X-Git-Url: https://git.carlh.net/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fmanual%2Fdcpomatic.xml;h=5c819e0a790d9c682838ae3fec3b19767c7d5d0e;hb=c39b290f02f49b68a3eb928fe1109cc7f6bf59eb;hp=0c34d30d4748cf7a95664088bac46ac58608fa90;hpb=1473441e9436fb921b34b62d802d4313427c9129;p=dcpomatic.git diff --git a/doc/manual/dcpomatic.xml b/doc/manual/dcpomatic.xml index 0c34d30d4..5c819e0a7 100644 --- a/doc/manual/dcpomatic.xml +++ b/doc/manual/dcpomatic.xml @@ -26,14 +26,15 @@ Hello, and welcome to DCP-o-matic!
What is DCP-o-matic? -DCP-o-matic is a set of programs to perform the following tasks: +DCP-o-matic is a set of programs to allow you to: - Creation of Digital + Create Digital Cinema Packages (DCPs) from video, audio, subtitle and closed-caption files. - Playback and verification of DCPs on a PC/Mac. - Creation of KDMs for DCPs. + Play and verify DCPs. + Create KDMs for DCPs. + Write cinema-format drives containing DCPs.
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ Hello, and welcome to DCP-o-matic! DCP-o-matic is free and open-source and is licensed under the GNU +url="https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html">GNU GPL. @@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ This manual presents bits of DCP-o-matic's user interface (such as menu items or -Notes of an advanced nature are presented like this. Ignore them unless you want to know the gory details. +Notes of an advanced nature are presented like this. Ignore them unless you want to know the details. @@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ Notes of an advanced nature are presented like this. Ignore them unless you wan To install DCP-o-matic on Windows, download the installer from -http://dcpomatic.com/ +https://dcpomatic.com/ and double-click it. Click through the installer wizard, and DCP-o-matic will be installed onto your machine. @@ -97,36 +98,33 @@ DCP-o-matic will be installed onto your machine. If you are using a 32-bit version of Windows, you will need the 32-bit installer. For 64-bit Windows, either installer will work, but I -suggest you used the 64-bit version as it will allow DCP-o-matic to +suggest you use the 64-bit version as it will allow DCP-o-matic to use more memory. You may find that DCP-o-matic crashes if you run many parallel encoding threads (more than 4) on the 32-bit version. - -If you are still using Windows XP, download the specific XP version as -it should be more stable on your machine than the ‘normal’ -Windows version. Be aware, though, that support for Windows XP will -not last forever and you should plan to upgrade if at all possible. - -
-Mac OS X +macOS -DCP-o-matic will run on Mac OS X version 10.6 (Snow Leopard) and -higher. DCP-o-matic is split into five separate applications, each of +DCP-o-matic will run on macOS version 10.6 (Snow Leopard) and +higher. DCP-o-matic is split into seven separate applications, each of which can be installed by downloading the .dmg, double-clicking to open and then dragging the icon to your Applications folder. -If you are not sure which parts of DCP-o-matic to install, start +Make sure you choose the correct download, depending on whether you are running macOS 10.9 (Mavericks) (or higher) or something older. + + + +If you don't know which parts of DCP-o-matic to install, start with the first (main) part. @@ -141,14 +139,14 @@ with the first (main) part. - Debian 7 (‘wheezy’), 8 (‘jessie’), 9 (‘squeeze’) and unstable (‘sid’) - Ubuntu 14.04 (‘Trusty Tahr’), 16.04 (‘Xenial Xerus’), 18.04 (‘Bionic Beaver’) and 18.10 (‘Cosmic Cuttlefish’) - Mint 17, 18 and 19 + Debian 9 (‘squeeze’), 10 (‘buster’) and unstable (‘sid’) + Ubuntu 16.04 (‘Xenial Xerus’), 18.04 (‘Bionic Beaver’), 19.10 (‘Eoan Ermine’) and 20.04 (‘Focal Fossa’) + Mint 18 and 19 using .deb packages: download the appropriate package -from http://dcpomatic.com/ +from https://dcpomatic.com/ and double-click it. Debian, Ubuntu or Mint will install the necessary bits and pieces and set DCP-o-matic up for you. @@ -160,8 +158,8 @@ pieces and set DCP-o-matic up for you.
Fedora, Centos and Mageia Linux - There are .rpm packages for Fedora 27, 28 and 29, Centos 6 and 7 and Mageia 6 on - http://dcpomatic.com/ + There are .rpm packages for Fedora 30, 31 and 32, Centos 7 and 8 and Mageia 7 on + https://dcpomatic.com/
@@ -218,7 +216,7 @@ The following dependencies are required: Once you have installed the development packages for the dependencies, download the source code from http://dcpomatic.com/, +url="https://dcpomatic.com/">https://dcpomatic.com/, unpack it and run the following commands from inside the source directory: @@ -242,33 +240,6 @@ in a shell.
