Each Film Series CD-ROM (or CD-ROM set) contains the highest-quality 16 and 35mm original cinematography clips, captured in three resolutions:
1. Broadcast, standard broadcast resolution D1 NTSC (720 x 486 pixels at 30 fps), with 24-bit color
2. Multimedia, standard multimedia resolution (320 x 240 pixels at 15 fps), with 24-bit color
3. Internet/Preview, standard web resolution (160 x 120 pixels at 15 fps), with 24-bit color
Each scene has been carefully transferred from 35mm film to D1 tape, then from D1 tape to 24-bit digital QuickTime¿ movies in all of the resolutions listed above. The minimum necessary PhotoJPEG compression has been used in the digital video capture to optimize file size, while retaining the best image and playback quality possible, and still resulting in less than 3% compression. All QuickTime files are flattened, enabling reliable cross-platform playback with any applications that recognize the QuickTime format.
Each Film Series CD also includes:
Ñ Searchable catalog of all the clips on the CD, with Extensis¿ Portfolio¬ 4.0 for browsing and keyword searching through the clips
Ñ QuickTime Installer
Ñ This Readme File
Ñ License and other documentation
2. System requirements
MACINTOSH
Minimum:
Power Macintosh¿
24MB RAM
100MB available hard drive space
Apple¿ system software 7.5 or greater
QuickTime software version 2.1 or greater (QuickTime 3.0 Installer is included on the CD)
2x CD-ROM drive
16-bit color monitor
Recommended:
Power Macintosh¿ G3
64MB RAM
1GB available hard drive space
Apple system software 8.0 or greater
QuickTime 4
8x CD-ROM drive or faster
Video accelerator card
Video digitizing board capable of reading and utilizing various compression formats including PhotoJPEG
24-bit color monitor
WINDOWS
Minimum:
i486 or greater
Windows¿ 95 or later with 24MB, or Windows NT¿ 3.51 or later with 48MB RAM,
100MB HD space
2x CD-ROM drive
QuickTime software
16-bit color monitor
Recommended:
Pentium processor or greater
Windows 95 with 48MB RAM, or Windows NT 3.51 or later with 64MB RAM
1GB HD space
4x CD-ROM drive or faster
QuickTime software
24-bit color video display card
video digitizing board capable of reading and utilizing various compression formats including PhotoJPEG
24-bit color monitor
3. Finding the clip you need
The clips are organized in the named folders by clip number. You can find the clip number listed under each clip in the printed catalog or in the electronic catalog. Open the electronic catalog in the Catalog folder to preview and compare all of the clips on this disc.
4. Using the clips
Broadcast resolution
Full screen clips are provided in D1 NTSC resolution, with a frame size of 720 x 486 pixels at 30 fps, in 24-bit color. These are the largest files provided in this series and are suitable for high-end production applications, including broadcast television. Future products will also be offered in PAL (720 x 576 pixels at 25 fps), but the first six products are not offered in this standard.
Multimedia resolution
Multimedia clips are provided for general computer-based multimedia applications, including games and CD-ROM publishing, and are provided in a frame size of 320 x 240 pixels at 15 fps, with 24-bit color.
Internet/Preview resolution
The preview files are for reviewing a clip prior to purchase and are provided in the compact frame size of 160 x 120 pixels at 15 fps, with 24-bit color. The preview files supplied on Film Series products will not be watermarked.
All of these cross-platform files are usable in internet and web applications as well as for playback or other uses with Mac¿ or Windows¿ applications. For information about using Film Series clips in specific applications such as Adobe¿ Premiere¿, Adobe After Effects¿, Avid¿ Media Composer¿ and others, please consult the application manual for information on the use of QuickTime files within that application.
5. License overview
PhotoDisc Film Series clips are royalty-free. After purchasing any PhotoDisc product CD, you may use any clip or any portion of any clip in feature films, documentaries, TV programming, TV promotion, TV commercials, other advertising and promotions, animations, graphics and other multimedia. See the PhotoDisc Digital Image License Agreement enclosed on this disc.
