setting for 1:1. You must disable "zoom" and "overscan," two settings
in completely different places. It's helpful to have a full frame
test signal so you know when you've done it though you will notice the
resolution jump!
I've been thinking of creating a cheat sheet for all the stupid
settings I need to find and change with modern monitors to get an
unsullied video image. Am I missing any off the top of my head?
Color temp 6500
gamma 2.2
disable all special picture modes ("cinema" and all that crap) or
figure out which one is "normal"
disable all "zoom" and stretch settings
find and disable automated adjustments (pretty much anything with
the word "dynamic" in it)
disable processing like "noise reduction"
turn down sharpness (most monitors seem to need the sharpness
somewhere around 25% or they actually soften the image).
Am I missing anything? This only removes the most egregious
problems. You then need to adjust (it will now look like crap!). I
use the Belle Nuit test pattern (http://www.belle-nuit.com/testchart.html
), SMPTE bars, and full screen gray ramp. If you don't have HD scopes
(and who does these days), I match to an SD broadcast monitor by eye.
As people are now practically giving away beautiful Sony SMPTE CRTs,
there is no excuse not to have one for color reference.
Finally, my deepest gratitude to Matthias Bürcher for the test pattern
mentioned above. It is the single most useful test pattern I have ever
found!
Cheers,
tod
On Jun 5, 2010, at 2:42 AM, Terence Curren wrote:
> Simple explanation:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overscan
>
> It should be dead, but TV manufacturers still do it so you never
> have to see any slop on the edges.
>
> Some of us actually pride ourselves in not having anything there to
> show up, but many who don't know any different leave a lot of crap
> that is not part of the actual picture there.
>
>
>
Tod Hopkins
Hillmann & Carr Inc.
todhopkins@hillmanncarr.com
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