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

Meter scope: The selected Integrated LUFS view is compared directly with an offline file measurement.

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

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

Clip	Offline Integrated Loudness	Meter Integrated View	LUFS Class	Offline Sample Peak	Meter Sample Peak	Meter True Peak	True Peak Class
Pop vocal soft - Chill Winston	-24.02 LUFS	-23.98 LUFS	inside	-14.95 dBFS	-14.95 dBFS	-14.65 dBTP	inside
Dynamic piano neutral - Marko Maksimovic	-24.40 LUFS	-24.35 LUFS	inside	-9.44 dBFS	-9.44 dBFS	-9.43 dBTP	inside
Instrumental groove hot - Nova Notion	-23.64 LUFS	-23.60 LUFS	inside	-11.10 dBFS	-11.10 dBFS	-10.85 dBTP	inside
ATSC A/85 Short-Form Preparation stereo stress sequence	-23.94 LUFS	-23.90 LUFS	inside	-9.44 dBFS	-9.44 dBFS	-9.35 dBTP	inside