Dolby Media Meter 2

Users Manual
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Dolby Media Meter Overview......................................................................................1
Chapter 2 Installing Dolby Media Meter
2.1 Installing Dolby Media Meter 2 on a Mac............................................................................3
2.2 Installing Dolby Media Meter on a PC ................................................................................3
2.3 Using the Dolby Media Producer iLok................................................................................4
Chapter 3 Measuring Loudness
3.1 Measuring Equivalent Loudness ........................................................................................5
3.2 Measurement Modes: Short Term vs Infinite......................................................................6
3.2.1 Infinite Mode............................................................................................................6
3.2.2 Short-Term Mode.....................................................................................................6
3.3 Measuring with the Stand-Alone Product...........................................................................7
3.4 Measuring with the Plug-Ins ...............................................................................................9
3.5 Measuring with the AudioSuite Plug-In.............................................................................11
3.6 File-Naming Conventions That Ensure Automatic File Selection.....................................12
Chapter 4 Configuring the Meter
4.1 Measurement Algorithm...................................................................................................17
4.2 Short-Term Window..........................................................................................................17
4.3 Peak Measurement Type .................................................................................................17
4.4 Level Meters.....................................................................................................................17
4.5 Limiter...............................................................................................................................17
4.6 Measurements Displayed.................................................................................................17
4.7 Graphing...........................................................................................................................17
4.8 Warnings ..........................................................................................................................18
Chapter 5 Understanding the Log and the Graph
5.1 Reading the Log...............................................................................................................19
5.2 Viewing the Graph............................................................................................................20
Appendix A Dolby Loudness Product Comparison
A.1 Measuring a Single Center Channel in a 5.1 Program.....................................................21
A.2 Measuring a Stereo Program...........................................................................................22
A.3 Measuring with Dialogue Intelligence On and Speech Absent.........................................22
A.4 Measuring a 5.1 Program.................................................................................................22
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List of Figures
Figure 1-1 Stand-Alone Meter Measuring a Set of Source Files ............................................................ 1
Figure 3-1 Measurement Algorithm Choices in the Settings Window..................................................... 5
Figure 3-2 Measurement Pane Showing Tenths .................................................................................... 6
Figure 3-3 Short-Term Window Length Setting...................................................................................... 7
Figure 3-4 Stand-Alone Meter Measuring an Encoded File.................................................................... 8
Figure 3-5 Dolby TrueHD Presentation Selector .................................................................................... 9
Figure 3-6 Dolby Media Meter 2 RTAS Plug-In Window....................................................................... 10
Figure 4-1 Application Settings Button.................................................................................................. 15
Figure 4-2 Plug-In Settings Button........................................................................................................ 15
Figure 4-3 Settings Window.................................................................................................................. 16
Figure 5-1 Sample Log File Beginning.................................................................................................. 19
Figure 5-2 Sample Log File End........................................................................................................... 19
Figure 5-3 Sample Graph..................................................................................................................... 20
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Chapter 1
Dolby Media Meter Overview
WelcometotheDolby

MediaMeter2.DolbyMediaMeter2isasoftwaretoolfor
measuringloudnessinprogramming.Itsanidealtoolforprogramcreationandquality
control,andperfectforoptimizingbroadcastanddiscmedia.
DolbyMediaMeter2runsasanApple

Macintosh

orMicrosoft

Windows

standalone
applicationandasAvid

ProTools

AudioSuite,RealTimeAudioSuite(RTAS

),Steinberg
VirtualStudioTechnology(VST),andAppleAudioUnit(AU)plugins.
Figure11
Figure 1-1 Stand-Alone Meter Measuring a Set of Source Files
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Questions or Feedback
Ifyouhavequestionsorcommentsaboutthisdocument,pleasecontact technical publications.
Ifyouhavetechnicalquestionsaboutthisproduct/technology,pleasecontact technical
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Chapter 2
Installing Dolby Media Meter
TheprocessofinstallingDolby

MediaMeter2consistsoftworequiredsteps:
1. InstallingtheDolbyMediaMeter2software
2. ActivatingtheiLok

