# "Interpretation Rules.

txt" # Adobe After Effects Automatic Footage Interpretation # # lines beginning with "#" are comments # # basic format of a hard rule: {match requirements} = {set interpretation} # basic format of a soft rule: {match requirements} ~ {set interpretation} # # + for each rule that matches, the interpretation is set; wild-cards ("*") allo wed # on both sides; wildcard match matches anything, wildcard set sets nothing # + multiple rules are allowed to match, later matches override earlier matches # + all rules are scanned in order, one rule per line # + rules are applied after pixel aspect ratio, alpha information, and field lab el # information is read from a file # # + soft rules will not override values that are specified explicitly by the fil e format # # width, height, frame-rate, file-type, codec = # pixel aspect ratio/name, field order, conform frame-rate, alpha interp, icc profile code or profile description (one or the other), linear light # # width & height are integer numbers # frame-rate is a decimal number # file-type is four characters in quotes (4c's) # codec (applicable for QT & AVI only) is also 4c's # # to find out the file-type and/or codec 4c's for a specific type of footage, # opt-click (Mac) or alt-click (Windows) on the footage in the project win dow; # the 4c codes will appear in the last line of text by the thumbnail # # the pixel aspect ratio is a ratio of integers (e.g. 10/11) # optionally followed by a name for that ratio (e.g. 10/11/"My Aspect") # the field order is a single character, (F=frame, U=upper field, or L=lower fie ld) # the conform frame-rate is a decimal number # alpha interp: (I=ignore, S=straight, P=premul/black, W=premul/white) # alpha interp is ignored for footage without an alpha channel # # icc profile is specified either by profile code which is four characters in qu otes or by profile description which is a string in quotes with at most 255 char acters plus quotes # The supported profile codes are: # - working space profile: "wRGB" # - embedded profile: "embe" # - preserve RGB: "pRGB" (this does exactly what Preserve RGB checkbox doe s in Interpret Footage dialog) # - sRGB: "sRGB" # - Adobe RGB: "AS98" # - Kodak 5218 film profile: "ginp" # - SDTV NTSC: "r6nf" (SMPTE RP 145 primaries and ITU-R Rec. 709 TRCs. Bla ck is encoded at 0 and White is encoded at 1.) # - SDTV NTSC 16-235: "r6ns" (SMPTE RP 145 primaries and ITU-R Rec. 709 TR Cs. Black is encoded at 16/255 and White is encoded at 235/255.) # - SDTV PAL: "r6pf" (EBU Tech. 3213 primaries and ITU-R Rec. 709 TRCs. Bl ack is encoded at 0 and White is encoded at 1.) # - SDTV PAL 16-235: "r6ps" (EBU Tech. 3213 primaries and ITU-R Rec. 709 T

RCs. Black is encoded at 16/255 and White is encoded at 235/255.) # - HDTV (Rec. 709): "r7hf" (ITU-R Rec. 709 primaries and TRCs. Black is e ncoded at 0 and White is encoded at 1.) # - HDTV (Rec. 709) 16-235: "r7hs" (ITU-R Rec. 709 primaries and TRCs. Bla ck is encoded at 16/255 and White is encoded at 235/255.) # # The profile description can be looked up either in UI (project window thumbnai l info) or in a color utility such as ColorSync or it is user-defined # when creating a custom profile # # linear light is an integer (0=Off, 1=On, 2=On for 32 bpc footage) # # soft rule: tag all untagged footage with an sRGB profile *, *, *, *, * ~ *, *, *, *, "sRGB", * # soft rule; assume ATSC 704x480 in any format is D1 aspect 704, 480, 29.97, *, * ~ 648/720, *, *, *, *, * # NTSC rules # soft rule; assume ct) # soft rule; assume spect ratio # soft rule; assume spect ratio 720, 480, 29.97, *, 720, 480, *, *, * ~ 720, 486, *, *, * ~ 720x480 29.97fps formats are DV NTSC (lower, NTSC D1/DV aspe 720x480 formats with all frame rates have NTSC DV/D1 pixel a 720x486 formats with all frame rates have NTSC DV/D1 pixel a * ~ 648/720, L, *, *, *, * 648/720, *, *, *, *, * 648/720, *, *, *, *, *

