Audio

Release: 1.1 | April 13, 2022

Prior to delivery, please reach out to your Warner Bros. Discovery contact to ensure that component audio tracks are fully supported.

Component audio tracks must be delivered independently of the Original Production Language Master.
Component audio tracks must only contain one Soundfield group per file. Example: A component audio delivery consisting of 2.0 (stereo) and 5.1 (surround) must be contained within two independent files (one for 2.0 and one for 5.1).
Each Soundfield group must be arranged into a single track. e.g. 5.1 would be a single track with 6 channels.
Content with 5.1 surround must be provided with a separate corresponding 2.0 track.
Audio must be delivered as Linear PCM with Sample bit Depth (24 bit) and Sample Rate (48kHz).
Audio must conform (be synchronous) with the Primary Language Master.
Padding at the top is not required, if padding is included it must either match the Master Composition (Licensed Content (SDR) / Originals (SDR)) or must not exceed 5s.
Padding at the tail should not be included, if padding is included it must match the Master Composition (Licensed Content (SDR) / Originals (SDR)).

Component audio tracks must be delivered as either Broadcast WAVE Format (MBWF / RF64) or Material Exchange Format (MXF).

Aligned with primary video SOM (01:00:00:00)
- Padding is not required; if padding is included, it must not exceed 5s at the Head of the program. Padding at the Tail must not be present
Including TimeReference timecode synchronous with Original Production Language Master
Valid channel configurations: (2.0: L, R or Lt, Rt, M1, M2) or (5.1 Surround: L, R, C, LFE, Ls, Rs,)

File format inside MXF must be BWF
Including SMPTE timecode track aligned & synchronous with Original Production Language Master
Channels labeled in the file metadata using Multichannel Audio Labeling as specified in SMPTE ST 377-4:2012
Valid channel configurations: (2.0: L, R or Lt, Rt, M1, M2) or (5.1 Surround: L, R, C, LFE, Ls, Rs,)

v1.2 April 13, 2022

v1.1 May 14, 2021

Added padding language (at the top/tail) to the Component Audio Tracks Section
Moved DVS section to under the Audio Track Layout sections of the Licensed Content (SDR) / Originals (SDR) Specifications
Added channel configuration to MXF