X-Git-Url: https://git.carlh.net/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fmanual%2Fdcpomatic.xml;h=56200c6ed16e4bdb143bde7ac4811d1904c7495c;hb=a88987fc65e006a8e5cbc983252302784136c39c;hp=3a74341a193a92cd2be605a08422144025c2bfe8;hpb=9d82858f73679c9752e45ef632648e41d22ae864;p=dcpomatic.git diff --git a/doc/manual/dcpomatic.xml b/doc/manual/dcpomatic.xml index 3a74341a1..56200c6ed 100644 --- a/doc/manual/dcpomatic.xml +++ b/doc/manual/dcpomatic.xml @@ -58,6 +58,20 @@ GPL. This manual uses icons from the Tango Desktop Project, with thanks. + + + +
+This manual + + +This manual presents bits of DCP-o-matic's user interface (such as menu items or buttons) like this. + + + +Notes of an advanced nature are presented like this. Ignore them unless you want to know the gory details. + +
@@ -98,11 +112,17 @@ version. DCP-o-matic will run on Mac OS X version 10.6 (Snow Leopard) and higher. To install it, download the .dmg from http://dcpomatic.com/ and double -click to open it. Then drag the DCP-o-matic icon to your +click to open it. Then drag the DCP-o-matics icon to your Applications folder or wherever else you would like to install it. + +You do not have to install all the applications, but you must always +install DCP-o-matic 2.app as the other applications +depend on it. + + @@ -119,8 +139,8 @@ like to install it. Debian unstable (‘sid’) Ubuntu 12.04 (‘Precise Pangolin’) Ubuntu 14.04 (‘Trusty Tahr’) - Ubuntu 15.04 (‘Vivid Vervet’) Ubuntu 15.10 (‘Wily Werewolf’) + Ubuntu 16.04 (‘Xenial Xerus’) @@ -147,7 +167,7 @@ pieces and set DCP-o-matic up for you.
Centos Linux - There are .rpm packages for Centos 6.5 and 7 on + There are .rpm packages for Centos 5, 6.5 and 7 on http://dcpomatic.com/
@@ -171,10 +191,10 @@ thanks to Stefan Karner. Installation on other Linux systems (for which no packages are -available) is quite hard; you will have to compile it from source. If -you are using distribution for which no packages are available, do let -me know by email and I -will look into providing packages on the website. +available) is quite hard as it must be compiled from source. If you +can't download packages for your distribution, do let me know by +email and I will look +into providing packages on the website. @@ -233,10 +253,10 @@ in a shell. -Creating a video DCP +Creating a DCP from a video -In this chapter we will see how to create a video DCP using +In this chapter we will see how to create a DCP from a video file using DCP-o-matic. We will gloss over the details and look at the basics. @@ -248,7 +268,7 @@ Let's make a very simple DCP to see how DCP-o-matic works. First, we need some content. Download the low-resolution trailer for the open movie Sintel from their -website. Generally, of course, one would want to use the +website. Generally one would want to use the highest-resolution material available, but for this test we will use the low-resolution version to save everyone's bandwidth bills. @@ -404,8 +424,8 @@ linkend="ch-files"/> for details about the files that DCP-o-matic creates. -Alternatively, if you have a projector or Theatre Management System -(TMS) that is accessible via SCP across your network, you can upload +Alternatively, if you have a projector or Theatre Management System +(TMS) that is accessible via SCP or FTP across your network, you can upload the content directly from DCP-o-matic. See the in . @@ -416,7 +436,7 @@ linkend="sec-prefs-tms" endterm="sec-prefs-tms-short"/> in -Creating a still-image DCP +Creating a DCP from a still image DCP-o-matic can also be used to create DCPs of one or more still images, perhaps @@ -425,7 +445,7 @@ how to do it. -As with video DCPs, the first step is to create a new +As with DCPs made from video files, the first step is to create a new ‘Film’; select New from the File menu and the new film dialogue will open as shown in . @@ -457,10 +477,10 @@ linkend="fig-still-select-content-file"/>. -As with video DCPs, most of the default settings will be fine for a -simple test. The one thing that you might wish to change is the -length of the still. Select the Timing tab and -you will see a Play length setting, as shown in Timing tab and you will see a +Play length setting, as shown in . @@ -482,7 +502,7 @@ fourth frames. Enter the duration that you want and then click Set Finally, as with video, you can choose Make DCP from the Jobs menu to create your DCP. This will -be much quicker than creating a video DCP, as DCP-o-matic only needs +be much quicker than creating a DCP from a video file, as DCP-o-matic only needs to encode a single frame which it can then repeat. @@ -495,7 +515,7 @@ to encode a single frame which it can then repeat. Frequently DCP-o-matic is used to take content in formats such as MP4 -and convert it to JPEG2000 for a DCP. Alternatively, it can be used +and convert it to JPEG2000 for a DCP. It can also be used to take existing DCPs and modify them in various ways. @@ -570,8 +590,8 @@ JPEG2000 encoding is not necessary. -DCP-o-matic can do this if you avoid changes to the following content -settings: +DCP-o-matic can do this if you avoid changes to +the following content settings: @@ -644,7 +664,7 @@ To make a DCP like this: Select the DCP in the content list Tick the Refer to existing DCP checkbox in the tabs for the parts of the DCP that you want to refer to in your -new DCP. For example, to refer to the ‘Content DCP’'s video and audio you would select the Video tab, click Refer to existing DCP then select the Audio tab and do the same. +new DCP. For example, to refer to the Content DCP's video and audio you would select the Video