DIGITAL CINEMA NAMING CONVENTION

Version 3.8
April 12, 2010
A Title Naming Convention for the “ContentTitleText” Element
of a Composition Playlist.

For Studios, Distributors, Exhibitors, Service Entities and

Digital Cinema Equipment Manufacturers.

By Mark Harrah
 TABLE OF CONTENTS

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 Introduction
One of the challenges with Digital Cinema servers is that some of them show only a limited number of
characters on their display screens. If the title of a composition is long, much of the information may be cut off,
or not visible unless you scroll to a second page. This makes locating a specific composition difficult if you have
multiple titles. It’s especially confusing when you have multiple trailers as well as the feature with the same
name.

If a feature composition were labeled:

Pirates_Of_The_Caribbean_At_World’s_End_Feature_2.39_English_Spanish_subtitles_United_States_
Rated_PG-13_5.1_Audio_2K

Then Digital Cinema Servers that only display 40 characters would only see:

Pirates_Of_The_Caribbean_At_World’s_End_

Is this the feature or a trailer? Is it flat or scope? What language is it? No one can tell if the information is cut
off. To help solve this problem, the studios and the Inter-Society Digital Cinema Forum created this “Digital
Cinema Naming Convention” to be used for the text that goes into the “ContentTitleText” element of a
Composition PlayList (CPL).

It’s important to note that the Digital Cinema Naming Convention is a Living Document – it changes
periodically to reflect new technology, and to respond to user experience in the field. The current convention
will always be found at:

www.digitalcinemanamingconvention.com

For those of you not familiar with the Naming Convention, it has two primary objectives:

• To make as much information visible as possible, and

• To display the information in a specific order, in assigned fields, so that theaters will know where to
look for specific information.

To achieve these ends, most of the information is abbreviated – including the movie title if necessary – and most
of the abbreviations are standardized.

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 Digital Cinema Naming Convention Chart

Fields are always separated by underscores.

Hyphens are sometimes used within fields. No blank spaces.

Film Title: Projector Territory and Resolution: Facility:

Aspect Ratio: Rating:
14 Characters. 2K 3 Characters that
If 3D, use “3D” in F = Flat First 2 characters 4K identify the facility
either Title or (1.85:1) = Territory. 48 that made the
Content Type Last 3 characters (2K@48fps) DCP.
fields. If film has S = Scope = Rating.
both 2D and 3D (2.39:1) Other resolutions (See Appendix 6 for
will be added examples.)
versions, either (See Appendices 2,
when adopted by
“2D” or “3D” C = Full Container 2a, 2b, and 2c.)
(See Appendix 7) SMPTE
must appear in Package
Title and/or Date: Type:
Content Type YYYY (See Appendix
fields. MMDD 8.)

NAME-OF-MOVIE_FTR-2_F_EN-XX_US-GB_51-EN_2K_ST_20070115_FAC_i3D_OV

Content Type: Language: Audio Studio: 3D Specs:

Audio & Type &
(See Appendix 3 and 3a.) 2 - 4 characters that (If 3D)
Subtitle - Narrative
including Description identify the studio or
FTR = Feature releasing entity, often i3D-gb
TLR-1 = Trailer 1
open and Track
closed Language: based on ISCI codes. =
TLR1-3D = 3D vers. 3D Interop
Trailer 1 captions: (See Appendix 5 for Ghostbusted
(See Appendix
TLR1-2D = 2D vers. 4.)
examples.)
Trailer 1 First 2-3
(Use only for 2D trailers characters i3D-ngb
Examples: =
advertising 3D features.) indicate audio
RTG-F = Rating Tag language. 3D Interop
for Feature 51 = 5.1 Non-ghostbusted
RTG-T1 = Rating Tag Next 2-3 61 = 6.1
for Trailer 1 characters 71 = 7.1 i3D
TSR-1 = Teaser 1 indicate subtitle 20 = LtRt =
POL = Policy Trailer language. 51-EN = 3D Interop
PSA = Public Service 5.1 audio with
Announcement XX = No sub- English (Will play equally
ADV = Advertisement titles. Narrative well on both
SHR = Short Description ghostbusted and
(See Appendices Track non-ghostbusted
XSN = Transitional
1, 1a, 1b and 1c. systems)
TST = Test
For Open and
Closed Captions,
see Appendix 9.)
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 Appendix # 1: Language Codes
Example: EN-FR (English audio with French subtitles.)

The first language code (“EN” in our example) represents the audio language. The second language code (FR)
represents the subtitle language. Occasionally, Digital Cinema Packages will have two subtitle languages.

Example: GSW-FR-IT (Swiss German audio with French and Italian subtitles.)

Subtitles are either generated in the theatre by the Digital Cinema projector, or are burned into the image by the
studio. If the Language Code is UPPER CASE, the subtitles are generated in real time by the projector. If the
Language Code is lower case, the subtitles are burned into the image already.

(Most of the language codes used in the Naming Convention are taken from ISO 639-1, 639-2, and 639-3. If you
are looking for a language that is not on the list in the following pages, refer to the ISO website: www.iso.org.)

Note: For Open and Closed Captions, see Appendix # 9.

Appendix # 1A: Frequently Used Language Codes, Sorted by Code

If you have a DCP and you need to determine what language it contains, use this table. If you are creating a
DCP and you need to know what code to use, use the table in Appendix # 1B. The language codes are based on
ISO 639-1, 639-2, or 639-3 codes. When a 2 digit 639-1 code is available, this is the preferred code. Language
Codes in Red are not currently used in the ISO standard, but are suggested for this Naming Convention. Codes
beginning with “Q” are not in the ISO Standard, but are named using the 639-2 methodology for additional
languages. “LAS”, representing Latin American Spanish, is a special case in that “LAS” represents Lama
(spoken in Togo) in the 639-3 codes. Due to the widespread use of “LAS” as Latin American Spanish in Film
Distribution, however, we have chosen to keep it as Latin American Spanish for purposes of this convention. If
you have an older DCP with a language code that isn’t listed in the table below, it may be an out-of-date code. A
list of out-of-date codes can be found in Appendix # 1C.

CODE LANGUAGE
AR ARABIC
BG BULGARIAN
BS BOSNIAN
CA CATALAN
CMN CHINESE – MANDARIN PRC (Audio only)
CS CZECH
DA DANISH
DE GERMAN
EL GREEK
EN ENGLISH
ES CASTILIAN
ET ESTONIAN
FI FINNISH
FR FRENCH
GSW SWISS GERMAN
HE HEBREW
HI HINDI
HR CROATIAN
HU HUNGARIAN
IND INDONESIAN BAHASA
IS ICELANDIC
IT ITALIAN
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 CODE LANGUAGE
JA JAPANESE
KO KOREAN
LAS LATIN AMERICAN SPANISH
(This conflicts with the ISO 639-3 code for Lama, one of 39
languages spoken in Togo. We use LAS in this naming
convention for Latin American Spanish, however, due to its
widespread use in film distribution.)
LT LITHUANIAN
LV LATVIAN
MSA MALAY BAHASA
NAN CHINESE – TAIWANESE (Audio only)
NL DUTCH
NO NORWEGIAN
PL POLISH
PT PORTUGUESE – EUROPEAN
QBP PORTUGUESE – BRAZILIAN
QFC FRENCH CANADIAN
QMS CHINESE – MANDARIN SIMPLIFIED (Subtitles only)
QMT CHINESE – MANDARIN TRADITIONAL (Subtitles only)
QSA ARGENTINIAN SPANISH
QSM MEXICAN SPANISH
QTM CHINESE – TAIWANESE MANDARIN (Audio only)
RO ROMANIAN
RU RUSSIAN
SK SLOVAK
SL SLOVENIAN
SQ ALBANIAN
SR SERBIAN
SV SWEDISH
TA TAMIL
TE TELUGU
TH THAI
TR TURKISH
UK UKRAINIAN
VI VIETNAMESE
VLS FLEMISH
YUE CHINESE – CANTONESE

