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Aspect Ratio
Aspect ratio is the relative length and width of an image. Early cinema used more of a square shape (4:3), whereas today's movies and television are more of a rectangle (16:9 or 2.35:1, for example).
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Aspera
Aspera is a data transfer and streaming technology company that provides high-speed data transfer services. It was founded in 2004 and is owned by IBM. https://www.ibm.com/products/aspera
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Call Sheet
A call sheet is a document that outlines the shooting schedule for a video production day. It's a vital tool for keeping a production on schedule and ensuring everyone is prepared.…
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Checksum
A checksum is a unique value that identifies a file and indicates if the file's data has been altered. Checksums are used in production to ensure that files are not corrupted or lost,…
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Data Wrangler
The Data Wrangler is responsible for creating a specific data workflow for each project, managing the offloading, copying, and backing up of OCF and audio files.…
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DIT
(Digital Imaging Technician) The DIT handles all the duties of a Data Wrangler, plus additional responsibilities such as working closely with the Director of Photography to ensure visual quality,…
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Fine Cut
Fine Cuts zero in on specific details with each and every edit, with an eye to strengthening and perfecting the project. Fine cuts should also build on the rough cut to refine the overall rhythm of…
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HDR - High Dynamic Range
Commonly associated with higher range color gamuts, rec.2020 and P3. Compare to SDR. HDR changes the way the luminance and colors of videos and images are represented in the signal,…
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OCF - Original Camera Footage
The original, unprocessed/transcoded camera footage recorded during a photo shoot.
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OCN - Original Camera Negative
The original camera negative (OCN) is the film in a traditional film-based movie camera which captures the original image.
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Rough Cut
Rough cuts are the first stage where it starts to look like its final product, but will likely have noticeable flaws and even notable errors. The post team focuses mostly on the project as a whole to…
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SDR - Standard Dynamic Range
Commonly associated with 'standard' color gamuts, rec.709 and sRGB. Compare to HDR
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Studio Archive Master (SAM)
Final asset output with the highest quality, with textless elements, audio stems, and embedded closed captions.
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Timed Text
Subtitle and/or closed captioning files, with timing data included to sync with video master.
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UHD - Ultra High Definition
Ultra High Definition resolution is defined as 3840 x 2160 pixels
