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*** All audio must be in compliance with the loudness control practices contained in \u201cASTC A\/85: Recommended Practice\u201d and be set for -24 LUFS.<\/span><\/h2>\n

NOTE: LUFS IS A DIFFERENT METERING SYSTEM THAN DB. BASICALLY IT WILL LOOK AT THE COMPLETE AUDIO TIMELINE AND LIMIT IT BASED ON IT’S METERING FINDINGS. A BALL PARK VALUE ON A DB METER IS AROUND -12 DB (LOWER IF THE AUDIO IS HIGHLY COMPRESSED). IF YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW TO SET AUDIO FOR -24 LUFS THEN SEND .MOV OR .MP4 NON-CLOSED CAPTION FORMAT.<\/p>\n

Tape Formats (Matching Bars\/Tone \u2013 SD ONLY)<\/h3>\n

BetaCam SP (non digital)
\nDV \/ DV-mini \/ DVC Pro \/ DVC Pro 50<\/p>\n

Digital Format (.MP4 or .MOV)<\/h3>\n

4:3 (SD)<\/span> 486i lower field (486×720)
\nAudio AAC Ch. 1&2 48kHz -24 LUFS
\nNTSC Frame Rate 29.97 Drop Frame or 30 NonDrop<\/p>\n

16:9 (HD)<\/span> with all graphics adhering to broadcast safe title
\nAudio AAC Ch. 1&2 48kHz -24 LUFS
\n1080i (upper field): 1920×1080 NTSC Frame Rate 29.97
\n720p (progressive): 1280×720 NTSC Frame Rate 29.97 or 59.94<\/p>\n

NOTE VIDEO SCALING USED:<\/em> WBBZ-TV BROADCAST AT 720P 1280X720 FRAME RATE 59.94<\/p>\n

Closed Captioning must use MPEG-2 or .MP4<\/span><\/h2>\n

Files received that do not conform to our standards will be rejected.<\/span><\/h3>\n

MPEG-2 Notes:<\/span> Program Stream Only (do not use transport stream)
\nCBR (constant bit rate) 25 Mbps or Two Pass VBR (best) \/ average bit rate 25 Mbps \/ max bit rate 30 Mbps
\n1080i or 720p (see above), Audio AAC Ch. 1&2 48kHz -24 LUFS<\/p>\n

Total Running Time to the nearest second (EX: 30:00 and not 29:20) PLUS NO SLATE OR PADDING ON .MP4 FORMAT
\nDO NO SEND Windows Media Format. DO NOT USE a frame rate of 24 or 23.976 or file will be rejected<\/p>\n

We can download files via sites like \u201cOpentext\/Hightail\u201d, \u201cWe Transfer\u201d, \u201cDropbox\u201d \u201cGoogle Drive\u201d or from your FTP site. You can upload to our Public FTP site. You will need a FTP Client like FileZilla https:\/\/filezilla-project.org\/ (free download) \u2013 A normal web browser will not work.<\/p>\n

Host\/server: ftp.wbbz.tv
\nUser: production@wbbz.tv
\nPassword: (CALL YOUR AE)<\/p>\n

Mailing address is: WBBZ-TV 4545 Transit Road, Suite 750 Williamsville, NY 14221
\nWBBZ-TV Phone: 1(716) 630-WBBZ (9229)<\/p>\n

(Updated January 18, 2022)[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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