Broadcast .MXF Files
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
