Regions Covered
✔ Myanmar
To maintain a consistently high quality product, XR requires all material to be supplied to the following specifications:
Requirements at a glance
| Unique identifier(s): | Clock number (no standardised format) |
| Pre/post roll required: | Yes |
| HD/SD: | Both |
| Audio: | Max Peak -10dBFS |
| Clearance: | Managed locally |
Content Layout
Clock/Slate
A clock/slate is mandatory for this region, it should display the following information:
Important notes
Clock must be mute - if there is any audio it will fail QC
Title in the clock must match the title in the local clearance document
HD File Specification
| Format | XDCAM 1080/59.94 | Apple ProRes 422HQ 1080/50 |
| Container | MXF | MOV |
| Video Codec | XDCAM 422 | Apple Quicktime ProRes 422 (HQ) |
| GOP | Long GOP | - |
| Profile | MPEG-2 422P@HL | HQ |
| Frame Size | 1920x1080 | 1920x1080 |
| Frame Rate | 29.97 FPS (Drop Frame Timecode) | 29.97 FPS |
| Scan Type | Interlaced, Upper/Top Field First | Interlaced, Upper/Top Field First |
| Aspect Ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Pixel Aspect Ratio | Square Pixels (1.0) | Square Pixels (1.0) |
| Video Bit Rate | 50Mb/s CBR | - |
| Chroma | 4:2:2 | 4:2:2 |
| Audio Codec | Integer (Big/Little Endian) PCM | Integer (Little Endian) PCM |
| Audio Bit Depth | 24bit | 24bit |
| Audio Sample Rate | 48kHz | 48kHz |
| Audio Bit Rate | Uncompressed | Uncompressed |
HD Title Safety
16:9
All graphics, text, and frame composition elements should be placed within the safe title area to prevent key content from being cut off.
SD File Specification
| Format | IMX50 525/59.94 | Apple ProRes 422HQ 525/59.94 |
| Container | MOV or MXF | MOV |
| Video Codec | MPEG IMX 525/50 | Apple Quicktime ProRes 422 (HQ) |
| GOP | - | - |
| Profile | - | HQ |
| Frame Size | 720x486 (512 including VBI) | 720x486 |
| Frame Rate | 29.97 FPS | 29.97 FPS |
| Scan Type | Upper/Top Field First | Lower/Bottom Field First |
| Aspect Ratio | 4:3, 16:9 Letterbox or 16:9 FHA | 4:3, 16:9 Letterbox or 16:9 FHA |
| Pixel Aspect Ratio | Square Pixels (1.0) | Square Pixels (1.0) |
| Video Bit Rate | - | - |
| Chroma | 4:2:2 | - |
| Audio Codec | Integer (Little Endian) PCM | PCM (Little Endian) |
| Audio Bit Depth | 16 bit | 16/24bit |
| Audio Sample Rate | 48kHz | 48kHz |
| Audio Bit Rate | Uncompressed | Uncompressed |
SD Title Safety
4:3
All graphics, text, and frame composition elements should be placed within the safe title area to prevent key content from being cut off.
Video Levels
All video signals should comply with ITU-R BT.709-5 (HD) or ITU-R BT.601-7 (SD) and video signals should not exceed the specified limits.
Video levels should not exceed 700mV, or fall below 0mv
Luminance (Y) -1% and 103%
(between -7mV and 721mV)
RGB video levels -5% and 105%
(between -35mV and 735mV)
Out of gamut tolerance
Whilst XR and the Broadcasters will reject illegal video levels they understand there may be instances where it is difficult to completely avoid, and following EBU recommendation Rec.103-2000 will allow a small tolerance, assuming that no more than 1% of the active picture is in error.
Audio Levels
Max Peak -10dBFS
- Permitted Maximum Level : -10dBFS / +10dBu
- Alignment Level : 1kHz@ -20dBFS
- Ballistic : PPM Type II
Audio Channel Configurations
| Channel # | Audio |
| 1 | Stereo Left |
| 2 | Stereo Right |
Subtitles/Captions
This region can only accept open/burnt in captions.
Audio Description
Audio Description isn't currently supported in this region.
Clearance
Clearance for this region is generally handled locally between the broadcasters and media agencies.
Other Important Information
For XR to fulfil deliveries in this region, you must provide the delivery specifications, delivery method and the relevant contact details.