Am 18.09.2017 um 03:28 schrieb Joshua Achatz:
I see the 'scale to:' tab, but i don't see
1.78 as an option. i shouldn't leave it at 16:9?
Which version of DOM are you using? 16:9 is the same as 1.78. I knew the
Content->'Scale to fit menu' would come over us at one time... ;-)
These two options 'Scale to fit' are basically shortcuts to fill the screen in an
easy way - but they usually cause cropping in an uncontrolled way. They should go under
the list of other ScaleTo options, but for some reason at the time, there was no space
there for it. It's been a while, but I remember no one was really happy with that
solution.
Normally, DCP-o-matic detects the aspect ratio of footage automatically, if it is flagged
correctly, and if there is no letterboxed content. So, in your case, DOM did probably
select 16:9/1.78, and then all you need to do is to confirm the flat container under DCP
as far as scaling/aspect ratio goes.
Some people say that 150MBit/s is enough. Yes, may be, but, the 'standard' spec
goes up to 250MBit/s, and, with 30fps, you could need a bit more. Chances are high your
footage doesn't need it, but as 16:9 is 'near' full frame, and at 30fps, just
choose 200MBIt/s and then forget about that setting. If you're picky, use 235MBit/s,
but don't try 250!
Yes, you need to crunch through the full file again if you changed the data rate, as that
concerns every single frame from the beginning. DCP-o-matic should start encoding from
scratch when you change the datarate, but it also could be a point for a nice little bug
(I doubt it).
- Carsten