Digital Cinema Package

Videos submitted with 23.976 fps or 29.970 fps needs to be converted to 24 fps or 30 fps respectfully. Fee posted above. DCP’s are projected at 24, 25, 30, 50, and 60 fps; only in Progressive mode. You will notice some minor effects and double images in fast moving shots. If the original video was shot in interlace mode, there will be some ghost effect in the projection. We will do our best to compensate for this.

Shiz is a part of the community of Connect Productions (Facebook), the parent organization of Connect Film Festival (FilmFreeway). The prices shown above are good for SELECTED films only. $10 off initial prep.

“Keep it going, Keep it moving, Don’t stop!” Shiz Annual Red Carpet Event (SARCE) is the building of a collective of emerging and seasoned filmmakers who wish to bring a positive and entertaining spin to the world of cinema. We are open to filmmakers of all genres; to include documentaries, animations, comedy, horror, action, and human interest. It takes a lot of time, energy, money, and creativity to create. This event is to bring forth the hard work we put into our films. All films must be submitted as DCP. If you do not have a DCP for SARCE viewing, we will do it for you. The cost for submitting a film with a DCP Package to SARCE does not include a copy of the DCP for yourself. If you want a copy of the DCP files, please look at the prices above. These prices are only for selected films of SARCE only. $10 off initial prep.

There is no actual cost for doing any of the up-converts for audio.

Make sure you render the best possible audio compression the codec allows.
96 kHz or 48 kHz are good. 96 kHz is best if you have a lot of music or sound effects in your mix.
44.1 kHz or 88.2 kHz are not good. These frequency rates will not sync correctly with your video. We can still work with the files and convert them.
16-bits or 24-bits are good. 24-bits has more depth in velocity than 16-bits.
Stereo (2.0) audio will be converted to 2.1 which takes the left and right channels, combines it into the LFE below 120 Hz. When you movie is played at a movie theater with good subwoofers, your stereo sound movies will sound powerful and strong. You can choose to convert 2.0 to 5.1 where all speakers are amplified and will seem to have a surround sound mix.

LFE = Low Frequency Enhanced – the sub-woofer channel.

About the audio, if your movie was mixed in 2.0 stereo sound, we can up-convert to either 2.1, 3.1 or 5.1 surround sound.

2.1 is the front left and right speakers. We will add another track, LFE, so that the low-end of your audio is increased through the theater speakers.
3.1 is the front speak audio; front left, front center, and front right. We will fill all three speakers with sound. The LFE channel, the sub-woofer channel, will include a mono mix of your front channel so all of your low-frequency sounds will pop.
5.1 is the front channels, also placing them in the rear. It is surround sound, but not true surround. It will still fill the theater will your audio mix. The LFE channel, the sub-woofer channel, will include a mono mix of your front channel so all of your low-frequency sounds will pop.

You mixed it that way, that is the way it will be projected in the theater. If you already have audio going to the LFE channel, the sub-woofer channel, your mix will pop like it did at your audio workstation. If you did not add a LFE channel, we can take your mix and produce one for you.
You will have to provide us with six wave files OR provide a 5.1 wave file along with your video.
Or, you can send us a video file with the embedded 5.1 audio.
If you send six wave files, please label each wave file: left, right, center, surround left, surround right, and LFE.
If you mixed in 7.1 surround, we will need left, left-center, center, right center, right, surround left, surround right, and LFE.

MOV, MP4, ProRes, RED, and AVI are the best formats for these conversions.

Please render your video using the best compression settings possible. Use the highest bit-rates that your software provides. If there is a two-pass setting, use it. CBR at high rates works great but VBR is acceptable.

DCP’s are projected at 24, 25, 30, 50, and 60 fps; only in Progressive mode. If your movie was produced in 23.976 or 29.970 fps, you will notice some effects and double images in fast-moving shots. See DROP FRAME VIDEOS above for rates on converting to non-drop frames.

If your movie was produced in 480i or 720p, it will have to be up-converted to 2K. There may be noticeable effects in your video. The best thing to do is render your project yourself in 1080p. Standard definition video will have black bars on the left and right of the screen.

If your movie was produced in 1080p, it will have to be up-converted to 2K. We do not recommend up-converting from 1080p to 4K.

If your movie was produced in 2K, we can create 2K DCP’s or up-convert to 4K.

If your movie was produced in 4K, we can create 4K DCP’s.