ATSC A/85 Techniques for Establishing and Maintaining Audio Loudness
Defines the short-form full-program measurement approach, target loudness, anticipated measurement variation and True Peak ceiling represented here.
Reference Loudness−24 LUFS
- Integrated
- > −22 LUFS → Fail< −26 LUFS → Fail
- True Peak Max
- > −2 dBTP → Fail
ATSC A/85 Short-form
Full-program loudness and True Peak checks for ATSC short-form content.
How to Use
Copy Profile, then paste in PLVS outside a text field to review the import.
Or download the file and choose Settings → Saved Items → Import….
Confirm the import, then select the Profile in PLVS. Importing does not apply it automatically.
Details
For commercials and other short-form television content measured from the full-program mix using the current BS.1770 method. ATSC publishes loudness in LKFS; PLVS displays the numerically equivalent LUFS value. The tolerance describes anticipated measurement variation and should not be treated as an alternate production target.
- Reference Loudness
- −24 LUFS
- Integrated
- > −22 LUFS → Fail< −26 LUFS → Fail
- True Peak Max
- > −2 dBTP → Fail
- File Size
- 725 bytes
File Checksum
sha256:816ceb49a289ea7f694871eb518ba689bdb3188be9c4c85429616ac75ca4cd64
Sources
Release History
Release 1
2026-10-14 · published
Initial curated release based on the current ATSC recommended practice.