Use this wiki to generate a XML from your .srt file
Digital Cinema Package - How to Add Captions to An Existing DCP
Navigate to the Subtitle XML that you created using this wiki Digital Cinema Package - How to Add Captions to An Existing DCP | |
Double check the name to make sure that you have it listed with the language of the subtitle. Doublecheck the content parameters to make sure that the Short film is actually identified as a short Feature is identified as a feature. Theaters cannot play two features together, so if a short is intended to play before a feature, but this box says it's a feature, it cannot be added to the playlist. | |
Click on the Pencil to change the parameters | |
Launch Easy DCP Player | |
To see on a TV enable HD-SDI output | |
In Easy DCP Player choose >Open>Open Package | |
Navigate to the newly created Folder containing the DCP files Choose ASSETMAP Choose open | |
The DCP will load. This might take a few minutes. You can get info in the lower left corner displaying the process of the file loading. Click Play Icon on the file to load it into the player Then hit Play button on the player to play DCP player window playing the DCP file | |
Drag and drop the Subtitle XML file on the left side of the software window to add it as an asset. | |
Lower the Aspect ratio to play the file in realtime | |
Scroll along the position indicator to spot check the file | |
Look at the audio Waveforms to double check the file. Go to Asset>Waveform Visualizer | |
Make sure that the waveforms look right. Notice that Chanel 3 has all the dialog audio. Generally That is the case. You can watch the waveforms follow the image file when you play the file in Easy DCP. | |
Make sure the audio files appear correctly. Go to View >Color Transforms> | |
Play the entire DCP to check the quality of the image and sound. Make sure the tracks are correct and looks and sound good. IF THE FILE IS GOOD THEY WILL NEED TO BE COPIED TO A NTFS DRIVE TO COPY TO OUR DCP SERVER. OR MOST FESTIVALS REQUIRE A LINUX EXT3 DRIVE More info can be found here. CLICK HERE To open a DCP to edit it you can open the Application Easy DCP and go to "Load/Open Project" and Navigate to Assetmap Some things can be changed in a DCP open EZ DCP and click Load Project Navigate to the AssetMap Right click on the dcp name and choose to rename using Digital Cinema Naming Conventions You can also change the type of track if you didn't do this correctly. Change the Content Kind to a short if you are making a DCP of a Short. | |
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