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What programme-loudness and true-peak limits do Paramount and Apple state for sidecar, Atmos and immersive-music deliveries?

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Paramount requires near-field full mixes at -24 LKFS +/-2 dB (BS.1770-3, without LFE for 5.1) with true peak at or below -2 dBTP for US deliveries, or EBU R 128-2020 -23.0 LUFS +/-1 LU with -1 dBTP for Europe; theatrical mixes are exempt; the Atmos home mix targets -24.0 LKFS +/-2.0 LU with true peak at or below -0.1 dBTP, measured in the Dolby Atmos Renderer or an equivalent.

Paramount requires near-field full mixes at -24 LKFS +/-2 dB (BS.1770-3, without LFE for 5.1) with true peak at or below -2 dBTP for US deliveries, or EBU R 128-2020 -23.0 LUFS +/-1 LU with -1 dBTP for Europe; theatrical mixes are exempt; the Atmos home mix targets -24.0 LKFS +/-2.0 LU with true peak at or below -0.1 dBTP, measured in the Dolby Atmos Renderer or an equivalent. Curator qualifications: Vendor requirement pages read 2026-10-22; no audio measured. Apple Immersive Audio Source Profile comparison from producer reading. Limitations: Vendor requirement pages read 2026-10-22; no audio measured. Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.
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  "citations": [
    {
      "url": "https://pop.paramount.com/audio-requirements/",
      "note": "pop.paramount.com/audio-requirements (live) Audio Loudness; Dolby ATMOS General Requirements"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://help.apple.com/itc/videoaudioassetguide/en.lproj/itcf946aaace.html",
      "note": "pop.paramount.com/audio-requirements (live) Audio Loudness; Dolby ATMOS General Requirements"
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  • [sourced_fact] Paramount requires near-field full mixes at -24 LKFS +/-2 dB (BS.1770-3, without LFE for 5.1) with true peak at or below -2 dBTP for US deliveries, or EBU R 128-2020 -23.0 LUFS +/-1 LU with -1 dBTP for Europe; theatrical mixes are exempt; the Atmos home mix targets -24.0 LKFS +/-2.0 LU with true peak at or below -0.1 dBTP, measured in the Dolby Atmos Renderer or an equivalent. · locator: pop.paramount.com/audio-requirements (live) Audio Loudness; Dolby ATMOS General Requirements source

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