Program Loudness Report¶
The program loudness report tab is used to display audio levels of digital content. MIP compares the program to a user defined reference value. If a violation occurs MIP turns that portion of the graph red. The info icon provides more information about each of the reporting options.
Use the Search feature to select the channel/program of interest, loudness settings and report timeframe. MIP supports several loudness monitoring methods. Once the method is selected additional fields are displayed.
Dialnorm |
(Dialogue normalization level) - Metadata received from the digital AC3 stream used to control playback gain. Integer value with a range of 1 – 31 corresponding to a playback gain of 0 – -30dB (unity). The loudness graph is displayed as Loudness K-weighted relative to full scale (LKFS) to comply with FCC CALM requirements. |
Long IPL |
Weighted average selectable for the last hour or last 24 hours. |
Fixed Number |
Use this setting to override the default Dialnorm value of -31. |
Min/Max |
Use these values to set the loudness window. If loudness is lower than or higher than set point MIP turns that section of the graph red indicating a loudness violation. |