0085B - Audio Peaks (PPM)
Summary
EBU QC Id
0085B
Name
Audio Peaks (PPM)
Status
published
Category
absolute
Lead editor
Roman Meszmer
Aliases
PPM QPPM quasi peak
Tags
audio
Versions
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Details
Definition
System shall check (Quasi) Peak levels against a user-defined value.
References
  • [http://tech.ebu.ch/docs/tech/tech3205.pdf EBU Tech 3205-E (legacy text)]

Examples
  • 00:00:40:20 Audio peak detected, -12 dBFS.

Input parameters
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Output parameters
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Test material
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Remarks
Remarks
The typical value for QPPM meters has been -9 dBFS.

Note that (Q)PPM and true peak are different measurements.
With the introduction of loudness measurement (see 0010B), PPM measurements are being replaced with Loudness and TP measurements.
The TP test item is 0084B.
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