2.1 Installing Dolby Media Meter 2 on a Mac

ToinstallDolbyMediaMeter2onaMac

:
1. InserttheCDintotheopticaldrive.TheCDopensautomatically.
2. Readtheintroduction,thenclickContinue.
3. Readthelicenseagreement.Youmaychoosetoprintandsaveitforyourrecords.
ClickContinuetoproceed.
4. ClickAgreetoacceptthelicenseagreementandproceedwithinstallation.
5. Selectadestinationdrive.ClickContinue.
Whenthesystemhascompletedtheinstallation,itautomaticallyopensyourWeb
browsertowww.dolbysupport.com.Thesiteallowsyoutoopenanaccount,ifyouhave
notalreadydoneso,andtoregisteryourproduct.Registeringyourproductallowsyou
toreceivetechnicalsupportandnoticeoffutureupgrades.
6. Whenyouareready,closethetechnicalsupportwindowandclickCloseonthe
installertocompletetheinstallation.
2.2 Installing Dolby Media Meter on a PC
ToinstallDolbyMediaMeter2onaPC:
1. InserttheCDintotheopticaldrive.TheCDopensautomatically.
2. Readtheintroduction,thenclickNext.
3. ClickIacceptthetermsinthelicenseagreement.ClickNexttoproceed.
ThesystemautomaticallyinstallsDolbyMediaMeter2inC:\Program Files\Dolby Media
Meter\Dolby Media Meter,thenplacesiconsonthedesktopandundertheStartmenu.
Note: DolbyMediaMeter2isautomaticallyinstalledintotheApplications/Dolby Media
ProducerfolderontheMacintosh

harddrive.Youmaymoveitafterinstallation.
Note: AfterinstallingDolbyMediaMeter2,youmustrestartyourPCbeforetheprogram
canbeused.
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2.3 Using the Dolby Media Producer iLok
OneiLokUSBsmartkeycontainingauniquelicenseispackagedalongwithyourDolby
MediaMeterCD.
ThelicensestoredontheiLoksmartkeyauthorizesyoursystemtousetheapplication.
InserttheiLokintoanavailableUSBportbeforeopeningtheapplication.TheiLokkey
mustremainintheUSBportwhilethesoftwareisinuse.
TheiLokwebsiteallowstoyoutomanagethelicensesforallyouriLokprotected
applicationsinoneplace.Registrationissimple.Toregisteryourlicense:
1. Gotoilok.com.
2. Followthedirectionstosignupforafreeaccount.
3. DownloadandinstalltheiLokclientsoftware.
4. Logintoyouraccount.
5. SynchronizeyouriLokwithyouraccount.
6. ViewthelicensesonyournewlyregisterediLok.
7. AddandeditthenameoftheiLokfordifferentiationifyouownmultipleiLoks.
Consider Subscribing to iLok Zero Downtime Coverage
TheiLokZeroDownTimeprogramenablesiLokownerstoimmediatelyreplacelicensesin
caseaniLokisbroken,lost,orstolen.Seeilok.comforprogramdetailsandrestrictions.
Caution: DonotloseyouriLok.Keepitassafeandsecureasyouwouldanyothervaluable
pieceofequipment.LosingtheiLokisthesameaslosingtheentireproduct.
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Chapter 3
Measuring Loudness
3.1 Measuring Equivalent Loudness
Differencesinaudiolevelsbetweenprogramsandchannelsorbetweenprogramsand
commercialsareamajorannoyancetoTVviewers.Whileobvioustotheviewer,these
loudnessdifferenceshaveprovendifficulttomeasurewithconventionalmethodsand
equipment.
Foryears,theaudioindustryhasquantifiedthelevelofitsprogrammingusingpeak
programmeters(PPM)andvolumeunit(VU)meters.Itisimportanttonotethatbothwere
developedandareusedtoreadsignalvoltages,andthereforemakenoattempttomeasure
subjectiveloudness.Thus,severaldifferentvoices,adjustedinlevelsothattheyalldeflect
meterstothesamemark,maysoundsomewhatdifferentinleveltothelistenerathome.
Thisproblemisoftencompoundedbytherapidresponseofthemeter,whichrequiresall
operatorstoperformtheirownindividualvisualintegrationoraveragingofthemeter
movementitself.
Dolby