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-‘Simple’ and ‘Full’ modes - -When you start DCP-o-matic for the first time it will ask you if -you want to use ‘simple’ or ‘full’ mode. - - -The difference between these two is that some of DCP-o-matic's -more complex or less-used controls are hidden from view in -‘Simple’ mode. This makes the interface simpler to -navigate. You may wish to choose this mode if you do not have much -experience with DCP or video processing. - - -Even if you choose ‘Simple’ mode you can always go -back to ‘Full’ mode by changing the Interface -complexity setting in the General tab -of Preferences. - - - -All the screenshots in this manual are from a copy of DCP-o-matic in ‘Full’ mode. - - -
- @@ -310,7 +281,7 @@ shown in . Creating a new film - + @@ -324,7 +295,7 @@ linkend="fig-video-new-film"/>. Dialogue box for creating a new film - + @@ -426,7 +397,7 @@ linkend="fig-making-dcp"/>. Making the DCP - + @@ -470,7 +441,7 @@ shown in . Dialogue box for creating a new film - + @@ -1056,7 +1027,7 @@ are already in the XYZ colour space and require no conversion. DCP-o-matic's colour conversion processes are discussed in much more detail in a separate document colour.pdf. +url="https://dcpomatic.com/manual/colour.pdf">colour.pdf. @@ -2168,7 +2139,7 @@ from the timeline is also preserved. Encryption -It is not required that DCPs be encrypted, but they can be. This +DCP's do not have to be encrypted, but they can be. This chapter discusses the basic principles of DCP encryption, and how DCP-o-matic can create encrypted DCPs and KDMs for them. @@ -2182,7 +2153,7 @@ DCP-o-matic can create encrypted DCPs and KDMs for them. DCPs can be encrypted. This means that the picture and sound data are encoded in such a way that only cinemas ‘approved’ by the DCP's creators can read them. In particular, this means copies of the -DCP can be distributed by insecure means: if an ne'er-do-well called +DCP can be distributed by insecure means: if a bad person called Mallory obtains a hard drive containing an encrypted DCP, there is no way that he can play it. Only those cinemas who receive a correct key delivery message (KDM) can play the DCP. @@ -2213,7 +2184,7 @@ know the key. -The first step in a DCP encryption is to encode its data with some key +The first step in a DCP encryption is to encode its data with a random key using symmetric-key encryption. The encrypted DCP can then be sent anywhere, safe in the knowledge that even if Mallory got hold of a copy, he could not decrypt it. @@ -2472,7 +2443,7 @@ KDMs. By default the DKDM list will list any DCPs for which you have clicked Make DKDM for -DCP-o-maticin the main DCP-o-matic program. If you have +DCP-o-matic in the main DCP-o-matic program. If you have other DKDMs you can add them by clicking Add... and specifying the file containing the DKDM. @@ -2614,7 +2585,7 @@ You will need to restart DCP-o-matic to see the new language. The translations for DCP-o-matic have been contributed by helpful users. If your language is not on the last, head to the DCP-o-matic website to +url="https://dcpomatic.com/i18n.php">the DCP-o-matic website to find out how to contribute a translation. @@ -2724,7 +2695,7 @@ If this checkbox is ticked an audio analysis will be run whenever content is add The Check for updates on startup option, if enabled, will tell DCP-o-matic to check on dcpomatic.com to see if there any +url="https://dcpomatic.com/">dcpomatic.com to see if there any newer versions of DCP-o-matic then the one you are running. If so, a dialogue box will open with a link to download the new version. @@ -3018,33 +2989,6 @@ The Reset to default text will replace the current KDM emai - - -
-Accounts - - -The Accounts tab is shown in . - - -
- Accounts preferences - - - - - -
- - -DCP-o-matic can download projector certificates from the Barco, -Christie and GDC websites if you have the appropriate credentials. -Enter your usernames and passwords. - - -
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Notifications @@ -3395,7 +3339,7 @@ server or open a window to show its status. If you would rather not bother installing DCP-o-matic on your server computers, the other option is to use the live-CD image that you can download from the DCP-o-matic web site. +url="https://dcpomatic.com/">DCP-o-matic web site. Either burn the image to CD, or write it to a USB stick (using something like Start a new DCP-o-matic film. -Click Add folder... and specify your existing DCP's folder. +Click Add DCP... and specify your existing DCP's folder. Go to the DCP tab and choose Split by video content for Reel type. Go to the Video and Audio tabs in turn and tick the Use this DCP's audio as OV and make VF checkboxes. @@ -3720,7 +3664,7 @@ DCP. Start a new DCP-o-matic film. -Click Add folder... and specify your existing DCP's folder. +Click Add DCP... and specify your existing DCP's folder. Add your subtitles to the film in whatever format you have. Check the subtitle appearance in the preview; it will be slow to respond as it is having to decompress images from the existing @@ -3736,7 +3680,7 @@ DCP. Adjust the appearance using controls in the Start a new DCP-o-matic film. -Click Add folder... and specify your existing DCP's folder. +Click Add DCP... and specify your existing DCP's folder. Add your subtitles to the film in whatever format you have. Go to the Subtitle tab and tick the Burn subtitles into image checkbox. Check the subtitle appearance in the preview; it will be