DCP mastering
Cinema delivery you can trust. Whether you're premiering at a festival, releasing nationally or delivering to cinemas around the world, your Digital Cinema Package needs to work flawlessly the first time.
Pixel Storm Post creates fully compliant DCPs that meet the exacting technical standards required for theatrical exhibition.
Every package is carefully mastered, thoroughly tested and delivered ready for the big screen, so you can focus on the audience, not the technology.
- DCP
- 2K
- 4K
- 2D / 3D
- Encrypted
- IMF
- SMPTE
- Interop
Every format, every scale
- 2K and 4K DCPs
- 2D and 3D presentations
- SMPTE and Interop formats
- Encrypted and unencrypted packages
- Multiple frame rates
- IMF creation and conversion
- Subtitle and caption integration
- Audio prep, including stereo to 5.1 upmixing
- Final quality control before delivery
Powered by Storm DCP Studio
- Built on Storm DCP Studio, our own platform, not third-party software
- DCI-compliant SMPTE and Interop mastering
- GPU-accelerated JPEG 2000 encoding
- Real-time playback and quality control
- Complete control of the mastering pipeline
- Faster turnarounds and exceptional reliability
Tested before the booth
- Every package tested before it reaches the cinema
- Picture, audio, metadata and playback verification
- Problems caught before delivery, not after
- A decade delivering for exhibitors, distributors and studios
Technical issues are expensive, and often impossible to fix once a film has been delivered. We don't simply create your DCP, we make sure it performs exactly as expected when it reaches the projection booth.
For more than a decade we've mastered Digital Cinema Packages for independent filmmakers, distributors, exhibitors and global entertainment companies.
Trusted to master for
Storm DCP Studio, yours to license
The same software trusted by Pixel Storm Post is available to license for studios, post-production facilities and independent filmmakers. It combines DCP creation, encryption, playback and quality control in a powerful Mac application, with a perpetual licence and no subscription.
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DCP mastering, common questions
What is a DCP?
A Digital Cinema Package (DCP) is the standard format cinemas use to play a film. It holds the picture as JPEG 2000 image sequences, the audio as uncompressed tracks, and the metadata the projector needs to play it all back. For a full explainer, read our guide: What is a DCP?
How long does DCP mastering take?
Most short and feature DCPs are delivered within a few business days, and we can turn around urgent festival deadlines faster. Timing depends on runtime, source format, and whether subtitles, encryption or 3D are involved.
What is the difference between SMPTE and Interop DCPs?
Interop is the older standard that plays on almost any cinema server. SMPTE is the modern standard required for features like closed captions and advanced audio. We master both and advise which your venue needs.
Can you make encrypted DCPs and KDMs?
Yes. We create encrypted DCPs and issue KDM keys locked to specific cinemas and date ranges, so your film only plays where and when you authorise it.
What do you need from me to make a DCP?
A high quality master is ideal, such as ProRes, DPX or an image sequence, along with your final audio and any subtitle files. If you are not sure what you have, send it over and we will work out the best path.
Do you make 2K, 4K and 3D DCPs?
Yes. We master 2K and 4K in both 2D and 3D, at standard and high frame rates, and every package is tested before delivery.