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
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.
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 informationOR
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
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.