(Q) Netflix making it a requirement to deliver in audio in Atmos...?

[bsteeve]

I have heard from some AVID folks here that they have had a lot a queries from studios in Australia about protools Atmos setup because Netflix is making it a requirement for them to deliver in Atmos now...

Just wanted to get some confirmation on that fact. Is this the case for you?

[Frank Kruse]

Hm, not mentioned anywhere in their specs

https://partnerhelp.netflixstudios.c...tices-v1-1#1_1

To me that wouldn't make much sense. That would be like requiring to deliver every film in color even when it's shot in B&W.

[JR Fountain]

That's pretty much the case here in Toronto, Netflix = Atmos.

[puffin]

No,
It is not mandatory.
I am mixing a Netflix Original Series now and starting another one in the new year, both in 5.1 as normal.
Atmos is certainly an option but not the only acceptable deliverable.

[Hugh-H]

Hello,

It is becoming a requirement here in Los Angeles.
H

[Frank Kruse]

Interesting...

[TVPostSound]

Originally Posted by Hugh-H

Hello,

It is becoming a requirement here in Los Angeles.
H

Just had a Netflix meeting, at least not for reality!!

[lucienpalmer]

Originally Posted by Frank Kruse

To me that wouldn't make much sense. That would be like requiring to deliver every film in color even when it's shot in B&W.

Well, that's not a good comparison at all. It's not like an Atmos mix is requiring production audio to be recorded any different. That's still exactly the same.

[Frank Kruse]

Originally Posted by lucienpalmer

Well, that's not a good comparison at all. It's not like an Atmos mix is requiring production audio to be recorded any different. That's still exactly the same.

What I meant was: why require (as in force) an Atmos mix when mono was chosen as the sound format by the director for creative reasons to give an extreme example. Of course you can deliver an Atmos master with just content on the center channel in the main bed, but that seems like overkill to me.

F.

[ubxf]

An atmos master with content only in the center channel makes sense to me.
That would be the way to satisfy both the technical requirements and artistic vision. Now the problem would be passing QC where they might just look for activity on the meters in all channels :)