What is RDD 52? It specifies requirements and constraints for the SMPTE DCP Bv2.1 Application Profile of D-Cinema Package (DCP) mastering and packaging for playback globally on the highest percentage of systems, and applies to standard general release packages used in current distribution.
In standards terms, the document specifies requirements and constraints for an Application of D-Cinema Package (DCP) mastering and packaging for playback globally on the highest percentage of systems, and applies to standard general release packages used in current distribution. The document does not preclude the use of current or future formats and/or constraints for special releases. The document follows the Image and Audio Characteristics, Track File and Composition constraints specified in SMPTE ST 429-2 D-Cinema Packaging — DCP Operational Constraints whenever possible. Where applicable, other further constraints to ST 429-2 and references to other documents are included to further define current mastering and packaging practices
In laments terms, RDD 52 contains all the constraining factors that global mastering houses adhere to based on real world experience of what works and what doesn’t.
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| 10.5594/SMPTE.RDD52.2020 |