{"id":2098,"date":"2025-12-29T15:08:51","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T15:08:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dcpready.com\/?p=2098"},"modified":"2025-12-29T15:31:59","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T15:31:59","slug":"dcp-drive-format","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dcpready.com\/en\/dcp-drive-format\/","title":{"rendered":"DCP Drive Format"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2098\" class=\"elementor elementor-2098\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_padding&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_padding_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_padding_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_border_radius&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_border_radius_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_border_radius_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true}}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55c4044 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"55c4044\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2c235c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e2c235c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DCP drive formats\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-662306d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"662306d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0024b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0024b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Digital Cinema Packages are often blamed for being \u201ccorrupt\u201d when the real issue is the hard drive they were delivered on. Cinema servers are picky: the partition map, file system, and even inode size can decide whether a perfectly valid DCP ingests instantly or is rejected on arrival. This guide explains the drive formats theaters expect, the hardware options you will encounter, and the most common compatibility traps.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a6a394 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a6a394\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Architecture of a DCP Drive<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbd794d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fbd794d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50ce96b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50ce96b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most common reason for a &#8220;corrupt&#8221; DCP isn&#8217;t the video file itself, but the file system of the drive it lives on. Unlike consumer electronics, cinema servers run on specialized <\/span><b>Linux<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> environments that require very specific formatting rules.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8c3d4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b8c3d4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">File System Standards (Linux EXT2\/EXT3)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2af2d68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2af2d68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/files.isdcf.com\/papers\/ISDCF-Doc3-Delivery-Recs.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ISDCF recommends<\/a> <strong data-start=\"810\" data-end=\"826\">EXT2 or EXT3<\/strong> for DCP delivery drives, with a specific inode setting<\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>EXT2 (Second Extended Filesystem):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The &#8220;gold standard&#8221; for DCP delivery. It is non-journaling, which makes it slightly faster and universally readable by cinema servers.<\/span><\/li><li><b>EXT3:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Also widely accepted, this adds a &#8220;journaling&#8221; feature that helps track changes. It is the preferred format for <\/span><b>ISDCF (Inter-Society Digital Cinema Forum)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> compliance.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7269d06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7269d06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Partitioning and Formatting<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29493fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29493fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The logical structure of the drive is just as critical as the file system. You cannot simply use a standard &#8220;Quick Format&#8221; on your Mac or PC.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5db644f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5db644f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Importance of Inode 128<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-164477e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"164477e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the most technical but important detail. When formatting your drive to EXT2\/EXT3, the <\/span><b>inode size<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> must be set to <\/span><b>128 bytes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Modern Linux systems default to 256 bytes, which causes older <\/span><b>Doremi servers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to reject the drive entirely. If you are using command-line tools or specialized software like <\/span><b>Paragon EXTFS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you must manually specify the inode size to avoid playback failure.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0505f1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0505f1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MBR vs. GPT Partition Maps<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c90671 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c90671\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1551\" data-end=\"1567\">ISDCF specifies:<\/p><ul data-start=\"1569\" data-end=\"1920\"><li data-start=\"1569\" data-end=\"1672\"><p data-start=\"1571\" data-end=\"1672\"><strong data-start=\"1571\" data-end=\"1605\">MBR partition table (required)<\/strong>, explicitly excluding GPT. <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!\" href=\"https:\/\/files.isdcf.com\/papers\/ISDCF-Doc3-Delivery-Recs.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-[15ch] grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">ISDCF Files<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1673\" data-end=\"1792\"><p data-start=\"1675\" data-end=\"1792\"><strong data-start=\"1675\" data-end=\"1700\">Single partition only<\/strong>, and it must be the first primary partition record. <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!\" href=\"https:\/\/files.isdcf.com\/papers\/ISDCF-Doc3-Delivery-Recs.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-[15ch] grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">ISDCF Files<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1793\" data-end=\"1920\"><p data-start=\"1795\" data-end=\"1920\">Practical limit: <strong data-start=\"1812\" data-end=\"1853\">MBR restricts you to drives up to 2TB<\/strong> for universal compatibility.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7a658c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c7a658c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Physical Hardware Options<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-689c432 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"689c432\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you understand the digital formatting, you need to choose the right physical vehicle for your film. The industry distinguishes between &#8220;professional theatrical delivery&#8221; and &#8220;film festival\/indie delivery.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e4f150 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e4f150\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The CRU-Dataport DX115 Standard<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b06dab0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b06dab0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"2085\" data-end=\"2287\">For mainstream theatrical distribution, <strong data-start=\"2125\" data-end=\"2164\">CRU DX115-style carriers\/enclosures<\/strong> are the common expectation because they ingest fast and handle booth workflows well.<\/p><p data-start=\"2289\" data-end=\"2303\">Typical setup:<\/p><ul data-start=\"2305\" data-end=\"2469\"><li data-start=\"2305\" data-end=\"2360\"><p data-start=\"2307\" data-end=\"2360\">A DX115 <strong data-start=\"2315\" data-end=\"2332\">carrier\/caddy<\/strong> with a SATA HDD\/SSD inside.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2361\" data-end=\"2469\"><p data-start=\"2363\" data-end=\"2469\">A matching <strong data-start=\"2374\" data-end=\"2398\">DX115 receiving dock<\/strong> in the booth or TMS ingest rack.