Advanced DCP Course July 2013

After being the first to provide regular training on the creation of DCPs in Spain, we take a step further by proposing a much more advanced course, with the time divided between the classroom and a professional digital cinema: the Sala Berlanga in Madrid.

Nowadays more or less everyone who works in the audiovisual industry is familiar with the DCP and digital projection, but…starting from 4K material, is it better to go to DCP 4K or 2K, what if the material is underexposed, is there much difference between the Arri Alexa Prores and your Arri Raw, with Canon 5D material can I make a DCP without artifacts, does the color correction have to be done in P3 XYZ or can it be done in 709 and then convert, is it better to go to DCP 4K or 2K?

In this advanced DCP course these and many other questions will be answered. The theoretical and technical basis that supports the DCP will be established, the steps of creation will be explained and we will talk about free and simple programs to create them, exemplifying it in class. But above all, different DCPs will be projected to see the differences between them and between the different camera models, exposures, codecs, color spaces, etc. These tests will allow the most demanding students to see all the differences and options in digital projection.

DURATION: 8 hours. 5 in the classroom and 3 in the movie theater.

TEACHER: Fernando Alfonsín. Freelance post-producer with more than 10 years of experience. He currently works professionally creating DCPs in both 2D and 3D. See his website and his DCP creation company.

EQUIPMENT USED: Various DCP creation and verification programs (OpenDCP, DCP Builder, etc.) and 4K S3D projection in a professional digital cinema room.

AIMED AT: Editors and post-producers, directors of photography, digital image technicians, producers, directors, filmmakers…

PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE: Familiarity with the concepts of HD video signal and digital cinema.

PRICE: 280 ¤ (250 ¤ booking before June 8) Possibility of other discounts (not cumulative with each other)

WHEN: July 7th and 8th. Sunday 7 from 15h to 20h and Monday 8 from 10h to 13h.

WHERE: Sunday 7 at Campus Audiovisual CES and Monday 8 at Sala Berlanga (Calle de Andres Mellado, 53, 28015 Madrid). If you need any kind of information you can contact 709 MR by email or phone (668840783).

COURSE CODE: DCPA82-070713

GENERAL OBJECTIVES:

• Understand the digital cinema distribution standard.

• Learn the process of creating a DCP in video, audio, subtitling…

• Compare different results on various DCPs with materials from different cameras

CONTENTS:

• The DCI standard. Characteristics of the standard. Nomenclatures.

• Types of DCP. SMPTE and Interop. 2K, 4K and 3D standards.

• Structure of the FAD. Elements that make up a FAD and its characteristics.

• The JPG2000 compression. Characteristics and different compression engines.

• The XYZ color space. Characteristics and conversion from different color spaces.

• Source formats to prepare the DCP. Image files. HD video files and codecs. Optimal characteristics.

• The processes for the creation of a DCP. The DSM and the DCDM.

• Subtitles. The Cinecanvas format. How to create and convert from other formats.

• Format of support for distribution. Hard Disk and Pen Drive. EXT3 file structure.

• Encryption and KDM. Characteristics and use.

• Workflows for DCPs: Mastering and dailies

• Examples of DCP creation step by step with various programs: OpenDCP. DCP Builder…

• DCP players. Software. Servers. 2D and 3D Projectors

• Creation of different DCPs. Working with materials from different cameras: Sony F65, Arri Alexa (Raw and Prores), Blackmagic CC, Red Epic, Canon C500, Canon 5D, etc in different light situations (normal exposure, underexposed, etc).

• Viewings of the DCPs in a professional room. Testing resolutions (4K and 2K), color corrections, RGB-XYZ color space conversions, stereoscopic 3D material, etc.

You can download the documentation to take the course here

For more information and to reserve a place, please send an e-mail to info@709mediaroom.com.