Appendix # 1B: Frequently Used Language Codes, Sorted by Language

The language codes are based on ISO 639-1, 639-2, or 639-3 codes. When a 2 digit 639-1 code is available, this
is the preferred code. Codes in Red are not currently used in the ISO standard, but are suggested for this Naming
Convention. Codes beginning with “Q” are not represented in the ISO Standard, but are named using the 639-2
methodology for additional languages. “LAS”, representing Latin American Spanish, is a special case in that
LAS represents Lama (spoken in Togo) in the 639-3 codes. Due to the widespread use of “LAS” as Latin
American Spanish in Film Distribution, however, we have chosen to keep it as Latin American Spanish for
purposes of this convention.

LANGUAGE CODE
ALBANIAN SQ
ARABIC AR
BAHASA INDONESIAN IND
BAHASA MALAY MSA
BOSNIAN BS
BULGARIAN BG
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 LANGUAGE CODE
CATALAN CA
CHINESE – CANTONESE YUE
CHINESE – MANDARIN PRC CMN (Use for Audio only)
CHINESE – MANDARIN SIMPLIFIED QMS (Use for Subtitles only!)
CHINESE – MANDARIN TRADITIONAL QMT (Use for Subtitles only!)
CHINESE – TAIWANESE NAN (Use for Audio only!)
CHINESE – TAIWANESE MANDARIN QTM (Use for Audio only.)
CROATIAN HR
CZECH CS
DANISH DA
DUTCH NL
ENGLISH EN
ESTONIAN ET
FINNISH FI
FLEMISH VLS
FRENCH FR
FRENCH CANADIAN QFC
GERMAN DE
GREEK EL
HEBREW HE
HINDI HI
HUNGARIAN HU
ICELANDIC IS
INDONESIAN IND
ITALIAN IT
JAPANESE JA
KOREAN KO
LATVIAN LV
LITHUANIAN LT
MALAY MSA
NORWEGIAN NO
POLISH PL
PORTUGUESE – BRAZILIAN QBP
PORTUGUESE – EUROPEAN PT
ROMANIAN RO
RUSSIAN RU
SERBIAN SR
SLOVAK SK
SLOVENIAN SL
SPANISH – ARGENTINIAN QSA
SPANISH – CASTILIAN ES
SPANISH – LATIN AMERICAN LAS
(This conflicts with the ISO 639-3 code for Lama, one of
39 languages spoken in Togo. We use LAS in this naming
convention for Latin American Spanish, however, due to
its widespread use in film distribution.)
SPANISH – MEXICAN QSM
SWEDISH SV
SWISS GERMAN GSW
TAMIL TA
TELUGU TE
THAI TH
TURKISH TR
UKRAINIAN UK
VIETNAMESE VI

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 Appendix # 1C: Obsolete Legacy Codes
Over the course of the Digital Cinema Naming Convention’s development, a small number of language codes
were changed due to errata or conflicts with newer versions of the ISO codes. If you have an older Digital
Cinema Package with a language code that isn’t in Appendix # 1A, it may be using one of these older, obsolete
codes. Use this table to find out what language it contains, but do not use these older codes to create new Digital
Cinema Packages.

CODE LANGUAGE CODE LANGUAGE

ALB ALBANIAN KOR KOREAN
ARA ARABIC LAV LATVIAN
BOS BOSNIAN LIT LITHUANIAN
BUL BULGARIAN NLD DUTCH
CAT CATALAN NOR NORWEGIAN
CES CZECH POL POLISH
CZE CZECH POR PORTUGUESE – EUROPEAN
DAN DANISH RON ROMANIAN
DEU GERMAN RUM ROMANIAN
DUT DUTCH RUS RUSSIAN
ELL GREEK SCC SERBIAN
ENG ENGLISH SCR CROATIAN
EST ESTONIAN SLK SLOVAK
FIN FINNISH SLO SLOVAK
FRA FRENCH SLV SLOVENIAN
FRE FRENCH SPA CASTILIAN
GER GERMAN SQI ALBANIAN
GRE GREEK SRP SERBIAN
HEB HEBREW SWE SWEDISH
HIN HINDI TAM TAMIL
HRV CROATIAN TEL TELUGU
HUN HUNGARIAN THA THAI
ICE ICELANDIC TUR TURKISH
ISL ICELANDIC UKR UKRAINIAN
ITA ITALIAN VIE VIETNAMESE
JPN JAPANESE

Appendix # 2: Territory and Rating

The territory and rating field in the Naming Convention consists of two to six characters. The first two
characters indicate the release territory. They are based on ISO 3166-1 country codes. The next 2-3 characters
after a hyphen indicate the local rating, if one exists. For example, “US-13” would indicate: US territory with a
feature rating of PG-13. For US trailers, “GB” indicates Green Band; “RB” indicates Red Band. “GB” indicates
that the trailer has been approved for all audiences by the MPAA, but does not indicate the rating of the
advertised feature. For Canadian trailers that are identical to the US version with the exception of the Rating
Tag, use “CA” in the territory field and do not follow with “GB” or “RB”.

Important Note: The MPAA has requested that the Green Card at the head of US trailers be part of the main
trailer DCP, instead of being enclosed as a separate package.

For generic international versions you may replace the Territory and Rating codes with:

INT-TD to denote International Texted

INT-TL to denote International Textless

Important Note: Although “XX” is often used in the Language Field to denote “No Subtitles”, you should never
use “XX” in the Ratings Field to denote “No Rating” since this may be confused with an “X” rating.
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 Appendix # 2A: Frequently Used Territory Codes, Sorted by Code
If you have a DCP and you need to determine its territory, use this table. If you are creating a DCP and you need
to know what code to use for a territory, use the table in Appendix # 2B. Country codes are based on ISO 3166-
1 country codes whenever possible. Exceptions are denoted in red.

