Audio for cinema

• Quarterly Plenary Meetings:
  We meet for 90 minutes on the 2nd Thursday of the first month of each quarter (January, April, July, and October) typically using Zoom.
• Ad-Hoc Meetings:
  Additional meetings between quarterly meetings as necessary either as the plenary TC or as ad-hoc task groups.
• In-Person Conference Meetings:
  In-Person Conference Meetings may occur in addition to or instead of a quarterly depending upon timing.

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2022-7-27     TC-AC Meeting Minutes 2022-07-14
Description: Meeting held on July 14, 2022

2022-6-7     TC-AC Meeting Minutes 2022-06-02 Rev. 3
Description: Meeting held on June 02, 2022

2022-6-3     TC-AC Meeting Minutes 2021-11-10
Description: Meeting held on November 10, 2021

2022-6-3     TC-AC Meeting Minutes 2021-07-28
Description: Meeting held on July 28, 2021

2020-7-1     TC-AC Meeting Minutes 06-08-20
Description: Minutes of TC-AC Committee Meeting at 148th Convention, Vienna | June 08, 2020

2020-7-1     TC-AC Meeting Minutes 01-06-20
Description: Minutes of TC-AC Committee Meeting | January 16, 2020

2020-7-1     TC-AC Meeting Minutes 10-17-19
Description: Minutes of TC-AC Committee Meeting at 147th Convention, New York | October 17, 2019

2020-7-1     TC-AC Meeting Minutes 05-23-19
Description: Minutes of TC-AC Committee Meeting held on May 23, 2019

2020-7-1     TC-AC Meeting Minutes 03-22-19
Description: Minutes of TC-AC Committee Meeting at 146th Convention, Dublin | March 22, 2019

2018-11-30     Meeting minutes
Description: 19 October 2018 – AES NY

2017-10-18     TC-AC meeting minutes 5_July_2017
Description: TC-AC meeting 5th July2017

2017-3-22     Meeting Minutes AES 141-LA September 2016
Description: Minutes of TC-AC meeting at 141st Convention

2013-7-11     Loudness Metering
Description: Engineering Brief presented at Rome 134 by Alessandro Travaglini

2013-7-11     HELM: High Efficiency Loudness Model for Broadcast Content
Description: Paper from Budapest 132 on HELM: High Efficiency Loudness Model for Broadcast Content, submitted by Alessandro Travaglini, et. al.

2013-7-11     Defining the Listening Comfort Zone in Broadcasting through the analysis of the Maximum Loudness Levels
Description: Paper presented at Budapest 132 by Alessandro Travaglini, et. al. on loudness broadcast issues

2012-4-27     Cinema & Home Theater Audio Compatibility
Description: “Implications of Standards Changes in Cinema Sound on DVD and Home Theater” Wilfried Van Baelen

2012-4-21     A New Draught Proposal for the Calibration of Sound in Cinema Rooms
Description: A New Draft Proposal for the Calibration of Sound in Cinema Rooms from Philip Newell

2012-4-15     Is the X Curve Damaging Our Enjoyment of Cinema?
Description: A technical examination of the theory behind the X-curve. Paper originally given to SMPTE 2011 Sydney Conference by Glenn Leembruggen

2012-4-11     Dr. Toole Presentation on Cinema Audio
Description: A PowerPoint presentation prepared by Dr. Floyd Toole concerning issues of audio reproduction and the current standards

2012-4-11     Newell et. al. Cinema Standardization V.2
Description: Reference documents from Philip Newell et. al. on Cinema Standardization

2020-7-1     Request For Proposal
Description: TC-AC Cinema Loudness – Control and Conformance Request For Proposal | September 2019

2020-7-1     TC-AC Mission Statement
Description: Overview of functions to be undertaken by the Audio for Cinema Committee

2015-4-21     TC SDCTV Agenda Warsaw
Description: Agenda for TC Meeting in Warsaw, Poland

2015-4-21     138th/TC-SDCTV Agenda
Description: Agenda for the SDCTV Committee meeting at the 138th Convention

2014-7-10     Nordtest Room Calibration Method
Description: This documents the Nordtest method of in-situ measurements of permanently installed public address systems, submitted to SC-04-08 by Mr. Brixen. This document was suggested by chair Ben Kok as a good starting point for comment and revision as the Standards group works towards a cinema sound calibration Standard.

2013-10-11     TC-SDCTV 135 Agenda (v2.0)
Description: Second draft version of TC Agenda for New York 135th Convention

2013-9-10     AES 135 TC AGENDA (V1.0)
Description: Agenda for TC meeting in New York

2013-7-11     High Efficiency Loudness Model
Description: Powerpoint from Alessandro Travaglini, et. al. for reference in Cinema Loudness Group

2013-4-22     ROME TC MEETING AGENDA – v4
Description: One additional discussion item added under “Immersive Audio”

2013-4-20     ROME AGENDA – TC-SDCTV v3
Description: Updated version 3 of agenda for TC meeting in Rome, Italy

2013-4-17     ROME AGENDA – TC-SDCTV
Description: Draft agenda for our TC meeting in Rome, Italy during the 134th Convention.

2012-10-13     SFO TC SDCTV MEETING AGENDA v2.0
Description: Revised meeting agenda for TC meeting at San Francisco convention. Meeting time scheduled for Sunday, Oct 28, at 9AM.

2012-10-1     TC SDCTV Meeting Agenda (v1.0)
Description: Proposed agenda for the TC Sound for Digital Cinema and Television. Note a discussion on room measurement techniques and sound system performance may be proposed to become standards work

2012-4-11     Budapest April 28 Agenda
Description: Agenda for Budapest TC Meeting of this Group