PurposePresets - ATSC A/85 Short-Form Preparation - Leveler - 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

Leveler 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
-23.96 LUFS	-0.04 dB	-23.94 LUFS	-9.44 dBFS	-9.35 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	-24.02 LUFS	inside	-14.95 dBFS	inside	-14.65 dBTP	inside	7.88 dB	9.83 dB	+1.94 dB	2
Dynamic piano neutral - Marko Maksimovic	-24.40 LUFS	inside	-9.44 dBFS	inside	-9.43 dBTP	inside	16.90 dB	15.61 dB	-1.28 dB	2
Instrumental groove hot - Nova Notion	-23.64 LUFS	inside	-11.10 dBFS	inside	-10.85 dBTP	inside	13.10 dB	13.77 dB	+0.66 dB	2
ATSC A/85 Short-Form Preparation stereo stress sequence	-23.94 LUFS	inside	-9.44 dBFS	inside	-9.35 dBTP	inside	17.83 dB	14.50 dB	-3.33 dB	2