CODE COUNTRY CODE COUNTRY

AE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES KR SOUTH KOREA
AL ALBANIA KW KUWAIT
AR ARGENTINA KZ KAZAKHSTAN
AT AUSTRIA LB LEBANON
AU AUSTRALIA LT LITHUANIA
BA BOSNIA/HERZ LU LUXEMBOURG
BE BELGIUM LV LATVIA
BG BULGARIA ME MONTENEGRO
BH BAHRAIN MX MEXICO
BO BOLIVIA MY MALAYSIA
BR BRAZIL NL NETHERLANDS
BY BELARUS NO NORWAY
CA CANADA NZ NEW ZEALAND
CH SWITZERLAND OM OMAN
CL CHILE PA PANAMA
CN CHINA PE PERU
CO COLOMBIA PH PHILIPPINES
CS SERBIA PK PAKISTAN
CZ CZECH REP PL POLAND
DE GERMANY PT PORTUGAL
DK DENMARK PY PARAGUAY
DU DUBAI QA QATAR
EC ECUADOR RO ROMANIA
EE ESTONIA RU RUSSIA
EG EGYPT SA SAUDI ARABIA
ES SPAIN SE SWEDEN
FI FINLAND SG SINGAPORE
FR FRANCE SI SLOVENIA
GR GREECE SK SLOVAKIA
GT GUATEMALA TH THAILAND
HK HONG KONG TR TURKEY
HR CROATIA TT TRINIDAD
HU HUNGARY TW TAIWAN
ID INDONESIA UA UKRAINE
IE IRELAND UK UNITED KINGDOM
IL ISRAEL US USA
IN INDIA UY URUGUAY
IS ICELAND VE VENEZUELA
IT ITALY VN VIETNAM
JO JORDAN ZA SOUTH AFRICA
JP JAPAN
KE KENYA

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 Appendix # 2B: Frequently Used Territory Codes, Sorted by Country
Country codes are based on ISO 3166-1 codes whenever possible. Exceptions are denoted in red.

COUNTRY CODE COUNTRY CODE

ALBANIA AL LITHUANIA LT
ARGENTINA AR LUXEMBOURG LU
AUSTRIA AT MALAYSIA MY
AUSTRALIA AU MEXICO MX
BAHRAIN BH MONTENEGRO ME
BELARUS BY NETHERLANDS NL
BELGIUM BE NEW ZEALAND NZ
BOLIVIA BO NORWAY NO
BOSNIA/HERZ BA OMAN OM
BRAZIL BR PAKISTAN PK
BULGARIA BG PANAMA PA
CANADA CA PARAGUAY PY
CHILE CL PERU PE
CHINA CN PHILIPPINES PH
COLOMBIA CO POLAND PL
CROATIA HR PORTUGAL PT
CZECH REP CZ QATAR QA
DENMARK DK ROMANIA RO
DUBAI DU RUSSIA RU
ECUADOR EC SAUDI ARABIA SA
EGYPT EG SERBIA CS
ESTONIA EE SINGAPORE SG
FINLAND FI SLOVAKIA SK
FRANCE FR SLOVENIA SI
GERMANY DE SOUTH AFRICA ZA
GREECE GR SOUTH KOREA KR
GUATAMALA GT SPAIN ES
HONG KONG HK SWEDEN SE
HUNGARY HU SWITZERLAND CH
ICELAND IS TAIWAN TW
INDIA IN THAILAND TH
INDONESIA ID TRINIDAD TT
IRELAND IE TURKEY TR
ISRAEL IL U.A.E. AE
ITALY IT UKRAINE UA
JAPAN JP UNITED KINGDOM UK
JORDAN JO URUGUAY UY
KAZAKHSTAN KZ USA US
KENYA KE VENEZUELA VE
KUWAIT KW VIETNAM VN
LATVIA LV
LEBANON LB

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 Appendix # 2C: International Ratings Codes
The Leckinger International Ratings Codes are suggested codes for each territory’s ratings. They are
abbreviations of each rating system for use in the Naming Convention, but were not created by, nor are affiliated
with, the individual countries’ ratings boards in any way.

Important Note: Although “XX” is used in the Language Field to indicate “No Subtitles”, you should not use
“XX” in the Territory/Ratings Field to indicate “No Rating” since this might be confused with an “X” rating.

TERRITORY CONTENT TYPE CODE RATING DESCRIPTION

AUSTRALIA TRAILER AE E – ADV EXEMPTION
AUSTRALIA TRAILER G G
AUSTRALIA TRAILER M M
AUSTRALIA TRAILER M5 MA 15+
AUSTRALIA TRAILER PG PG
AUSTRALIA TRAILER R R
AUSTRIA FEATURE AA ALL AGES
AUSTRIA FEATURE 12 VIEWERS OVER 12
AUSTRIA FEATURE 16 VIEWERS OVER 16
AUSTRIA FEATURE 06 VIEWERS OVER 6
AUSTRIA FEATURE X X
AUSTRIA TRAILER AA ALL AGES
AUSTRIA TRAILER 12 VIEWERS OVER 12
AUSTRIA TRAILER 16 VIEWERS OVER 16
AUSTRIA TRAILER 06 VIEWERS OVER 6
AUSTRIA TRAILER X X
BELGIUM FEATURE KN KNT/ENA
BELGIUM FEATURE KT KT/EA
BULGARIA FEATURE A A
BULGARIA FEATURE B B
BULGARIA FEATURE C C
BULGARIA FEATURE D D
BULGARIA FEATURE X X
BULGARIA TRAILER A A
BULGARIA TRAILER B B
BULGARIA TRAILER C C
BULGARIA TRAILER D D
BULGARIA TRAILER X X
CZECH REPUBLIC FEATURE U U
CZECH REPUBLIC FEATURE 12 VIEWERS OVER 12
CZECH REPUBLIC FEATURE 14 VIEWERS OVER 14
CZECH REPUBLIC FEATURE 18 VIEWERS OVER 18
CZECH REPUBLIC TRAILER U U
CZECH REPUBLIC TRAILER 12 VIEWERS OVER 12
CZECH REPUBLIC TRAILER 14 VIEWERS OVER 14
CZECH REPUBLIC TRAILER 18 VIEWERS OVER 18
DENMARK FEATURE GR GREEN
DENMARK FEATURE 11 VIEWERS OVER 11
DENMARK FEATURE 15 VIEWERS OVER 15
DENMARK FEATURE 07 VIEWERS OVER 7
DENMARK TRAILER GR GREEN
DENMARK TRAILER 11 VIEWERS OVER 11
DENMARK TRAILER 15 VIEWERS OVER 15
DENMARK TRAILER 07 VIEWERS OVER 7
EGYPT FEATURE BN BANNED
EGYPT FEATURE GN GENERAL
EGYPT FEATURE 18 VIEWERS OVER 18
EGYPT TRAILER BN BANNED
EGYPT TRAILER GN GENERAL
EGYPT TRAILER 18 VIEWERS OVER 18
FINLAND FEATURE K1 K-11
FINLAND FEATURE K13 K-13
FINLAND FEATURE K5 K-15
FINLAND FEATURE K18 K-18
FINLAND FEATURE K3 K-3
FINLAND FEATURE K7 K-7
FINLAND FEATURE KK KK
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 TERRITORY CONTENT TYPE CODE RATING DESCRIPTION
FINLAND FEATURE S S
FINLAND TRAILER K1 K-11
FINLAND TRAILER K13 K-13
FINLAND TRAILER K5 K-15
FINLAND TRAILER K18 K-18
FINLAND TRAILER K3 K-3
FINLAND TRAILER K7 K-7
FINLAND TRAILER KK KK
FINLAND TRAILER S S
FRANCE FEATURE AA ALL AGES
FRANCE FEATURE AV AVERTISSEMENT
FRANCE FEATURE 12 VIEWERS OVER 12
FRANCE FEATURE 16 VIEWERS OVER 16
FRANCE FEATURE 18 VIEWERS OVER 18
FRANCE FEATURE X X
FRANCE TRAILER AA ALL AGES
FRANCE TRAILER 12 VIEWERS OVER 12
GERMANY FEATURE AA ALL AGES
GERMANY FEATURE 12 VIEWERS OVER 12
GERMANY FEATURE 16 VIEWERS OVER 16
GERMANY FEATURE 18 VIEWERS OVER 18
GERMANY FEATURE 06 VIEWERS OVER 6
GERMANY TRAILER AA ALL AGES
GERMANY TRAILER 12 VIEWERS OVER 12
GERMANY TRAILER 16 VIEWERS OVER 16
GERMANY TRAILER 18 VIEWERS OVER 18
GERMANY TRAILER 06 VIEWERS OVER 6
GREECE FEATURE K K
GREECE FEATURE K13 K-13
GREECE FEATURE K17 K-17
GREECE FEATURE 18 VIEWERS OVER 18
GREECE TRAILER K K
GREECE TRAILER K13 K-13
GREECE TRAILER K17 K-17
GREECE TRAILER 18 VIEWERS OVER 18
HONG KONG FEATURE 1 I
HONG KONG FEATURE 2A IIA
HONG KONG FEATURE 2B IIB
HONG KONG FEATURE 3 III
HONG KONG TRAILER 1 I
HONG KONG TRAILER 2A IIA
HONG KONG TRAILER 2B IIB
HONG KONG TRAILER 3 III
HUNGARY FEATURE 0A 0 – ALL AUDIENCES
HUNGARY FEATURE 12 VIEWERS OVER 12
HUNGARY FEATURE 16 VIEWERS OVER 16
HUNGARY FEATURE 18 VIEWERS OVER 18
HUNGARY TRAILER 0A 0 – ALL AUDIENCES
HUNGARY TRAILER 12 VIEWERS OVER 12
HUNGARY TRAILER 16 VIEWERS OVER 16
HUNGARY TRAILER 18 VIEWERS OVER 18
ICELAND FEATURE L L – ALL AGES
ICELAND FEATURE 12 VIEWERS OVER 12
ICELAND FEATURE 16 VIEWERS OVER 16
ICELAND FEATURE 18 VIEWERS OVER 18
ICELAND FEATURE 07 VIEWERS OVER 7
INDIA FEATURE A A
INDIA FEATURE U U
INDIA FEATURE UA U/A
INDIA TRAILER A A
INDIA TRAILER U U
INDIA TRAILER UA U/A
IRELAND FEATURE 12A 12A
IRELAND FEATURE 15A 15A
IRELAND FEATURE G G
IRELAND FEATURE PG PG
IRELAND FEATURE 16 VIEWERS OVER 16
IRELAND FEATURE 18 VIEWERS OVER 18
IRELAND TRAILER 12A 12A

