Cobalt Digital SPOTCHECK Transport Stream Compliance Monitor User Manual
AUDIO LOUDNESS MANAGEMENT
Programming thumbnails with date-time and as-runID provide ready
correlation between loudness measurement records andp r ogramming
Clearly displayed session
loudness plot continuously
displayed for all programming.
Where loudnessdeviates from
dialnorm by more than 2LU ,
segment is highlighted.
On-screen mode selections including ATSC A/85and EBU R128 measurement.
Instant selection of audio sub-programs.
Select plotting to show Dialnorm, TruePeak, and/or
Loudness Envelop (min/max instantaneous LUFS)
Select spot segmenting to correlate toas-run data. Where as-run is not
available, programming can be segmented intoregular user-selected Short or Long intervals.
Selecting a date on the Reports calendar shows a report
for the day, with segments grouped into loudness too
high, too low, or complying.
A list of segments is displayed, with direct correlation to
loudness, airtime, and as-run data for each spot or
segment. Reports can be set up to sort by loudness, time,
as-run code or other criteria.
Reports can be automatically e-mailed, triggered to send
at several severity level choices.
SPOTCHECK® 〉〉 TRANSPORT STREAM COMPLIANCE MONITOR
SpotCheck® provides easy to use, no-guesswork, automatic A/85
and EBU R128 loudness measurement and access to all audio
loudness records. Because SpotCheck® monitors an IP, ASI, or a trans-
mitted over-the-air MPEG stream at the transmit (emission) encode
point, SpotCheck® measures and logs loudness for all programming
emanating from the facility.
Segments can be searched using date – time with the intuitive display
of loudness plots along with date-time-stamped thumbnails of the actual corresponding programming, or can be queried and correlated with
the facility as-run automation list. SpotCheck® readily pinpoints any segments that are out of CALM A/85 or EBU R128 compliance, and conversely helps in documenting compliance should an erroneous complaint
appear.
Options allow even more transport stream/programming analysis. Option
QUALITYCHECK checks for the presence of CEA708/608 closed-captioning, as well as the string content text, and also can detect transport
communication errors as well as frozen/black frame and audio silence,
with Alert Manager sending these alerts to your designated personnel as
simple e-mails. Option AIRCHECK provides easily managed lo-res proxy
downloads of user-selected transport stream segments that can be sent
and viewed over e-mail to recipients with common smart devices and
media players.
Easy to use web user interface provides for easy setup and use. Requiring
no breakout from the MPEG stream and not affecting the emission stream
in any way, SpotCheck® provides an easily integrated, facility-based, superior solution for loudness records and compliance verification.
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AUDIO LOUDNESS MANAGEMENT
IP
Interface/
FEC
Interleave
Packet
Splitter
Codec
Extract/
Decode
Loudness
Measurement
Video
Thumbnails
Logging
Audio
ASI
ASI
Interface
Loudness
Measurement Data
Audio
As-Run Data
Video Thumbnails
HTML5 Web User Interface
SpotCheck
Data
Correlation
Storage
OTA
OTA
Interface
As-Run
Database
Import
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See Ordering Information
for physical port capacity and
IP, ASI, or OTA model
designations
SPOTCHECK® 〉〉 TRANSPORT STREAM COMPLIANCE MONITOR
〉〉 FEATURES
Automated 24/7 loudness measurement
and logging for every programming segment
sent as emission. Full CALM and EBU R128
compliant logging and record access.
Straightforward display of actual loudness
plot and clear OK/non-compliant tagging
of programming segments – no tedious
lists or spreadsheets to analyze
Automatically accounts for program loudness, dialnorm, and DRC effect on audio –
no interpretation of readings or loudness
metadata needed
Cobalt Support Network feature provides,
where desired, a direct VPN connection
between your SpotCheck unit and our
engineering support
Easy data search by date/time range and
as-run data allows rapid and no-hassle
pinpointing to any programming segment
Support for sending loudness alert emails to multiple personnel. User-defined
multiple-level severity escalation.
Full compatibility with MPTS and SPTS
streams
Direct GigE MPEG, ASI, or OTA interface. No
complicated external breakout of signals.
Three year warranty with extension options
available
Robust product support – upgrades and
enhancements field-installed via firmware
upload from our Support web page
Set desired span by dragging
the cursor edges
Clicking the + icon in the plot upper-left
corner opens a cursor-defined region
in which average LKFS, true peak, and
loudness range (LRA) over a sel e c t e d
span is displayed.
This tool can also download a transport
stream interval set by the cursor
boundaries.
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