Basic 5 Steps to Using AutoDCP
Covered Items What is a DCP and why are they used? FilmMaker Tutorials Requirements Activating Making a DCP Copying a previously made DCP into your Dropbox account Delivering a DCP to your Festival (all filmmakers must complete this step) Showrunner…
Has my festival received my DCP?
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If you use AutoDCP eDelivery to send your DCP to a festival it will send you an email receipt confirming the delivery. You can also confirm receipt by the following: Log into your AutoDCP account Go to your User Account…
How long does it take to uploading your source or an existing DCP?
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Is it taking too long to upload your source or an existing DCP? Maybe it is. If you are using an internet browser like safari, chrome, firefox, or IE, to manually upload your source, or DCP. We strongly suggest you…
File a Support Ticket
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Can’t figure it out? File a support ticket by clicking the below button. Please note you’ll need to be a registered user. Create a Support TicketYoutube Videos on AutoDCPTopics for FilmmakersTopics for FestivalsinfoHelp Topics — For FilmmakersinfoHelp Topics — For…
Source Requirements for Theatrical Playback
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Best practices Making a DCP with AutoDCP is easy. Take your source, drop it in your dropbox account and voila your source is converted into a DCP for playback at any DCI equipped theater. AutoDCP supports many source formats, and…
Common mistakes when making a DCP, a must read.
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Here’s a short check list to insure your get the best you can out of AutoDCP. Depending on the aspect of your movie, make sure your source is of the right resolution. Here’s are the important numbers 2.39 Aspect (most…
Quick Start Guide
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Go to autodcp.com and click on “Activate”. Here’s a shortcut to the button. (NOTE: You’ll need a Dropbox account to use AutoDCP.) Once you’ve successfully activated AutoDCP, the Dropbox will create an AutoDCP folder in your Dropbox account (Dropbox/Apps/Autodcp.) …
What I Learned From Ten Famous Directors
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What I Learned From Ten Famous Directors I’ve been privileged to work with many great and famous directors over the years. With some of them I had only a brief brush with greatness, and some I worked for extensively and…
Name your movie right, and look more professional.
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Should I name the movie file in some special way? Short answer is yes. Must I name it in a special way? No, it is not mandatory to do so. AutoDCP will try to help you name your movie per…
Quick Festival Setup instructions
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Did you know AutoDCP can give money back to the festival? We do so via our affiliate program. Learn more about the AutoDCP Festival Sponsorship ProgramInstructions on setting up a new festival in AutoDCP. Did you know AutoDCP can give…
Technology, User, Serve – Quality Active
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Technology Should Serve The User. But it isn’t the year 2024 yet. Technology is still pretty dumb. Of all the ridiculous “blame the victim” possibilities, this next sentence contains the worse. It is your responsibility to watch a movie that correctly…
TV Commercial Director – Part 2: The Agency
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So You Want to Be a TV Commercial Director – Part 2: The Agency As promised, we’re going to continue our lighthearted view of the commercial production business. This time we’ll take a look at: The Agency Never forget, no…
Tom Roach
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Tom Roach Advisor 30 yrs M&E engineering experience–led teams that released all customer facing products as SVP at WB 2004-2018.
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I’ve had issues with my projectionist not finding the movies my filmmakers sent me in the past, how does AutoDCP help?
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AutoDCP provides a projection report which includes both the information required by a projectionist to find the DCP in their TMS (theater management system), as well as the film title and director(s) name provided by the filmmaker. This report let’s…
Update details about your film within the content management system.
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Log into AutoDCP. From the AutoDCP homepage, click ” User Login” Click the TV icon to see your films. To edit the details of your film click the pencil icon. Click the eye icon to make your movie available on…