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 TERRITORY CONTENT TYPE CODE RATING DESCRIPTION
IRELAND TRAILER 15A 15A
IRELAND TRAILER G G
IRELAND TRAILER PG PG
IRELAND TRAILER 16 VIEWERS OVER 16
IRELAND TRAILER 18 VIEWERS OVER 18
ISRAEL FEATURE AA ALL AGES
ISRAEL FEATURE 12 VIEWERS OVER 12
ISRAEL FEATURE 16 VIEWERS OVER 16
ISRAEL FEATURE 18 VIEWERS OVER 18
ITALY FEATURE BN BANNED
ITALY FEATURE G G
ITALY FEATURE V4 VM 14
ITALY FEATURE V8 VM 18
ITALY TRAILER BN BANNED
ITALY TRAILER G G
ITALY TRAILER V4 VM 14
ITALY TRAILER V8 VM 18
JAPAN FEATURE G G
JAPAN FEATURE P2 PG-12
JAPAN FEATURE R5 R-15
JAPAN FEATURE R8 R-18
JORDAN FEATURE BN BANNED
JORDAN FEATURE GN GENERAL
JORDAN FEATURE 18 VIEWERS OVER 18
JORDAN TRAILER BN BANNED
JORDAN TRAILER GN GENERAL
JORDAN TRAILER 18 VIEWERS OVER 18
KENYA FEATURE AO ADULTS ONLY
KENYA FEATURE GE GE
KENYA FEATURE U10 U10
KENYA FEATURE U16 U16
KENYA TRAILER AO ADULTS ONLY
KENYA TRAILER GE GE
KENYA TRAILER U10 U10
KENYA TRAILER U16 U16
LATVIA FEATURE G G
LATVIA FEATURE N12 N-12
LATVIA FEATURE N14 N-14
LATVIA FEATURE N16 N-16
LATVIA FEATURE N18 N-18
LATVIA TRAILER G G
LATVIA TRAILER N12 N-12
LATVIA TRAILER N14 N-14
LATVIA TRAILER N16 N-16
LATVIA TRAILER N18 N-18
LEBANON FEATURE BN BANNED
LEBANON FEATURE GN GENERAL
LEBANON FEATURE 15 VIEWERS OVER 15
LEBANON FEATURE 18 VIEWERS OVER 18
LEBANON TRAILER BN BANNED
LEBANON TRAILER GN GENERAL
LEBANON TRAILER 15 VIEWERS OVER 15
LEBANON TRAILER 18 VIEWERS OVER 18
LITHUANIA FEATURE AO ADULTS ONLY
LITHUANIA FEATURE AA ALL AGES
LITHUANIA FEATURE N16 N-16
LITHUANIA FEATURE N7 N-7
LITHUANIA FEATURE S S
LITHUANIA FEATURE T T
LUXEMBOURG FEATURE AA ALL AGES
LUXEMBOURG FEATURE 16 VIEWERS OVER 16
LUXEMBOURG TRAILER AA ALL AGES
LUXEMBOURG TRAILER 16 VIEWERS OVER 16
NETHERLANDS FEATURE AL AL
NETHERLANDS FEATURE 12 VIEWERS OVER 12
NETHERLANDS FEATURE 16 VIEWERS OVER 16
NETHERLANDS FEATURE 06 VIEWERS OVER 6
NETHERLANDS FEATURE 09 VIEWERS OVER 9
NETHERLANDS TRAILER AL AL

