Telos Alliance plans to demonstrate several key AI-based workflows for its Minnetonka Audio AudioTools Server file-based audio automation platform at the upcoming IBC2025 conference and expo in Amsterdam.
Top among these is the ability to measure dialog intelligibility, one of the most oft-cited audio-related struggles across all media platforms. If the measurements reveal that the audience will struggle to understand the dialogue easily, it can be extracted and processed for increased intelligibility, Telos notes. The ability to isolate dialogue will also provide the opportunity for more accurate loudness measurements.
ATS V7 will also employ an advanced AI-driven language detection algorithm, Telos adds. If the dialogue in the final audio presentation is in a language other than what is expected, AudioTools Server can drive next-step processes, such as flagging the content, alerting the operator, or correcting the problem, ensuring a higher level of quality control and a better viewer experience.
Additional machine learning capabilities include speaker identification and diarization, clone detection to determine whether content is a genuine human voice, content detection to help identify programs, genre detection, and speech-to-text generation.
“The new features in our Minnetonka Audio AudioTools Server platform, focusing on intelligent operational efficiencies and next-level automation, serve as examples of how the creative use of AI and machine learning enables broadcasters and program distributors to deliver the best possible viewing experience to their television and media audience,” said Costa Nikols, Telos Alliance Executive Strategy Advisor for Media and Entertainment. “Savvy media professionals already count on AudioTools Server to save time and money by automating complex workflows. These new capabilities take that efficiency to the next level, and ensure the audience experiences the best audio possible no matter where and how they view content.”
AudioTools Server V7 will be demonstrated at IBC in the Telos Alliance booth Stand #8.D37, and is expected to be available in the fourth quarter through its global network of Minnetonka Audio partners.
