How To Make an Unencrypted DCP with Resolve 15

DaVinci Resolve 15 offers Unencrypted DCP creation using Kakadu JPEG2000 for free. Until now we only had the paid easyDCP option available. EasyDCP is still the only option for 4K and Encrypted DCPs within Resolve.

For screenings and festivals purposes though, an unencrypted 2K DCP is great to have. Thanks to the guys at BMD you can easily make your own DCP directly within Resolve. In addition, one can also import the DCP newly created and add it into the Media Pool for instant checking, with the correct colors!

Before delivering your DCP you will need to copy the files to a portable drive that's compatible with DCP servers. More on this subject (and in-depth knowledge of DCP) on the wonderful website of Knut Erik Evensen.

Pretty cool, so how do we do this? When you have your film ready in Resolve Timeline, click on the Deliver page and choose Custom.

Browse to the location you want to render your DCP to. For Video, select Format = DCP, Codec = Kakadu JPEG2000, Type = you have three choices 2K DCI, 2K DCI Flat, 2K DCI Scope. Use what's best in your case.

Leave the Maximum bit rate at 211 Mbit/sec (default.)

Check Use interop packaging (it's the most compatible.) I note that there is nothing in the settings regarding the Frame Rate. Interop will only render a 24fps DCP. I had no problem doing so using a 23.98 timeline, so the rate conversion happens in the background, which is cool. I have not tried Subtitles.

Composition name, Click Browse. It opens the DCP Composition Name Generator with all the Metadata and naming already filled-in. Make sure to double check that it reflects your specific project. Make sure that Standard is set to OP (interop.)

For Audio, the default settings should work, Codec = Linear PCM, Output Track = make sure this reflects your tracks arrangement in the Timeline.

Add to the Render Queue, and Start Render! In my experience it takes around x3 real time to output a DCP with Resolve on my 2012 MacPro.

Voilà!

When your DCP is finished being created, go to the Media Tab, and add the DCP to the Media Pool. It shows in there just like a regular clip. You can check its Metadata, and Create a new Timeline using the DCP, from where yo can playback the DCP for checking everything is OK. On my machine, I have to use 1/2 resolution to have real time playback.

Alright so I had a post about using Premiere to check DCPs some time ago, this is another solution for DCP playback and creation. Enjoy!

Adobe Encore "Check Project Trims and/or Chapters Adjusted"

Cryptic Encore Check Project message: "check project trims and/or chapters adjusted".

This happened when I replaced an asset - by the way do not delete and then replace a video asset in the Timeline as all your chapters will disappear with it. The correct way to do it: select the asset in the list, then right click "Replace" and select the new asset. This way all the chaptering stays in place.

Now for some reasons my new asset was a tad shorter than the one it replaced, that's what generated the error. The last chapter was out of range. I trimmed the "ghost" end of the video track, Encore adjusted to the length of the new asset and deleted the "ghost" chapter. I just recreated a new end chapter and voilà! No more error message. Done.

Premiere, I Do Want To Replace This File! Go To Hell!! (Part2)

Oh Yeah!!  Wonderful results! This is what my replaced, renamed, relinked file looks like after Export:

Just lovely Premiere! Or AME, whomever is responsible for this CRAP!

And why "No Preview Not Available"?  WHY???

At the very least I could SEE that you are fucking up with my Export.

Allright, time for a Reboot, Restart, Trashing all the useless junk cache files, and hopefully you will behave normally again.

Premiere, I Do Want To Replace This File! Go To Hell!! (Part1)

Premiere, I do want to replace this file!  Why are you flashing this stupid error to my face?

I KNOW this file is already in the Project, this is exactly what I'm doing: REPLACING this file with a NEW file with the SAME NAME, so that it automatically takes the place of the previous one.

I know what I'm doing, why do I have to save under a different name?  Then I get this:

Oh yeah! Lovely!

So then l have to rename the file in the Finder, that opens the door to mistakes.  And then I have to relink.  Really?  REALLY???

And there is no way to override this message?  Ludicrous!

AME Background Encoding Pauses When Playing Premiere Pro Timeline

I like to Export my screeners via Adobe Media Encoder (Queue) so I can continue to work on my Premiere Timeline.

Yes, I can do that, dandy as it is, but NO!, it does not work because as soon as I playback my Premiere Timeline, AME puts itself in full PAUSE mode. 

And waits until I'm not playing back in Premiere to resume encoding.

Darn it!!

Now if I just edit and stuff, it works, full encoding in the background. Scrubbing is fair game, it continues to encode while scrubbing the Timeline, but no playback allowed. Changing the Playback relolution to 1/2 or 1/4 doesn't help.

Is it just me? Is there a setting for this? Or ...what??

Aaarrg! I wish Premiere would share the resources instead of sucking everything out of AME to a full stop.

Have a great WE y'all!

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!!!

Do you realize it's Friday 3pm mothafooger?! I'll rip your heart out!!!

Pesky, Slow, Intrusive Audio Waveform Generation in Premiere Pro

FOUND IT!  How to get rid of these pesky waveform generation in PP: it's in the Prefs!

Turn off the Automatic audio waveform generation, right there.

Aaaaa! I have to remember to check the Prefs each and everytime, else beware the waveform generation will get you STUCK with a BLACK SCREEN until it's done with its deeds.

Premiere generating waveform... Taking forever... ... ... Whoa! This black screen really looks great Adobe! Especially when I cannot do anything with my edit when this is happening.

On large projects it can take a long %#&%^ time!!! And you can do NOTHING but stare at the empty screen while this happens.

So Close the damn Project, go to the Prefs and TURN THIS OFF! Unless you really really need the damn waveform display, which of course we often do. Then GO GET A COFFEE or JUST GO HOME and let it rip. You've been warned.

Adobe, we pay good money every month to get cutting edge software. It's 2018, can you make these bolts and nuts click and clank IN THE BACKGROUND!? Without interrupting our workflow? We need to edit, right now!