Cinema Production
Picture Format
- File Format: DPX / TIFF sequence
- Aspect Ratio: 1998 x 1080
- Title Safety: 1798 x 972
- Frame Rate: 24fps (Best) / 25fps (Acceptable)
- Type: Progressive (Not interlaced)
Picture should always be supplied as progressive not interlaced
No clocks
Download our spec sheet
Audio channel configuration
- 1: Left Front
- 2: Right Front WAV files
- 3: Centre
- 4: LFE/Sub
- 5: Left Surround
- 6: Right Surround
Accepted Formats
• 5.1 mix!
• 6 x mono WAV files
The WAV files need to be 48Hz & 24bit
Reference level is -20dBFS
WAV files should be the exact length of the 24fps Picture
It is imperative that the Audio will match/sync with the picture at 24fps – No clocks & no sync plop
All commercials shown on cinema must have received final clearance from the Cinema Advertising Association. Copy should be uploaded via the CAA Website. Public information/campaigning films will also require BBFC classification . To determine whether your advertisement falls into this category please contact the BBFC Helpdesk on 020 7440 0299.
Cinema Advertising Association
Corinthian House
279 Tottenham Court Road
London W1T 7RJ
cinemaadvertisingassociation.com
+44 (0)20 7199 2433
submissions@cinemaadvertisingassociation.com
BBFC
3 Soho Square
London W1D 3HD
bbfc.co.uk
+44 (0)20 7440 1570
CAA reference & corresponding clock no. should be emailed to production@pearlanddean.com ahead of upload.
You will receive a CAA final approval cert which will need to be sent to the production team before copy can be scheduled. If applicable, you will receive a BBFC cert which will also need to be sent to the production team before copy can be scheduled. Please note, if there is a discrepancy between the CAA cert and the BBFC cert, Pearl & Dean will need to schedule the copy using the highest certification (i.e. if CAA gives the copy a 12A cert and the BBFC give the copy a 15 cert, Pearl & Dean will need to schedule the copy as a 15 cert, so this will run against movies with a 15 cert or above). The BBFC cert will also need to be burnt onto the first few second of the copy.
Please deliver the materials via the Unique Digital upload portal
user: upload
pass: GTvqM02A
Please ensure to fill out the form, failure to do so will cause production delays.
for campaigns running with our Outdoor & Drive-In screenings please supply your ad to the following specs
- mp4 file
- 1920×1080 pixels
- 25 frames per second
- embedded stereo audio
- no need for a clock or hold frame at the end