X-Git-Url: https://git.carlh.net/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fmanual%2Fdvdomatic.xml;h=58315eca6ccb53cb28c7aa17df87819267599890;hb=6809fdcbf8c65afe3c986b0e2b430d55ce7b124c;hp=adb38217960332ce7f4fcb7bac42cdf7429e06e3;hpb=a9dff37acba076c107d27d1380baf9188548104c;p=dcpomatic.git diff --git a/doc/manual/dvdomatic.xml b/doc/manual/dvdomatic.xml index adb382179..58315eca6 100644 --- a/doc/manual/dvdomatic.xml +++ b/doc/manual/dvdomatic.xml @@ -80,9 +80,10 @@ version. Ubuntu Linux -You can install DVD-o-matic on Ubuntu 12.04 (‘Precise Pangolin’) or -12.10 (‘Quantal Quetzal’) using .deb packages. Simply -download the appropriate package from .deb packages: download the appropriate package from +http://carlh.net and double-click it. Ubuntu will install the necessary bits and pieces and set DVD-o-matic up for you. @@ -276,7 +277,7 @@ that there will be no sound, and playback might not be entirely accurate (it may be slightly slower or faster than it should be, for example). This player is really only intended for brief inspection of content; if you need to check it more thoroughly, use another player -such as Totem, mplayer or VLC. +such as Totem, mplayer or VLC. @@ -323,6 +324,11 @@ can be specified in the DCI name details dialogue box, which you can open by clicking on the Details button. + +If the DCP name is long, it may not all be visible. You can see the +full name by hovering the mouse pointer over the partial name. + + The Trust content's header button starts off checked, and this means that DVD-o-matic will use the content's header @@ -375,12 +381,9 @@ can project the DCP using your projector's Flat preset. The remaining options can often be left alone, but may sometimes be useful. The ‘crop’ settings can be used to crop your content, which can be used to remove black borders from round the -edges of DVD images, for example. The L, -R, T and -B settings correspond to the left, right, top and -bottom of the image respectively. The specified number of pixels will +edges of DVD images, for example. The specified number of pixels will be trimmed from each edge, and the content image in the right of the -window will be updated to show the cropping in action. +window will be updated to show the effect of the crop. @@ -398,6 +401,19 @@ most situations. + +The ‘colour look-up table’ specifies the colour space that +your input content will be expected to be in. If in doubt, leave it +set to ‘sRGB’. + + + +Finally, the ‘JPEG2000 bandwidth’ setting changes how big the final +image files used within the DCP will be. Larger numbers will give +better quality, but correspondingly larger DCPs. The bandwidth can be +between 50 and 250 megabits per second (MBps). + +
@@ -471,6 +487,11 @@ soundtracks from your content file; you can select the soundtrack that you wish to use from the drop-down box. + +Note that if your content's audio is mono, DVD-o-matic will place it +in the centre channel in the DCP. + + Alternatively, you can supply different sound files by clicking the Use external audio button and choosing a WAV file @@ -525,8 +546,7 @@ Now that we have set everything up, choose Make DCP from the Jobs menu. DVD-o-matic will encode your DCP. This may take some time (many hours in some cases). While the job is in progress, DVD-o-matic will update you on -how it is getting on with the progress bar in the bottom right hand -corner of its window, as shown in . +how it is getting on with the progress bar in the bottom of its window, as shown in .
@@ -694,16 +714,6 @@ This is the directory which DVD-o-matic will suggest initially as a place to put
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-Colour look-up table - - -This specifies the colour space that your input content will be -expected to be in. If in doubt, leave it set to ‘sRGB’. - - -
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A/B options @@ -761,17 +771,6 @@ as shown in . - -As it stands, these filters are somewhat disorganised! Work is -ongoing to test them with various content and choose a selection which -work well for cinema applications. - - - -If you want to examine them yourself, you may find the A/B option (see -) useful. - - After changing the filters setup, you will need to regenerate the DCP to see the effect on the cinema screen. The preview in DVD-o-matic