Add discouraging hint for MPEG2 (#2821).

2 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/lib/hints.cc b/src/lib/hints.cc
index e7a393103..1114d0acb 100644
--- a/src/lib/hints.cc
+++ b/src/lib/hints.cc
@@ -264,6 +264,15 @@ Hints::check_interop ()
 
 
 void
+Hints::check_video_encoding()
+{
+	if (film()->video_encoding() == VideoEncoding::MPEG2) {
+		hint(_("The vast majority of cinemas in Europe, Australasia and North America expect DCPs encoded with JPEG2000 rather than MPEG2.  Make sure that your cinema really wants an old-style MPEG2 DCP."));
+	}
+}
+
+
+void
 Hints::check_big_font_files ()
 {
 	bool big_font_files = false;
@@ -463,6 +472,7 @@ try
 
 	check_certificates ();
 	check_interop ();
+	check_video_encoding();
 	check_big_font_files ();
 	check_few_audio_channels ();
 	check_upmixers ();
diff --git a/src/lib/hints.h b/src/lib/hints.h
index a46678af8..9e94f210f 100644
--- a/src/lib/hints.h
+++ b/src/lib/hints.h
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ private:
 
 	void check_certificates ();
 	void check_interop ();
+	void check_video_encoding();
 	void check_big_font_files ();
 	void check_few_audio_channels ();
 	void check_upmixers ();