Acaba de salir la última versión, la 1.3, del que sin duda es el mejor disco de calibración para HDTV (ITU.709) que, por si esto fuese poco, tiene la virtud de ser gratuito. Aprovechando este lanzamiento aprovecho para abrir un hilo dedicado a una herramienta excepcional.
Está disponible en varios formatos, AVCHD grabable en un DVD y reproducible en la mayoría de los lestores BD modernos, HDMV para grabar en un BD-R ó BD-RE, HD DVD grabable en DVD y MP4 para reproductores que puedan leer ficheros.
Este disco desde la versión 1.2 dispone de patrones agrupados para HCFR o CALMan evitando tener que ir pasando manualmente las plantillas en caso de no utilizar el Soft adecuado como sucede al utilizar los DVD de GetGray con HCFR.
Por motivos de compatibilidad con distintos lectores BD, para la versión AVCHD han creado dos versiones distintas, la normal y la parcheada (Patched) que además incluye patrones adicionales. La diferencia principal entre una y otra es el software empleado para la creación del disco, en la página de AVSFroum han incluido una tabla de lectores y su compatibilidad con uno u otro disco.
Otras mejoras respecto a la version anterior son:
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v1.3 Update Notes
PRIMARY CHANGE:
- H.264 video has been recoded with " --colorprim bt709 --transfer bt709 --colormatrix bt709" in x264 to flag the video. Prior releases were only flagged for Mpeg-2 used in the HD DVD.
VERSION CHANGES:
- New version called PATCHED introduced. This version is similar to the v1.2 AVCHD, but it retains all folders from the HDMV version to possibly add support for Denon and Magnavox players using DVD media.
- AVCHD version is now authored in the same manner as the v1.0 AVCHD. This change was made to support PowerDVD playback and to correct issues reported with some Samsung players.
- HDMV and PATCHED versions now include pop-up menus for an alternate way to navigate within sections.
- HDMV and PATCHED versions now loop back to restart the same video when you reach the end of a section. In HDMV or PATCHED when you chapter skip forward past the last chapter you will return to chapter 1.
CHANGES TO PATTERNS:
- A new "Backlight Comparison" pattern was added. Assuming a display gamma of 2.2, the left half is intended to be about 5% of 100% luminance and the right approximately 10% of 100% luminance. The actual percentage of 100% luminance will vary depending upon display gamma.
- The prior "Dynamic Brightness" pattern was revised to include a plus sign (+) in the middle of the screen for centering measurement equipment as requested. The pattern is now named "Dynamic and Center", and the pattern was chosen because it was already included in the ColorHCFR and CalMAN sections.
- Previous Misc. Patterns were split into "Section A" and "Section B" (does not apply to HD DVD)
- Prior "Resolution" section was renamed "Section C" (does not apply to HD DVD)
- Unflagged h.264 video is still included in a new Misc. Patterns video titled "Section E", and a similar flagged video is added in "Section D". (does not apply to HD DVD)
- The HDMV and PATCHED versions have added w6rz videos in Misc. Patterns "Section F" to "Section J" to look at motion, Y/C delay, and deinterlacing. These items were not added to other versions because the w6rz encode is Mpeg-2.
CURRENT AUTHORING:
AVCHD - Arcsoft TotalMedia Extreme
HDMV - Adobe Encore CS4
PATCHED - AVCHD-Patcher 1.06 modification of HDMV
HD DVD - MovieFactory 6 Plus
MP4 - MeGUI with x264
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Para más información y acceso a las descargas ir a:
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=948496
Está disponible en varios formatos, AVCHD grabable en un DVD y reproducible en la mayoría de los lestores BD modernos, HDMV para grabar en un BD-R ó BD-RE, HD DVD grabable en DVD y MP4 para reproductores que puedan leer ficheros.
Este disco desde la versión 1.2 dispone de patrones agrupados para HCFR o CALMan evitando tener que ir pasando manualmente las plantillas en caso de no utilizar el Soft adecuado como sucede al utilizar los DVD de GetGray con HCFR.
Por motivos de compatibilidad con distintos lectores BD, para la versión AVCHD han creado dos versiones distintas, la normal y la parcheada (Patched) que además incluye patrones adicionales. La diferencia principal entre una y otra es el software empleado para la creación del disco, en la página de AVSFroum han incluido una tabla de lectores y su compatibilidad con uno u otro disco.
Otras mejoras respecto a la version anterior son:
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v1.3 Update Notes
PRIMARY CHANGE:
- H.264 video has been recoded with " --colorprim bt709 --transfer bt709 --colormatrix bt709" in x264 to flag the video. Prior releases were only flagged for Mpeg-2 used in the HD DVD.
VERSION CHANGES:
- New version called PATCHED introduced. This version is similar to the v1.2 AVCHD, but it retains all folders from the HDMV version to possibly add support for Denon and Magnavox players using DVD media.
- AVCHD version is now authored in the same manner as the v1.0 AVCHD. This change was made to support PowerDVD playback and to correct issues reported with some Samsung players.
- HDMV and PATCHED versions now include pop-up menus for an alternate way to navigate within sections.
- HDMV and PATCHED versions now loop back to restart the same video when you reach the end of a section. In HDMV or PATCHED when you chapter skip forward past the last chapter you will return to chapter 1.
CHANGES TO PATTERNS:
- A new "Backlight Comparison" pattern was added. Assuming a display gamma of 2.2, the left half is intended to be about 5% of 100% luminance and the right approximately 10% of 100% luminance. The actual percentage of 100% luminance will vary depending upon display gamma.
- The prior "Dynamic Brightness" pattern was revised to include a plus sign (+) in the middle of the screen for centering measurement equipment as requested. The pattern is now named "Dynamic and Center", and the pattern was chosen because it was already included in the ColorHCFR and CalMAN sections.
- Previous Misc. Patterns were split into "Section A" and "Section B" (does not apply to HD DVD)
- Prior "Resolution" section was renamed "Section C" (does not apply to HD DVD)
- Unflagged h.264 video is still included in a new Misc. Patterns video titled "Section E", and a similar flagged video is added in "Section D". (does not apply to HD DVD)
- The HDMV and PATCHED versions have added w6rz videos in Misc. Patterns "Section F" to "Section J" to look at motion, Y/C delay, and deinterlacing. These items were not added to other versions because the w6rz encode is Mpeg-2.
CURRENT AUTHORING:
AVCHD - Arcsoft TotalMedia Extreme
HDMV - Adobe Encore CS4
PATCHED - AVCHD-Patcher 1.06 modification of HDMV
HD DVD - MovieFactory 6 Plus
MP4 - MeGUI with x264
=============================================================================================
Para más información y acceso a las descargas ir a:
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=948496