Center mix level, Surround mix level, Dolby surround mode – Grass Valley Imagestore 750 v.2.0.1 User Manual
Page 367: Dialogue normalization

Imagestore 750 User Manual
Dolby Decode/Encode
Miranda Technologies Inc.
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Center Mix Level
This indicates nominal down mix level of the centre (C) channel with respect
to Left (L) and Right (R) channels.
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0.707 (-3 dB)
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0.595 (-4.5 dB)
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0.500 (-6 dB)
Note: This option is only enabled for Dolby E.
Surround Mix Level
This indicates the nominal down mix level of the surround channels if they
are in use.
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0.707 (-3 dB)
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0.500 (-6 dB)
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0
Note: This option is only enabled for Dolby E.
Dolby Surround Mode
This indicates whether program has been encoded in Dolby Surround. It can
take one of the following values:
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Not indicated
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Not encoded
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Encoded
Note: This option is not used by the AC3 decoder, but may be used by
other portions of the audio reproduction equipment.
Dialogue Normalization
The dialog element of program audio generally serves as a reference for the
loudness of all the other audio. When audio from different sources is
reproduced, the apparent loudness of the dialog element frequently varies
from source to source.