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What must I label and how must I build beds and objects when delivering a 5.1 or Atmos mix to Netflix as BWAV ADM?

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Netflix's branded BWAV ADM guideline lets beds and objects be any channel width but requires each to carry a Group label of Dialogue, Music, Effects or Narration (from a published list), true-peak limiting at -2.3 dBFS on material routed to the renderer, and 5.1 stems that sum to the printmaster; BWAV ADM delivery is preferred, not required. Curator qualifications: Pages read 2026-10-22; no mix delivered or validated. Label-list growth between archive snapshots and file-naming example per producer. Limitations: Pages read 2026-10-22; no mix delivered or validated. 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://studiopartner.netflix.net/api/v2/subsites/studio/page/branded-bwav-adm-creation-guidelines",
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      "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260312084633id_/https://partnerhelp.netflixstudios.com/hc/en-us/articles/33346902581779-BWAV-ADM-Creation-Guidelines",
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      "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20250130163726id_/https://partnerhelp.netflixstudios.com/hc/en-us/articles/33346902581779-BWAV-ADM-Creation-Guidelines",
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      "url": "https://studiopartner.netflix.net/api/v2/subsites/studio/page/bwav-adm-creation-guidelines-for-dubbing",
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Evidence claims

[sourced_fact] Netflix's branded BWAV ADM guideline lets beds and objects be any channel width but requires each to carry a Group label of Dialogue, Music, Effects or Narration (from a published list), true-peak limiting at -2.3 dBFS on material routed to the renderer, and 5.1 stems that sum to the printmaster; BWAV ADM delivery is preferred, not required. · locator: studiopartner.netflix.net page branded-bwav-adm-creation-guidelines (JSON) source

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