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d3fbdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d3fbdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">USB Drives for Festivals and Indie Films<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9737c5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9737c5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For short films, documentaries, and smaller festivals, a <\/span><b>CRU drive<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is often overkill and too expensive. In these cases, USB drives are accepted, provided they meet specific criteria:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>USB 3.0\/3.1:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Speed is essential. USB 2.0 is too slow for large files.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Portable SSDs:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Solid State Drives (SSDs) like the Samsung T7 or SanDisk Extreme are preferred over mechanical HDDs because they are less prone to damage during shipping.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Formatting:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Even though it is a USB stick, it should still ideally be formatted to <\/span><b>Linux EXT2\/EXT3<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for maximum safety.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0da27eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0da27eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Common Compatibility Pitfalls<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47d9cad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47d9cad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many filmmakers try to bypass Linux formatting because it is difficult to read on Windows or macOS computers without third-party software. However, taking shortcuts here creates risks.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c26bbd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c26bbd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why NTFS and HFS+ Fail<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-005bde6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"005bde6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"3162\" data-end=\"3240\">Real-world support varies by server generation, but a useful rule of thumb is:<\/p><ul data-start=\"3242\" data-end=\"3645\"><li data-start=\"3242\" data-end=\"3357\"><p data-start=\"3244\" data-end=\"3357\"><strong data-start=\"3244\" data-end=\"3282\">EXT2\/EXT3 are officially supported<\/strong> on Dolby and GDC ingest systems.\u00a0<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3358\" data-end=\"3489\"><p data-start=\"3360\" data-end=\"3489\"><strong data-start=\"3360\" data-end=\"3397\">HFS (Mac format) is not supported<\/strong>, and <strong data-start=\"3403\" data-end=\"3429\">exFAT is not supported<\/strong> on those systems.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3490\" data-end=\"3645\"><p data-start=\"3492\" data-end=\"3645\"><strong data-start=\"3492\" data-end=\"3525\">NTFS may work on some systems<\/strong>, but you should treat it as \u201csometimes\u201d unless you know the booth can mount it.\u00a0<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"3647\" data-end=\"3867\">Also important: ISDCF explicitly warns that connecting DCP drives to general-purpose computers can lead to accidental damage because some consumer OS behaviors are not \u201cDCP-aware.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5ecc86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f5ecc86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ISDCF Naming Conventions<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dd0dbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0dd0dbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While not a drive format strictly speaking, the folder structure on the drive is part of the &#8220;format&#8221; the server expects. Your DCP folder name must follow the <\/span><b>Digital Cinema Naming Convention<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Example:<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MovieTitle_FTR_F_EN-XX_51_2K_20240101_SMPTE_OV<\/span><\/li><li><b>Avoid Subfolders:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The DCP folder should be at the <\/span><b>root<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the drive. Do not bury it inside a folder called &#8220;My Film Deliverables.&#8221;<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba5a957 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ba5a957\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Interop vs. SMPTE Standards<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca6c42c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca6c42c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Interop:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The older legacy standard.] It strictly requires 24fps and is the safest bet for maximum compatibility.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>SMPTE:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The modern standard that supports higher frame rates (HFR), ATMOS audio, and advanced encryption. Ensure your target theater supports SMPTE before delivering this format.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b827d9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4b827d9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-159e5fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"159e5fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quick checklist<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6210fd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6210fd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li data-start=\"4903\" data-end=\"4927\"><p data-start=\"4905\" data-end=\"4927\">Partition map: <strong data-start=\"4920\" data-end=\"4927\">MBR<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"4928\" data-end=\"4974\"><p data-start=\"4930\" data-end=\"4974\">Partitions: <strong data-start=\"4942\" data-end=\"4974\">one single primary partition<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"4975\" data-end=\"5006\"><p data-start=\"4977\" data-end=\"5006\">File system: <strong data-start=\"4990\" data-end=\"5006\">EXT2 or EXT3<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"5007\" data-end=\"5034\"><p data-start=\"5009\" data-end=\"5034\">Inode size: <strong data-start=\"5021\" data-end=\"5034\">128 bytes<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"5035\" data-end=\"5096\"><p data-start=\"5037\" data-end=\"5096\">Drive size: <strong data-start=\"5049\" data-end=\"5096\">2TB or less for universal MBR compatibility<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"5097\" data-end=\"5141\"><p data-start=\"5099\" data-end=\"5141\">DCP folder: <strong data-start=\"5111\" data-end=\"5141\">top-level directory (root)<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"5142\" data-end=\"5252\"><p data-start=\"5144\" data-end=\"5252\">Avoid: <strong data-start=\"5151\" data-end=\"5212\">GPT, exFAT, Mac formats (HFS\/APFS), nested AssetMap paths<\/strong><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d90626 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5d90626\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/dcpready.com\/en\/contact-us\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Talk to a DCP Specialist<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn the exact formatting theaters expect for DCP (EXT2\/EXT3, MBR, inode 128), the right hardware options (CRU vs USB), and the shortcuts that cause ingest failures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":378,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2098","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dcp"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dcpready.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2098","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dcpready.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dcpready.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dcpready.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dcpready.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2098"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/dcpready.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2098\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2116,"href":"https:\/\/dcpready.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2098\/revisions\/2116"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dcpready.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/378"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dcpready.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2098"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dcpready.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2098"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dcpready.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2098"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}