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For a Netflix dub, how are dialogue and M&E kept separate, what track or stem layout do the Live Action, Animation, 5.1 Mix Room and Secondary Audio pages state, and where do they say nothing?

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Dialogue is delivered separately from the Netflix-supplied M&E. The Animation page defines the dialogue deliverable: a Pro Tools session (AAF if another DAW), one character per track in dialogue-count order, walla/group tracks last, optional VO track, no plug-ins, no automation, pickups on new named tracks; the M&E delivery carries "Optionals" tracks the studio maps by muting regions. The Live Action page only says the dubbed voice should blend with, not sit on top of, the M&E. The 5.1 room page describes only the monitoring layout (5.0 plus subwoofer). Stem rules appear on the archived delivery-spec page the Secondary Audio page points to: for a dubbed version, a 5.1 dialogue stem that equals the 5.1 mix when combined with M&E; for the original, D, M and E stems; Atmos beds and objects separated by D/M/E (required for series, documentary, unscripted and comedy). No page gives M&E stem naming, format or who builds the combined mix check. Curator qualifications: Dialogue delivered separately from Netflix-supplied M&E; Animation dialogue deliverable: Pro Tools session (AAF otherwise), one character per track in dialogue-count order, walla last, no plug-ins or automation, pickups on new named tracks; M&E Optionals tracks mapped by muting. Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.

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    {
      "url": "https://partnerhelp.netflixstudios.com/hc/en-us/articles/360049848074-Localized-Dialogue-Recording-Recommendations-Animation",
      "note": "candidate evidence excerpts"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20240810225715id_/https://partnerhelp.netflixstudios.com/hc/en-us/articles/7357416307603-Localization-Accessibility-and-Dubbing-Branded-Delivery-Specifications",
      "note": "candidate evidence excerpts"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://partnerhelp.netflixstudios.com/hc/en-us/articles/360017942033-Localized-Dialogue-Recording-Recommendations-Live-Action",
      "note": "candidate evidence excerpts"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://partnerhelp.netflixstudios.com/hc/en-us/articles/360042360834-Netflix-Localization-5-1-Mix-Room-Guidelines",
      "note": "candidate evidence excerpts"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://partnerhelp.netflixstudios.com/hc/en-us/articles/360017944573-Netflix-Mixing-Style-Guide-For-Dubbed-Content",
      "note": "candidate evidence excerpts"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://partnerhelp.netflixstudios.com/hc/en-us/articles/360058730454-Secondary-Audio-Delivery-Specification",
      "note": "candidate evidence excerpts"
    }
  ]
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Evidence claims

[sourced_fact] Dialogue is delivered separately from the Netflix-supplied M&E. The Animation page defines the dialogue deliverable: a Pro Tools session (AAF if another DAW), one character per track in dialogue-count order, walla/group tracks last, optional VO track, no plug-ins, no automation, pickups on new named tracks; the M&E delivery carries "Optionals" tracks the studio maps by muting regions. The Live Action page only says the dubbed voice should blend with, not sit on top of, the M&E. The 5.1 room page describes only the monitoring layout (5.0 plus subwoofer). Stem rules appear on the archived delivery-spec page the Secondary Audio page points to: for a dubbed version, a 5.1 dialogue stem that equals the 5.1 mix when combined with M&E; for the original, D, M and E stems; Atmos beds and objects separated by D/M/E (required for series, documentary, unscripted and comedy). No page gives M&E stem naming, format or who builds the combined mix check. · locator: candidate evidence excerpts source

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