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 TERRITORY CONTENT TYPE CODE RATING DESCRIPTION
NETHERLANDS TRAILER 12 VIEWERS OVER 12
NETHERLANDS TRAILER 16 VIEWERS OVER 16
NETHERLANDS TRAILER 06 VIEWERS OVER 6
NETHERLANDS TRAILER 09 VIEWERS OVER 9
NIGERIA FEATURE 12A 12A
NIGERIA FEATURE 15A 15A
NIGERIA FEATURE G G
NIGERIA FEATURE PG PG
NIGERIA FEATURE RE RE
NIGERIA FEATURE 18 VIEWERS OVER 18
NIGERIA TRAILER 12A 12A
NIGERIA TRAILER 15A 15A
NIGERIA TRAILER G G
NIGERIA TRAILER PG PG
NIGERIA TRAILER RE RE
NIGERIA TRAILER 18 VIEWERS OVER 18
NORWAY FEATURE AA ALL AGES
NORWAY FEATURE 11 VIEWERS OVER 11
NORWAY FEATURE 15 VIEWERS OVER 15
NORWAY FEATURE 18 VIEWERS OVER 18
NORWAY FEATURE 07 VIEWERS OVER 7
NORWAY TRAILER AA ALL AGES
NORWAY TRAILER 11 VIEWERS OVER 11
NORWAY TRAILER 15 VIEWERS OVER 15
NORWAY TRAILER 18 VIEWERS OVER 18
NORWAY TRAILER 07 VIEWERS OVER 7
POLAND FEATURE GC GREEN CIRCLE
POLAND FEATURE RC8 RED CIRCLE 18
POLAND FEATURE 18 VIEWERS OVER 18
POLAND FEATURE Y12 YELLOW CIRCLE 12
POLAND FEATURE Y7 YELLOW CIRCLE 7
POLAND FEATURE Y16 YELLOW CIRCLE 16
POLAND TRAILER GC GREEN CIRCLE
POLAND TRAILER RC8 RED CIRCLE 18
POLAND TRAILER 18 VIEWERS OVER 18
POLAND TRAILER Y12 YELLOW CIRCLE 12
POLAND TRAILER Y7 YELLOW CIRCLE 7
POLAND TRAILER Y16 YELLOW CIRCLE 16
PORTUGAL FEATURE M12 M/12
PORTUGAL FEATURE M16 M/16
PORTUGAL FEATURE M18 M/18
PORTUGAL FEATURE M4 M/4
PORTUGAL FEATURE M6 M/6
PORTUGAL TRAILER M12 M/12
PORTUGAL TRAILER M16 M/16
PORTUGAL TRAILER M18 M/18
PORTUGAL TRAILER M4 M/4
PORTUGAL TRAILER M6 M/6
ROMANIA FEATURE AG A.G.
ROMANIA FEATURE AP A.P.
ROMANIA FEATURE IM8 I.M. 18
ROMANIA FEATURE N15 N 15
ROMANIA FEATURE XXX XXX
SINGAPORE FEATURE G G
SINGAPORE FEATURE M8 M18
SINGAPORE FEATURE N6 NC 16
SINGAPORE FEATURE PG PG
SINGAPORE FEATURE 21 R21
SINGAPORE TRAILER G G
SINGAPORE TRAILER M8 M18
SINGAPORE TRAILER N6 NC 16
SINGAPORE TRAILER PG PG
SINGAPORE TRAILER 21 R21
SLOVAKIA FEATURE G G
SLOVAKIA FEATURE P2 PG-12
SLOVAKIA FEATURE P5 PG-15
SLOVAKIA FEATURE P8 PG-18
SLOVAKIA TRAILER G G
SLOVAKIA TRAILER P2 PG-12

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 TERRITORY CONTENT TYPE CODE RATING DESCRIPTION
SOUTH AFRICA FEATURE FA FAMILY
SOUTH AFRICA FEATURE R8 R-18
SOUTH AFRICA FEATURE 10 VIEWERS OVER 10
SOUTH AFRICA FEATURE 013 VIEWERS OVER 13
SOUTH AFRICA FEATURE 16 VIEWERS OVER 16
SOUTH AFRICA FEATURE 18 VIEWERS OVER 18
SOUTH AFRICA TRAILER FA FAMILY
SOUTH AFRICA TRAILER R8 R-18
SOUTH AFRICA TRAILER 10 VIEWERS OVER 10
SOUTH AFRICA TRAILER 013 VIEWERS OVER 13
SOUTH AFRICA TRAILER 16 VIEWERS OVER 16
SOUTH AFRICA TRAILER 18 VIEWERS OVER 18
SOUTH KOREA FEATURE AA ALL AGES
SOUTH KOREA FEATURE P2 PG-12
SOUTH KOREA FEATURE P5 PG-15
SOUTH KOREA FEATURE 18 VIEWERS OVER 18
SOUTH KOREA TRAILER AA ALL AGES
SPAIN FEATURE AA ALL AGES
SPAIN FEATURE 013 VIEWERS OVER 13
SPAIN FEATURE 18 VIEWERS OVER 18
SPAIN FEATURE 07 VIEWERS OVER 7
SPAIN TRAILER AA ALL AGES
SPAIN TRAILER 013 VIEWERS OVER 13
SPAIN TRAILER 18 VIEWERS OVER 18
SPAIN TRAILER 07 VIEWERS OVER 7
SWEDEN FEATURE BN BANNED
SWEDEN FEATURE BTL BTL – ALL AGES
SWEDEN FEATURE 11 VIEWERS OVER 11
SWEDEN FEATURE 15 VIEWERS OVER 15
SWEDEN FEATURE 07 VIEWERS OVER 7
SWEDEN TRAILER BN BANNED
SWEDEN TRAILER BTL BTL – ALL AGES
SWEDEN TRAILER 11 VIEWERS OVER 11
SWEDEN TRAILER 15 VIEWERS OVER 15
SWEDEN TRAILER 07 VIEWERS OVER 7
SWITZERLAND FEATURE E E
SWITZERLAND FEATURE J J
SWITZERLAND FEATURE J14 J14
SWITZERLAND FEATURE K K
SWITZERLAND FEATURE K10 K10
SWITZERLAND FEATURE K8 K8
SWITZERLAND FEATURE SB SB
TAIWAN FEATURE G G
TAIWAN FEATURE P P
TAIWAN FEATURE P2 PG-12
TAIWAN FEATURE R R
TAIWAN TRAILER G G
TAIWAN TRAILER R R
THAILAND FEATURE BN BANNED
THAILAND FEATURE CL PASS CLEAN
THAILAND FEATURE CT PASS WITH CUTS
THAILAND TRAILER BN BANNED
THAILAND TRAILER CL PASS CLEAN
THAILAND TRAILER CT PASS WITH CUTS
TURKEY FEATURE AA ALL AGES
TURKEY FEATURE 13 PG-13
TURKEY FEATURE 18 VIEWERS OVER 18
TURKEY FEATURE 07 VIEWERS OVER 7
UKRAINE FEATURE 21X 21 X
UKRAINE FEATURE CH CHILDREN
UKRAINE FEATURE GN GENERAL
UKRAINE FEATURE 16 VIEWERS OVER 16
UKRAINE FEATURE 18 VIEWERS OVER 18
UKRAINE TRAILER 21X 21 X
UKRAINE TRAILER CH CHILDREN
UKRAINE TRAILER GN GENERAL
UKRAINE TRAILER 16 VIEWERS OVER 16
UKRAINE TRAILER 18 VIEWERS OVER 18
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES FEATURE BN BANNED

