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At loudness QC, which measurements must be repeated after every re-render, and which values (numbers and metadata) do EBU R 128, Netflix v1.4 and BWF carry to the delivery package?

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R 128 V5 and Netflix v1.4 differ in target (-23.0 LUFS vs -27 LKFS), gating basis (programme vs dialog-gated) and peak limit (-1 dBTP vs -2 dBTP); one measured value cannot demonstrate both.

R 128 V5 and Netflix v1.4 differ in target (-23.0 LUFS vs -27 LKFS), gating basis (programme vs dialog-gated) and peak limit (-1 dBTP vs -2 dBTP); one measured value cannot demonstrate both. Curator qualifications: Correction: the +/-0.5 LU non-live tolerance attributed to R 128 V5 item h) appears in the V5 document only in the revision table as the V3 (June 2014) change; V4 (2020) records 'Tolerances updates' and current item h) gives +/-1.0 LU where the target is not practically achievable plus item i) +/-0.2 LU. Treat +/-0.5 LU as a superseded historical value unless a current supplement (e.g. R 128 s1, Tech 3343) states it; same correction applies to C2-B34-Y1-06. BWF v2/iXML/AS-11 carriage findings (F1/F2) not reinspected. Specification text only; no audio measured or rendered. Curator amendment CA-AM-0001 (2026-10-21): Withdrawn for C2-B34-Y1-06. Curator reread of C2-B34-Y1-06: its E1 states the V5 values (+/-1.0 LU where impractical, +/-0.2 LU QC) and its E5 records +/-0.5 LU only as the V3 (2014) history entry. C2-B80-AUDIT1 contradictions[1] grouped Y1-06 with P2-05 as giving +/-0.5 LU for non-live; that grouping is wrong for Y1-06. The P2-05 correction stands. Limitations: Specification text only; no audio measured or rendered. 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://tech.ebu.ch/docs/tech/tech3285.pdf",
      "note": "v1.4 section 1; R 128 V5 items h), m)"
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      "url": "http://www.gallery.co.uk/ixml/object_Details.html",
      "note": "v1.4 section 1; R 128 V5 items h), m)"
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      "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20211120082543id_/https:/partnerhelp.netflixstudios.com/hc/en-us/articles/360001794307-Netflix-Sound-Mix-Specifications-Best-Practices-v1-4",
      "note": "cited at https://web.archive.org/web/20211120082543id_/https://partnerhelp.netflixstudios.com/hc/en-us/articles/360001794307-Netflix-Sound-Mix-Specifications-Best-Practices-v1-4; v1.4 section 1; R 128 V5 items h), m)"
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      "url": "https://tech.ebu.ch/docs/r/r128.pdf",
      "note": "v1.4 section 1; R 128 V5 items h), m)"
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      "url": "https://github.com/AMWA-TV/AS-11_UK_DPP_HD/blob/12e100a3de2f60592413a0d21f81f343505e0123/specification_text_views/AMWA_AS_11_UK_DPP_HD.simple.txt",
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      "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20211120082543id_/https://partnerhelp.netflixstudios.com/hc/en-us/articles/360001794307-Netflix-Sound-Mix-Specifications-Best-Practices-v1-4",
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  • [sourced_fact] R 128 V5 and Netflix v1.4 differ in target (-23.0 LUFS vs -27 LKFS), gating basis (programme vs dialog-gated) and peak limit (-1 dBTP vs -2 dBTP); one measured value cannot demonstrate both. · locator: v1.4 section 1; R 128 V5 items h), m) source

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