Mezzanine Video - Technical Specifications
Delivered mezzanine file must contain a video track mixed with the audio track of the primary audio language
Content that is not natively 4x3 or 16x9 (e.g. 1.66, 1.85, 2.35 aspect ratios) should be delivered with mattes to meet 16x9 aspect ratio
No URLs or promotional materials should be burned into the video
Do not include a slate, begin with the first frame of the film
The following mezzanine specifications are in order of preference.
QuickTime Mezzanine File Format - preferred
Container
QuickTime MOV
Video Specifications
Codec: Apple ProRes 422 HQ
Color: ITU-R BT.709
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Resolution: 1920x1080, 3840x2160
Frame Rate: 23.976, 25, 29.97
Audio Specifications
Codec: Linear PCM
Sample Bit Depth: 16-bit, 24 bit
Sample Rate: 48 KHz
Channel Mapping
5.1 Surround + Stereo: L, R, C, LFE, Ls, Rs, Lt, Rt
Stereo Only: Lt, Rt
MPEG-2 Mezzanine File Format
Container
MPEG-2 SPTS
Video Specifications
Codec: MPEG-2 Video
Color: ITU-R BT.709
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Resolution: 1920x1080
Frame Rate: 23.976, 25, 29.97
Scan Type: Progressive
Audio Specifications
Codec: Linear PCM, MPEG-2 Audio, AC-3
Sample Bit Depth: 16-bit, 24 bit
Sample Rate: 48 KHz
Channel Mapping
5.1 Surround + Stereo: L, R, C, LFE, Ls, Rs, Lt, Rt
Stereo Only: Lt, Rt
Closed Captioning / Subtitles Specifications
Only the SRT file format is accepted
Only UTF-8 encoding is accepted
Captions should use the same frame rate as the mezzanine video
Timecode should begin at hour zero, instead of at hour one
Formatting codes are not supported
Audio Description / Other-language dubs
Provide as a separate 2.0 PCM WAV (48 kHz, 24-bit) with the same start time and duration as the main program
Please include all subtitles at initial onboarding. You're welcome to request to add more on after, but additional subtitles and/or swapping out your video file will be subject to a $50 re-encoding fee.
Thank you! If you have other questions, email films@kinema.com.