1. FCP/AVID sequence prep: 

_ video sequence commences at 00:59:00;00

_ 10 secondsTitle board - Title, lock date, total running time, other details...

_ 5 seconds black

_ 30 seconds bars and tones (tone @ -20dB)

_ 5 seconds black

_ 10 seconds academy leader with 2 beep @ 00:59:58;00

_ program start @ 01:00:00;00

2: timecode: 

as above, must be at same frame rate as video frame rate. Should appear in bottom middle of screen. If there are black boarders top and bottom of the video frame, the timecode may be placed over the bottom boarder rather than obscuring picture.

3. audio output:

Export all audio as OMF (II 48kHz, 24bit) with 5 second handles - unless otherwise requested. This should build a single package file with all the audio contained within.

4. video output: 

HD - export sequence as QuickTime movie Apple Intermediate codec with TC burn bottom centre

SD - export sequence as QuickTime movie NTSC DV codec with TC burn bottom centre

audio guide track: please mute any music in your audio mix when creating this reference copy.