Please note any Avid Media Composer related materials provided such as projects, bins, sequences, AAFs and EDLs MUST BE compatible with Media Composer 2022.12 and newer.

DAILIES

For 1080p deliveries please provide the following:

• Avid Bin 
• DNxHQ or DNxHQX (formerly DNxHD 175 or DNxHD 175x)

For 720p deliveries please provide the following:

• Avid Bin
• DNxSQ (formerly DNxHD 145)

Our naming convention for the delivery folder is as follows:

SHOW_SEASONEPISODE_SHOOTDAY_DATE_CONTENTTYPE

YYYYMMDD

Examples:

• NLS_101_Day01_20230810_Dailies
• NLS_101_Day02_20230810_Dailies_Speeds
• NLS_101_Day04_20230810_Dailies_AltCam

All dailies deliveries should come in an “Avid MediaFiles” file structure and with the folder naming convention inside listed below:

• ALE_Files (If available)
• Avid_Bin
• LUTs (If available)
• Notes (If available)
• Avid MediaFiles
  • MXF
    • 1 (or episode number)
    • 2
    • Etc.
• Sound

OR

For multiple reels example:

NLS_101_Day01_20230810_Dailies

• • ALE_Files (If available)
  • Avid_Bin (place all associated bins here)
  • LUTs (If available)
  • Notes (If available)
  • Avid MediaFiles
    • MXF
      • 1 or 101 (Reel 1 – Where Avid Media goes)
      • 2 (Reel 2 – Where Avid Media goes)
      • Etc.

ROUGH CUTS

Please provide the following:

• Low resolution QuickTime (H.264, ProRes 422 LT, ProRes 422 Proxy, DNxHD 36, or DNxHR LB). 
• DNxHD LB Avid media and a bin. Please use the Avid Media folder structure and naming convention shown above. Please commit group edits if possible. 
• When turning over full episode cuts, please commit multi-cam edits for deliverables. If a sequence references prolonged, several-hour-long, sync-map group clips it will crash our systems.

Must follow and include the following:

• An embedded audio AAF w/no groups, trims or unrendered sfx with PCM setting. (please refer to Audio Guidelines)
• A bin containing the rough cut sequence w/no groups.
• Keep track of your Media folders and be sure to include ALL associated media and Media folders when delivering
• Please keep each individual Rough Cut and associated media to its own bin (do not include multiple Rough Cuts in one bin)
• Consolidate each bin and associated Rough Cut separately NOT all together if possible
• Ideally each Media folder would be associated with one individual Rough Cut and bin so they don’t spill over into other Media folders
• Refrain from zipping any folders or media as it can cause issues with Aspera and on the processing side

Our naming convention for the delivery folder is as follows:

Show Title _Episode number_“Date the file was created (not the upload date)”_Rough

Examples:

• NLC_108_011022_ROUGH 
• NLS_110_050422_ROUGH
• FI_208_051022_ROUGH

ONLINES

For 1080p deliveries, please provide all of the following:

• High resolution clip (DNxHD HQX QuickTime, is preferred) with a minimum of four discreet audio channels containing:
  • Dialogue
  • Sound Effects
  • Stereo Music Left
  • Stereo Music Right
• DNxHD HQX Avid media and a bin. Please be sure to include a minimum of four discreet audio channels containing:
  • Dialogue
  • Sound Effects
  • Stereo Music Left
  • Stereo Music Right

Please use the same Avid Media folder structure as shown above.

AIRCOPIES

• Audio Configuration:
  • Ch. 01 -- Dialogue
  • Ch. 02 -- SFX
  • Ch. 03 -- Music L
  • Ch. 04 -- Music R
  • Ch. 05 -- 5.1 L
  • Ch. 06 -- 5.1 R
  • Ch. 07 -- 5.1 C
  • Ch. 08 -- 5.1 LFE
  • Ch. 09 -- 5.1 Ls
  • Ch. 10 -- 5.1 Rs
  • Ch. 11 -- Stereo L
  • Ch. 12 -- Stereo R

For 720p deliveries please provide ONE the following:

• High resolution clip (ProRes422HQ or DNxHD SQ QuickTime with a minimum of four discreet audio channels containing:
  • Dialogue
  • Sound Effects
  • Stereo Music Left
  • Stereo Music Right
• DNxHD1 Avid media and a bin. Please be sure to include a minimum of four discreet audio channels containing:
  • Dialogue
  • Sound Effects
  • Stereo Music Left
  • Stereo Music Right

Please use the same Avid Media folder structure as shown above.

Our naming convention for the delivery folder is as follows:

Show Title _Episode number “Date the file was created (not the upload date)”_Online or Aircopy.

Examples:

• DMA_410_122321 _720p_CH4_Aircopy
• SMA_101_011222_Aircopy

ADDITIONAL UPLOAD REQUESTS

If you need to upload missing bins, missing clips/audio, re-uploads or multiple parts of the same shoot. Please follow the naming conventions and acronyms below:

Show Title_Episode number_Day#_“The actual shoot date”_“Additional content with acronyms”_Dailies

·       Example: FantasyIsland_201_Day04_031022_MC_Dailies

·       Example: FantasyIsland_201_Day04_031022_Pt02_Dailies

·       Example: FantasyIsland_201_Day04_031022_RU_Dailies

Acronyms to use

·       Missing Clips: MC

·       Missing Audio: MA

·       Missing Bin: MB

·       Re-shoots: RS

·       Multiple Re-shoots on the same day: RS02, RS03

·       Re-upload & versions if needed: RU, RU02, RU03

·       Part # of shoot: Pt02, Pt03, Pt04 etc…

KEEP YOUR ASPERA WORKSPACE ORGANIZED:

The rectangle highlight shows where your Avid MediaFiles go, this example shows TWO MXF media folders. If you have more than one please label accordingly.