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We did the same re-thinking for essentially every pattern we made, though the classic patterns are on there as well for the purist.” We re-thought the entire pattern from scratch and made something anyone can use, with step-by-step instructions right on the pattern. “The problem with the classic color bars pattern is that it was designed for broadcast engineers and is confusing for the new user. “We’ve created what we think is the best pattern for setting color and tint ever made,” said Spears.
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The disc includes new editions of some of the favorite patterns from the previous disc, plus many new ones that are exclusive to Spears & Munsil.
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All of the scaling and color conversion was done using our own software as well.” “So every pattern was created from scratch, using custom software, in the native color space that is most appropriate for that pattern.
“We still feel that there isn’t anything else out there that meets our quality standards across the board,” said co-creator Don Munsil. Like the previous edition, the Spears & Munsil HD Benchmark, 2nd Edition uses patterns created from scratch using Spears & Munsil’s own in-house software. “We didn’t just want to add a few new features here and there,” said co-creator Stacey Spears, “we went back to the drawing board and re-thought every pattern.” There are more than twice as many patterns on this new disc as on the previous disc, covering every aspect of home theater testing and calibration.
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And for the professional or advanced enthusiast it contains a complete set of patterns suitable for precisely calibrating contrast, grayscale, gamut, and other settings using test equipment. It has audio level and phase tests created using the latest noise-shaping algorithms.
The second edition adds even more features and patterns and sets a new bar for the term “state of the art.” The Spears & Munsil disc is the first (and at this time only) disc to offer stereoscopic patterns for calibrating and testing 3D televisions. The first edition of this disc was recommended by the New York Times, Widescreen Review, Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity®, and many other print and online publications. Spears & Munsil will be releasing ' Spears & Munsil HD Benchmark: 2nd Edition' early next week. €œThis disc…is the next best thing to a professional ISF calibration.The second edition of the calibration disc adds tests for 3D televisions and more. €œHighly recommended for anyone that’s interested at all in getting the highest performance from their system.â€Ĭhris Heinonen - Secrets of Home Theater & High Fidelity €œ useful test tool to find out whether or not an HDTV, Blu-ray Disc player, or an external video processor/scaler is delivering the performance that it claims to deliver on paper.â€
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€œIf you really want to dive into your TV setup, or you want to compare your TV with the latest models, this is an easy $30 to spend.†The 2D material will play in any Blu-ray Disc player. Note that all 3D patterns require a 3D Blu-ray Disc player and 3D television.
Every pattern was created using our exclusive ultra-high-precision software tools and represents the state of the art in video reproduction.
The Spears and Munsil HD Benchmark is the most accurate and comprehensive HD test disc available anywhere. €¢ More patterns for the advanced user or professional calibrator €¢ More help for the home theatre beginner €¢ Motion patterns to evaluate 120Hz and 240Hz interpolation modes €¢ Audio tests for speaker setup, calibration, and A/V sync €¢ 3D stereoscopic calibration and evaluation patterns This new edition keeps all the features of the previous disc and adds dozens of new features, including: Whether you’re a home theatre novice or a professional calibrator, you’ll find all the tests you need to set up and adjust your HDTV in the Spears and Munsil HD Benchmark.The previous edition of the HD Benchmark was recommended by the New York Times, Widescreen Review, Home Theater Magazine and dozens of other print and online publications. The 2nd Edition of the very popular Spears & Munsil HD Benchmark disc, which will include 3D as well as 2D tests/patterns.
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