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 TERRITORY CONTENT TYPE CODE RATING DESCRIPTION
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES FEATURE GN GENERAL
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES FEATURE PG PG
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES FEATURE 15 VIEWERS OVER 15
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES FEATURE 18 VIEWERS OVER 18
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES TRAILER BN BANNED
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES TRAILER GN GENERAL
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES TRAILER PG PG
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES TRAILER 15 VIEWERS OVER 15
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES TRAILER 18 VIEWERS OVER 18
UNITED KINGDOM FEATURE 12A 12A
UNITED KINGDOM FEATURE 18R 18R
UNITED KINGDOM FEATURE PG PG
UNITED KINGDOM FEATURE U U
UNITED KINGDOM FEATURE 15 VIEWERS OVER 15
UNITED KINGDOM FEATURE 18 VIEWERS OVER 18
UNITED KINGDOM TRAILER 12A 12A
UNITED KINGDOM TRAILER 18R 18R
UNITED KINGDOM TRAILER PG PG
UNITED KINGDOM TRAILER U U
UNITED KINGDOM TRAILER 15 VIEWERS OVER 15
UNITED KINGDOM TRAILER 18 VIEWERS OVER 18
UNITED STATES FEATURE G G
UNITED STATES FEATURE NC NC-17
UNITED STATES FEATURE PG PG
UNITED STATES FEATURE 13 PG-13
UNITED STATES FEATURE R R
UNITED STATES TRAILER GB GREEN BAND
UNITED STATES TRAILER RB RED BAND

Appendix # 3: Content Type and Version Number

The Content Type and Version field is the area of the Naming Convention that identifies what type of content
the DCP contains – whether it’s a feature, a trailer, a short subject etc. – and what the version number is. The
field can contain up to 7 characters. All content should be categorized as one of the following:

CODE CONTENT TYPE NOTES

FTR FEATURE
TLR TRAILER
TSR TEASER
TST TEST Framing and/or color charts etc.
RTG RATING TAG “RTG” should be followed by either “–F”
for feature or “–T” for trailer
SHR SHORT SUBJECT
ADV ADVERTISEMENT All commercials and Music Videos.
XSN TRANSITIONAL Includes Digital Black for spacing and “Put
Your 3D Glasses On Now” cards.
PSA PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT Charity trailers.
POL POLICY TRAILER “Turn off Cell phones” etc.

It’s important to add a version number after the Content Type code. For example, feature version 2 would be
“FTR-2”, etc. This is important not only for selecting the correct version, but also for matching an “OV” with a
“VF” version file. (See Appendix # 8.) The Content Type field can also be expanded to add 2D or 3D
identifiers. (See Appendix # 3A.)

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 Appendix # 3A: Labeling 3D Product
3D features often have both 2D and 3D versions. 3D features will also have both 2D and 3D trailers even if the
feature doesn't have a 2D version. This can be confusing since the feature title will often have “3D” in the title.
(Example: JAWS-3D.) If the feature title is short enough, you may want to expand the Content Type field to
include a “2D” or “3D” designation. For example:

TITLE-3D_TLR-1-2D_F_EN-XX_US-GB_51-EN_2K_ST_20070115_FAC_OV
TITLE-3D_TLR-1-3D_F_EN-XX_US-GB_51-EN_2K_ST_20070115_FAC_i3D-gb_OV

Both packages use “3D” in the title field, but one trailer is listed as “2D” in the Content Type field and the other
as “3D”. Also note that the 3D trailer also has the i3D-gb designation to denote its 3D specs.

Although the Digital Cinema Naming Convention calls for “3D” to appear in the Movie Title field (if the DCP
is in 3D), it also gives the option to add “3D” or “2D” to the Content Type field as well. Some studios have
chosen to add “3D” or “2D” to the Content Type field instead of the Title field.

1) If the movie is in 3D, “3D” should appear in the Content Type field.

2) If the movie is in 2D, it is not necessary to include “2D” in the Content Type field; it will just be
assumed.

3) If the movie is in 3D, it will have both 3D and 2D trailers that need to be differentiated, so “2D” must
appear in the Content Type field for the 2D trailer.

4) If the Movie Title has “3D” in it, then 3D should still appear in the Movie Title field (e.g., “Step-Up-
3D”).

Note that adding “-3D” or “-2D” after the Content Type and Version number, expands the Content Type Field to
8 characters. In these cases, you can eliminate the hyphen after “FTR”, so the field would read: “FTR1-3D” or
“FTR1-2D”. Since this is not as clear as “FTR-1-3D”, consider shortening the film name in the Title Field in
order to accommodate the longer Content Type Field.

Examples:

MovieTitle_FTR-1-3D or Movie-Title_FTR1-3D
MovieTitle_TLR-1-3D or Movie-Title_TLR1-3D
MovieTitle_TLR-1-2D or Movie-Title_TLR1-2D
MovieTitle3D_TLR-1-2D or Movie-Title-3D_TLR1-2D

3D Ghostbusting Labeling
(i3D-gb, i3D-ngb, and i3D.)
Some studios release both ghostbusted and non-ghostbusted Digital Cinema Packages. The Naming Convention
differentiates these with “i3D-gb” and “i3D-ngb”. Some 3D systems have incorporated real-time ghostbusting
into their on-site equipment, so ghostbusted packages are not necessary. These systems are becoming more and
more widespread, and require non-ghostbusted DCPs. Additionally, some content is color timed so ghosting is
simply not a problem. These packages are also non-ghostbusted. In this case, one package will play correctly on
any 3D Interop system regardless of whether the system has ghostbusting or not. These “one package fits all”
DCPs are labeled: “i3D” without any reference to "gb" or "ngb". If you have only one DCP, and it is non-
ghostbusted, it may very well play fine on any piece of 3D equipment.

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 Appendix # 3B: 3D Glasses Cards
“Please Put Your 3D Glasses On Now” cards can be identified in several ways. “3D-GLASSES-GEN” in the
title field can be used to denote a generic card. Sometimes the card is designed for a specific film however, so
the title of the movie should be included in the file name. The problem with using a name like: MOVIE-TITLE-
3D_XSN-1 to denote the card is that it’s not immediately apparent that this is the “Put your glasses on” card.
The suggestion is to eliminate “3D” from the Title field and add either “-GLA” or “-GL” (for glasses) instead.
For example:

The DCP for the movie may be titled: MOVIE-TITLE-3D_FTR

The DCP for the film specific 3D Glasses card could be: MOVIE-TITLE-GL_XSN-1
Or, to use the generic card that you used on the last movie: 3D-GLASSES-GEN_XSN-1

Appendix # 3C: Labeling “Combo” Trailers

Although most trailers advertise a single movie, studios occasionally combine shorter versions of two different
trailers into a single trailer that advertises the two separate movies. In the past, studios have tried to use file
names like: “Tron-2-Oceans_Combo-TLR-1” to indicate the two titles and the “combo” nature of the trailer.
Obviously length issues and clarity of film name were problems. Now, the recommended way to label combo
trailers is to use the “+” symbol between the words that denote each title. Examples:

Tron-2+Oceans_TLR-1
AliceWon+Tron2_TLR-1
AliceWon+Tron2_TLR-1-3D
Sorc-App+Tron2_TLR-1

Note that we are using a single character (the “+”) to indicate the combo nature of the trailer. (The word
“combo” appears nowhere in the file name.) The “+” clearly separates which words go with which title.

Appendix # 4: Audio Configuration and Narrative Description

Track Language
The first two characters denote the soundtrack configuration:

51 = 5.1
61 = 6.1
71 = 7.1 (Verify channel configuration with content provider.)
20 = 2.0 (LtRt)

If a DCP contains a Narrative Description Track (an audio description of the action for hard of seeing patrons,)
the language should be denoted after the first two characters with a hyphen and then the ISO 639-1, 639-2, or
639-3 language code. For example:

51-EN = 5.1 audio with an English language Narrative Description Track.

