19 Oct
2016
19 Oct
'16
2:14 p.m.
Hi there! I am using the most current version of DCP-O-Matic on a Mac system.
Following the instructions I authored a feature-length DCP to a mac formatted drive.
Everything seems to check out.
The projectionist at the theater reported that the drive would not work at all (due to
their system being a PC). I then created an Ex-FAT drive with the same DCP package files,
but the Projectionist reported his system could not see any packages present to load.
What should I do? We have an important screening in a few days. I do not have access to a
PC - is there any way that I can create a workable DCP using a mac?
Regards,
Evan
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19 Oct
19 Oct
7:41 p.m.
Drive should be formatted in NTFS (DCP >4Gb) or FAT32 (DCP <4Gb, multi-reel) file
system. The others won't read on projection systems.
19 октября 2016, 22:38:07, от "Evan Schwenterly via DCPomatic" <
dcpomatic(a)carlh.net >:
Hi there! I am using the most current version of DCP-O-Matic on a Mac system.
Following the instructions I authored a feature-length DCP to a mac formatted drive.
Everything seems to check out.
The projectionist at the theater reported that the drive would not work at all (due to
their system being a PC). I then created an Ex-FAT drive with the same DCP package files,
but the Projectionist reported his system could not see any packages present to load.
What should I do? We have an important screening in a few days. I do not have access to a
PC - is there any way that I can create a workable DCP using a mac?
Regards,
Evan
Sent from my iPhone
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7:42 p.m.
The industry standard format for DCP drives is EXT2 with an inode size of
128. I would think that the Ex-FAT format is the issue.
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On Wed, Oct 19, 2016 at 10:14 AM, Evan Schwenterly via DCPomatic <
dcpomatic(a)carlh.net> wrote:
Hi there! I am using the most current version of
DCP-O-Matic on a Mac
system.
Following the instructions I authored a feature-length DCP to a mac
formatted drive. Everything seems to check out.
The projectionist at the theater reported that the drive would not work at
all (due to their system being a PC). I then created an Ex-FAT drive with
the same DCP package files, but the Projectionist reported his system could
not see any packages present to load.
What should I do? We have an important screening in a few days. I do not
have access to a PC - is there any way that I can create a workable DCP
using a mac?
Regards,
Evan
Sent from my iPhone
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7:50 p.m.
All that plus the most important, an MBR partition table.
TMS computers may be able to read many more formats, including exfat.
Fun fact: Barco Alchemy server can read MBR HFS disks :D
Manuel AC
On Wed, Oct 19, 2016 at 3:42 PM, Tom Haines via DCPomatic <
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The industry standard format for DCP drives is EXT2
with an inode size of
128. I would think that the Ex-FAT format is the issue.
[image: SpectiCast] <http://www.specticast.com/> Tom Haines :: Executive
Director of Digital Cinema Services
210 W Rittenhouse Sq, Ste 400 | Philadelphia, PA 19103, USA
Office: 215-618-3874 | Mobile: 484-269-8227 | Skype: tom.haines41
Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/SpectiCastEntertainment> | Twitter
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Hi there! I am using the most current version of
DCP-O-Matic on a Mac
system.
Following the instructions I authored a feature-length DCP to a mac
formatted drive. Everything seems to check out.
The projectionist at the theater reported that the drive would not work
at all (due to their system being a PC). I then created an Ex-FAT drive
with the same DCP package files, but the Projectionist reported his system
could not see any packages present to load.
What should I do? We have an important screening in a few days. I do not
have access to a PC - is there any way that I can create a workable DCP
using a mac?
Regards,
Evan
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7:57 p.m.
As Tom says, the standard, the only standard, for a DCP delivery drive is EXT2 with node
size of 128.
Some systems with certain firmware may sometimes ingest from drives of other formats, but
why take a chance.
You are attempting to do a very professional maneuver. Follow the standards.
I wrote an article that describes the process of putting Ubuntu on a Mac and formatting a
drive, then describes formatting the drive. It may be more than you need. Because I am a
chatty writer, it is long and detailed…and chatty and presuming you know nothing. Perhaps
it would be helpful. There are others on the web that presume other levels skill.
<http://dcinematools.com/index.php/advices/92-consultants/1835-the-dcp-usb-on-a-mac-cinetechgeek-to-digital-cinema-tools
<http://dcinematools.com/index.php/advices/92-consultants/1835-the-dcp-usb-on-a-mac-cinetechgeek-to-digital-cinema-tools>>
Good luck. Let us know how it turns out.
