Sound is one of the most important parts of the final film experience. In our Dolby Atmos surround sound studio, we mix all the audio elements of a film, dialogue, sound effects, ambience, and music into a balanced and immersive soundtrack.
Dolby Atmos allows sound to move around the audience in three-dimensional space, creating a richer and more cinematic listening experience for films, television series, and documentaries.
2.1 NEAR-FIELD ATMOS® MIX – MASTERING & ARCHIVE – ORIGINAL LANGUAGE VERSION
Our Dolby Atmos® Original Language Home Mix meets the following requirements:
- Mixed in a 7.1.4 room
- Atmos® delivered via IMF (IAB) supports 23.976, 24, 25, and 30 frames per second.
- A Near-field mix. The most common monitoring levels for near field at 79dB or 82dB SPL.
- Conforms to Netflix loudness spec(−27LKFS ±/-2 LU 1770-1 dialog-gated).
- All beds and objects are encoded are always audible. A print master is also a composite of all bed materials or multiple beds.
2.2 NEAR-FIELD 5.1 SURROUND MIX – MASTERING AND ARCHIVE – ORIGINAL LANGUAGE VERSION
- Set the standard reference level for mixing to 79 dB SPL or 82 dB SPL.
- Meet a −27 LKFS (+/-2 LU) dialogue loudness using ITU-R BS.1770-1 measured over entire program.
- Do not exceed +18 dBu (−2 dBFS) maximum level (true-peak) over reference of -20 dBFS, achieved by peak limiting and not lowering the mix level.
- For original version we provide 5.1 Dialog, Music, and Effects stems that equal the 5.1 mix when combined.
2.3 NEAR-FIELD 2.0 STEREO MIX – MASTERING AND ARCHIVE – ORIGINAL LANGUAGE VERSION
- We use 79dB SPL or 82dB SPL as our standard reference level for mixing.
- We do not exceed +18dBu (−2 dBFS) maximum level (true-peak) over reference of -20dbfs, achieved by peak limiting and not lowering the mix level.
