DCP Current Practice:

If you want an editable version of these documents, please contact info@isdcf.com and you can get a word/pages document.

ISDCF Document 1 - Digital Cinema Content Naming Convention

ISDCF and Disney have created a recommendation for naming DCP files. The current version is posted on-line at DigitalCinemaNamingConvention.com. The on-line version is more up to date that the pdf version. For convenience, the latest pdf version is:

Latest pdf version: http://isdcf.com/papers/ISDCF-Doc1-Digital-Cinema-Naming-Convention.pdf

Prior version: http://isdcf.com/papers/ISDCF-Doc1-Digital-Cinema-Naming-Convention-v38-20100412.pdf

ISDCF Document 2 - SMPTE-DCP compared to Interop-DCP Informational only

The Digital Cinema industry is moving from Interop-DCP to SMPTE-DCP, hopefully starting in April 2012. Posted here is the comparison between these two delivery packages.

Latest pdf version: http://isdcf.com/papers/ISDCF-Doc2-DCP-TransitionReview.pdf

Prior version: http://isdcf.com/papers/ISDCF-Doc2-DCP-TransitionReview-20111102.pdf

Prior version: http://isdcf.com/papers/ISDCF-Doc2-DCP-TransitionReview-20090608.pdf

ISDCF Document 3 - Hard Disc Drive formats

ISDCF – Distribution Device File System Recommendations - The following ISDCF recommendations have existed for some time now, but should be restated for confirmation and reference. These previous recommendations have been slightly expanded for clarity and specificity.

Latest pdf version: http://isdcf.com/papers/ISDCF-Doc3-Filesystem-Structure.pdf

Prior pdf version: http://isdcf.com/papers/ISDCF-Doc3-Filesystem-Structure-20091121.pdf

ISDCF Document 4 - Audio Channel Assignments

16‐Channel Audio Packaging Guide for Interop DCP. Interop DCP does not have a standardized way of sending multichannel packages. The attached documents describe a common way of transporting multi-channel.

Latest pdf version: http://isdcf.com/papers/ISDCF-Doc4-Interop-audio-channel-recommendations.pdf

Prior version: http://isdcf.com/papers/ISDCF-Doc4-Interop-audio-channel-recommendations-20110302.pdf

ISDCF Document 5 - Guideline formulations for Interop and SMPTE-KDMs 

Actual DCI-compliant systems are now starting to appear in the field. Some KDM providers have been sending KDMs containing ContentAuthenticator to be used with Interop content. This will not work on a DCI-compliant system. This document describes formulations for successful KDMs.

Latest pdf version: http://isdcf.com/papers/ISDCF-Doc5-Guideline-formulations-Interop-and-SMPTE-KDMs.pdf

Prior version: http://isdcf.com/papers/DRAFT-ISDCF-Doc5-Guideline-formulations-Interop-and-SMPTE-KDMs-20111103.pdf

DRAFT-ISDCF Document 7 - Language Codes

Latest pdf version: http://isdcf.com/papers/ISDCF-Doc7-DigitalCinemaLanguageCodes.pdf

DCI Specification (March 2008) In Use

Go http://www.dcimovies.com/specification/index.html for the document.

The Following are WORKING DRAFT DOCUMENTS -

Not completed, but posted to help those looking for guidance. SUBJECT TO CHANGE

DRAFT-ISDCF Document 6 - Composition Metadata Guidelines (a work in progress) 

The needed information for putting metadata into the CPL for use in displays as well as during ingest. This is a WORKING DRAFT.

Latest pdf version: http://isdcf.com/papers/ISDCF-Doc6-Composition-Metadata-Guidelines.pdf

Current Version: http://isdcf.com/papers/ISDCF-Doc6-Composition-Metadata-Guidelines20120226.pdf

Prior version: http://isdcf.com/papers/ISDCF-Doc6-Composition-Metadata-Guidelines20111105.pdf

DRAFT-ISDCF Document 8 - Theater Key Retrieval (a work in progress) 

Tired of using EMail to send KDMs to theaters? Here is a very rough proposal for a TKR that uses open standards to deliver Keys. This is a WORKING DRAFT.

Current pdf version: http://isdcf.com/papers/ISDCF-Doc8-TheaterKeyRetrieval-TKR-v03.pdf

Prior pdf version: http://isdcf.com/papers/ISDCF-Doc8-TheaterKeyRetrieval-TKR-v0.2.pdf