Regions Covered
✔ UK & ROI
To maintain a consistently high quality product, we require all material to be supplied to the following specifications:
Requirements at a glance
| Unique identifier(s): | ISRC Code_version, see Other Important Info |
| Pre/post roll: | None |
| HD/SD: | HD |
| Audio: | Max Peak -3dBTP |
Content Layout
A clock/slate is not required
HD File Specification
| Preferred | ||
| 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 |
HD 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.
Video Levels
All video signals should comply with ITU-R BT.709-5 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)
Audio Levels
Max Peak -3dBTP
- Permitted Maximum Level : -3dBTP
- Alignment Level : 1kHz @ -18dBFS
- Ballistic : True Peak
Audio Channel Configurations
| Channel # | Audio |
| 1 | Stereo Left |
| 2 | Stereo Right |
Other Important Info
Files should be named as per the ISRC Code, followed by the version name and the file extension. see below for details:
Example: GBA123456789.mov
| Version | File Naming Convention |
|---|---|
| Original | GBA123456789.mov |
| Clean Edit | GBA123456789_clean.mov |
| Super Clean Edit | GBA123456789_superclean.mov |
| Harding Safe Edit | GBA123456789_hardingsafe.mov |
| Remix | GBA123456789_remix.mov |
| Live | GBA123456789_live.mov |
| Offline | GBA123456789_offline.mov |
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