DCP Transfer User Interface

DCP Transfer’s user interface has three sections: Source, Destination, and Inspector.

Source Panel

 The Source Area displays the following info:

1. The name of the DCP as it appears in the CPL file’s ContentTitleText field
2. If the DCP is encrypted, a padlock icon will appear next to the DCP name
3. The combined size of all of the files in the package
4. A “Validate?” checkbox and “Validate Source” button (For optional DCP hash check verification)
5. The current DCP validation status of each DCP

The top section of the UI is the Source Area. This is where existing DCP folders are added to the queue for verification and copy to a destination drive. DCPs can be added to the Source Area in one of five ways:

1. By choosing Add DCPs… from the File dropdown menu
2. By right clicking or control clicking in the source area and choosing Add DCPs… from the contextual menu
3. By clicking the plus button in the lower left hand corner of the source area and choosing the DCP folder
4. By dragging and dropping a DCP folder into the source area from the Finder
5. By double clicking the background of the source area and choosing the DCP folder

​A DCP can be removed from the Source Area by selecting it and using the Delete key on the keyboard, or clicking the minus button at the bottom left corner of the Source Area.

Errors adding DCPs to the Source Area are sometimes encountered when critical DCP component files are missing from the ASSETMAP document (located within the DCP folder) cannot be read. If this occurs, please check to make sure that all DCP component files are present and have read permissions.

Destination Panel

The bottom section of the UI is the Destination Drive Area. This is where DCPs that exist on the selected destination drive are shown. DCPs can only be added to the destination drive via the Transfer DCPs button at the bottom of the interface. Similar to the Source Area, the Destination Area contains:

1. A destination drive selector dropdown which displays all non-system disks available to the operating system
2. A disk capacity gauge that displays the current disk usage (blue) and projected usage after transfer (yellow/red)
3. The name of the DCP as it appears in the CPL file’s ContentTitleText field (located within DCP folder)
4. The combined size of all of the files in the package
5. A “Validate?” checkbox and “Validate Destination” button (For optional DCP hash check verification)
6. The current validation status of each DCP

A DCP cannot be removed from the Destination Drive from within DCP Transfer. If you desire to remove a DCP from a drive, it will need to be manually deleted from the drive in the Finder.

Inspector Panel

The Package Inspector is a pop-out window that can be assessed by clicking on the blue “i” button in the bottom right hand corner of the window. This window shows information about the currently selected package from either the Source Panel or the Destination Panel. Clicking the button again will hide the inspector.

The Inspector Panel shows key information about the DCP including: Content type (Feature, short, or trailer), encryption status (encrypted DCPs are marked with a “lock” icon), ​duration, audio format (stereo, surround sound), frame rate (24fps,  25fps, 30fps), Conformity (InterOp, SMPTE)