DCP Examination Certificate

What is the legacy but still most compatible, international DCI standard called?

MPEG interOP SMPTE

What is the minimum, very common resolution used for a DCP?

1920x1080 1998x1080 2048x858

And what is the corresponding aspect ratio to this resolution?

1.85:1 1.78:1 2.39:1

And which term refers to this ratio?

Scope Flat Full

Which is the only worldwide compatible frame rate for a DCP?

30 25 24

What is the standard bit depth of a DCP?

12 10 8

What’s the white point for a standard DCI projector?

D65 D61 D63

Which color space does a DCP use?

RGB rec2020 XYZ P3

Which compression algorithm does DCP use?

JPG JPG2000 MPG

Mark the right gamma value for cinema.

2.2 2.4 2.6

What is the most important part of DCP mastering referred to as?

Transfer QC Transform

Mark the recommended, safe bitrate (mbit/ s) for a 2K DCP.

< 200 250 < 100

What’s the right (SMPTE standard) channel mapping for 5.1 surround sound?

L-C-R-Ls-Lr-LFE L-R-C-LFE-Ls-Rs C-L-R-Ls-Lr-LFE

Name the maximum number of available audio channels in total.

16 12 24

How many characters per line are recommended for subtitles?

32 50 42

And at what font size (Arial)?

52 48 42

What’s the speed change value for FPS conform of 24 <-> 25?

0.1% 4% 4.1%

What does HRI refer to (not the meaning)?

Resolution Naming Title Framerate

Mark the most important part of cloning.

Versioning Validation Hash Check

Name the most common, legacy, DCI hard drive file format.

EXT-3 EXT-2 NTFS

And which ‘inode size’ does it use?

256 128 1024

What’s the recommended, minimum level of ‘chroma subsampling’ for source footage?

4:2:0 4:2:2 4:4:4

How to deal with banding?

Blue Noise Gaussian Blur Pink Noise

What’s the recommended, minimum audio channel count and mix?

3.0 L/C/R 5.0 L/R/C/Ls/Rs 2.0 L/R

Name the only compatible audio format for a Digital Cinema Package.

DTS SRS Dolby Digital AC3 PCM WAVE