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Basic 5 Steps to Using AutoDCP

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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…

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…

edelivery

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AutoDCP Digital Delivery Serivces. Overview Studio Supported Services Paypal Subscription & Canceling Key benefits e-delivery is a monthly subscription service use it to delivery your DCP’s to supporting festivals free DCP redo’s no questions asked.   If you need to redo…

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.) …

SimpleDCP

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Is your festival using SimpleDCP? You are welcome to save lots of money by making your DCP with AutoDCP, and sending it to festivals that use SimpleDCP. SAVE LOTS OF TIME.  You can now transfer your DCP directly to the…

How to Light a Car

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How To Light A Car A Car Is A Chrome Ball Well, the short answer is that you can’t light a car. At least, not in any conventional way. A car is essentially a chrome ball. If you try to…

On the Importance of Camera Coverage

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On the Importance of Camera Coverage Camera coverage is the additional footage the director and director of photography shoot so that later the director can make alternative creative choices in the way the scene is cut, in the way it…

Directing 101

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Directing 101 There’s No Business Like Show Business There is a reason they call it the film business. Even if everyone is working for free, even if all your locations and production values are being donated, when you walk on…

What is a DCP?

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What is a DCP? DCP stands for Digital Cinema Package which is the required format for playing films in a theater such as AMC, Regal, Draft Alamo, and more than 200,000 theaters throughout the world.  DCPs are designed to make…

Making a Show Drive — Video

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This is the last step, copying your DCP to an external drive so you can give it to your projectionist for playback. Be aware that the projectionist will want an NTFS or EXT2 formatted drive.  They will NOT be able…
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