From 87a2b47a8f5b0704d271cecbde3660066304d408 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Carl Hetherington Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2021 01:45:10 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update manual per #2068. --- doc/manual/dcpomatic.xml | 24 ++++++++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/manual/dcpomatic.xml b/doc/manual/dcpomatic.xml index 0354d6b55..32007d1c2 100644 --- a/doc/manual/dcpomatic.xml +++ b/doc/manual/dcpomatic.xml @@ -2139,7 +2139,15 @@ from the timeline is also preserved. From this dialogue you can select the required output format, output file and, in the case of MP4, the quality of the output - file. Higher quality files will, of course, be larger. + file (by setting the CRF value). + + + + The useful range of CRF values is from 17 (high quality but large file size) to 28 (smaller file size and still reasonable quality). + + + + The time needed to export, and the resulting size, depend partly on the DCP resolution set in the project. To change that, see chapter . @@ -3786,21 +3794,25 @@ The full details of OV and VF files are discussed in Verifying DCPs - The player also offers a DCP checker. To check a DCP, + The player also offers a DCP verifier. To check a DCP, open it and then select Verify DCP from the Tools menu. - The validator will report three kinds of problems: + The verifier will report three kinds of problems: - Errors — serious problems with the DCP that are likely to cause problems on playback. - Bv2.1 errors — errors described by the SMPTE Bv2.1 standard. - Warnings — small problems that may not matter. + Errors — serious problems with the DCP that are likely to cause problems on playback. + Bv2.1 errors — errors described by the SMPTE Bv2.1 standard. + Warnings — small problems that may not matter. + + The following sections list what the verifier checks for in each category. + +
Errors -- 2.30.2