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TEST DISCS
Avia
www.ovationmultimedia.com
AVS HD 709 DVD files
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=12373254#post12373254
ChromaPure
http://www.chromapure.com/products_dvd.asp
Digital Video Essentials
www.videoessentials.com
http://www.videoessentials.com/dvehd...gram_final.pdf
http://www.videoessentials.com/Manuals.php
Dr1394
http://www.w6rz.net/hdtestpatterns.zip
GetGray
http://calibrate.tv/
HQV
http://www.hqv.com/benchmark.cfm
SPEARS & MUNSIL
http://www.spearsandmunsil.com/hdbenchmark.html
SIGNAL GENERATORS
Accupel
www.accupel.com
B & K Precision
http://www.bkprecision.com/www/np_se...tern+Generator
GME Technology
http://www.gmetechnology.com/
Leader
http://www.leaderusa.com/web/product...ator/lt448.htm
Sencore
http://www.sencore.com/vp400/index.htm
Spatz
http://spatz-tech.com/spatz/HDMIGEN.htm
Spectracal
http://www.spectracal.com/dpg.html
SOFTWARE
AccuCal
www.accucal.org
CalMAN
www.calman.tv (old web site)
http://www.spectracal.com (new web site)
ChromaPure
http://www.chromapure.com/products-chromapure.asp
Datacolor
http://spyder.datacolor.com/products.php
MPEG2 reference decoder
http://www.w6rz.net/reference_decoder.zip
HCFR
http://www.homecinema-fr.com/colorimetre/index_en.php
PROBES & METERS
ColorVision
http://www.colorvision.com/product-mc.php
Datacolor
http://spyder.datacolor.com/products.php
Gretag Macbeth / Xrite
http://usa.gretagmacbethstore.com/in...0USA New.htm
Klein
http://www.kleininstruments.com/k10.html
Minolta
http://www.konicaminolta.com/instruments/products/display/index.html
Orb Optronix
http://www.orboptronix.com/products.html
Photo Research
http://www.photoresearch.com/current/hardware.asp
Progressive Labs
http://www.progressivelabs.net/
Sencore
http://www.sencore.com/products/cp5000.htm
USEFUL LINKS
A good summary of many of the tools that professional calibrators might use
http://www.cir-engineering.com/equipment.php
Lion Audio/Video Consultants
http://www.lionav.com/info.php
Good explanations of some basic ideas regarding calibration
A good guide to using DVE, written by professional calibrators for consumers
http://www.avical.com/articles/avica..._tutorial.html
Colour Physics
http://www.colourware.co.uk/cpfaq.htm
http://www.midnightkite.com/color.html
Snell & Wilcox
Guide to the #2 test chart
http://www.snellwilcox.com/community.../testchart.php
MPEG2 test patterns
http://www.w6rz.net/
Only a guy from Mizar 5 would do all this work just for fun.
Basic Guide to Color Calibration using a CMS (updated and enhanced)
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...8#post10632798
Ursa's "Guide to Basic Display Calibration for New Users" - a MUST read!!
