PurposePresets - ATSC A/85 Short-Form Preparation - Compressor - Summary

ATSC A/85, US TV Target Reference

Basis: Official short-form broadcast recommendation.

ATSC A/85:2026-07 specifies -24 LKFS full-program loudness for short-form content without metadata, approximately +/-2 LU measurement tolerance, and -2 dBTP. These checks validate the APU product recipes on deterministic stereo material; they do not certify platform or broadcaster acceptance.

Sources: ATSC A/85:2026-07, ATSC A/85 quick reference

Compressor program delivery candidate passed. The checked rows are inside the ATSC A/85 short-form full-program reference Integrated LUFS window and peak ceilings.

Isolated locked-compensation renders: all diagnostic rows are inside the ATSC A/85 short-form full-program reference Integrated LUFS window and peak ceilings.

Learn-pass Integrated LUFS	Locked Delta	Program Integrated LUFS	Program Sample Peak	Program True Peak
-23.74 LUFS	-0.26 dB	-23.98 LUFS	-6.06 dBFS	-6.06 dBTP

Rendered Clip	Integrated Loudness	LUFS Class	Sample Peak	Sample Peak Class	True Peak	True Peak Class	Source Active-program RMS Range	Output Active-program RMS Range	Active-program RMS Range Change	Channels
Pop vocal soft - Chill Winston	-25.25 LUFS	inside	-15.06 dBFS	inside	-14.98 dBTP	inside	7.88 dB	11.31 dB	+3.42 dB	2
Dynamic piano neutral - Marko Maksimovic	-23.96 LUFS	inside	-6.06 dBFS	inside	-6.05 dBTP	inside	16.90 dB	13.63 dB	-3.27 dB	2
Instrumental groove hot - Nova Notion	-23.30 LUFS	inside	-9.83 dBFS	inside	-9.59 dBTP	inside	13.10 dB	13.12 dB	+0.02 dB	2
ATSC A/85 Short-Form Preparation stereo stress sequence	-23.98 LUFS	inside	-6.06 dBFS	inside	-6.06 dBTP	inside	17.83 dB	13.38 dB	-4.45 dB	2