Brown Media File Specifications

Film Scan Preservation Master

35mm, 28mm, and 16mm

• Source film format: 35mm, 28mm, and 16mm
• Video bit depth: 10 bit
• Resolution: 4K optical side overscan
• Video codec: FFv1 v. 3 from DPX (via RAWcooked)
• File wrapper: Matroska (.mkv) from DPX
• Frame size: 4096 x 3000
• Frame rate: Same as source
• Pixel aspect ratio: 1.000
• Audio bit depth: 24 bit
• Audio sampling rate: 96,000 Hz
• Audio codec: PCM/WAV
• Audio channels: 2 channel
• Color space: Linear RGB
• Notes: Transcode to FFV1/MKV from DPX using RAWcooked

8mm and Super 8mm

• Source film format: 8mm and Super 8mm
• Video bit depth: 10 bit
• Resolution: 2K optical side overscan
• Video codec: FFv1 v. 3 from DPX (via RAWcooked)
• File wrapper: Matroska (.mkv) from DPX
• Frame size: 2560 x 1875
• Frame rate: Same as source
• Pixel aspect ratio: 1.000
• Audio bit depth: 24 bit
• Audio sampling rate: 96,000 Hz
• Audio codec: PCM/WAV
• Audio channels: 2 channel
• Color space: Linear RGB
• Notes: Transcode to FFV1/MKV from DPX using RAWcooked

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Film Scan Mezzanine

• Source film format: 35mm, 16mm, 8mm, and Super 8mm
• Video bit depth: 10 bit
• Resolution / Frame size: 2048 x 1556 (no pillar bars)
• Video codec: ProRes 4444
• File wrapper: QuickTime
• Frame rate: Same as preservation master
• Scan type: Progressive
• Pixel aspect ratio: 1.000
• Audio bit depth: 24 bit
• Audio sampling rate: 48,000 Hz
• Audio codec: PCM/WAV
• Audio channels: Same as preservation master
• Color space: 4:2:2

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Video Preservation Master

• Source film format: Analog SD video formats
• Video codec: FFv1 v. 3
• Video bit depth: 10 bit
• Data compression: Lossless, intra-frame (GOP-1) only
• File wrapper: Matroska (.mkv)
• Frame size: Same as original media
• Frame rate: Same as original media
• Pixel aspect ratio: D1 NTSC (0.91) or PAL (1.09)
• Slices: 24
• Slicecrc: 1
• Audio codec: PCM/WAV
• Audio bit depth: 24 bit
• Audio sampling rate: 48,000 Hz
• Audio channels: Same as original media
• Chroma subsampling: 4:2:2 YUV

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Video Mezzanine

• Source film format: Analog SD video formats
• Video bit depth: 10 bit
• Resolution / Frame size: Same as original media / preservation master
• Video codec: ProRes HQ
• File wrapper: QuickTime
• Frame rate: Same as original media / preservation master
• Scan type: Progressive
• Pixel aspect ratio: D1 NTSC (0.91) or PAL (1.09)
• Audio bit depth: 24 bit
• Audio codec: PCM/WAV
• Audio channels: Same as preservation master
• Color space: 4:2:2