Appendix # 5: Studio Codes

The studio codes are 2 – 4 character codes that represent the studio or content creator of the material. This is
helpful if a theatre or distribution entity does not immediately recognize the title in the file name and has a
question regarding the material. The codes are often but not always based on ISCI codes. They are determined
by the individual studios and can be changed at any time by each studio. The table below was accurate as of this

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printing, but new studio codes are added all the time. A complete, up-to-date list will always be available on the
website at: www.digitalcinemanamingconvention.com. If your studio is not represented on the website and you
would like to be, please e-mail us at digitalcinemanaming@isdcf.com.

STUDIO CODE
DIMENSION WC
DISNEY DI
DREAMWORKS PC
FOCUS FEATURES FF
FOX TCF
FOX ATOMIC OTA
FOX SEARCHLIGHT FX
ICON ENTERTAINMENT ICON
LION’S GATE LION
MGM XM
MIRAMAX MRMX
MOMENTUM PICTURES MOM
NEW LINE NT
PARAMOUNT PC
PARAMOUNT VANTAGE PC
PATHE DISTRIBUTION PAT
PICTUREHOUSE PICH
ROGUE PICTURES RP
SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT SPE
SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT SUM
UNIVERSAL PICTURES UP
WARNER BROS. WR
WEINSTEIN CO. WC

Appendix # 6: Facility Codes

The Facility field is useful as a record of which company packaged a given DCP. Facility names are abbreviated
to 2 – 3 characters. The codes are determined by the individual facilities and can be changed at any time. The
facility codes in the table below are added upon request by each company. The list does not represent any kind
of technical endorsement – it is for identification purposes only. The list was accurate as of this printing, but
new facilities are added often. A complete, up-to-date list will always be available on the website at:
www.digitalcinemanamingconvention.com. If you have a facility that is not represented on the website and you
would like to be, please e-mail us at: digitalcinemanaming@isdcf.com.

FACILITY CODE FACILITY CODE

ACCESS IT (obs., see Cinedigm) AIX DIGIMAGE CINEMA DIC
ARRI DIGITAL CINEMA ADC DIGITAL DEVOID, INC DDI
ARTS ALLIANCE MEDIA AAM DIGITAL PICTURES MELBOURNE DPM
ASCENT MEDIA ASC DOLBY LA DLB
B-MAC LAB BMC DOLBY UK DGB
BRICKBOX DIGITAL MEDIA BDM E-FILM EFM
CGR DIGITAL CINEMA CGR ÉCLAIR LABS ECL
CINEACT CAC ENCORE HOLLYWOOD EHW
CINEDIGM CIN FILM AND DIGITAL CINEMA FDC
COLORFRONT COL FOCUS-FOX STUDIO FFX
COMPANY 3 CO3 FOTOKEM FKI
DELUXE AUSTRALIA DAU FRAMESTORE FRM
DELUXE LA DLA IMAGE & LIGHT IML
DELUXE SPAIN DSP IMAGICA IMA
DELUXE UK DUK IMAX IMX

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 FACILITY CODE FACILITY CODE
KONVEYER LAB KNR PRIME FOCUS HOLLYWOOD PFH
L’ESPACE VISION CO., LTD LSV PRIME FOCUS HYDERABAD PFY
LASER PACIFIC LSP PRIME FOCUS LONDON PFL
LEO VALEN LEO PRIME FOCUS MUMBAI PFM
LES MACHINEURS MAC PRIME FOCUS NEW YORK PFN
LIGHTIRON DIGITAL LID PROTRONIC AG PCH
MIKROS IMAGE MIK QUBE CINEMA QUB
MODERN VIDEOFILM MOD REAL IMAGE, CHENNAI RIC
MOLINARE UK MOL REAL IMAGE, MUMBAI RIM
MOTIONLINK MOT REALD RD
MOTION PICTURE SOLUTIONS, LTD. MPS SCANLAB FRANCE SCL
NEDCIPRO BV NCP TECHNICOLOR DIGITAL CINEMA LA TDC
OPTICAL ART OA TECHNICOLOR DIGITAL CINEMA UK TEU
PACIFIC TITLE PT TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX TCF
PIXAR PX VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE VEX
POINT.360 IVC IVC VISION GLOBALE VG
POST LOGIC PLS WARNER BROS. MOTION PICTURE MPI
PRIME FOCUS BANGALORE PFB IMAGING
PRIME FOCUS CHENNAI PFC XDC DIGITAL LAB XDC
PRIME FOCUS GOA PFG YMAGIS YMA

Appendix # 7: Projector Aspect Ratio

The Projector Aspect Ratio (“F”, “S” or “C”) indicates the pixel array size the projector should be set at. It does
not necessarily indicate the aspect ratio of the image – or theatre masking instructions – since often content such
as trailers may be letterboxed or pillarboxed. The choices are:

CODE ASPECT RATIO PIXEL ARRAY SIZE

F FLAT (1.85:1) 1998 x 1080 (for 2K)
3996 x 2160 (for 4K)
S SCOPE (2.39:1) 2048 x 858 (for 2K)
4096 x 1716 (for 4K)
C FULL CONTAINER (1.90:1) 2048 x 1080 (for 2K)
4096 x 2160 (for 4K)

Appendix # 8: DCP CPL Type

Most Digital Cinema Packages contain an entire feature or trailer. Sometimes, however, a “Supplemental”
Digital Cinema Package is sent with an alternate reel, different language, or other features. This “Supplemental
Package” does not contain the entire feature; both packages are necessary to run the feature as intended.
In order to differentiate package types and the CPLs associated with them – to know if a package contains an
entire feature or a partial one – a code is added at the tail of the CPL Naming Convention.

There are two types of codes:

OV = Original Version
and
VF = Version File

The “OV” or “Original Version” always contains an entire feature. The “VF” or “Version File” only contains a
partial feature (e.g., subtitles, alternate language, pickup shots) and must be played in concert with the OV track
files in order to play the feature correctly. An OV package shipped by itself always contains its own CPL. A VF

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package shipped by itself always contains its own CPL that references itself to the OV track files. A VF package
is sometimes shipped with its corresponding OV package. In this case, the OV package doesn’t need its own
CPL, because the VF CPL functions for both. (See figure below.)

There are certain rules that must be applied when labeling OV and VF files:

Every feature version will be numbered in the Content Type Field. For example:

MOVIE-TITLE_FTR-1_F_EN-XX _US-PG_51-EN_2K_ST_20070115_FAC_OV
MOVIE-TITLE_FTR-2_F_EN-XX _US-PG_51-EN_2K_ST_20070116_FAC_OV

In the example above, notice that Feature Version #1 and Feature Version #2 both have their own OV files.
Each OV file contains an entire version of the feature, and will play the feature without any additional files
(except for the KDM).

