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# Project Configuration File Templates

When you create a project, you select a template from which your project's configuration file is generated. These templates are based on a resolution and framerate, and define the display environment. Project templates do not prevent you from working with clips of other resolutions and frame rates. However, some functions, such as display on a broadcast monitor, may not be supported.

These templates are located in the /usr/discreet <product_home> /cfg/linux-x86_64/template directory.

TipThis directory contains an extensive list of templates for all supported display environments, some of which may not be suitable for your workflow. To make template selection easier, use the mkdir command to create a directory called unused in the directory /usr/discreet/ <product_home> /cfg/linux-x86_64/template. Use the mv command to move templates you do not use to this folder. When you use the Create Project menu, only those templates that remain will be available.

Select the template from the following table that corresponds to the resolution of your project.

The configuration file template: | Sets parameters for projects to work with:
--- | ---
ntsc.cfg | NTSC 601 material. The external sync source is NTSC blackburst.
pal.cfg | PAL 601 material. The external sync source is PAL blackburst.
24p.cfg | 24p material of any resolution.
24p_ntsc.cfg | Film-based material that has been transferred to NTSC 601 video. The external sync source is NTSC blackburst.
film.cfg | Film-based material.
film_ntsc.cfg | Film-based material that has been transferred to NTSC video. The external sync source is NTSC blackburst.
24p_1920x1080@5994i.cfg 24p_1280x720@5994p.cfg 24p_1280x720@5994p_free.cfg 24p_1280x720@6000p.cfg 24p_1280x720@6000p_free.cfg 24p_1920x1080@5994i.cfg | Film-based material that has been transferred to HD video. The external sync source is NTSC blackburst.
1280x720@5994p_free.cfg 1280x720@6000p_free.cfg 1920x1080@23976psf_free.cfg 1920x1080@24000psf_free.cfg 1920x1080@25000psf_free.cfg 1920x1080@50i_free.cfg 1920x1080@5994i_free.cfg 1920x1080@6000i_free.cfg | The corresponding HD standard on workstations to which no external sync source is connected.
1280x720@5994p.cfg 1280x720@6000p.cfg 1920x1080@23976psf.cfg 1920x1080@24000psf.cfg 1920x1080@25000psf.cfg 1920x1080@50i.cfg 1920x1080@5994i.cfg 1920x1080@6000i.cfg | The corresponding HD standard on workstations. The external sync source corresponds with the HD format.

Supported HD Formats in Project Templates

The names of project templates for HD formats contain a string that identifies the format's resolution, framerate, and scan mode.

Project configuration templates with the following string in their name: | Correspond to the following HD format:
--- | ---
1280x720@5994p | 1280x720 progressive scan at 59.94 frames per second (720/59.94p, SMPTE-296M)
1280x720@5000p | 1280x720 progressive scan at 50 frames per second (720/50p, SMPTE-296M)
1280x720@6000p | 1280x720 progressive scan at 60 frames per second (720/60p, SMPTE-296M)
1920x1080@23976psf | 1920x1080 progressive segmented frame at 23.976 frames per second (1080/23976psf, SMPTE-274M, RP-211)
1920x1080@24000psf | 1920x1080 progressive segmented frames at 24 frames per second (1080/24psf, SMPTE-274M, RP-211)
1920x1080@25000psf | 1920x1080 progressive segmented frames at 25 frames per second (1080/25psf, SMPTE-274M, RP-211)
1920x1080@50i | 1920x1080 interlaced scan at 50 fields per second (1080/50i, SMPTE-274M)
1920x1080@5994i | 1920x1080 interlaced scan at 59.94 fields per second (1080/59.94i, SMPTE-274M)
1920x1080@6000i | 1920x1080 interlaced scan at 60 fields per second (1080/60i, SMPTE-274M)

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- Supported HD Formats in Project Templates