AVS HD 709 - Blu-ray & MP4 Calibration - Page 10

True. My XBR4 (which is highly regarded for it's black levels for an LCD) is set at 55 or 57 I believe. I have the backlight pretty low, though, and power saving helps out.

Brandon

I don't know anything about your set. I just know that the pattern is accurate. As Dave stated, you don't need tools to set brightness, just a good pattern and some knowledge.

I burnt the DVD and popped it in my PS3 and now...I'm LOST!

Could somebody explain, to a complete idiot mind you, which tests do you adjust brightness, tint, sharpness, color, etc. Basically, a step by step breakdown!

Is that what this DVD is for or is this something totally different?

AVS HD isn't really geared toward beginners, but we have made some effort to make it easy to use for beginners. Start by reading the first post in this thread. There are also some good links at the bottom of that post. If you have questions after that, feel free to ask.

I can't get this to dowload - all I get it a download.php file ...

I tried to download with Free Download Manager and for some reason this would not work. Got it to work with the Windows Download feature ... THANKS!

Can the HD-DVD version of the .exe file be burnt in iso format to a CD or CDR and still work the same? Or does if have to be a DVD disk? I know my A3 can read CDR because thats how I do firmware updates.

guys im using a 720p set.. sony m300.. will this be useful to me if im ..lookin to get the best picture from my tv. .. i have ps3 and no real testing equipment. i want my set to be calibrated as much as it can be without spending money for it

All of the patterns should work just as well for 720p as 1080p, except for the last 3 patterns in the Misc. section. Those patterns are per-pixel type patterns, so they won't work well for 720p.

thank i will try this out

i need help..i put the iso file on a dvd rw and when i put it on the ps3 it says there are no titles. can some one help me with this. what am i doing wrong

edit.. im using nero 8

thanxs alot for your help

Problem here. I've downloaded both files, the HD DVD Beta2.exe file and the HD DVD Beta2.7z file and I can not get either one to burn to a DVD. Anyone else report any problems?? I've tried using DeepBurner and ImgBurn and neither one will burn the DVD. My burner works just fine as I've tried other disks. I'm using brand new Memorex DVD+R disks and I'm tired of making coasters. Any ideas?

@ alluringreality.. I got the disc to work on the ps3.. now is each test in basic settings the same test but different ways to adjust black levels? example is Black clipping pattern and Average picture level black and white. the same test. also if i follow steps in number 1 to dertermin black levels will i need to do test number 2.

i hope what i wrote made sense

Shouldn't this thread be a sticky so folks looking for the free calibration discs can find it easy?

Yeah, why isn't this sticky?
BTW, great effort guys!

Hi,
I'm brand new to this stuff and was gratefull to find this free calibration dvd to mess with before calling in the pros when I find the place I'll be settled into for a while. The only thing is that the webpage with the download will not show. I don't know if this is cause of my Norton Security package or that this site is down for now. If anyone can help me out on getting this download I would greatly appreciate it. I just want my set to be as close to NTSC standards as possible for High Definition.

Lou

I just checked it and it looks like the site might be down. Give it a few hours and report back if it is still down.

Bump

dhornick,

Do you have access to another burner or a different batch of disks?

No other burner, Would have to go get some more new disks. These are brand new Memorex disks

Odd. I'm burned mine onto Memorex (a couple years old) +R discs and both have played fine in an Xbox 360 HD-DVD add-on and a PS3.

I burned the discs on my laptops DVD burner.

Burned for Blu-ray (PS3) using Alcohol 120% (latest update).

Worked.

This calibration DVD really helped me fine tune the black levels on my JVC RS1. The settings I got from Avia were off compared to using the two black level patterns. In other words, when I watched movies after calibrating with Avia, I could see a loss of shadow detail. After I calibrated using the DVD, I checked the results on a number of scenes that I use as benchmarks. These are scenes that I have never been able to get quite right, but with the good black levels of the RS1 and the patterns on this disc, I was able to get them just right.

Thanks to the developers.