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(note you must have the paid version of the program the free version will not work)

CMB 4.120A or CMB 4.112J or CMB 4.112H have studio versions


Step One you need to export a 5.1 2K or 4K file in AVID or Premiere

AVID - How to Make a 2K 5.1 Surround Sound QuickTime Using Your Surround Sound Mix - Use for DCP Screening

Adobe Premiere Pro - How to Make a 2K - 5.1 QuickTime using your Surround Sound Mix - Use for DCP Screening

Open Davinci Resolve Studio

B

click on "New Project"

Name the project and click on "Create"

Click on Media Tab

Find the 2K clip with the 5.1 interleaved audio that was exported


Right click it and choose "Add into Media Pool"

Choose to Change the frame rate

Click "Change"

Next - Go to the Edit Tab

Right click in the Media Pool area

>Choose >Timeline>CreateNew Timeline

Set the Timeline to be 1 Video Track

1 audio track that is 5.1


Uncheck Empty Timeline

Click on "Create"

Click on the "Gear" Icon to set the correct aspect ratio for the timeline

Choose Master Settings


We have a "flat" DCP 1998 x 1080 so

make the timeline resolution 1998 x 1080


Same as if you had a 2048 x 858 Scope DCP



Click on "Save"

Check Image Scaling

Use this only if someone has given you a file that is not scope or flat


Stretch Frame to all corners or try all the input scaling settings

to make sure you are scaled right

One Note if you need to scale your file in the timeline

Click on the upper left hand window and choose Inspector



Here you can scale the image if you have a flat to scope conversion

In other words if you have a flat DCP playing at a scope venue you can

scale it up and loose a little of the top and bottom .110

Next go to >Fairlight>Bus Format

Choose Format 5.1


NOT 5.1 FILM!!


Click on OK

Go to the Deliver Tab

Choose Custom


Click on the Video Tab

Choose to Export Video


Format DCP

Codec Kakadu JPEG 2000

Type 2K DCI Scope or Flat


Make sure interop is checked


Resolution is usually auto detected but make sure it

matches your Project Master Settings

Click on Filename and title it

Location browse to where you want to save the file

Next set the Composition Settings

Click on Composition Settings

  1. Put the title of your projcts
  2. Choose the Content kind - SHR for short (most likely) or FTR or TLR
  3. Click on Edit to name the DCP

DCP Name will auto populate as you put in info

All the boxes here are important to make sure you label the

DCP this way.


Film Title - enter that if not already entered


Frame Rate Choose 24


Use Encode aspect ratio is usually correct but double check that it

matched the Master Project Settings


Audio Language En - English or whatever

Subtitle info


Territory = US


Resolution choose 2K 2048 x 1080 

Audio Type 5.1 Surround


choose IOP and None Package type


Click OK

Audio choose

Codec Linear PCM


Output Track BUS 1 5.1

Select the name of the DCP in the top to copy the file name.

Click on "File" tab and change the "Custom Name" to

what you want the DCP Named

paste the same name as the DCP folder name


Click on Add to Render Queue

If you have a STEREO DCP ???


We were getting this for stereo DCP - that is okay

Choose Render All

Notice the colors get weird looking in the render that is normal.

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