncompressed PCM

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