DCP with Atmos for Cinema Release
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2022 9:16 pm
Hi Guys,
I was hoping to get some advice from you, as I have recently been contracted by a production company to up-mix an unreleased indie feature film from 5.1 to Atmos. The Director wants both the streaming version (for Netflix, Amazon, Crave etc) to be prepared at the same time as the theatrical release. I've been told by the folks at Dolby that in order to do the theatrical release, I will need to go through a facility with a Dolby certified room, as well as use their proprietary RMU for the final QC and print for the theatre version of the film.
Background: I have a full-featured Atmos studio with 7.1.4 here on Vancouver Island. I've mixed both music and post thus far, and have a number of projects out in the ether. I have the Dolby Atmos Mastering Suite with a separate RMU, and can mix the full compliment of the bed + 118 objects.
My question: Do you know if we actually need to go through certified Dolby facility to create the DCP (with Atmos) for the theatrical release? From what I can see, DoM handles Atmos just fine?... Once the DCP is created and provided, and it looks and sounds great, does anyone care if it went though a certified Dolby RMU or not?
This is a low-budget film, at around 400k, so everyone is looking to make things simple and as cost-effective as possible.
Any insights you have would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Todd
I was hoping to get some advice from you, as I have recently been contracted by a production company to up-mix an unreleased indie feature film from 5.1 to Atmos. The Director wants both the streaming version (for Netflix, Amazon, Crave etc) to be prepared at the same time as the theatrical release. I've been told by the folks at Dolby that in order to do the theatrical release, I will need to go through a facility with a Dolby certified room, as well as use their proprietary RMU for the final QC and print for the theatre version of the film.
Background: I have a full-featured Atmos studio with 7.1.4 here on Vancouver Island. I've mixed both music and post thus far, and have a number of projects out in the ether. I have the Dolby Atmos Mastering Suite with a separate RMU, and can mix the full compliment of the bed + 118 objects.
My question: Do you know if we actually need to go through certified Dolby facility to create the DCP (with Atmos) for the theatrical release? From what I can see, DoM handles Atmos just fine?... Once the DCP is created and provided, and it looks and sounds great, does anyone care if it went though a certified Dolby RMU or not?
This is a low-budget film, at around 400k, so everyone is looking to make things simple and as cost-effective as possible.
Any insights you have would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Todd