Video Specs

At Motivision, we work hard to give our clients our best efforts, in order that they may have an excellent product to air on television. We believe in going the "extra mile" and our 27 point Quality Control check proves our hard work by delivering your program to the station on time! Below are the standards we need in order to Caption your video either Tapelessly or on Tape.

"Tapeless" Video Specifications

Send an MP3 of the program audio
VIDEO SIZE: 320 x 240
VIDEO FORMAT: .MOV or .AVI
FRAME RATE: 15 fps
AUDIO FORMAT: 44 kHz, Mono
TOTAL BIT RATE: less than 180 Kbps (video approx 120 Kbps)
FILE SIZE FOR 30 MIN VIDEO: less than 50 megabytes
QUALITY: Must be viewable, with clear audio, so that you get the best viewable prodcut

Master Tape Specs:

Bars and tone must match program video and audio
Locked picture, audio, and supers
Must not have drop frames and/or distortion
SMPTE drop frame timecode if for broadcast;
If your master is NTSC non-drop frame, please indicate on label.
Continuous LTC (longitudinal time code) on the timecode (address) track

SUGGESTED AUDIO:

Mono audio mix:
Track 1 = primary program audio
Track 2 = duplicate mono audio, silence, or music and effects

Stereo audio mix:
Track 1 = left channel stereo
Track 2 = right channel stereo

ADDITIONALLY:
Please check tape specifications provided by the station or network you air on.

We will call you if your tape has "hits" or drops, as well as any audio issues. If the program is not airable, we will let you know ASAP, so that you can get us another before you meet deadline.

With a Closed Caption Master, we will include any information or spec sheet that goes with the tape to the airing station.

Please do not send us the only copy of your original master; -send us a clone or dub. As we are not responsible for damage or loss during shipping.