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What does broadcast legal mean?

What does broadcast legal mean? - Premiere Pro Tutorial

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What does broadcast legal mean?

- Before we discuss how to make our audio levels legal, let's discuss what this means. Well, it has to do with levels and that should be really easy no, but it isn't that clear. You see, not all audio levels are measured the same way. Some broadcasters may require that an output level go no higher than minus 10 dBFS which means decibels Full Scale measurement. You might not even be going for broadcast, but for YouTube or Vimeo, in which case you will want for your levels to be higher. So, it's a good idea to check on your audio level requirements or digital peak requirements before you output your work. There is a measurement called true peak or dBTP, which means decibels True Peak Scale. You see when mastering audio we want to set our levels as high as we can without going over obviously, so that we can compete with other tracks and pieces. This approach will cause the audio to peak higher than the allowed limits…

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