What capture specs does Netflix require for its productions, and what does that imply for mixing AI-generated shots into premium deliverables?

Netflix (rendered 2026-10-23) requires 90% of a program's final runtime to be captured on approved cameras (more flexible for nonfiction). Minimum capture attributes for approval consideration: at least 3840 photosite width (spherical); lightly compressed or uncompressed RAW, or intraframe codec with 4:2:2 or better; 10-bit or greater; at least 240 Mbps at 24 fps; scene-referred colour space (e.g. S-Gamut3, ALEXA Wide Gamut, REDWideGamut) and transfer function (S-Log3, LogC, Log3G10, V-Log); timecode jammable to an external source and written as metadata. The page lists 69 approved camera entries across ARRI, Canon, Panasonic, RED, Sony, Blackmagic and DJI, with anamorphic approval flagged per camera. Best practices: aspect ratio is a creative choice to agree with Netflix (framing calculator provided); anamorphic may need extra resolution; test each format's colour transform into the working space (ACES introduced); avoid clips spanning camera cards; discuss film capture and external recorders. Implication (inference): typical AI video outputs (720p-1080p, sometimes 4K, 8-bit display-referred H.264/H.265, no scene-referred log or timecode) are far from these capture specs, so in premium deliverables AI shots behave like non-approved-camera or VFX material: limited share, explicit approval (C3-B358-01), and upscaling/HDR tools (e.g. LTX HDR IC-LoRA to ACEScct, C3-B334-01) only partly bridge the gap. Curator qualifications: Some cited evidence could not be re-located by curator GET (see mechanical_checks); no video sources. Netflix camera page JavaScript-rendered; not verifiable by curator GET this pass. Verified via the Studio Partner page JSON endpoints (discovery addendum C3-B376-ADD-02); bytes equal discovery hashes; scope as stated on the pages. Limitations: AI-output comparison is inference; Netflix has no AI-specific capture rule on this page. Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.

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