Please deliver all composer video dubs in the following format.  If changes are necessary, please contact us as soon as possible.

AVI MOVIES ON DVD

• The preferred delivery format for all dubs are in AVI format delivered on DVD. Other digital video formats are also possible. Call first. If digital video formats are not possible, please deliver on VHS videotape:

VHS VIDEO TAPES

• Standard 1/2" VHS video cassettes
• Visible time code burned into the lower third of the picture, but not touching the bottom of the screen.
• Combined production audio should be on audio track one (left channel).
• Reshaped time code, identical to the burned-in visible code, should be on audio track two (right channel).
• Use SMPTE time code at 29.97 fps (commonly referred to as 30-drop frame).
• At least 20 seconds of pre-roll time code before picture.
• 15 seconds of post-roll time code into black.

Typically, unless otherwise specified, all final products will be delivered on standard Digital Audio Tape (DAT).  CD-R is also a common and popular format. Email and FTP are also possible. Contact us for more information.

Work-In-Progress

Work-in-progress audio samples can be delivered via Email in the following formats:

• WAV (PC)
• AIFF (Mac)
• RA (Real Player)
• MP3 (MPEG-layer 3)

These audio files can be sampled at a variety of sampling rates:

• 44.1 Khz (CD quality)
• 22.5 Khz
• 11.025 Khz

In addition, the sampling rates can be sampled at 16 or 8 bits, Stereo or Mono.  Keep in mind that size is a huge factor in downloading times.  A standard WAV file sampled at 44.1 Khz, 16 bit Stereo will take up 10 megabytes of disk space for one minute of music.  Converting the file to Mono, or lowering the sampling rate to 22.5 Khz will half the size to 5 megabytes. RA (Real Player) files are typically compressed quite efficiently while retaining a very high quality sound. This is the recommended format.  MP3 files are very close to CD quality, however, their size is still very large - 1 megabyte per stereo minute - but still better than .WAV files by tenfold!