Regions Covered

✔ Singapore

To maintain a consistently high quality product XR requires all material for distribution in this region to be supplied to the following specifications.

Requirements at glance

Unique identifier(s): Clock number (no standardised format)
Pre/post roll required: No
HD/SD: HD
Audio: Various, see Audio Levels
Clearance: Directly with broadcasters, see Clearance

Content Layout

For this region a clock/slate is not required

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File Specification

Format XDCAM 1080/50 Apple ProRes 422HQ 1080/50
Container MOV or 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 25 FPS 25 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

Video Levels

All video signals should comply with ITU-R BT.709-5 (HD) 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.


Title Safety

16:9 as per EBU R.95-1

All graphics, text, and frame composition elements should be placed within the safe title area to prevent key content from being cut off.

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Audio Levels

ITU‐R BS.1770 (EBU R128)

Integrated Loudness Program: ‐23 LUFS

Target Level Tolerance: +/‐ 1 LU

OR

ITU‐R BS.1770 (ATSC RP A/85)

Integrated Loudness Program: ‐24 LKFS

Target Level Tolerance: +/- 2 LU

Integrated Loudness

The integrated audio loudness is as per Infocomm Media Development Authority’s (IMDA) audio loudness requirements. Please refer to Code of Practice for Television Broadcast Standards for more information 

OR

Max Peak -10dBFS
• Permitted Maximum Level : -10dBFS / +10dBu
• Alignment Level : 1kHz@ -20dBFS
• Ballistic : PPM Type II


Audio Channel Configurations

Stereo
Channel # Audio
1 Stereo Left
2 Stereo Right

Subtitles

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 handled with the individual stations. You should be provided with a material vetting deadline by your media agency, by which time you have to provide each station with a low-res file for approval.


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