Ban On Loud TV Commercials Takes Effect Today 383
netbuzz writes "A new law banning broadcasters from delivering TV commercials at a higher volume takes effect today at the end of a yearlong implementation period. Called the CALM Act, or Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, the law does provide for violators to be fined. TV commercials that crank up the volume have been the No. 1 complaint logged with the FCC over the last 10 years."
I said (Score:5, Funny)
A BAN ON LOUD TV COMMERCIALS TAKES EFFECT TODAY /an all caps filter? really? people are actually bothered by that?
Re:Myth TV plugin? (Score:5, Funny)
RMS amplitude
That's GNU/amplitude, please.
Whoa, slow down there. (Score:4, Funny)
Took the FCC 10 years to fix this? Whats the rush!?
Re:Mixed feelings. (Score:5, Funny)
loose: the opposite of tight.
lose: something you had, you have, no more.
English: FUCKING LEARN IT
Re:Myth TV plugin? (Score:4, Funny)
uhuh. clip RMS and he'll certainly go non-linear on you.
Re:sometime it's just stupidity (Score:5, Funny)
They want people who went to the kitchen to hear the commercial.
Re:I said (Score:4, Funny)
The thing about it is that my understanding is that for most "loud" commercials, they are not technically louder than the TV show. It is just that the entire commercial is as loud as the the loudest part of the TV show while the loud point in the TV show is only for a moment or two before the volume returns to much lower normal volumes. I am sure there are exceptions, but I remember seeing a study which made this claim back right around the time this law was passed.
Seems about right. They measure internet speeds the same way. My connection is advertised at 25 mpbs because from 2:01:34 A.M. to 2:01:38 A.M. I actually get 25 mbps.