Codecs, containers & image formats · Specialist
DPX
Also called: Digital Picture Exchange
ELI5
A format that stores video as separate image frames for scanning, VFX and finishing.
Used in conversation
“VFX wants the final plates delivered as DPX sequences.”
Definition
A frame-based image sequence format widely used in film scanning, VFX and finishing.
Here “DPX” means: A frame-based image sequence format widely used in film scanning, VFX and finishing.
Pitch context
You may encounter “DPX” in editing, colour, post & delivery conversations or materials.
Why it matters: Explains how recorded material becomes a finished, approved and technically deliverable work.
Connected terms
- OpenEXRComputed from definition language and shared taxonomy. This indicates proximity, not synonymy.
Sources & evidence · 4
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- Blackmagic Design — DaVinci Resolve Reference ManualSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences / ACES — ACES Glossary and User GuidesSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- Netflix — Partner Help Center Delivery SpecificationsSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- European Broadcasting Union — EBU R 128 Loudness Normalisation and Permitted Maximum Level of Audio SignalsSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14