C J
cinematesttools.com
On Oct 19, 2016, at 12:42 000PM, Tom Haines via
DCPomatic <dcpomatic(a)carlh.net> wrote:
The industry standard format for DCP drives is EXT2 with an inode size of 128. I would
think that the Ex-FAT format is the issue.
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Tom Haines :: Executive Director of Digital Cinema Services
210 W Rittenhouse Sq, Ste 400 | Philadelphia, PA 19103, USA
Office: 215-618-3874 | Mobile: 484-269-8227 | Skype: tom.haines41
Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/SpectiCastEntertainment> | Twitter
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Instagram <http://instagram.com/specticast> | Tumblr
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On Wed, Oct 19, 2016 at 10:14 AM, Evan Schwenterly via DCPomatic <dcpomatic(a)carlh.net
<mailto:dcpomatic@carlh.net>> wrote:
Hi there! I am using the most current version of DCP-O-Matic on a Mac system.
Following the instructions I authored a feature-length DCP to a mac formatted drive.
Everything seems to check out.
The projectionist at the theater reported that the drive would not work at all (due to
their system being a PC). I then created an Ex-FAT drive with the same DCP package files,
but the Projectionist reported his system could not see any packages present to load.
What should I do? We have an important screening in a few days. I do not have access to a
PC - is there any way that I can create a workable DCP using a mac?
Regards,
Evan
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8:19 p.m.
Thank you all for your very useful information!
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On Oct 19, 2016, at 3:57 PM, Charles Flynn
<cjflynn(a)digitaltesttools.com> wrote:
As Tom says, the standard, the only standard, for a DCP delivery drive is EXT2 with node
size of 128.
Some systems with certain firmware may sometimes ingest from drives of other formats, but
why take a chance.
You are attempting to do a very professional maneuver. Follow the standards.
I wrote an article that describes the process of putting Ubuntu on a Mac and formatting a
drive, then describes formatting the drive. It may be more than you need. Because I am a
chatty writer, it is long and detailed…and chatty and presuming you know nothing. Perhaps
it would be helpful. There are others on the web that presume other levels skill.
<http://dcinematools.com/index.php/advices/92-consultants/1835-the-dcp-usb-on-a-mac-cinetechgeek-to-digital-cinema-tools>
Good luck. Let us know how it turns out.
C J
cinematesttools.com
On Oct 19, 2016, at 12:42 000PM, Tom Haines via
DCPomatic <dcpomatic(a)carlh.net> wrote:
The industry standard format for DCP drives is EXT2 with an inode size of 128. I would
think that the Ex-FAT format is the issue.
Tom Haines :: Executive Director of Digital Cinema Services
210 W Rittenhouse Sq, Ste 400 | Philadelphia, PA 19103, USA
Office: 215-618-3874 | Mobile: 484-269-8227 | Skype: tom.haines41
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On Wed, Oct 19, 2016 at 10:14 AM, Evan
Schwenterly via DCPomatic <dcpomatic(a)carlh.net> wrote:
Hi there! I am using the most current version of DCP-O-Matic on a Mac system.
Following the instructions I authored a feature-length DCP to a mac formatted drive.
Everything seems to check out.
The projectionist at the theater reported that the drive would not work at all (due to
their system being a PC). I then created an Ex-FAT drive with the same DCP package files,
but the Projectionist reported his system could not see any packages present to load.
What should I do? We have an important screening in a few days. I do not have access to a
PC - is there any way that I can create a workable DCP using a mac?
Regards,
Evan
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8:25 p.m.
Hi Evan,
There's quite a long discussion of this topic on our forum here:
http://www.dcpomatic.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=83
There's a few suggestions in there to help you use EXT2 (which, if done
right, works everywhere) and NTFS (which is seemingly easier from Mac OS
but not guaranteed to work everywhere).
One of these days I will put the highlights of this advice on the
DCP-o-matic web page.
Cheers,
Carl
On Wed, 19 Oct 2016, Evan Schwenterly via DCPomatic wrote:
Hi there! I am using the most current version of
DCP-O-Matic on a Mac system.
Following the instructions I authored a feature-length DCP to a mac formatted drive.
Everything seems to check out.
The projectionist at the theater reported that the drive would not work at all (due to
their system being a PC). I then created an Ex-FAT drive with the same DCP package files,
but the Projectionist reported his system could not see any packages present to load.
What should I do? We have an important screening in a few days. I do not have access to a
PC - is there any way that I can create a workable DCP using a mac?
Regards,
Evan
Sent from my iPhone
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