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ADAC-Production 1.0 — Field Vocabulary Guide (Practitioner Edition)

Audience: Production supervisors, DITs, editorial and post-production teams, archival delivery teams

This guide provides practical production context first and complete term listings second.

A. Practical interpretation

  • Use production and shooting terms to establish acquisition context.
  • Use asset category and department terms to track lifecycle and accountability.
  • Use delivery terms to align technical deliverables with contractual specs.
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B. Complete vocabulary listings and definitions

B.1 Production Type (project.productionType)

Term Definition
feature-film Feature-length film production.
television-series Episodic television series umbrella.
television-episode Individual episode production.
commercial Advertising/commercial production.
short-film Short-form narrative/nonfiction film.
documentary Documentary production.
digital-series Digital-first serialized production.
other Other production type outside standard categories.

B.2 Shooting Format (project.shootingFormat)

Term Definition
digital-cinema Digital cinema acquisition format.
film-35mm 35mm film acquisition.
film-16mm 16mm film acquisition.
hd-video HD video acquisition.
uhd-video UHD video acquisition.
vr-360 360-degree VR acquisition.
other Other shooting format.

B.3 Asset Category (assetClassification.assetCategory)

Term Definition
raw-footage Original unedited camera material.
audio Production audio assets.
edit-decision-list Edit decision list / editorial decision artifact.
vfx-plate Visual effects source plate asset.
dailies Dailies review asset.
color-graded Color-graded output version.
locked-picture Editorially locked picture version.
delivery-master Delivery master output.
archival-master Preservation/archival master output.
other Other asset category.

B.4 Current Department (departmentStatus.currentDepartment)

Term Definition
acquisition Capture/on-set acquisition department.
editorial Editorial department.
color Color/finishing department.
sound Sound/post-audio department.
vfx Visual effects department.
delivery Delivery/mastering department.
archive Archival intake/preservation department.

B.5 Delivery Format (deliverySpec.deliveryFormat)

Term Definition
imf IMF package delivery target.
dcp DCP delivery target.
broadcast-mxf Broadcast MXF delivery target.
streaming-h264 Streaming delivery using H.264.
streaming-h265 Streaming delivery using H.265/HEVC.
prores ProRes delivery target.
dnxhr DNxHR delivery target.
other Other delivery format.

B.6 Delivery Frame Rate (deliverySpec.deliveryFrameRate)

Term Definition
23.976 23.976 fps target.
24 24 fps target.
25 25 fps target.
29.97 29.97 fps target.
30 30 fps target.
48 48 fps target.
50 50 fps target.
59.94 59.94 fps target.
60 60 fps target.

B.7 Delivery Resolution (deliverySpec.deliveryResolution)

Term Definition
4k-dci 4K DCI resolution target.
4k-uhd 4K UHD resolution target.
2k-dci 2K DCI resolution target.
1080p 1080p resolution target.
720p 720p resolution target.
other Other resolution target.

B.8 Color Space (deliverySpec.colorSpace)

Term Definition
rec2020 ITU-R BT.2020 target.
rec709 ITU-R BT.709 target.
dci-p3 DCI-P3 target.
aces ACES pipeline target.
srgb sRGB target.
other Other color space target.

B.9 Dynamic Range (deliverySpec.dynamicRange)

Term Definition
hdr10 HDR10 target.
hdr10plus HDR10+ target.
dolby-vision Dolby Vision target.
hlg Hybrid Log-Gamma target.
sdr Standard dynamic range target.
other Other dynamic range target.
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