Regions Covered
✔ Armenia
✔ Azerbaijan
✔ Belarus
✔ Georgia
✔ Kazakhstan
✔ Kyrgyzstan
✔ Mongolia
✔ Uzbekistan
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 |
| HD/SD: | Dependant on broadcaster requirements |
| Audio: | R68 |
| Clearance: | No pre-clearance |
Content Layout
Clock/Slate
A clock is supplied it should display a countdown starting at 10 and the following information:
Clock must be mute
If there is any audio it will fail QC
HD 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 (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
14:9
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 | Apple ProRes 422HQ 625/50 | IMX50 625/50 |
| Container | MOV | MOV or MXF |
| Video Codec | Apple Quicktime ProRes 422 (HQ) | MPEG IMX 625/50 |
| GOP | - | - |
| Profile | HQ | 422@Main |
| Frame Size | 720x576 | 720x576 |
| Frame Rate | 25 FPS | 25 FPS |
| Scan Type | Interlaced, Upper/Top Field First | Interlaced, Upper/Top Field First |
| Aspect Ratio | 4:3 and 16:9 | 4:3 and 16:9 |
| Pixel Aspect Ratio | Square Pixels (1.0) | Square Pixels (1.0) |
| Video Bit Rate | - | - |
| Chroma | 4:2:2 | 4:2:2 |
| Audio Codec | Integer (Little Endian) PCM | Integer (Little Endian) PCM |
| Audio Bit Depth | 16 bit | 16 bit |
| Audio Sample Rate | 48kHz | 48kHz |
| Audio Bit Rate | Uncompressed | Uncompressed |
SD Title Safety
4:3 (4:3) / 14:9 (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.
Video Levels
All Video Signals Should Comply With ITU-R BT.601-7 And Video Signals Should Not Exceed The Specified Limits
Video Levels Should Not Exceed 700mV, Or Fall Below 0mV
Audio Levels
PPM / Max Peak
- Permitted Maximum Level : -10dBFS / 6PPM / +8dBU
- Alignment Level : -18dBFS
- Ballistic : PPM Type II
Audio Channel Configurations
| Channel # | Audio |
| 1 | Stereo Left |
| 2 | Stereo Right |
Subtitles
These regions can only accept open/burnt in captions.
Audio Description
Audio Description isn't currently supported in these regions
Clearance
Compliance checks are handled by the individual broadcasters once they receive the spot from XR, no pre-clearance required.
Do you need help with clearance or regulatory compliance?
XR's Campaign Services teams can assist you! Please reach out to your local team for more information, additional fees apply.