tab, click Refer to existing DCP then select the Audio tab and do the same. Do Make DCP as usual and your VF DCP will be created. @@ -697,7 +717,7 @@ images which should be treated as the frames of a video. Subtitle — a file containing subtitle which will be superimposed on the image of the DCP. These can be -.srt or .xml +.srt, .ssa or .xml files. DCP — an existing DCP. @@ -1195,13 +1215,32 @@ content, as shown in . -DCP-o-matic will extract subtitles from the content, if present, and -they can be ‘burnt into’ the DCP (that is, they are -included in the image and not overlaid by the projector) or included -as a separate subtitle ‘asset’ within your DCP (in which -case the projector overlays them onto the image on playback). The -difference between these two arrangements is illustrated by and +DCP-o-matic can either: + + + + Extract subtitles that are embedded in video files, or + Use subtitles from SubRip (.srt), SubStation + Alpha (.ssa) or DCP XML files. You may find the great + free program Subtitle Edit useful + for creating such files. + + + +Embedded subtitles are usually represented using a set of bitmaps, +especially on files that have come from DVD or BluRay. Such subtitles +can (currently) only be ‘burnt’ into the DCP (that is, +they are included in the image and not overlaid by the projector). + + + +With SubRip, SubStation Alpha or DCP subtitles you have the choice to +either burn-in or include the subtitles as separate subtitle +‘asset’ within your DCP (in which case the projector +overlays them onto the image on playback). The difference between +burn-in and overlay is illustrated by +and .
@@ -1231,25 +1270,17 @@ encoding need only be done once for the project rather than once for every language. - -Note that subtitles come in two types: text and bitmap. Text -subtitles are expressed as plain text and can be either burnt into the -image or included as a separate subtitle asset within the DCP. Bitmap -subtitles, on the other hand, are expressed as pre-rendered bitmaps. -They cannot (yet) be added to the DCP as a separate asset and must be -burnt into the image. - - Select the Use Subtitles check-box to enable -these subtitles. +the subtitles in the selected content. Select the Burn subtitles into image check-box to burn these subtitles into the image; if this is not ticked the subtitles will be included separately in the DCP to be rendered by the -projector. +projector. This check-box will always be ticked if you are using +embedded ‘image’ subtitles. @@ -1278,6 +1309,17 @@ The Stream control changes the subtitle stream that is used when the content has more than one. + +If you are using non-embedded (text) subtitles you can see the +subtitle text and timings by clicking the View... +button, or specify the fonts that should be used by clicking Fonts.... + + + +With any subtitles you can click Appearance... to +change how the subtitles look. + + @@ -1567,6 +1609,11 @@ DCP standards DCP-o-matic should use. If in doubt, use SMPTE (the more modern of the two). + +Ticking the Upload DCP to TMS after it is made +will ask DCP-o-matic to copy the finished DCP to your configured TMS (see ). + + At the bottom of the DCP tab are a further two tabs, one each to contain the settings for the DCP's video and audio parts. @@ -1631,7 +1678,7 @@ unused channel will be filled with silence. The Processor control allows you to select a -process to apply to the audio before it goes into the DCP. Two processes are currently provided: +process to apply to the audio before it goes into the DCP. Three processes are currently provided: @@ -2015,6 +2062,21 @@ You must also select the type of KDM that you want to generate. If in doubt, use Modified Transitional 1. + +The differences between the three KDM types are fairly subtle. +DCI Specific and DCI Any add +a <ContentAuthenticator> tag to the KDM which +allows the exhibitor to check that the DCP and KDM have come from a +bona-fide source. In addition, DCI Specific adds +information on trusted devices to the KDM. This allows the KDM +creator to specify devices (such as sound processors) that are allowed +to use keys delivered by the KDM. At present it is not clear how +widely the DCI Specific and DCI +Any features are supported (or even tolerated) by servers +so you are advised to use Modified Transitional +1. + + Finally, choose what you want to do with the KDMs. They can be written to disk, to a location that you can specify by clicking @@ -2188,6 +2250,30 @@ to set this up correctly when you run it for the first time. + +
+Cinema and screen database file + + +This option allows you to change the file that DCP-o-matic uses to +store details of the cinemas and screens used to make KDMs. + + +
+ +
+Integrated loudness + + +If Find integrated loudness, true peak and loudness range +when analysing audio is ticked, DCP-o-matic will do extra +work when analysing audio. Leave this ticked if the extra parameters +are useful to you. If not, untick it and audio analysis will be +faster. + + +
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Updates @@ -2782,7 +2868,8 @@ operation is interrupted and DCP-o-matic must resume it. Following this is the DCP itself: DCP-TEST_EN-XX_UK-U_51_2K_CSY_20130218_CSY_OV. This contains some small XML files, which describe the DCP, and two large -MXF files, which contain the DCP's audio and video data. This folder +MXF files, which contain the DCP's audio and video data. It may also +contain subtitles in either XML or MXF format. This folder (DCP-TEST_EN-XX_...) is what you should ingest, or pass to the cinema which is showing your DCP.