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rimmi2002
2009-03-17, 07:50
Hi are there any instructions on how to calibrate my display using the XBMC test patterns? Thanks.
rimmi2002
2009-03-18, 03:52
Hi If anyone can tell me how to use the calibration patterns in XBMC to setup my display that'll be great. Or if you can point me to a software that can calibrate my screen better. That would be great too. Thanks.
If you have a dvd that has THX sound, then it has a free built in screen and audio configuration tool. Just click in the THX logo in the sound options menu of whatever dvd you have it on.
This is great for optimizing and getting the best picture and sound from your set.
Here's the main page for it: http://www.thx.com/home/dvd/optimizer/index.html
rimmi2002
2009-03-18, 05:23
anywhere to get this tool online or know of DVD that has it and I can grab that. Thanks.
All the Star Wars dvds, for instance.
Yeah thats the one I used. The site I posted should have a list of dvd's with the optimizer on them.
nanite1000
2009-03-18, 22:41
If you have Vista or Win7. I found the Media Center calibration screens was quite easy to use for casual user.
The calibration video with the guy with white shirt was very handy for white level calibration. And the moving gray 'X' for black level.
On the subject. Maybe there is a need for little guide texts for those screens in XBMC.
This is what the wiki has to offer:
http://xbmc.org/wiki/?title=Video_Calibration
http://xbmc.org/wiki/?title=The_User_Interface_Calibration_Window
This is what the wiki has to offer:
http://xbmc.org/wiki/?title=Video_Calibration
http://xbmc.org/wiki/?title=The_User_Interface_Calibration_Window
The label "calibration" is a bit misleading. These are not what is considered calibration, just sizing.
Calibration via patterns typically refers to the display device itself... color, contrast, etc.