Upload Information
Yangaroo’s Digital Media Delivery System or DMDS is web-based and hardware free. It has been designed with flexibility in mind for implementation into your existing production workflow.
Master Upload Information
Upload your music, video and image files to your DMDS accounting utilizing the web based uploader available on the Dashboard, Media page or as part of the process when you create a new Release. If you don’t have an account, please sign up as a ‘video sender’ on the sign-up page or contact [email protected] / 1-855-534-0607 x401.
Pay Close Attention To The Following
- Include a 5 second slate
- Include 2 seconds of black before the video starts
- Please include at least 2 frames of black at the end of the video and no more than 1 second
- Closed Captioning is required for all LONG FORM and MUSIC deliveries
- Black levels: 0 IRE for HD / 7.5 IRE for SD
- Ensure broadcast safe chroma levels (below 120 IRE)
- NO audio peaks
- NO mono audio files or tracks (watch your output settings)
- NO bars & tone
- NO anamorphic videos for (SD)
- NO variable bit rates (VBR)
- NO variable frame rates
- NO lower/bottom field dominance
Video Tutorials
Exporting From PCP for DMDS – Configure Your Sequence
Exporting From FCP for DMDS – Exporting HD & SD Files
Exporting From Adobe Premiere – Adobe Premiere – DMDS.pdf
Exporting From Sony Vegas – Sony Vegas – DMDS.pdf
Submission/Proxy Upload Specifications
For an initial submission to stations like MTV, VH1, BET, REVOLT, etc. You may optionally submit a lower quality bit rate file via DMDS. *Note that you will be required to follow the specifications for the delivery of the Final Master
| HD | SD | |
| Codec: | H.264 | H.264 |
| Width/Height: | 1920×1080 | 720×486 |
| Video Bit Rate: | 10 to 15 Mbits/s | 3 to 8 Mbits/s |
Final Broadcast NTSC Master Upload Specifications (Closed Captions Required)
| HD | SD | |
| Codec: | XDCAM HD422 1080i60 CBR XDCAM HD422 1080p30 CBR MPEG-2 MXF |
IMX NTSC 50 MPEG-2 MXF |
| Video Bit Rate: | 50 Mbits/s | 50 Mbits/s |
| Frame Rate: | 29.97/59.94fps | 29.97fps |
| Dropframe: | Yes | Yes |
| Aspect Ratio: | 16:9 | 4:3 |
| Width/Height: | 1920×1080 | 720×486 720×480 |
| Chroma: | 4:2:2 | 4:2:2 |
| Interlacing: | 1080i (Upper/top field first) 1080p (Progressive) |
480i (Upper/top field first) |
| Audio Type: | PCM Audio/SMPTE 302M | PCM Audio/SMPTE 302M |
| Audio Sample Rate: | 48kHz | 48kHz |
| Audio Bit Depth: | 16, 24 | 16, 24 |
Final Broadcast PAL Master Upload Specifications (Closed Captions Not Required)
| HD | SD | |
| Codec: | XDCAM HD422 1080i50 CBR XDCAM HD422 1080p25 CBR MPEG-2 MXF |
IMX PAL 50 MPEG-2 (576i/25) MXF (576i/25) |
| Video Bit Rate: | 50 Mbits/s | 50 Mbits/s |
| Frame Rate: | 25fps | 25fps |
| Dropframe: | Yes | Yes |
| Aspect Ratio: | 16:9 | 4:3 |
| Width/Height: | 1920×1080 | 720×576 |
| Chroma: | 4:2:2 | 4:2:2 |
| Interlacing: | 1080i (Upper/top field first) 1080p (Progressive) |
108050i 108025p (576i/25) |
| Audio Type: | PCM Audio/SMPTE 302M | PCM Audio/SMPTE 302M |
| Audio Sample Rate: | 48kHz | 48kHz |
| Audio Bit Depth: | 16, 24 | 16, 24 |
| Pre/Post-Roll Layout: | File MUST be CONTENT ONLY. DO NOT include Colour Bars, Slate or any Black at the top or tail. | |
Audio Channel Assignments
Channel 1 – Stereo Left
Channel 2 – Stereo Right
Closed Caption Information
Closed Captions (CC) are the text that appear on a video, which contain dialogue and audio cues such as music or sound effects. The purpose of closed captions is to make video accessible to those who are deaf or hard of hearing, for viewers whose native language is not English, and for when the audio cannot be heard due to noise (restaurants, public spaces, etc.) or a need for quiet (libraries, hospitals, etc.).
All final broadcast deliveries MUST be closed captioned.
The FCC requires the majority of English and Spanish programming seen on broadcast TV in the United States to be captioned. The CRTC requires the same for Canadian broadcasts.
Closed Caption Requirements:
SD: CEA-608 (Line 21) or DTV-608 (QuickTime close caption track) required.
HD: CEA-608 or DTV-608 required. CEA-708 and DTV-708 are optional.
Captions need to be the last step in creating/submitting a final master, as you cannot edit a video once captions have been applied or they will be lost.
How To Caption Your Video
Work with An Expert
- Your existing production house might offer this service. Ask them for more information, but make sure they are captioning correctly and digitally! You don’t want to lose time having the file rejected due to incorrect captioning or because of a loss of quality due to ‘old style’ bounce to tape captioning.
- DMDS Captioning Services. DMDS can also closed caption your video. We can either complete the entire process or properly encode captions to your file with a provided SCC file.
In each of the cases above, you need to provide a transcript for your video.
Caption Yourself
DMDS works with a leading software vendor and innovator in the Closed Captioning space called CPC (http://www.cpcweb.com). Utilizing their software you have the ability to insert your own captions. CPC and DMDS have worked together to create documentation and video tutorials on completing this process correctly and to our specifications. As a DMDS customer, you are entitled to a discount on the CPC software. Please contact DMDS Support or your Sales Representative for more info.