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Delivery Specs & Form
1.1 SD Commercial File Delivery standard (FAST)
Note: RTÉ’s preference is for commercials to be delivered in HD
| RTÉ PREFERRED SD COMMERCIAL FILE STANDARD | |
| File Type | Mxf |
| File Format | OP1-a |
| File Format Profile | Closed/Complete |
| Video Compression | MPEG-2 422P@ML, Intra frame coding |
| Colourspace | 4:2:2 |
| Commercial Name | IMX50 |
| Resolution | 720×608 |
| Video bit rate | 50Mbps 8bit |
| Interlaced | Yes |
| Field Dominance | Upper Field First – Field 1 |
| Timecode standard | MXF Timecode Track |
| File Start timecode | 00:00:00:00 |
| Commercial Start timecode | 00:00:00:00 |
| Preferred Aspect Ratio | 16:9 1.78 full height anamorphic |
| Frame Rate | 50i i.e. 25 frames per second interlaced or 50 interlaced fields per second |
| Safe Areas | Follow guidelines provided by EBU – Recommendation R 95 “Safe Areas for 16:9 Television Production” |
| SUBTITLING | |
| Subtitling (Y/N) |
The following are accepted: File Embedded (VBI) WST Subtitles shall be carried on Line 335 only |
| Subtitle File naming | NA |
| AUDIO | RTÉ PREFERRED SD COMMERCIAL FILE STANDARD (TX COPY) |
| General |
Audio should be in stereo, if mono is supplied, it must be recorded on Track 1 and Track 2 (phase compatible). Follow guidelines provided by EBU – Recommendation R 123 “EBU Audio Track Allocation for File Exchange” |
| Audio Stream | 1 Stream up to a max of 8 tracks |
| Audio Tracks |
Track 1 and 2: Audio Track 3 and 4 (optional): Music and Effects or Dolby E1 Track 5 and 6 (optional): Audio Description2 |
| Audio Spec |
Codec: PCM uncompressed Wrapped: BWF (Broadcast wav) or D-10 8 Channels 16 Bit resolution Sample frequency: 48kHz |
| Audio Levels | Follow guidelines provided by the EBU Recommendation R128, “Loudness normalisation and permitted maximum level of audio signals” and EBU Recommendation R128s1-2016, “Loudness parameters for Short-form Content” |
| OPTIONAL: | THESE ARE ADDITIONAL OPTION |
| Scene Change Detection | Not required |
| DRM Enabled | Not required |
| DRM Type | Not required |
| OTHER REQUIREMENTS | RTÉ PREFERRED SD FILE STANDARD (TX COPY) |
| Commercial Identification |
The file should be named according to the convention: Clock number.mxf where slashes (/ or \) are replaced by dashes (-) Example: Clock number: WON/EFBC124/010 File name: WON-EFBC124-010.mxf Ideally an identification trailer (duration: 5 seconds) should succeed the commercial recording. The following should be included on the trailer – The Commercial Supplier company name and telephone number – Commercial Name – Clock number identifier |
| Key Audio |
RTÉ’s preference is for there to be no dialogue or “key audio” in the first and last 12 frames of the commercial. RTÉ will accept files with “key audio” in the first or last 12 frames, so long as it is not in the first 6 frames or last 6 frames of the commercial. Background effects or music are acceptable. |
1.2 HD Commercial File Delivery standard (FAST)
Note: RTÉ’s preference is for commercials to be delivered in HD
| RTÉ PREFERRED SD COMMERCIAL FILE STANDARD (TX COPY) | |
| File Type | Mxf |
| File Format | OP1-a |
| File Format Profile | Closed/Complete |
| Video Compression | MPEG-2 LONG GOP |
| Colourspace | 4:2:2 |
| Commercial Name | XDCAM HD 422-50 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 |
| Video bit rate | 50Mbps 8bit |
| Interlaced | Y |
| Field Dominance | Upper Field First – Field 1 |
| Timecode standard | MXF Timecode Track |
| File Start timecode | 00:00:00:00 |
| Commercial Start timecode | 00:00:00:00 |
| Preferred Aspect Ratio | 16:9 |
| Frame Rate | 550i i.e. 25 frames per second interlaced or 50 interlaced fields per second |
| Time code standard | MXF Timecode Track |
| Safe Areas | Follow guidelines provided by EBU – Recommendation R 95 “Safe Areas for 16:9 Television Production” |
| SUBTITLING | |
| Subtitling (Y/N) |
The following are accepted: File Embedded VANC in HD Subtitles shall be OP47 format compliant with ITU-R BT.1120-7 Subtitle data shall be carried in HD on “line” 577 only Subtitles shall be provided in the video according to SMPTE 328M or as an ancillary data track according to SMPTE 436M |
| Subtitle File naming | NA |
| AUDIO | RTÉ PREFERRED SD FILE STANDARD (TX COPY) |
| General |
General Audio should be in stereo, if mono is supplied, ideally recorded on Track 1 and Track 2 (phase compatible). Follow guidelines provided by EBU – Recommendation R 123 “EBU Audio Track Allocation for File Exchange” |
| Audio Stream | 1 Stream up to a max of 8 tracks |
| Audio Tracks |
Track 1 and 2: Audio Track 3 and 4 (optional): Music and Effects or Dolby E3 Track 5 and 6 (optional): Audio Description4 |
| Audio Spec |
Codec: PCM uncompressed Wrapped: BWF (Broadcast wav) 8 tracks 24 Bit resolution Sample frequency: 48kHz |
| Audio Levels | Follow guidelines provided by the EBU Recommendation R128, “Loudness normalisation and permitted maximum level of audio signals” and EBU Recommendation R128s1-2016, “Loudness parameters for Short-form Content” |
| OPTIONAL: | THESE ARE ADDITIONAL OPTION |
| Scene Change Detection | Not required |
| DRM Enabled | Not required |
| DRM Type | Not required |
| OTHER REQUIREMENTS | RTÉ PREFERRED SD FILE STANDARD (TX COPY) |
| Commercial Identification |
The file should be named according to the convention: Clock number.mxf where slashes (/ or \) are replaced by dashes (-) Example: Clock number: WON/EFBC124/010 File name: WON-EFBC124-010.mxf Ideally an identification trailer (duration: 5 seconds) should succeed the commercial recording. The following should be included on the trailer – The Commercial Supplier company name and telephone number – Commercial Name – Clock number identifier |
| Key Audio |
RTÉ’s preference is for there to be no dialogue or “key audio” in the first 12 frames and last 12 frames of the commercial. RTÉ will accept files with “key audio” in the first or last 12 frames, so long as it is not in the first 6 frames or last 6 frames of the commercial. Background effects or music are acceptable. |
1.3 XML file
Ideally, all commercial file deliveries should be accompanied by an xml file (clock number.xml) to be delivered after the mxf file has been delivered. The following fields are mandatory in the xml file:
<SOM> 00:00:00:00
<EOM>
<File Duration>
<AdLength>
<Title>
<Advertiser>
<Product>
<Agency>
<Supplier>
<TV Standard> HD or SD
<Subtitles> Yes or No
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