Delivery Workflows
Getting a finished film to a streamer, a broadcaster, a festival or an aggregator means meeting someone else's spec. These guides cover the current published specs, the files to make, and the math for sizes and upload times.
Workflow Guides
Aggregator Delivery Workflow
Which aggregators operate in 2026, Filmhub's published delivery spec, and how to size and upload a feature master.
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Festival Submission Workflow
Screener and DCP specs from Sundance, Berlinale, Cannes and Venice, step by step from entry to projection.
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Netflix Delivery Specs
What Netflix's public partner docs ask for: approved cameras, the App 2E IMF, Dolby Vision, the mix and timed text.
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Apple TV & Prime Video Delivery
Apple's and Amazon's public specs for film masters, HDR, audio, captions and artwork, and how indie titles get in.
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IMF Packages Explained
The Interoperable Master Format from the SMPTE documents: package files, versions, App 2E and who requires it.
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Loudness Standards by Platform
Every published loudness target for broadcast, streaming, music and podcasts, with how each is measured.
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Caption & Subtitle Formats
SRT, WebVTT, SCC, TTML and IMSC compared, SDH vs closed captions, platform formats and reading speeds.
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Broadcast Deliverables Checklist
Textless, M&E, stems, captions, PSE testing and QC, with UK DPP and PBS Distribution track layouts.
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Distribution Deliverables
What a distributor or funder delivery schedule asks for beyond the master, from three public lists.
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Before Any Delivery
- Read the current spec from the streamer, broadcaster, festival or aggregator itself: they change every year
- Export deliverables from the finished project, not from an already compressed file
- Keep subtitles inside the picture area, and burn them in where the spec asks
- Work out file sizes and upload times before the deadline, not on the day
- Watch every file through once before it leaves, and keep checksums
- Keep a copy of everything you delivered, with the date and version