Wednesday, November 28, 2012

DPX Files

The complicated world of color management and VFX!

Trying to figure out how to export a DPX sequence from Premiere Pro CS6 for a VFX artist.
Surprisingly, there's a lot more about IMPORTING DPX files than there are EXPORTING them....but here's information on  DPXs that I've found so far.

Digital Picture Exchange (DPX) via Wiki

The Cineon System via Wiki

Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers (SMPTE)

According to Juan Salvo from the Lift: Gamma Gain Forums:
"Are you doing a dpx for dcp or is the DPX intended to still be 709 color for broadcast? It's perfectly standard to do 64-940 within a dpx. This would be a limited range dpx, and is what would be expected as delivery for broadcast. Full range is generally used in situations when dealing with systems that don't have the ability to properly manage limited space, or maybe on a low budget grade for dcp or film out, but not for most workflows."

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