MediaMeter2featuresDialogueIntelligence

technology,adoptedfromthe
awardwinningDolbyDP600ProgramOptimizer,whichautomaticallydetectsandthen
measuresloudnessonlyduringthepresenceofspeechinanaudiotrack.Enabling
DialogueIntelligenceallowstheoperatortosimplyquantifyallthesectionsoftheprogram
thatonlycontaineddialogueandusetheendingmeasurementvalueforanalysisand/or
normalizationpurposes.Thisvalueisalsocommonlyusedtosetthedialogue
normalizationparameterwithinDolbybitstreams.
DolbyMediaMeter2offersthreemeasurementalgorithmchoicesinthesettingswindow,
asshowninFigure 31:
ITURBS.17702
ITURBS.17701
Leq(A)
Figure31
Figure 3-1 Measurement Algorithm Choices in the Settings Window
EBUR128measurements,includingintegratedloudness,shorttermloudness,and
loudnessrange,areavailablewhenITUBS.17702isselected.DialogueIntelligencecanbe
usedwitheitherITURBS.17701orLeq(A).
YoucanmeasuretheloudnessofDolbyDigital,DolbyDigitalPlus,DolbyTrueHD,
Dolby E,andPCMfiles.
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Choosing a Measurement Precision
Youcanchangethedisplaytoshowmeasurementsintenthsorintegers(units).Tomake
thischange,rightclickthemeasurementpaneshowninFigure 32,thenchooseUnitsor
Tenthsfromthedisplaycontextmenu.Thecurrentsettingismarked.
Figure32
Figure 3-2 Measurement Pane Showing Tenths
3.2 Measurement Modes: Short Term vs Infinite
TheDolbyMediaMeter2hastwomodesrelatingtothemeasurementperioditself:Infinite
modeandShortTermmode.Thefollowingsectionsdescribetheirbehavior.
3.2.1 Infinite Mode
Infinitemode
1
istypicallyusedwhenitispossibletomeasuretheentiredurationofthe
program(forexample,all30secondsofacommercialoracompletetwohourmovie).
Infinitemodeprovidesthemostaccuratemeasurement,asitisabletoaverageloudness
overthecompleteprogramlength.Thismodeismostoftenusediningest,qualitycontrol
(QC),andpostproductionapplicationswhereaudiometadataisbeingauthoredandlevels
can,inmostcases,becontrolledandadjusted.
ItisalsopossibletouseInfinitemodetomeasureshorterindividualsectionsofaprogram
ratherthantheentireduration.Thismethodmayallowtheoperatortofindameasurement
valuemuchmorequickly.Inthiscase,however,theoperatormustensurethattheloudness
levelsofthesectionsbeingmeasuredarerepresentativeoftheentireprogram.
3.2.2 Short-Term Mode
ShortTermmodedisplaysthemeasuredvalueforthepreviousfewsecondsasasliding
windowtypeoffunction.UsingDialogueIntelligence,forexample,thefirstmeasurement
valueisforthetimebetween0and10seconds,thenextbetween1and11seconds,next
between2and12seconds,andsoforth.UsingEBUR128,themeasurementsareforthree
seconds,ratherthanten.
AstheShortTermmodemeasuresonlytheimmediatelyprecedingtensecondsofprogram
material,themeasurementvaluehasthepotentialtobemuchmoredynamicthanthevalue
1
EBUR128usesthetermIntegratedinsteadofInfinite.
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providedbyInfinitemodemeasurementforthesamecontent.(Highlyprocessedchannels
andprogrammingwillmostlikelynotexhibitthistypeofbehavior.)
ThebenefitofmeasuringinShortTermmodeisthattheoperatorcanseeshortterm
variationsinloudnesslevel(orshorttermvariationsindialoguelevelwhenDialogue
Intelligenceisenabled)withinaprogram.Manyskilledaudiooperatorsprefertousethe
ShortTermmodemeasurement,astheyfindtheinformationonneartermdynamicstobe
veryusefulwhenmixingorproducingaprogram,andtheyarecapableofmanaging
overallprogramloudnessbyreadingtheshorttermmeasure.
ShortTermmodeisalsoveryusefulformeasuringandloggingthedynamicloudness
historyofagivenprogramduringtheQCorpostproductionprocess,orinaparticular
televisionserviceorchannelinacableheadendfacility.
Choosing a Short-Term Window Length
Somestandardsallowachoiceofshorttermwindowlength,eitherthreeortenseconds.
DolbyMediaMeterincludesasettingforthischoice,asshowninFigure 33.
Figure33
Figure 3-3 Short-Term Window Length Setting
3.3 Measuring with the Stand-Alone Product
ThestandaloneDolbyMediaMeter2applicationmeasuressourceandencodedfiles.The
softwareanalyzestheinput,thendisplaysthemeasuredresultsforuseindeterminingthe
properdi al nor mmetadatavaluetouseduringencoding.ThisisusefulforDVDand
BlurayDisc