# PAL rules # soft rule; assume 720x576 25fps formats are DV PAL (lower, PAL D1/DV aspect) # soft rule; assume 720x576 formats with all frame rates have PAL DV/D1 pixel as pect ratio 720, 576, 25, *, * ~ 768/720, L, *, *, *, * 720, 576, *, *, * ~ 768/720, *, *, *, *, * # D16/D4 rules # soft rules; assume 2880x2048, 1440x1024 formats with all frame rates D16/D4 pi xel aspect ratio # removed from 7.0 -- remove comments to re-enable # 2880, 2048, *, *, * ~ 128/135, *, *, *, *, * # 1440, 1024, *, *, * ~ 128/135, *, *, *, *, * # HD / HDV rules # Panasonic Varicam is 960x720 # Sony HDV is 1440x1080, upper field first # assume Rec. 709 Full Swing color space 960, 720, *, *, * ~ 1280/960/"HDV", *, *, *, "r7hf", * 1440, 1080, 25, *, * ~ 1280/960/"HDV", U, *, *, "r7hf", * 1440, 1080, 29.97, *, * ~ 1280/960/"HDV", U, *, *, "r7hf", * # DVCProHD 1080i is 1280/1080, 1.5 PAR, upper field first # assume Rec. 709 Full Swing color space 1280, 1080, *, "MooV", "dvh6" ~ 1920/1280, U, *, *, "r7hf", * # # # # assume NTSC DV is D1 aspect, lower-field <obsolete rules -- superceded by soft rules above> 720, 480, 29.97, "MooV", "dvc " = 648/720, L, *, *, *, * 720, 480, 29.97, "MooV", "dvpn" = 648/720, L, *, *, *, *

# 720, 480, 29.97, ".AVI", "dvsd" = 648/720, L, *, *, *, * # soft rule: tag all Cineon files for now with Working RGB *, *, *, "sDPX", * ~ *, *, *, *, "wRGB", * # soft rule: tag Cineon files with Kodak 5218 profile # remove comment below to enable # *, *, *, "sDPX", * ~ *, *, *, *, "ginp", * # hardware- and format-specific rules # Media 100 640 x 480 is square-pixel, upper-field first 640, 480, 29.97, "MooV", "dtmt" = 1/1, U, *, *, *, * # Media 100 Finish 720 x 486 is D1-pixel-aspect, lower-field first 720, 486, 29.97, "MooV", "dtNT" = 648/720, L, *, *, *, * # assume Matrox DigiSuite is D1-pixel-aspect, lower-field first 720, 486, 29.97, ".AVI", "MJPG" = 648/720, L, *, *, *, * # assume Pinnacle Targa 3000 YUV is D1-pixel-aspect, lower-field first 720, 486, 29.97, ".AVI", "UYVY" = 648/720, L, *, *, *, * # # # # Media 100 Mac 720 x 486 is field-labeled by Media 100, and can be upper or lower depending on the hardware, but uncomment the next line to force D1, lower-field first 720, 486, 29.97, "MooV", "dtmt" = 648/720, L, *, *, *, *

# Avid 640x480 is square-pixel, upper-field first 640, 480, *, "MooV", "avr " = 1/1, U, *, *, *, * # Avid Meridien Codec NTSC is lower-field first 720, 486, 29.97, *, "AVDJ" = 648/720, L, *, *, *, * 720, 486, 29.97, *, "AVUI" = 648/720, L, *, *, *, * # Electric Image writes straight alpha files *, *, *, "EIDI", * = *, *, *, S, *, * # OpenEXR is premultiplied by convention *, *, *, "EXR ", * ~ *, *, *, P, *, * # only adds a custom pixel aspect ratio to the popup in the Comp Settings & Inte rpret Footage # dialog boxes -- uncomment the next line to try it out # 0, 0, 0, "0000", * = 10/11/"Custom Aspect", *, *, *, *, *