EXPORT SETTINGS for my film going to a DCP house

[michaelg70778763]

 Hello! I was hoping someone here could advise on the ideal, best settings in which to export my film to send it to SimpleDCP to make a DCP for exibition.

Generally when I export I use one of the default settings - but typically I'm going to stream what's exported on Vimeo or something, I have never been tasked with final delivery of the file where the master DCP that will play in a theater will be created.

I realize there are many options / variables -- For example -- the final graded verison of the film came from Company 3 (who did the grade) - the EDL they sent me was a ProRes 4444.mov file (1920-x1080) --  Other than a handful of VFX shots I have cut into that file/time line  (those files came from my VFX artist as: 1920x1080 Apple ProRes 422 HQ) -- and I added in final mix (stereo, not 5.1).  Those are my elements. I did not do the exporting to Co3 for the grading - and VFX artist used the Co3 ProRess file -- I had another editor on to do that delivery at the time.

I guess i ask here what you advise ? Can settings be relayed here? That I can achieve? OR -- Should try to get the assitant editor who delvered to Co3 ? Or should SimpleDCP advise on export settings?

Let me sign off with this -- apologies if this is annoying! I'm the director of this film (it's my first short) I did a lot of the editing -- i had a great editor on, but I respectfully cant hit him up anymore -- and I'm in the negaitive with funds 🙂

Thanks all!

[John T Smith · Accepted solution]

>Or should SimpleDCP advise on export settings?

Yes

[michaelg70778763]

Thank you!