postproduction,broadcastfacilities,videoondemand(VOD),movie
downloadservices,andvideogames.
Beforeyoubegintomeasure,checkthedefaultvaluesontheDolbyMediaMetersettings
screendiscussedinChapter 4.
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Figure34
Figure 3-4 Stand-Alone Meter Measuring an Encoded File
Tomeasuretheloudnessofanencodedfileorasourcefileset:
1. ClicktochooseeitherSource filesoranEncoded file.
2. Identifytheinputfileorfiles,eitherbybrowsingthenetwork,orbytypingafilename
andlocationintothenamefield.
AsinotherDolbyMediaProducerapplications,thefileselectorisintelligent.When
youdoubleclickasourcefile,DolbyMediaMeter2recognizesandselectstheentire
setwhenthesetfollowsthenamingconventionsdescribedinSection 3.6.
3. ClickEnableifyouwanttocreatealogfileofthismeasurement.Reviewthedefault
logfilenameandlocation,andmakeanyrequiredmodifications.
Bydefault,theDolbyMediaMeter2nameslogfiles
input file name-LoudnessEstimation.csvandsavesthefileinthedirectorywheretheinput
filesarestored.SeeSection 5.1formoredetailsaboutthelogfunction.
4. ClickSpecify Rangetomeasureonlypartoftheselectedfile.
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Unlessarangeisspecifiedhere,DolbyMediaMeter2measurestheentirefile.If
timecodeisembeddedinthefiles,themeterwilldefaulttotimecode;iftimecodeisnot
present,thethemeterwilldefaulttorealtime.Highlighteitherorboththebeginning
andendfields,andtypenewvaluestochangethem.DolbyMediaMeter2supportsall
commonvideoframerates,aswellasframes,seconds,andsamples,inadditionto
realtimemeasurement.
5. ClickMeasuretostartprocessing.
DolbyMediaMeter2displaysapercentagecompletetallyandprogressbarduring
processing.Duringmeasurement,theMeasurebuttonchangestoCancel.
Whenmeasuringencodedfiles,DolbyMediaMeter2candisplayuptofourdifferent
measurementtypessimultaneously,asshowninFigure 34.Choosethefromthenine
availableoptionsbyrightclickinginameasurementbox.
Whenmeasurementfinishes,youcanreadthelog(asdescribedinSection 5.1)orviewa
graph(asdescribedinSection 5.2).
Additional Selectors for Dolby TrueHD and Dolby E
WhenaDolbyTrueHDfileischosen,DolbyMediaMeter2displaystheadditionalselector
showninFigure 35,allowingyoutochoosewhichpresentationDolbyMediaMeter2
shouldmeasure.Theselectorlistsonlyindependentanddownmixedpresentations.
Copiesarenotdisplayed,astheirvaluewouldbeidenticaltothepresentationofwhich
theywereacopy.
Figure35
Figure 3-5 Dolby TrueHD Presentation Selector
WhenaDolbyEfilecontainingmorethanoneprogramisselected,DolbyMediaMeter2
allowsyoutochoosewhichprogramDolbyMediaMeter2shouldmeasure.Theselector
listsonlytheprogramsthatexistintheselectedDolbyEstream.
Inbothcases,measurementdoesnotproceeduntilyouhaveindicatedachoice.
3.4 Measuring with the Plug-Ins
AsaProTools

