UK & ROI Digital Out Of Home Technical Specifications

All files uploaded to Cape Advanced TV immediately run through the Auto QC process. To ensure files are not rejected please adhere to the guidelines below. 

Cape Advanced TV recommends that files are exported at the maximum bitrate that your platform will allow to ensure the best possible quality downstream of Cape Advanced TV.

File Layout

Files must be exact duration; TVC content only. No pre-roll or post-roll such as clock/clapper, bars, black, hold, freeze or audio tone is required.

Video Levels

Levels must be in accordance with ITU BT.709 for HD content, and EBU R103-2000 recommendations: 

Luma = Level 16-235 (not RGB 0-255 level), equivalent to 0% - 100% or  0mV - 700mV. 

Chroma = Level 16-240, equivalent to maximum 100% RGB.

All content should be progressive throughout and must be free of encoding artefacts, dropout, glitches, blocking, interlace issues or excessive aliasing and considered high quality throughout.

Audio Levels

Files must be supplied with 2 channels of mute audio. Files supplied without audio channels will fail QC.