Video Upload Specs
Overview
Apple ProRes or Avid DNxHD .mov, stereo audio
No letterbox/interlaced/preroll/postroll/URLs
Details
| Codec | Apple ProRes 422 HQ, Avid DNxHD (8 bit) |
| Frame rate | Any progressive, examples: 23.98p, 24p, 25p, 30p, 29.97p |
| File Size | Unlimited (200 GB+). The bigger the better. |
| File Format | QuickTime .mov |
| Fast Start | Enabled |
| Resolution | Minimum SD (480 height). Preferred HD (1280 width or more), 2k, 4k, 6k. |
| Pixel Aspect Ratio | Square pixels only. More info here. |
| Letterbox | No black bars around the picture |
| Pre/Post Roll | None. No slate, slug, bars, tone, cards. Max 1 sec black before & after. |
| Audio | PCM Stereo, single stream. No surround yet, sorry |
| Captions | Separate SRT file. No burn-in. See our closed captions & subtitles section. |
Not accepted:
- No letterbox
- No pillarbox
- No interlaced
- No burned in subtitles (except trailers)
- No anamorphic (squeezed) pixels
- No URLs or promo links (e.g. film website, Facebook page, available to download, etc.) anywhere in the film or trailer, including end credits
- No real or bogus MPAA rating card
- No bars, slate, test-tone, pre-roll, post-roll (max. 1 sec of black before film starts or after credits end)
- No titles or captions outside title-safe area