RTAS

orVSTplugin,DolbyMediaMeter2measuresloudnessinreal
time,lettingyoutracklevelsduringthemixingprocesstoaidinmeetingnetworkdelivery
requirements.DolbyMediaMeter2cansimultaneouslydisplayuptosevenofthenine
possiblemeasurementsdescribedinSection 4.6.Chooseameasurementtodisplayby
rightclickinginameasurementboxandchoosingfromthecontextmenu.Figure 36
showsapluginexample.
Note: LargeDolbyTrueHDfilesmaytakealittlelongertoopenthanotherfiletypes
becauseMediaMeter2mustexaminetheentirefilebeforebeginningtomeasureit.
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Figure36
Figure 3-6 Dolby Media Meter 2 RTAS Plug-In Window
Measuring with the AudioSuite Plug-In
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DolbyMediaMeter2RTASorVSTplugininsertionisperformedonachannelbychannel
basisoninputchannels.Onoutputbuses,themetermaybeinsertedonmono,stereo,or
multichannelbuses.Thenumberofinstancesisnotlimited.
WhenyoumeasurewiththeRTASandVSTplugins,DolbyMediaMeter2doesnotadd
totheinfinitevaluewhilethesessionisstoppedorpaused.Youcanmovealongthesession
timelineandaddtotheinfiniteaveragebyplayingthroughdifferentsections.Doingso
allowsyoutoaverageovertheentiretimeyouworkonyoursession.Inaddition,thelog
filewillreferencethemeasuremententrieswithanindicationofboththetimecodeofthe
partofthesessionbeingmeasuredandthetimeofdaythemeasurementwastaken.
WhenyoumeasurewiththeRTASandVSTplugins,thegraphisdisplayedinrealtime,
lettingyouseeexactlywhatishappening.
Resetting Measurements
ClickReset Alltorestarttheallmeasurements.ClickReset Avgtoresetonlytheinfinite
measurement.ResetthedialoguerangeandpeakmeasurementsbyclickingtheReset
buttonbeneaththeappropriatereadout.ClickingView Logdisplaysthelogfile.
3.5 Measuring with the AudioSuite Plug-In
TheDolbyMediaMeter2AudioSuitepluginperformsfilebasedmeasurement,idealfor
measuringdi al nor mvaluesoroverallloudnesswhilepreparingaudioforpackagedmedia
formats.
WhenmeasuringwiththeAudioSuitemeter,youcanselectasectionofyoursessionto
measureinnonrealtimeandpresstheProcessbutton.Toaveragethemeasurementsof
differentsections,selectanewsectionofyourtimeline,andpresstheProcessbuttonagain.
Thatsectionwillbeaveragedintothepreviousmeasurement.Ifyoudonotwishtoaverage
thedifferentsections,simplypresstheResetbuttonbeforepressingtheProcessbutton.
Ifyouchoosetocreatealogfile,thelogfilewillreferencethemeasuremententrieswithan
indicationofboththetimecodeofthepartofthesessionbeingmeasuredandthetimeof
daythemeasurementwasmade.Thiswillallowyoutotellwhichpartofyoursessionis
representedbythegivenmeasurement.
TheAudioSuiteplugincandisplaycansimultaneouslydisplayuptosevenofthenine
possiblemeasurementsdescribedinSection 4.6.Chooseameasurementtodisplayby
rightclickinginameasurementboxandchoosingfromthecontextmenu.
Note: ProToolsalwaysinsertsbothRTASandAudioSuitepluginsasprefader.
Measurementswillnotcorrectlymatchthefinalmixedoutputifthemeteris
insertedontheinputsectionofProToolswhenmixautomationispresent.
Note: Whenmeasuringmultichannelinputchannels,besuretoselectthechannel
routinginthesettingwindowthatmatchesyoursession.
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TomeasurefasterthanrealtimeintheAudioSuiteplugin:
1. ClickResettorestartthemeasurements.
2. ClickLog FiletogenerateandsavealogofDolbyMediaMeter2activity.Reviewthe
defaultfilenameandlocation,andmakeanynecessarychanges.
3. Choosethedesiredmeasurementtypes,byrightclickinginameasurementboxand
choosinganotheroptionfromthecontextmenu.
3.6 File-Naming Conventions That Ensure Automatic File
Selection
DolbyMediaMeter2automaticallyselectssourcefilesetsthatfollowthesenamingrules:
1. AllthechannelIDsusedarestandard.ThechannelIDsarenotcasesensitive.
2. ThechannelIDisseparatedbeforeandafterwitheitheraperiodorunderscore.
3. ThefilenamesforthechannelsareidenticalexceptforchannelID.
4. ThenumberoffilesmatchesthenumberofchannelsselectedintheclientChannels
tab.
5. ThefilechannelIDsmatchthechannelIDsselectedintheclientChannelstab.
6. Filenamesdonotcontaintheampersand(&)character.
Thefollowingsectionsprovidefourexamplesoffilesetsthatwouldbeautomatically
selected.
Example 1
Thisfilesetusesaperiodastheseparator.
ExampleOne.L.wav
ExampleOne.R.wav
ExampleOne.C.wav
ExampleOne.LFE.wav
ExampleOne.Ls.wav
ExampleOne.Rs.wav
Example 2
Thisfilesetusesanunderscoreastheseparator.
ExampleTwo_L.wav
ExampleTwo_R.wav
Note: RememberthatProToolsalwaysinsertsbothRTASandAudioSuitepluginsas
prefader.Measurementswillnotcorrectlymatchthefinalmixedoutputifthe
meterisinsertedontheinputsectionofProToolswhenmixautomationispresent.
Caution: Filenamesincludingtheampersand(&)charactercannotbeprocessedbythe
DolbyMediaProducersuite.
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ExampleTwo_C.wav
ExampleTwo_LFE.wav
ExampleTwo_Ls.wav
ExampleTwo_Rs.wav
Example 3
Inthisfileset,thechannelIDisnotthelastelementinthefilename.Thefilesetusesa
periodastheseparator.
ExampleThree.L.ENG.wav
ExampleThree.R.ENG.wav
ExampleThree.C.ENG.wav
ExampleThree.LF.ENG.wav
ExampleThree.LS.ENG.wav
ExampleThree.RS.ENG.wav
Example 4
Inthisfileset,thechannelIDagainisnotthelastelementinthefilename.Thefilesetuses
anunderscoreastheseparator.
ExampleFour_L_ENG.wav
ExampleFour_R_ENG.wav
ExampleFour_C_ENG.wav
ExampleFour_SW_ENG.wav
ExampleFour_LS_ENG.wav
ExampleFour_RS_ENG.wav
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Chapter 4
Configuring the Meter
Dolby

