EASY DCP and FCP7 - How to Make a 2K DCP or Digital Cinema Package

EXPORT a self contained 23.98 quicktime of your current timeline	You will need a 1920 x 1080 or larger file exported from your Digital Non Linear Editor of your choice. Don't use an editing timeline use a *self contained quicktime!!*
Make a new sequence at 2048 x 858(scope) Prores 422 or HQ Or 1998 x 1080 (flat) Discrete Channels
Next Change the audio output settings for the sequence. Go to >Sequence>Settings Click on 5.1 Monitoring: L+R,C,LFE, Ls+Rs Then change the Downmix to 0 and switch the Grouping to Dual Mono Then Click OK
Ignore Warning Error
If you get an encapsulated .wav then the tracks are like this Open ProTools to double check this if you want. These files will come into FCP appropriately tracks 1-6 when dragged down to the audio tracks in timeline.
Add two audio tracks to your timeline so you have 6 tracks of audio	If you don't have an encapsulated .wave then will need to add two more tracks to your timeline.
Then on right click each Final Cut Pro Timeline track change the Audio Outputs to match the track 1=1 4=4 2=2 5=5 3=3 6=6
Add in the 1920 x 1080 movie into the 2K Scope timeline Choose to ignore source settings
In Motion Tab change scale to 107 % then look at the left and right edge to make sure that you see no black on the sides usually 107% to 108% scale will work. You will loose @2% on the top and bottom. Double check distort just to be sure it didn't distort anything.
Check Distort setting too just to be sure that it stayed at zero
Trash Audio off Quicktime if it has any. Then add in the 6 channel surround audio
In Final Cut Pro line up the following: Master Self Contained Quicktime Video All 6 tracks of surround printmasters. Put them in this track order A1 = Left Channel A2 = Right Channel A3 = Center Channel A4 = Low Frequency (LFE) A5 = Left Surround A6 = Right Surround
Make sure the end of each clip lines up exactly the same length. Check that the audio and video are in sync on all tracks
If your timeline is longer than 90ish minutes you will have to break into segments or (reels.) Find a break point to divide up the timeline Alt Option will apply cut to all tracks
Notice that clicking the "X" will mark clip. Also on the second half when exporting notice that your mark in looks like this. Inclusive edit not the frame before it. The position of the playhead, the frame that the playhead is on is included in your edit RENDER THE TIMELINE if it is one reel or two render the whole thing
Next step is to export Audio to AIFF Pick a destination to save the files and do this for each section use mark in and out points on timeline. Click "X" to mark clip on the timeline.
Choose 48KHz and 24bit audio Channel Grouped Will export all the files in the sequence
Export the Reels using in and outpoints to export the separate reels
Choose self contained QuickTime "VIDEO" ONLY!! DON'T EXPORT AUDIO WITH THE QUICKTIME

The next step will be to convert the exported aiff audio files in protools

Open a new ProTools session Choose .wav and 24 bit Sample Rate 48khz Click OK
Save the session to a hard drive
When the session opens go to >Import>Audio
Navigate to the AIFF files to import. Note the Channels export as shown below. A1 = Left Channel A2 = Right Channel A3 = Center Channel A4 = Low Frequency (LFE) A5 = Left Surround A6 = Right Surround

Choose a folder to save the converted files and click "Done"
The files will begin converting (adding pulldown to the audio tracks) and will be saved to the destination folder

Choose to add to New Track when prompted.
Make sure there is audio in all the tracks

Now move all the Quicktimes and the pulled down audio to the DCP computer in the Grad Suite H CMB 4.112H.
Below is an example of the files needed to make the DCP

Move to the Color Correction Suite Grad Suite H CMB 4.112H – This is the only suite that has the Easy DCP software.

This is the DCP Naming Convention Explained. NOTES: parts of the DCP Name that you don't need to include: OV embeded dcp information don't need and FAC=facility don't need and ST = studio don't need
Example
Example of DCP naming
On the Color Correction suite Mac Pro in the Open Easy DCP	One Note: - Please talk to tech staff as we have to authenticate you to use the Software. It will not let you open it untill the License is in the proper location. FYI.
Open "Easy DCP" Right click on the Title window and choose Edit with Digital Cinema Naming Convention
Example of correct DCP name
Choose the naming conventions shown here (change all the settings with arrows pointing to them) but set to apply to your particular DCP Click OK
Choose the 2K 24fps generally this is the best settings unless your project is 4K or 2K Stereoscopic Then choose Create
In the open project choose to Add Picture Track
Navigate to the Self Contained QuickTime and choose the 1^st file of the sequence or the only QT needed
This is how the "Video" Track looks when loaded
You will get an error for the frame rate conversion. Chose to ignore it	23.98 to 24 will throw an error
Next choose to Add Sound Track
Choose 5.1 Speaker Setup Click on the square icon next to each track to navigate to the audio file that corresponds to the track label. Then click "Add Sound Track"
Project with Track Files added
Drag Image and sound reels over to the DCP Content "New Reel" window to create the reels (in this example creating 2 reels) Note that once you create one reel with image and sound a "New Reel" is automatically created
Notice that there are two reels here. Both have one image file and a 6 channel audio file.

Make sure the "Intrinsic Duration" matches for both the audio channels and the video track Ex: Video Intrinsic Duration is 81877
Example of the audio track intrinsic duration 81877. In all cases the Audio and Video should match or it won't work with the software
Make sure there is not a "Warning" triangle The Question Mark is OK
Make a folder on the external HD or internal raid drive on DCP computer using the DCP naming conventions of your DCP.	You can right click and copy the title of the DCP in Easy DCP and paste it on to the name of the folder. That is the easiest way to do it.
Change the Content Kind to a short if you are making a DCP of a Short. Click on the DCP Content to highlight the area in green. Then click "P." Then change the "Content Kind" to short.
Then choose to "Save DCP" if you have opened a previously made DCP to change the content type. If not just save the Project
Click Generate DCP!
If you get this error it is okay to ignore it
If you get a certificate error
Go to >Options>Signature Setup. Make sure Signature Enabled is off
Click Ignore on this error message. It doesn't mean anything important.
Choose where to save the files at this menu. Choose the folder you created named the same way as the DCP Naming Convention Choose Start!
When finished the DCP software will state that the process was successful
Save Project again
This is the completed DCP folder example. All these files should be present. To test we can play using the Big Barco DCP player in 4C. Find Keefe, Susanne or Jeremy to set up a viewing or you can test using the local player on the computer.
Launch Easy DCP Player


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 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> should be X'Y'Z > R'G'B' (Rec BT.709)
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. Click on the DCP Content to highlight the area in green. Then click "P." Then change the "Content Kind" to short.
change the content to trailer or short or etc.
Choose >File>Save DCP
Choose to Ignore this error
Ignore this too and choose Yes
Saving fixes the change