[Tig] OT-Audio levels for theatrical use from digital post

[Bob Kertesz]

>Probably he was refering to values on a Dolby LM100 Broadcast Loudness
>Meter, which measures average dialogue levels for subjective viewer
>perception. Most TV channels are trying  to address viewer annoyance with
>the differences in perceived levels between programs and commercials by
>means of this piece if equipment.

Not the people at KTTV Fox in Los Angeles, who are running their own promos
between (and sometimes during) shows at intolerable audio levels. 

Not the shows themselves, or the commercials so much, but the promos are
obnoxiously loud, causing me to instantly hit the mute button and look away
from the screen, quite opposite to the effect they are going for, I assume.

My automatic assumption has always been that louder the audio in comparison to
the norm, the more whatever it is that is being touted sucks.

--Bob

Bob Kertesz
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