MediaMeter2offersyouawiderangeofchoiceaboutwhatandhowyoumeasure.
Thischapterexplainsthechoices.
ToconfigureDolbyMediaMeter2,clickthesettingsicon,whichshowsthreesliders.Inthe
standaloneapplication,itappearsinthefarbottomleftcorner,asshowninFigure 41.In
theplugins,itisattheleftunderneaththeDolbylogo,asshowninFigure 42.
ThesystemopenstheDolbyMediaMeter2settingswindow,showninFigure 43.
Figure41
Figure 4-1 Application
Settings Button
Figure42
Figure 4-2 Plug-In Settings
Button
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Figure43
Figure 4-3 Settings Window
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4.1 Measurement Algorithm
ChooseLeq(A),ITURBS.17701,orITURBS.17702byclickingaradiobuttonatthetop
ofthesettingswindow.
4.2 Short-Term Window
Choosealengthforstandardsthatallowthisoption(threesecondsortenseconds).
4.3 Peak Measurement Type
Youcanchoosebetweenthedefaultpeakmeasurementtype,Sample Peak,andTrue Peak,
whichincludespeaksthatoccurinbetweensamples.
4.4 Level Meters
AlloftherealtimepluginsallowyoutoshowlevelmeterssimilartothoseintheDolby
MediaDecoderforeachchannelbeingmeasured.
4.5 Limiter
Alloftherealtimepluginsallowyoutoapplyapeaklimiter.UnlikemostDolbyMedia
Meter2features,thislimiteractsonyourtracks.Youcansetthisvaluefrom0to51toaid
inpreventingyourtracksfromexceedingtheselectedpeakvalue,helpingyoutomeet
deliveryspecifications.
4.6 Measurements Displayed
Inthestandaloneapplication,youcandisplayanyfourmeasurementsinanyorder.Inthe
plugins,youcandisplayuptoseveninanyorder.
4.7 Graphing
DolbyMediaMeter2providesaflexiblegraphingfeaturetoaidinvisualizationofthe
measurementsitmakes.
Rightclickinginthegraphwindowopensacontextualmenuwithcommandsto:
Selectthemeasurementstobegraphed.
Clearthegraphdisplay.
Latchorunlatchthegraphdisplay.
Note: Determiningtruepeaksiscalculationintensive.YoumaynoticeincreasedCPU
resourceuseinrealtimeapplicationswhenyouchooseTrue Peak.
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Printthegraphdisplay.Whenprintingthegraph,theprintedversionwillbeonly
whatiscurrentlydisplayedinthegraph.Noreadingoutsidethedisplaywillbe
printed.
Resizing the Graph
ThegraphistheonlypartoftheDolbyMediaMeter2displaythatcanberesized.Toresize
ithorizontally,dragthebottomrightcornerofthewindowtotheright.Whenunlatched
fromtheplugins,thegraphcanberesizeduptofullscreen.
4.8 Warnings
DolbyMediaMeter2allowsyoutoconfigureseventypesofwarning:
Infinite Dialogue:TheTargetcanbesetfrom0to60.Positiveandnegativetolerances
areadjustablefrom0to60.
Short Term Dialogue:Boththeminimumandmaximumwarningcanrangefrom0to
60.
Infinite All:TheTargetcanbesetfrom0to60.Positiveandnegativetolerancesare
adjustablefrom0to60.
Integrated EBU R128:TheTargetcanbesetfrom0to60.Positiveandnegative
tolerancesareadjustablefrom0to60.
Loudness Range EBU R128:Themaximumcanbeadjustedfrom0to60.
Peak Value:Themaximumcanbeadjustedfrom0to60.
Leq(M) Value:Themaximumcanbeadjustedfrom72to96.
DolbyMediaMeter2setsgenerallyacceptabledefaultvaluesforallthesewarnings,which
youcanadjustasneeded.
Whenawarningistriggered,DolbyMediaMeter2displaysitintwoways:
Measurementwindowschangetheirdisplaycolorfromwhitetored.
Thegraphwindowshowsaverticallineatthepointinthetimelinewhenthewarning
occurred.Thislineisaccompaniedbyahorizontallineatthebottomofthegraphthat
extendsacrossallthetimetheerrorwasineffect,andiscoloredmatchedtothe
warningtypethatoccurred.
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Chapter 5
Understanding the Log and the Graph
Dolby

