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Participant
March 13, 2017
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Broadcast .MXF Files

  • March 13, 2017
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Hello kind Premiere Pro experts. I am delivering a broadcast file and the specs are very convoluted (to me ;). I'd like to make sure I am delivering correctly as it's a tight timeline. Could someone (pretty please) outline the settings I'd need to export a file like this from Premiere:

Fileformat

MXF according to SMPTE 377-1

Operational Pattern

OP1a according to SMPTE 378M

Essence Mapping

According to SMPTE 386M

Generic Container

Frame-based mapping according to SMPTE 379-1

Partition multiplex

1 Header Partition, no Body Partitions, 1 Footer Partition

Random Index Pack

Present

Essence location

Complete Essence in Header Partition

Index table location

Complete Index Table Segment in Header Partition

Descriptive Metadata

None

Tracks in Material Package

1 Timecode Track, 1 Video Track, 1 Audio Track

Tracks in Source Package

1 Timecode Track, 1 Video Track, 1 Audio Track (referencing the 4- or 8-channel AES3 audio element)

Material start/end

Picture to Picture

First Frame of content (no bars, clocks, etc.) / Last Frame of content (no adverts, trails, textless material, etc. ; that has to be delivered separate)

Timecode Material Package

Start value: 00:00:00:00

Timecode Source Package

Start value: 00:00:00:00, discontinuities: no

Timecode System Item

Start value: 00:00:00:00, no discontinuities; incrementing on a frame basis

Active Format Descriptor

Present inside the Generic Picture Essence Descriptor

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Correct answer shooternz

Does not seem like all the specs are mentioned here?

Here is one of my presets.   MXF OP1a

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shooternz
shooternzCorrect answer
Legend
March 13, 2017

Does not seem like all the specs are mentioned here?

Here is one of my presets.   MXF OP1a

Participant
March 13, 2017

Thank you!

HD-1

MXF OP1a / XDCAM

MPEG-2, long GOP (ISO/IEC 13818-2)

8 (24bit) channels

So for those specs would you check these?

shooternz
Legend
March 13, 2017

I dont have those checked and never had any issue.