File Naming Convention


Please do not include spaces, apostrophes, colons or any such characters in the file names.
Also, please shorten long titles.

  • Video file name example:
    • (DSID)_(title)_(ep. number)_SubmissionMaster_(BCP-47 language code)
  • Caption or subtitle file name example:
    • (DSID)_(title)_(ep. number)_( BCP-47 language code)
    • Full subtitles: subtitles containing a full set of dialogue. Please include “_Full” in filename.
    • Forced Narrative subtitles: subtitles of only the on-screen text and foreign dialogue not covered by the audio track, or replacing the lower 3rd. Please include “_FN” in filename.
    • Partial subtitles: subtitles of all spoken audio and on-screen text for international viewers, omitting any Forced Narratives (on-screen text and foreign dialogue not covered by the audio track and included in Forced Narrative file)
    • Hard of Hearing: Original language or translation of all spoken audio, key sounds and visual elements for the hearing impaired
      • For video files in 23.98 and 29.97 frame rates we must receive ENG HOH in the SCC format.
      • For video files in 25 frame rate in ENG and in any other language we must receive HOH in the STL/TTML format
  • Dubbing file:
    • (DSID)_(title)_(ep. number)_2CH_(BCP-47 language code)
    • (DSID)_(title)_(ep. number)_6CH_(BCP-47 language code)
  • Audio description:
    • Without Control Track:
      • (DSID)_(title)_(ep. number)_2CH_AD_(BCP-47 language code)
    • With Control Track:
      • (DSID)_(title)_(ep. number)_2CH_AD_WHP198_(BCP-47 language code)
  • Documentation:
    • (DSID)_(title)_(ep. number)_ Metadata_(BCP-47 language code)
  • Trailers, clips, teasers (if applicable):
    • (DSID)_(title)_(ep. number)_(BCP-47 language code)
  • Textless elements (if applicable):
    • (DSID)_(title)_(ep. number)_Textless

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