MediaMeter2letsyouviewandsavebothagraphandlogfileforeach
measurementyoumake.
5.1 Reading the Log
Whenitprocessessourceorencodedfiles,DolbyMediaMeter2createsalogfile
containingarecordofitsmeasurements.Thelogiscreatedasacommaseparatedvalues
(.csv)file,allowingyoutoopenandsaveitinTextEdit,Microsoft

Excel

,oranyother
spreadsheeteditor.
Figure51
Figure 5-1 Sample Log File Beginning
AsshowninFigure 51,thelogfilebeginswithcrucialinformationabouttheinput.Itstates
thenameandfilelocationfortheinputfileorfiles,itsaudiocodingmode,whether
DialogueIntelligence

isonoroff,andthechosenpeakcountthresholdvalue.
Figure52
Figure 5-2 Sample Log File End
AsshowninFigure 52,thelogfileendswiththemeasuredloudness,highestpeak,and
thepercentageofspeechcontentfortheentirefileorfileset.
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Understanding the Log and the Graph
Inbetween,theloglistsseveralattributesforeachsecondofrealtime:
Timecode:Indicatesthesectionofthefilemeasured
Date:Indicatesthecalendardateonwhichthemeasurementwasmade
Timeofday:Indicatesthetimeofdaythemeasurementwasmade
Dialoguepresent:Indicatesthechannelsthatcontaineddialogueornodialogue
Themeasurementsyouchose
Thewarningsyouchose
Peak(dBFS):Indicatesthelargestpeakvaluemeasuredinthesection
Peakcount:Indicatesthenumberofpeaksinthesectionthatexceededthepeakcount
thresholdvalue
Thelogalwaysdisplaysmeasurementswiththeprecisionoftenthsofaunit.
5.2 Viewing the Graph
AsshowninFigure 53,DolbyMediaMeter2cangraphuptosixmeasurementsofthe
selectedfile:
Infinite Dialogue(withDialogueIntelligenceon)
Short Term Dialogue(withDialogueIntelligenceon)
Dialogue Range(withDialogueIntelligenceon)
Infinite All(withDialogueIntelligenceoff)
Short Term All(withDialogueIntelligenceoff)
Sample PeakorTrue Peak(dependingonyourconfigurationchoice)
Figure53
Figure 5-3 Sample Graph
Note: Themeasuredpeakvalueisanoverallpeak,notrelatedtotheselectionof
DialogueIntelligence.
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Appendix A
Dolby Loudness Product Comparison
DolbyMediaMeter2comeswithbothrealtimeandnonrealtimeapplications.Ifyou
haveusedeithertheDolbyLM100BroadcastLoudnessMeterortheDP600,thefollowing
informationwillassistyouinunderstandinghowtheDolbyMediaMeter2canbeused.
A.1 Measuring a Single Center Channel in a 5.1 Program
LM100
Inpostproduction,theLM100typicallymeasuresasingleCenterchannelfromaPCM
sourceaspartofaCenter/LFEAESpairfroma5.1channelprogram,selectingtheLeft
channelintheLM100setupmenu.AtypicalmethodofmeasuringaDolbyDigitalorDolby
EstreamistoselectonlytheCenterchannelintheLM100setupmenu.
Dolby Media Meter 2
DolbyMediaMeter2providesseveralmeasurementmethodscomparabletothatofthe
LM100:
Whenmeasuringpremixedcontent(suchassoundtracksbeingencodedforDVDor
BlurayDisc

)intheDolbyMediaMeter2RTAS

orAudioSuiteplugin,theplugin
canbeinsertedontheCenterchannelintheeditsectionofProTools

