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Dolby Media Meter is a software tool for measuring loudness in programming for broadcast, packaged media, VOD, and games.

Differences in audio levels between programs and channels or between programs and commercials are a major annoyance to TV viewers. While obvious to the viewer, these loudness differences have proven difficult to measure with conventional methods and equipment.
With Dolby® Media Meter, Dolby adds to its lineup of unique and innovative tools that accurately and objectively measure loudness as viewers subjectively experience it. Dolby Media Meter features Dialogue Intelligence™ technology, adopted from the award-winning Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer, that automatically detects and then measures loudness only during the presence of speech in an audio track. Dolby Media Meter measures loudness using the ITU-R BS.1770-1 algorithm, and measurements can be done either with or without Dialogue Intelligence.
Dolby Media Meter runs as a Mac® or Windows® stand-alone application, as a Digidesign® Pro Tools® AudioSuite or RTAS plug-in, and as a plug-in for Minnetonka AudioTools™ AWE. Dolby Media Meter supports measurement of Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, Dolby E, and PCM audio formats. All versions of Dolby Media Meter can produce and save log files.
Used as a stand-alone product, Digidesign AudioSuite plug-in, and Minnetonka AudioTools AWE plug-in, Dolby Media Meter is a faster-than-real-time, file-based measurement application.* This is useful for DVD and Blu-ray Disc™ mastering, and for program creation and quality control applications in audio production, postproduction, and broadcast facilities.
As a Pro Tools RTAS plug-in, Dolby Media Meter measures loudness in real time, so that users can track levels during the mixing process to help meet network delivery requirements. The RTAS plug-in can simultaneously display short- and long-term loudness levels that are based on the level of dialogue in the mix.
*Speed will depend on hardware capabilities.

Core Measurement Algorithms

ITU-R BS.1770-1
Dialogue Intelligence

Hardware Requirements

Macintosh®:
Power Mac® G5 with dual 2.3 GHz or faster
PowerPC® G5
Mac Pro with two 2.66 GHz or faster Intel® Xeon®
dual-core or quad-core processors
Mac OS® X version 10.4.2 or later
1 GB RAM recommended
100 MB free disk space required for installation

Microsoft® Windows PC:

Intel Core 2 Duo
Windows XP or Vista
1 GB RAM
100 MB free disk space required for installation
Pro Tools version 7.3 HD/LE or later
Minnetonka AudioTools AWE version 1.3 or later

To arrange for a demo of the Media Meter software or to order one, contact AID at:

Audio Intervisual Design
1155 N. La Brea Avenue
West Hollywood, CA 90038
(323) 845-1155
sales@aidinc.com
www.aidinc.com

To read more detailed information about the Dolby Media Meter software, click here to download a pdf.