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Specifications for Video Dailies
We currently use Avid's MediaMatch system to provide keycode tracking and negative matchback in post production. These specifications are crucial to our conforming process. Please call at (404) 876-6665 with questions or concerns. Thanks.

Lab/Negative Prep Specifications
Process negative as instructed by production company and in the order in which it was shot.

Assemble individual camera rolls onto transfer rolls no longer that 1200 feet. If possible, place material with common transfer rates on the same roll. Put an academy leader at the head of each roll. Punch or tab each transfer roll at the head and tail, logging the key number for each punch/tab.

Transfer Specifications
For the one-light transfers we are requesting Beta SP cassettes be made. This set of cassettes should have timecode on audio subchannel 3.

Transfer each roll to a Beta SP cassette with continuous, ascending, non-drop frame, SMPTE timecode on the address track (channel 3). Put 1/4" sync audio on ch.1 and ch.2. Do not place wild track onto MOS picture.

Slate and label each cassette with transfer speed, camera and sound roll numbers, and timecode hour numbers. Each transfer roll should get its own unique timecode hour number (e.g. 01:00:00:00 at academy start mark for transfer roll #1). Bars/tone should precede program material on every cassette. When it is know in advance or anticipated that there will be more than 23,000 feet of film to be transferred, please upgrade timecode in 1/2 hour increments after roll #23.

Make a continuous transfer of each entire roll (including leader, tabs, and/or punches), ensuring that no film frames are repeated or lost during transfer. DO NOT change transfer rates in the middle of a roll. If the material on a single roll requires different (or multiple) transfer rates, first transfer the entire roll at the predominate rate. Then, retransfer the relevant sections to the tail of the same cassette, punching the head and tail of each section, bumping the timecode start(s) to a new value, and slating the new transfer rate(s).

For sync audio please make a 48kHz R-DAT, 29.97 non-drop frame during the syncing process that is first generation from the production audio and has sub channel timecode that matches the timecode on the synced Beta SP. Please xfer all wild track onto the simul-dat.