.
Whenmeasuringnewcontentbeingmixedforbroadcast,theRTASplugincanbe
insertedontheoutputbus.(Inthiscase,soloingtheCenterchannelwouldmost
closelymimictheLM100method.)
IntheDolbyMediaMeter2standaloneapplication,theCenterchannelsourcefile
canbeselectedindividually.ThiscouldbeanexportedconsolidatedCenterchannel.
Table A-1 Loudness Product Comparisons
Dolby Media
Meter
(Stand Alone)
Dolby Media
Meter
(AudioSuite)
Dolby Media
Meter
(RTAS/VST) LM100 DP600
Application Nonrealtime Nonrealtime Realtime Realtime Nonrealtime
Supported
Algorithms
ITURBS.17701
ITURBS.17702
Leq(A)
ITURBS.17701
ITURBS.17702
Leq(A)
ITURBS.17701
ITURBS.17702
Leq(A)
ITURBS.17701
ITURBS.17702
Leq(A)
ITURBS.17701
Leq(A)
Measurement
Method
Dialogue
Intelligenceor
EBUR128
Dialogue
Intelligenceor
EBUR128
Dialogue
Intelligenceor
EBUR128
Dialogue
Intelligenceor
EBUR128
Dialogue
IntelligenceorEBU
R128
PCM Monoto7.1 Monoto7.1 Monoto7.1 L,R,stereo Monoto5.1
DolbyDigital Monoto5.1 N/A N/A L,R,C,stereo,all Monoto5.1
DolbyDigitalPlus Monoto7.1 N/A N/A N/A Monoto7.1
DolbyTrueHD Monoto7.1 N/A N/A N/A N/A
DolbyE Monoto7.1 N/A N/A L,R,C,stereo,all Monoto7.1
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A.2 Measuring a Stereo Program
LM100
TheLM100canbesettomeasureastereoprogramfromeitheranAESpair,DolbyE,or
DolbyDigitaltwochannelprogram.
Dolby Media Meter 2
DolbyMediaMeter2providesseveralmeasurementmethodscomparabletothatofthe
LM100:
IntheDolbyMediaMeter2RTASplugin,theplugincanbeinsertedonthestereo
outputbusofProTools.
IntheAudioSuiteplugin,theplugincanbeinsertedonthetwochannelinputfilein
theProToolseditsectionforcontentthatisalreadymixedandbeingconformedfor
encoding(forexample,forDVDorBlurayDisc).
IntheDolbyMediaMeter2standaloneapplication,thetwochannelLeftandRight
files,orthetwochannelencodedfile,canbeselected.
A.3 Measuring with Dialogue Intelligence On and Speech Absent
MeasuringaprogramwithDialogueIntelligenceenabledandnodetectedspeechresults
indifferentindicationsdependingonwhichDolbyproductyouuse.
TheLM100andtheDolbyMediaMeter2RTASplugin,whichoperateasrealtime
meters,willdisplaytheflashingeariconuntildialogueisdetected.Ifnodialogueis
detected,thedisplaywillcontinuetoflashthroughouttheprogrammeasurement.
TheDolbyMediaMeter2AudioSuiteandstandaloneversions,whichoperateas
nonrealtimemeters,willdisplayNo Speech Detectedaftercompletionofthe
programmeasurement.
TheDP600measurementcanbesettoreverttoanoverallloudnessmeasurement,asif
DialogueIntelligencewasdisabled.
A.4 Measuring a 5.1 Program
DolbyMediaMeter2usesthelatestadvancementsinmeasurementtechniques,asdoesthe
DP600.DolbyMediaMeter2providesseveralmeasurementmethodscomparabletothat
oftheDP600:
IntheDolbyMediaMeter2RTASplugin,theplugincanbeinsertedona
multichanneloutputbusofProTools.
Note: RememberthatProToolsalwaysinsertsbothRTASandAudioSuitepluginsas
prefader.InsertingthemeterontheinputsectionofProToolswhenmix
automationispresentwillnotgiveameasurementthatwillmatchthefinalmixed
output.
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IntheAudioSuiteplugin,theplugincanbeinsertedonasetofmultichannelinput
filesintheProToolseditsection.
IntheDolbyMediaMeter2standaloneapplication,the5.1sourcechannelfiles,ora
5.1channelencodedfile,canbeselected.
Note: Whenmeasuringmultichannelinputchannels,besuretoselectthechannel
routinginthesettingwindowthatmatchesyoursession.
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