BHARAT KHANNA October 11, 2019 Share October 11, 2019 (edited) I was working on mastering DCP of a feature through Resolve, I used inbuilt free Kakadu Format. When i went to theatre for DCP preview, it all looks faded and highlights are clipping alot. Some red colors have shifted to green. Plz help me, i need advice on how to master dcp without any color conversion error since the release date is scheduled in 2-3 days. Edited October 11, 2019 by BHARAT KHANNA Link to comment Share on other sites
Amada Daro October 11, 2019 Share October 11, 2019 I think @Kevin P McAuliffe might have some experience with this particular issue? Link to comment Share on other sites
Kevin October 11, 2019 Share October 11, 2019 Hey @BHARAT KHANNA Great question. First, when you've exported your master, are you seeing it XYZ color space? You'll know as the colors will look all muted in whatever player you're viewing the DCP in. Also, are you mastering the DCP in Resolve, or exporting your master file, then creating the DCP in another application? Let me know, and I'll try to help troubleshooting. KPM Link to comment Share on other sites
BHARAT KHANNA October 11, 2019 Author Share October 11, 2019 I mastered from Resolve only, After conversion It looks all faded and highlights are converted to yellow orange jitter Link to comment Share on other sites
Kevin October 11, 2019 Share October 11, 2019 Can you post a before and after snapshot? KPM Link to comment Share on other sites
BHARAT KHANNA October 11, 2019 Author Share October 11, 2019 1 & 3 are DCP format while 2 & 4 are normal MOV. Is it a issue related to Data Levels or Project Settings Link to comment Share on other sites
BHARAT KHANNA October 11, 2019 Author Share October 11, 2019 I mastered using these settings Link to comment Share on other sites
Kevin October 11, 2019 Share October 11, 2019 I could tell by the images right away that something was wrong, as they should look like the below REC709 XYZ That's what the proper conversion looks like. Are you exporting for Flat or Scope, as you haven't chosen one. KPM Link to comment Share on other sites
BHARAT KHANNA October 11, 2019 Author Share October 11, 2019 For Scope Link to comment Share on other sites
Kevin October 11, 2019 Share October 11, 2019 Is your timeline set up for Scope? 2048x858? You also have the full version of Resolve, correct? Link to comment Share on other sites
BHARAT KHANNA October 11, 2019 Author Share October 11, 2019 Yeah I have full version of resolve, and I just set it to 2048 X 1080 DCI. Link to comment Share on other sites
Kevin October 11, 2019 Share October 11, 2019 Scope is 2048x858, and you'll want to set that in the export window. Are you on Windows? Link to comment Share on other sites
BHARAT KHANNA October 11, 2019 Author Share October 11, 2019 Yes i am working on windows. Link to comment Share on other sites
Thomas Singh October 11, 2019 Share October 11, 2019 From the sideline I would suggest that you watch lesson 26 in the editing course just to ensure that the basics of DCP creation is taken care off. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites
Kevin October 11, 2019 Share October 11, 2019 Download Stereoscopic Player for Windows, as once you create your DCP, you'll be able to preview it on Windows to make sure your color space is correct, before sending your DCP to the theatre. KPM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites
BHARAT KHANNA October 11, 2019 Author Share October 11, 2019 @Thomas Singh I have followed the same procedure, The issue is still same. Link to comment Share on other sites
Alex Borghello October 11, 2019 Share October 11, 2019 Choose 2048 X 858 DCI Scope under Timeline Resolution, then Image Scaling - Input Scaling - Mismatched Resolution files - Scale Full frame with crop. (that is if your video source is 1.78 with 2.39 letterbox) Then I would suggest Data Levels to Full, not auto, it seems to me Resolve is choosing Video levels instead, but it's hard to tell because Resolve could also be applying the wrong Video Levels while reading it. It's best to test on an external DCP player app. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites
Bruno Mansi October 12, 2019 Share October 12, 2019 18 hours ago, BHARAT KHANNA said: I mastered using these settings Just to add my 2 cents into this discussion... If you are intending to set the format to scope (which has already been explained as 2048x858) I would also set the DCP to use Interop packaging as this is the most compatible with the majority of older projectors. Also I would dial-down the Max bite rate to something around 200 Mbits as I've heard that some projectors can struggle with data rates of 250 Mbit/sec. Link to comment Share on other sites