Although there is the original OV file for the first language version of a feature, there can also be additional OV
files for Generic International Versions. These Generic Versions can be either texted or textless, and should be
coded in the Territory Field of the Naming Convention as follows:

INT-TD for texted and INT-TL for textless

For example:

The original English language version for the US might be titled:

MOVIE-TITLE_FTR-1_F_EN-XX _US-G_51-EN_2K_ST_20070115_FAC_OV

The Generic International Texted version of the feature has it’s own separate OV. It’s labeled: “INT-TD” in the
Territory Field, and “FTR-2” in the Content Type Field:

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 MOVIE-TITLE_FTR-2_F_EN-XX _INT-TD_51-EN_2K_ST_20070115_FAC_OV

The Generic International Textless version has it’s own OV as well. It’s labeled “INT-TL” in the Territory
Field, and “FTR-3” in the Content Type Field:

MOVIE-TITLE_FTR-3_F_EN-XX _INT-TL_51-EN_2K_ST_20070116_FAC_OV

It is extremely important that you differentiate all of the OV files with

different version numbers in the Content Type field.
You do not need to create a new OV file, however, for each localized version of a feature. This can be done
using an existing OV file, in concert with a VF or “Version File”.

The DCP of the original US, English language version might be labeled:

MOVIE-TITLE_FTR-1_F_EN-XX _US-PG_51_2K_ST_20070115_FAC_OV

For the French version, you can create a supplemental package with a version file containing the changes. This
might be labeled:

MOVIE-TITLE_FTR-1_F_FR-XX_FR-AA_51_2K_ST_20070116_FAC_VF-1

The number “1” in “VF-1” indicates that you need the OV file of FTR-1 (Feature Version # 1) in addition to the
VF-1 file in order to play the new version of the feature correctly. Both files played together will create the
French version. Note that the feature version number in the Content Type field has not changed.

The feature version number does not change with simple localization changes so long as
you are using Version Files.

If you want to create an OV for a localized version of a feature, you can, but the feature
version number in the Content Type field must change. (You can never have more than
one OV for a given feature version.)

If you are making picture or sound changes that apply to multiple locations, you must
create a new OV with a new feature version number.

The version file mechanism can also be used to create Open and Closed Caption versions of content.

Appendix # 9: Labeling Open and Closed Caption Files

Open and Closed Caption files are coded as CCAP for Closed Caption and OCAP for Open Caption.

“CCAP” and “OCAP” can either appear at the end of the Movie Title field or at the end of the Language field.

For example, the Closed Caption Version File for a feature could be labeled either:

MovieTitleCCAP_FTR-1_F_EN-EN_US-G_51_2K_ST_20100515_FAC_VF-1
or
Movie-Title_FTR-1_F_EN-EN-CCAP_US-G_51_2K_ST_20100515_FAC_VF-1

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Note in these examples that the audio and closed caption languages are the same; and that “EN” appears in both
the audio and the subtitle sections of the Language field.

The OV file these Version Files would access (the FTR-1 OV) would be labeled without any language
indication in the subtitle field:

MOVIE-TITLE_FTR-1_F_EN-XX_US-G_51_2K_ST_20100515_FAC_OV

Appendix # 10: IMAX

IMAX DCPs (both 2D and 3D) must be differentiated from conventional DCPs. There are three places in the
Naming Convention where this should be done: the Title, the Resolution, and the Facility Code.

If possible, “IMAX” should appear in the Title. The resolution should read: “2K”or “4K” as appropriate. “IMX”
should appear in the Facility Code. Adding “IMAX” to the title may be difficult given the 14-character limit, so
“IMX” can be used instead. Hyphens can also be eliminated if necessary.

Examples:

TITLE-IMAX_FTR-1_F_EN-XX_US-G_51-EN_4K_ST_DATE_IMX_i3D-ngb

TITLE-IMAX-3D _FTR-1_F_EN-XX_US-G_51-EN_2K_ST_DATE_IMX_i3D-ngb

TITLE-IMAX-3D _TLR-1-3D_F_EN-XX_US-GB_51-EN_4K_ST_DATE_IMX_i3D-ngb

TITLE-IMAX-3D _TLR-1-2D_F_EN-XX_US-GB_51-EN_2K_ST_DATE_IMX

TITLE-IMX3D _TLR-1-2D_F_EN-XX_US-GB_51-EN_4K_ST_DATE_IMX

Since a 3D feature often has both a 2D and a 3D trailer, the stereo or mono-scopic denotation needs to be in both
the Title and the Content Type fields. If a 2D feature has only a 2D trailer, no “2D” denotation is necessary.

Examples
PIRATES-2_FTR-1_S_EN-LAS_US-13_51_2K_DI_20060607_TDC_OV
(Pirates 2 Feature Version 1. Scope. English audio with Latin American Spanish subtitles for US. Rated PG-13.
5.1 audio. 2K resolution. Disney. Packaged on June 7, 2006 at Technicolor Digital Cinema. Original Version
file.)

PIRATES-2_TLR-2_F_EN-LAS_US-GB_51_2K_DI_20060415_TDC_OV
(Pirates 2 Trailer 2. Flat. English audio with Latin American Spanish subtitles for US. Green Band trailer. 5.1
Audio. 2K resolution. Disney. Packaged on April 15, 2006 at Technicolor Digital Cinema. Original Version
file.)

CHICKNLITTLE3D_FTR-1_F_GSW-FRE-ITA_CH_51_2K_DI_20060315_TDC_i3D-gb_OV
(Chicken Little 3D Feature Version 1. Flat. German Audio with French and Italian Subtitles for Switzerland. 5.1
Audio. 2K resolution. Disney. Packaged on March 15, 2006 at Technicolor Digital Cinema. Interop 3D.
Ghostbusted. Original Version file.)

TOY-STORY-3_FTR-1-3D_F_EN-XX_US-G_71_2K_DI_20100510_PX_i3D_OV
(Toy Story 3 Feature Version 1. 3D. Flat. English Audio with no subtitles. US territory. G rated. 7.1 audio. 2K
resolution. Disney. Packaged on May 10, 2010 at Pixar. Interop 3D compatible with either ghostbusting or no
ghostbusting. Original Version file.)
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 References
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) – see http://www.iso.org:
ISO 639-1:2002 Codes for the representation of names of languages -- Part 1: Alpha-2 code
ISO 639-2:1998 Codes for the representation of names of languages -- Part 2: Alpha-3 code
ISO 639-3:2007 Codes for the representation of names of languages -- Part 3: Alpha-3 code
ISO 3166-1:2006 Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions -- Part 1: Country
codes

ISCI (Industry Standard Commercial Identifier) codes are assigned and maintained by the American Association
of Advertising Agencies – see http://www.aaaa.org.

Acknowledgements
The author gratefully acknowledges invaluable guidance and assistance from Ioan Allen, Wendy Aylsworth, Al
Barton, Kumari Bakhru, Karen Broome, Annie Chang, Julie Cooke, Bob Cunningham, Lilia Deligio, Shaylee
Dunn, Henry Gonzales, Susan Griesi, Frank Hall, Wade Hanniball, Paul Holliman, John Hurst, Aaron
Leckinger, Howard Lukk, Darren McGovern, Nick Mitchell, Christopher Pawlak, Jerry Pierce, Kevin Schaeffer,
Arthur Shapiro, Marko Simic, Sara Duran-Singer, Tony Syslo, Mike Vigil, Gary Weaver, Constance Wells, and
Debbie White.

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