WRIC Commercial Delivery Standards

WRIC Commercial Delivery Standards
COMMERCIAL FORMATS
Acceptable Tape Formats for SD Delivery
• Beta (SP or SX)
Unacceptable Tape Formats
We do NOT accept any of the following tape formats in either SD or HD:
Digi Beta, DVCPRO, DV, HDV, miniDV, 3/4 inch, 8 mm, Hi-8, VHS, SVHS, HDV, 1
inch or 3/4 inch.
Digital Formats are welcomed for both SD and HD content, the
specifications are laid out in the tables below. The file names should not
exceed 32 characters, and must include the .mov or .mpg extension. If you have
not delivered to us electronically before, please allow at least 2 days from delivery
so we can check for proper specs.
We accept electronic delivery retrievable by any of the methods here:
-DG FastChannel
-Extreme Reach
-Pathfire
-On the Spot Media
-Hula mx
-Pitchblue
-An ftp service like “yousendit.com”
-Your own managed ftp site (traffic instructions should include exact link, and
any usernames and passwords required)
Hard copies of video files using the specs below can be delivered on flash
drive, CD or DVD discs, they MUST be files only, not consumer based ‘VOB’
DVDs. If you can play it on a standard DVD player, we will not accept it.
We cannot accept BluRay Discs either.
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COMMERCIAL POLICIES
Tapes - A minimum of 30 seconds of bars and tone. There must be a slate prior to
each spot denoting client name, spot title, ISCI code if assigned, and spot length.
There must be at least 10 seconds of black at the end of the spot.
FTP/Filebased– No color bars or leading or trailing black is required. Spots can
include slate information or can be exact length “Ready to Air”
From the beginning of the spot to the last frame, video and audio should not
exceed slated length. For example, a 30 second spot should not be more or less
than exactly 30 seconds. Audio must be dual (2) channel audio-no surround sound
is accepted at this time. Video levels must not exceed 100 IRE, Chroma levels must
not exceed 110 IRE and Black levels must not go below 0 IRE at any time.
Archiving Media- WRIC is not responsible for long term archiving of material
delivered electronically. Downloaded material on our "Play Out" servers will be
stored on those systems for the duration of its flight plus a maximum of 30 days. If
the flight is not extended before the materials are purged, you will need to
resubmit your materials.
CONTENT STANDARDS
We reserve the right to refuse to air any commercial that does not comply with FCC
regulations, company policy or ethical standards, or does not meet our
specifications regarding video levels, dropouts, audio distortion, tape, or non
professional production quality.
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WRIC Commercial/Content Delivery – File
Specifications
If you send us files not specified below, your commercial will likely not air.
We are not responsible for converting unspecified files to meet our specs.
Suggested Video & Audio Standards
Black Level 0
Chroma Level: Must not exceed 110 IRE or go below -20 IRE
Luminance Level: Must not exceed 100 IRE
Digital SD File Specifications
MPEG
Stream Type:
Video Bit
Rate
Frame Rate
GOP
Aspect Ratio
Width/Height
Chroma
Interlacing
MPEG-2 Program
Stream
12 Mbps –
Constant Bit Rate
(CBR)
29.97
Closed Long GOP
(IBBP)
4:3
720x512, 640 x
480, 720x486, or
720x480*
4:2:2(HP@HL)
Upper/Top Field
First
Quicktime H.264
(PREFERRED)
H.264
7Mbps-20 Mbps (CBR) use best
settings, multipass
29.97
Default
4:3
640 x 480, 720x486,
or 720x480
4:2:2
Bottom/Lower Field
First
NOTES:
*720x480 can be used for MPEG If closed captioning is not required. If sending
Closed Captioning, masters must be in MPEG format
The first trigger for closed caption files MUST be married to the first frame of video
We Will NOT ACCEPT anamorphic content
We strongly recommend the file size be limited to 300MB for a 30
second spot
*** A 4x3 Safe area must be maintained with all HD material.
This is due to the fact that many of our viewers still watch our stations and your
advertisements on Standard Definition 4x3 aspect ratio television sets. Our cable and
satellite distribution partners as well as all “Set Top Boxes”, by default, center cut
the 16x9 HD material during the down conversion process. Therefore any important
information outside this area will not be seen on 4x3 televisions. For example:
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Digital HD File Specifications -720P and 1080i are acceptable
MPEG
Stream Type:
Video Bit
Rate
Frame Rate
GOP
Aspect Ratio
Width/Height
Graphics must
be center cut
safe
Chroma
Interlacing
MPEG-2
Transport Stream
22-45 Mbps
recommended–
(CBR)
1080i – 29.97
720P – 59.94
Long GOP (IBBP)
16:9
1280x720P
(720p) or
1920x1080
(1080i)
4:2:2(HP@HL)
1080i (Upper/Top
Field First)
720P
(progressive)
Quicktime H.264
(Preferred)
H.264
22-45 Mbps
recommended (CBR)
1080i – 29.97
720P – 59.94
Default
16:9
1280x720P (720p) or
1920x1080 (1080i)
4:2:2
1080i (Upper/Top
Field First)
720P (progressive)
SD & HD Audio Specifications
Encoding
Channels
Peak Audio
Channel 1
Channel 2
Channel 3, 4, 5, 6,
7,& 8
MPEG
MPEG-1 Layer 2
2 – Stereo
LPCM
SMPTE 302M, PCM
2 - Stereo
May regularly peak to, but should not exceed 20dBFS
Stereo Only
Stereo Left
Stereo Right
N/A
Stereo Only
Left Front
Right Front
N/A
Note on File Size/Compression
Uncompressed video files and/or files with bitrates that are too high
tend to be very large and are prone to transmission and processing
issues that lead to playback problems or transcoded file corruption.
Bitrates below the recommended rates can cause jittering and/or
smearing.
If you have any technical questions regarding delivery, please pass
them through your WRIC Account executive, so they can reach out to
the appropriate person to answer your questions.
WRIC main switchboard-(804) 330-8888
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