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Audio encoding parameters

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Parameter Description
Codec

Specify the codec for the audio encoding. 'Passthrough' is not supported when audio input is uncompressed. For PCM or Dolby E Passthrough, select 'SMPTE302 / Dolby E Passthrough'.

Pass-through specific parameters

Parameter Description
Insert audio frames on signal loss

Generate audio frames according to the input loss management configured in Media processing tab (silence, 1kHz tone) when the input source is lost.


Note: If you activate this option, associated monitoring statistics are available from the Service statistics (see example below).
Glitch supression Only available if Insert audio frames on signal loss is checked.

Repeat 3 audio frames before enabling input loss audio frames generation.

Generate audio frames if no source at start Only available if Insert audio frames on signal loss is checked.

If the audio service is missing at startup, generate audio frames according to the input loss management configured in Media processing tab (silence, 1kHz tone). Frames may be encoded in a different codec from the real audio.


Note: Applies to both use cases where Live Encoder is configured either with SDI or as IP input.

el encoding audio passthrough silence stats Example of audio silence generation statistics

SMPTE-302 / Dolby E Pass-through additional parameters

Parameter Description
Data Width

Data width of AES audio sample to be encoded.


Possible values: Follow input, 16-bit, 20-bit, or 24-bit

MPEG-1 Layer II, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, AAC, HE-AAC, HE-AAC v2 parameters

Parameter Description
Watermarking

Type of watermarking insertion to use

Profile

Profile to use with AAC codec

Channels mode

Number of audio channels in the encoded audio track

Bit rate

Bandwidth used to encode the audio stream

Sampling rate

Number of audio samples per second defined in Hz

Frame rate

Frame rate as defined in video input

Blackout

This blackout configuration will be applied to the related audio/video/subtitles stream.

Dolby Digital additional parameters

Parameter Description
Dialog normalization

Metadata parameter that controls playback gain.


Possible values: Auto or, from -1 dB to -31 dB. Auto means that no processing will be done on the input.
Dolby Surround mode

Decoders can use this flag to automatically switch on Pro Logic decoding.

DRC Line Mode Profile

The Dynamic Range Control restricts the signal's absolute peak level for a decoder using the line mode.

DRC RF Mode Profile

The Dynamic Range Control restricts the signal's absolute peak level for decoder using the RF mode.

DC highpass filter

A DCblocking 3Hz highpass filter applied on the main Dolby channel. Used to remove DC offsets in the program audio. Only switch off in exceptional circumstances.

Related information
Configure the audio encoding parameters

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