Technical Requirements

Offering the best-curated footage catalog in the industry requires us to follow the guidelines that ensure the highest technical quality of the footage. Here are the general technical requirements for uploading footage to the Artlist Footage catalog:

For Animations and Vertical footage, please scroll down to the bottom of the page.

ACCEPTED 

• Aspect Ratio

  4:3

  16:9

  17:9

  2:1

  Cinemascope: 2.35, 2.39, 2.40

• Resolution

  2K-12K Resolution must be even numbers

  Slow motion (960fps or more) can sometimes be HD as well as Vintage footage. 
  
   
  *Note that the size of a file should not exceed 20GB 
• Codec

  ProRes 4444 XQ

  ProRes 4444

  ProRes 422 HQ

  DNxHR HQX 12-Bit

  DNxHR HQX 10-Bit

• Container

  MOV

  MXF

• Fps

  23.976

  24

  25

  29.97

  30

• Data Rate

  We accept footage that was shot in 160 MB/s - 320 MB/s

  To ensure each of your clips is within this range, we suggest shooting in a fixed data rate, and avoid using a variable data rate."

• Export

  All graded clips should be Rec709, Gamma 2.4

  Duration: 5-35 sec

  Audio: No Audio

ACCEPTED DEPENDING ON THE FOOTAGE

There are some exceptions to the technical requirements that depend on the footage that has been submitted. If the footage submitted is in high demand, we might consider accepting materials that do not apply to the requirements listed above. Here is a list of technical specifications we will approve only in special cases:

• Resolution

  1080p HD

• Codec

  ProRes 422

  DNxHR HQ

  H.264

  H.265

• Container

  MP4

NOT ACCEPTED

The following list contains the video specifications we do not accept.
Any story submitted will be canceled if the footage matches the specification on this list, even if its content is in high demand:

• Aspect Ratio

  Narrower than: 4:3

  Cinemascope wider than: 2.40

• Resolution

  720p HD

ANIMATIONS

• Aspect Ratio

  4:3

  16:9

  17:9

  2:1

  Cinemascope: 2.35, 2.39, 2.40

• Codecs Prores422HQ

  DNxHR-HQX-10Bit

  Alpha channels: If relevant, choose a file format that includes an alpha channel (e.g., ProRes 4444)
• Container .MOV

• Resolution

   

  2K-12K Resolution must be even numbers

  1080p HD (If the animation submitted is in high demand, we might consider accepting it, but it needs to be 10 bits) 

VERTICAL FOOTAGE

• Please take note that submitting the same horizontal story in vertical resolution is not allowed.
• Please submit vertical stories in vertical resolution only, and ensure that each story consists of only one type of clips.

• Aspect Ratio

  9:16

  1:1

• Codecs

  H264

  H265

  (Minimum data rate 10,000, Min Bit Rate 8 bits).

  Prores 422 and above (not including LB, LT and Proxy)

  DnxHD/HR 8 bits and above

• Container .MOV

• Resolution

  HD and above (For vertical 1080:1920 and above, For square 1080:1080 and above)

• Formats

  MP4

  MXF

  MOV

• Bit Rate

  8 Bits and Above

• FPS

  23.976

  24

  25

  29.97

  30

• Data Rate

  100 MB/s

  To ensure each of your clips is within this range, we suggest shooting in a fixed data rate, and avoid using a variable data rate."

• Colour Subsampling

  4:2:0 and above

• We don’t accept clips with Audio
• All clips should contain one shot, and no cuts
• The file size limit for each clip should be up to 20 GB.
• RAW is preferable over an ungraded MOV/MXF as long as it fits our Accepted Cameras
• Exceptions might be made depending on specific case.
• Resolution must be even numbers