For commercial material
Technical Specifications - Television
| FILE SPECIFICATIONS | |
| Video | 1920x1080, 4:2:2 with 8/10 quantizing (per SMPTE ST 274 : 2008) |
| Constant 29.97 frames/sec interlaced, upper field first | |
| Safe title zone: 90% height and width of the full HD picture | |
| Colour space in compliance with Rec. ITU-R BT.709 | |
| Audio | PCM, 48kHz, 24-bit, -2dBTP Max |
| An audio mix ranging from 2 tracks (stereo) up to 6 tracks (5.1) and a stereo mix for DV | |
| Track allocation: 1:L 2:R 3:C 4:LFE 5:Ls 6:Rs 7:DV-L 8:DV-R | |
| Integrated commercial loudness: -24LKFS +/-1LU (measured using UIT-R BS. 1770-3 algorithm) | |
| Described Video (DV) | If no DV is available, a stereo mix of the commercial is required on tracks 7 and 8 |
| Lip Sync | 1 field maximum tolerable sound and picture misalignment |
| Time Code | Present, drop frame mode, continous (from start to end - not visible on screen) |
| Closed Captioning (CC) | The length of the CC file must be the same as the length of the video file. The same must be true for the time code. The CC file needs to be structured for 29.97fps, Type: drop frame. |
| FILE WRAPPER | VIDEO CODING | AUDIO CODING | TIME CODING | CLOSED CAPTION |
| MXF (.mxf) | XD CAM HD422 @ 50Mbps | PCM | Per SMPTE ST 377-1:2011 | CEA-608 type encapsulated into CEA-708 type data, carried in ANC per SMPTE ST 436:2006, 8 bit coding |
| Quick Time (.mov) | XD CAM HD422 @ 50Mbps | PCM | Present in the file, not on the screen | Shall be carried in the .mov file |
Closed-caption - CC: (required by the CRTC)
All commercials must be closed-captioned (.scc files or embedded into video file). Commercials without voice over and containing only music still require closed captioning: meaning a musical note ♪ or the word “music” must appear in the closed captioning throughout the entirety of the commercial. The timecode and the name of the .scc file must be the same as the video.
File Structure:
| TIME CODE | DURATION | AUDIO | VIDEO |
| 09:59:57:00 | 2 sec | Silence | Slate |
| 09:59:59:00 | 1 sec | Silence | Black |
| 10:00:00:00 | --- | Commercial | Commercial |
| --- | 1 sec | Silence | Black |
File naming convention: The file name must not contain special characters, accents or spaces.
| ORDER | ELEMENT | DESCRIPTION |
| 1st | Advertiser | Name of the advertiser who appers in the commercial |
| 2nd | AdID | Unique advertising ID /Commercial ID (AdID / ISCI) |
| 3rd | Title | Commercial Title |
| 4th | Duration | Commercial duration given in seconds (ex: 15s, 30s, 60s, etc…) |
| Example : DunderMifflin_DUMIF4556T30E_ScottsTots_30.mxf | ||
For details on: Instructions thinktv clearance / Telecaster
Questions? Write to modalite@radio-canada.ca
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