Critical Color Reviews - SDR

SDR - Critical Color Reviews

The below asset delivery specs are intended for SDR Critical Color Reviews in technical review rooms at internal Netflix facilities. A Critical Color Review occurs in a color-calibrated reference environment and may be used to provide in-progress notes back to the color team as well as  final color approval. 

[SHOWNAME]_[CONTENT]_[TYPE]_[BITS]_[RANGE]_[COLORSPACE]_[DATE]_

[ASPECT]_[RESOLUTION]_[VERSION]

Example: 

myshow_s02e03_vdm_10b_sdr_rec709_20210323_178_3840x2160_ov

CONTAINER: Quicktime MOV

CODEC: Apple ProRes 422 HQ or Apple ProRes 4444

CONTAINER SIZE: Native Deliverable, e.g. 3840x2160 or 4096x2160

PIXEL ASPECT RATIO: 1:1

ACTIVE IMAGE SIZE: Native Deliverable, e.g. 3840x1920 (2.0) 

COLOR SPACE: Rec.709

WHITE POINT: D65

EOTF: 2.4 Gamma

FRAME RATE: Native Deliverable, e.g 23.976, 24, 25, etc | NDF

Start of File : 

1 Second of Black and Silence

Runtime PROGRAMME

1 Second of Black & Silence 

: End of File

Add WIP burn-ins in active image area for all shots or sections which aren't final, e.g. VFX, credits

MIX: NEARFIELD PRINT MASTER

CODEC: Uncompressed Linear PCM

SAMPLE RATE: 48khz

BIT DEPTH: 24 bit

TRACK ORDER:

Option 1 | 5.1  embedded in video file or separate WAV:

1. 5.1 Left
2. 5.1 Right
3. 5.1 Center
4. 5.1 LFE/SUB
5. 5.1 Left Surround
6. 5.1 Right Surround

 OR

Option 2 | 2.0 embedded in video file or separate WAV:

1. 2.0 Left
2. 2.0 Right

OR

Option 3 | ATMOS: deliver separate Dolby Atmos BWAV ADM File with same length as video file (more specific technical info here)