DCP-o-matic will run on Mac OS X version 10.6 (Snow Leopard) and
higher. To install it, download the <code>.dmg</code> from <ulink
url="http://dcpomatic.com/">http://dcpomatic.com/</ulink> 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
<guilabel>Applications</guilabel> folder or wherever else you would
like to install it.
</para>
+<para>
+You do not have to install all the applications, but you must always
+install <code>DCP-o-matic 2.app</code> as the other applications
+depend on it.
+</para>
+
</section>
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<listitem>Debian unstable (‘sid’)</listitem>
<listitem>Ubuntu 12.04 (‘Precise Pangolin’)</listitem>
<listitem>Ubuntu 14.04 (‘Trusty Tahr’)</listitem>
- <listitem>Ubuntu 15.04 (‘Vivid Vervet’)</listitem>
<listitem>Ubuntu 15.10 (‘Wily Werewolf’)</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>
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 <ulink url="mailto:carl@dcpomatic.com">email</ulink> 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
+<ulink url="mailto:carl@dcpomatic.com">email</ulink> and I will look
+into providing packages on the website.
</para>
<para>
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<chapter xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" version="5.0" xml:lang="en">
-<title>Creating a video DCP</title>
+<title>Creating a DCP from a video</title>
<para>
-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.
</para>
need some content. Download the low-resolution trailer for the open
movie <ulink url="http://sintel.org/">Sintel</ulink> from <ulink
url="http://ftp.nluug.nl/ftp/graphics/blender/apricot/trailer/Sintel_Trailer1.480p.DivX_Plus_HD.mkv">their
-website</ulink>. Generally, of course, one would want to use the
+website</ulink>. 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.
</para>
</para>
<para>
-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 <xref
linkend="sec-prefs-tms" endterm="sec-prefs-tms-short"/> in <xref linkend="sec-prefs-tms"/>.
</para>
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<chapter xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" version="5.0" xml:lang="en">
-<title>Creating a still-image DCP</title>
+<title>Creating a DCP from a still image</title>
<para>
DCP-o-matic can also be used to create DCPs of one or more still images, perhaps
</para>
<para>
-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 <guilabel>New</guilabel> from the
<guilabel>File</guilabel> menu and the new film dialogue will open as
shown in <xref linkend="fig-still-new-film"/>.
</figure>
<para>
-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 <guilabel>Timing</guilabel> tab and
-you will see a <guilabel>Play length</guilabel> setting, as shown in <xref
+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 <guilabel>Timing</guilabel> tab and you will see a
+<guilabel>Play length</guilabel> setting, as shown in <xref
linkend="fig-timing-tab"/>.
</para>
<para>
Finally, as with video, you can choose <guilabel>Make DCP</guilabel>
from the <guilabel>Jobs</guilabel> 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.
</para>
<para>
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.
</para>
</para>
<para>
-DCP-o-matic can do this if you avoid changes to the following content
-settings:
+DCP-o-matic can do this if you <emphasis>avoid</emphasis> changes to
+the following content settings:
</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>Select the DCP in the content list</listitem>
<listitem>Tick the <guilabel>Refer to existing DCP</guilabel> 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 <guilabel>Video</guilabel> tab, click <guilabel>Refer to existing DCP</guilabel> then select the <guilabel>Audio</guilabel> tab and do the same.</listitem>
+new DCP. For example, to refer to the Content DCP's video and audio you would select the <guilabel>Video</guilabel> tab, click <guilabel>Refer to existing DCP</guilabel> then select the <guilabel>Audio</guilabel> tab and do the same.</listitem>
<listitem>Do <guilabel>Make DCP</guilabel> as usual and your VF DCP will be created.</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<listitem>Subtitle — a file containing subtitle which will be
superimposed on the image of the DCP. These can be
-<guilabel>.srt</guilabel> or <guilabel>.xml</guilabel>
+<guilabel>.srt</guilabel>, <guilabel>.ssa</guilabel> or <guilabel>.xml</guilabel>
files.</listitem>
<listitem>DCP — an existing DCP.</listitem>
</para>
<itemizedlist>
- <listitem>Extract ‘image’ subtitles that are embedded in video files, or</listitem>
- <listitem>Use text subtitles from SubRip (<code>.srt</code>) or DCP XML files.</listitem>
+ <listitem>Extract subtitles that are embedded in video files, or</listitem>
+ <listitem>Use subtitles from SubRip (<code>.srt</code>), SubStation Alpha (<code>.ssa</code>) or DCP XML files.</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>
-Image subtitles are represented using a set of bitmaps, as commonly
-used on DVD and 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).
+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).
</para>
<para>
-With text 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 <xref linkend="fig-burn-in"/> and <xref
-linkend="fig-discrete"/>.
+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 <xref linkend="fig-burn-in"/>
+and <xref linkend="fig-discrete"/>.
</para>
<figure id="fig-burn-in">
that is used when the content has more than one.
</para>
+<para>
+If you are using non-embedded (text) subtitles you can see the
+subtitle text and timings by clicking the <guilabel>View...</guilabel>
+button, or specify the fonts that should be used by clicking <guilabel>Fonts...</guilabel>.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+With any subtitles you can click <guilabel>Appearance...</guilabel> to
+change how the subtitles look.
+</para>
+
</section>
more modern of the two).
</para>
+<para>
+Ticking the <guilabel>Upload DCP to TMS after it is made</guilabel>
+will ask DCP-o-matic to copy the finished DCP to your configured TMS (see <xref linkend="sec-prefs-tms"/>).
+</para>
+
<para>
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.
</section>
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+<section>
+<title>Cinema and screen database file</title>
+
+<para>
+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.
+</para>
+
+</section>
+
+<section>
+<title>Integrated loudness</title>
+
+<para>
+If <guilabel>Find integrated loudness, true peak and loudness range
+when analysing audio</guilabel> 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.
+</para>
+
+</section>
+
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<title>Updates</title>
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