How to make a SMPTE 25 fps (or 30 fps) DCP (Digital Cinema Package) with Fraunhofer Easydcp 1.3

Tested a 25 SMPTE DCP made with Fraunhofer Easydcp Creator 1.3 beta on a Doremi DCP-2000 cinema server. It worked, but not all cinema servers supports 25 fps SMPTE DCPs yet. Update: Have also tested a 30 fps DCP on a Doremi DCP-2000. It also worked. To fix the sound in a 29.97 video file you could use cinema tools like I describe here:
How to make dpx and wav files that can be converted to a DCP (Digital Cinema Package) with Fraunhofer EasyDCP Creator using Final Cut Studio 2 or 3

Links:

Fraunhofer Easydcp Creator

Final Cut Studio 3 with Apple Color and Soundtrack Pro

Step 1.

Export a TIFF or DPX image sequence Hopefully from an 10 or 16 bit application like Apple Color or Adobe After Effects. Quicktime Pro 7 is as far I know not capable of more than 8 bit.

In Apple Color:
Import shot

Change the Project Settings
Render File type: DPX
Width and Height : Cinemas has two presets:
Scope (2.39:1) = 2048 x 858 and
Flat (1.85:1) = 1998 x 1080. HD (1.77:1) 1920 x 1080 will fit nicely inside the Flat preset.

Broadcast Safe: I have this on. The material should be graded so black is not below 0 and white is not above 100. Everything below and above will be clipped.

Choose a render folder with a lot of free space. Each frame is 8 mb.

Sometimes you want to fix the geometry. Scope film inside a HD container (1920×800) will have to be zoomed and RED (2:1) material in 2048 x 1024 does not fit either of the presets so something has to be cut.

Example: zooming in on a scope film inside a HD container. Choose 2048×858 in project setting and zoom in on the Geometry tab.

Lastly you want to export the image sequence:
In the Render Queue. click on the the clip, click add selected and start render. Then the start render button will turn into rendering,

Step 2.

Make the sound files

Drag the video file to a multitrack project in Apple Soundtrack Pro

Click on the sound to highlight it and export it (cmd + e)
Use these settings:
File Type: Wave File
Create multiple mono files
Bit depth: 24 bit
Sample Rate: 48 kHz

step 3

Make the dcp

Start Fraunhofer Easydcp 1.3

Choose a Project name
2K
uncheck “Use interop instead of SMPTE packing”
Choose framerate 25 fps
and Create

Add picture track

Choose the first DPX image from the Color render to select the image sequence

Add sound track

Use the sound files from Soundtrack Pro export

Drop the track files in the new reel window.

Give the project a name and double click the perforation to the right of the name input field to edit the composition settings. Choose Feature or Trailer.

Check that the frame number match and click the Generate DCP button.