Stop finding out a DCP is broken at the screening.
Your inspectors are film programmers, not package engineers. DCP Gateway adds a local pre-check that catches broken XML references, missing files, size mismatches, and failed hashes before a title reaches your projection booth.
The cost isn't the DCP. It's the night it fails.
Indie festivals run on lean teams and volunteer projectionists. Confirming that every package is complete, internally referenced, and uncorrupted takes time. The browser checker automates that first structural pass while leaving essence playback and full conformance review to the appropriate tools and projection team.
Time back for your team
Start with an automated package-structure and file-integrity check instead of manually inventorying every DCP folder.
No surprises at showtime
Missing, truncated, or corrupt assets can be returned to the filmmaker before projection testing begins.
Cheaper than staff inspection
A per-title gate fee costs a fraction of the staff time it takes to inspect DCPs by hand, especially at volume.
Drop it in front of the portal you already use.
Filmmaker submits
Filmmakers upload through your existing submission portal, same as today.
DCP Gateway checks
The filmmaker runs the local browser check. It parses ASSETMAP, PKL, and CPL XML, checks referenced files and sizes, and can verify SHA-1 hashes. Nothing is uploaded.
Pass or fail report
Your team gets a plain-English package pre-check result per title. Any structural or integrity errors can be routed back to the filmmaker.
You screen with confidence
Every DCP that reaches your booth has cleared the package pre-check; projection testing and full conformance review remain separate.
Per-title or season-flat. Reach out for a quote.
We price around your submission volume and workflow rather than a fixed rate card. Tell us how many titles you run per season and we'll put a number in front of you.
Per-Title Gate
billed to the festival, per DCP submitted
Full Season
Flat-rate coverage for your entire submission season.