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/attac...chmentid=45623
ChrisWiggles Background Guide to Setting Source Options
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...89#post4969789
Link to quotes from Guy Kuo on calibration
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=585527
Informative articles on projection from the screen company Da-Lite
http://www.da-lite.com/education/angles_of_view.php
http://www.da-lite.com/education/ang...eflections.php
Books, FAQs & Articles
KAL's grayscale for dummies
http://www.curtpalme.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10457
Poynton is an excellent resource on video and imaging science:
http://www.poynton.com/DVAI/index.html
http://www.poynton.com/PDFs/GammaFAQ.pdf
http://www.poynton.com/PDFs/GammaFAQ.pdf
The Reproduction of Colour (The Wiley-IS&T Series in Imaging Science and Technology): Books: R. W. G. Hunt
Amazon http://www.displaymate.com/shootout.html
Tom Huffman's excellent FAQ
http://www.chromapure.com/colorscience.asp
http://files.intl-light.com/handbook.pdf
http://www.cinemaquestinc.com/isf-mag.htm
http://lionav.com/info.php
http://www.cinemaquestinc.com/ive.htm
http://www.displaymate.com/shootout.html
Avia
www.ovationmultimedia.com
AVS HD 709 DVD files
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=12373254#post12373254
ChromaPure
http://www.chromapure.com/products_dvd.asp
Digital Video Essentials
www.videoessentials.com
http://www.videoessentials.com/dvehd...gram_final.pdf
http://www.videoessentials.com/Manuals.php
Dr1394
http://www.w6rz.net/hdtestpatterns.zip
GetGray
http://calibrate.tv/
HQV
http://www.hqv.com/benchmark.cfm
SPEARS & MUNSIL
http://www.spearsandmunsil.com/hdbenchmark.html
SIGNAL GENERATORS
Accupel
www.accupel.com
B & K Precision
http://www.bkprecision.com/www/np_se...tern+Generator
GME Technology
http://www.gmetechnology.com/
Leader
http://www.leaderusa.com/web/product...ator/lt448.htm
Sencore
http://www.sencore.com/vp400/index.htm
Spatz
http://spatz-tech.com/spatz/HDMIGEN.htm
Spectracal
http://www.spectracal.com/dpg.html
SOFTWARE
AccuCal
www.accucal.org
CalMAN
www.calman.tv (old web site)
http://www.spectracal.com (new web site)
ChromaPure
http://www.chromapure.com/products-chromapure.asp
Datacolor
http://spyder.datacolor.com/products.php
MPEG2 reference decoder
http://www.w6rz.net/reference_decoder.zip
HCFR
http://www.homecinema-fr.com/colorimetre/index_en.php
PROBES & METERS
ColorVision
http://www.colorvision.com/product-mc.php
Datacolor
http://spyder.datacolor.com/products.php
Gretag Macbeth / Xrite
http://usa.gretagmacbethstore.com/in...0USA New.htm
Klein
http://www.kleininstruments.com/k10.html
Minolta
http://www.konicaminolta.com/instruments/products/display/index.html
Orb Optronix
http://www.orboptronix.com/products.html
Photo Research
http://www.photoresearch.com/current/hardware.asp
Progressive Labs
http://www.progressivelabs.net/
Sencore
http://www.sencore.com/products/cp5000.htm
USEFUL LINKS
A good summary of many of the tools that professional calibrators might use
http://www.cir-engineering.com/equipment.php
Lion Audio/Video Consultants
http://www.lionav.com/info.php
Good explanations of some basic ideas regarding calibration
A good guide to using DVE, written by professional calibrators for consumers
http://www.avical.com/articles/avica..._tutorial.html
Colour Physics
http://www.colourware.co.uk/cpfaq.htm
http://www.midnightkite.com/color.html
Snell & Wilcox
Guide to the #2 test chart
http://www.snellwilcox.com/community.../testchart.php
MPEG2 test patterns
http://www.w6rz.net/
Only a guy from Mizar 5 would do all this work just for fun.
Basic Guide to Color Calibration using a CMS (updated and enhanced)
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...8#post10632798
Ursa's "Guide to Basic Display Calibration for New Users" - a MUST read!!
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/attac...chmentid=45623
ChrisWiggles Background Guide to Setting Source Options
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...89#post4969789
Link to quotes from Guy Kuo on calibration
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=585527
Informative articles on projection from the screen company Da-Lite
http://www.da-lite.com/education/angles_of_view.php
http://www.da-lite.com/education/ang...eflections.php
Books, FAQs & Articles
KAL's grayscale for dummies
http://www.curtpalme.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10457
Poynton is an excellent resource on video and imaging science:
http://www.poynton.com/DVAI/index.html
http://www.poynton.com/PDFs/GammaFAQ.pdf
http://www.poynton.com/PDFs/GammaFAQ.pdf
The Reproduction of Colour (The Wiley-IS&T Series in Imaging Science and Technology): Books: R. W. G. Hunt
Amazon http://www.displaymate.com/shootout.html
Tom Huffman's excellent FAQ
http://www.chromapure.com/colorscience.asp
http://files.intl-light.com/handbook.pdf
http://www.cinemaquestinc.com/isf-mag.htm
http://lionav.com/info.php
http://www.cinemaquestinc.com/ive.htm
http://www.displaymate.com/shootout.html