Are these audiolevels okay?

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sylviedeleeuwe
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Are these audiolevels okay?

Post by sylviedeleeuwe »

Hi everyone! I am a first year film student and a film of mine has been accepted to a festival, for which I need to create a DCP.
I have watched a few videos online about how to make one, but I am stuck on the audiolevels. Are these (https://imgur.com/RXSin6q) okay? Sorry in advance that it is in dutch, but I didn't know how to change the language of DCP-o-matic.
Carsten
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Re: Are these audiolevels okay?

Post by Carsten »

It depends on the character of the clip, wether it 'is' soft, or loud. But based on typical levels of main stream content, your levels are too soft. I suggest you raise them in DCP-o-matic by 9dB. Based on the true peak value, that is also the maximum gain obtainable without clipping. Ignore the red/yellow warning, as long as you don't hit True Peak at zero.

Your audio appears to be mono/dual mono (not much stereo). If it's mostly voice/dialogue, +9dB should be okay.