Test Pattern Generator

Features

Test Pattern Generator provides a comprehensive software test pattern suite for setup and calibration of video production workflows. It is an attractive add-on to our DrasticScope signal analysis tools, but it can also be useful as a standalone test pattern generator for your production or facility.

Overlays

In addition to the video output, you can overlay a watermark, add text overlay, insert audio sync markers, add frame markers, overlay time code, and overlay a QC code which offers details about the setup and performance of the test pattern in transit.

Audio Output

Audio can be sent along with the test pattern. User configurable audio tones include a Sine Wave and a Square Wave. There are also white noise, pink noise, and channel pattern beep options. Test and calibrate your audio/video synchronization with audio sync tones and a sync frame marker. AV Sync markers can be aligned betwen all output channels. AV Sync patterns from other manufacturers, like Tektronix, Lynx Technik, Bridge Technologies, and Sarnoff are supported as well.

Closed Caption Ouput

A closed caption file can be loaded and will play over the test pattern, great for checking that the CC is valid and displays correctly. The starting time code location can also be set by the user.

Multiple Channel Support

Video setup is per-channel, so a multiple channel system can output various video sizes/frame rates, etc.

"Board" Types

Supported output types include ScopeDirect AvVr3D for UnReal Engine, AJA, Bluefish444, Blackmagic, and Matrox boards, NDI Network Digital Interface for local network targets, and ST-2110 (requires capable hardware and third party products).

Multi Views

Test Pattern Generator supports loading multiple patterns at the same time. Looking at a multi view in our scopes, you can set the line select to view whichever one tests the parameters you need to confirm.

Patterns

There are over a hundred patterns to choose from, which test a wide range of technical issues.

	Black		Super Black		Zero Black
	White		Super White		Full White
	Camera 601 Bars 75%		Camera 601 Bars 100pc		Camera 709 Bars 75pc
	Camera 709 Bars 100pc		White 75pc		Yellow 75pc
	Cyan 75pc		Green 75pc		Magenta 75pc
	Red 75pc		Blue 75pc		Gray 75pc
	Gray 25pc		Grey 50pc		Bars Red 75pc
	Bars Red 100pc		Bars Basic HD 75pc		Bars Basic HD 100pc
	Luma 5 Step		Luma 7 Step		Luma 10 Step
	Luma 5 Step Invert		Luma 7 Step Invert		Luma 10 Step Invert
	SMPTE Bars 601 75pc		SMPTE Bars 709 75pc		SMPTE Bars 601 100pc
	SMPTE Bars 709 100pc		SMPTE 303M		Grid
	Dots		Grid and Dots		Zone Plate Y
	Zone Plate C		Zone Plate		Multi Pattern
	Gamma Strip		Pluge		Border
	Border Color Quadrant		Camera Bars 75pc		Camera Bars 100pc
	Check Field		Color Quadrant		Cross
	Cross Circle		Flat Field		Horiz Pix One
	Horiz Pix Two		Horiz Rez		IRE Low
	IRE Low Two		IRE Split Bars		Bars 709 Inverts 75pc
	Chroma Ramp		Circle		Color Scales
	Vert Pix One		Vert Pix Two		Vert Rez
	Luma Ramp		White 100pc		Title Action Safe
	Convergence Circle		YC HD		Clipping
	Fill Circle		Fill Circle 2		Fill Circle 3
	Mod Ramp		Valid Ramp		Digital Ramp
	Shallow Ramp		Shallow Ramps		100i Ramp
	120i Ramp		UBM Ramp		Multi Burst
	Multi Burst 5.0 mHz		Single Burst		Luma Sweep
	Chroma Sweep		Chroma 5 Step		Random Luma
	Random Chroma		Cross Hatch		Edge Markers
	Combo 709		HD Bars		2T Pulse Bar
	Sin Freq		SMPTE ARIB B28 HDBars 75pc		SMPTE ARIB B28 HDBars 100pc
	SMPTE ARIB B28 HDBars PIpc		Camera 2020 Bars 75pc		Camera 2020 Bars 100pc
	Bars HD 2020 75pc		Bars HD 2020 100pc		BT Bars
	Bars Multiburst 75pc		Bars Multiburst 100pc		HDR Black Clipping 1
	HDR White Clipping 1		HDR Blue Filter 1		HDR Green Filter 1
	HDR Red Filter 1		HDR Grid Pattern 1		HDR Step Grayscale 1
	HDR Gamma Step 1		HDR Contrast 1		HDR 50 Amp 100 Sat 1
	HDR Point Pantone Skin Tones Color		DSC Camera Bars 37pc		All Hue 709 100pc
	All Hue 709 75pc		All Hue 709 37pc		All Hue 37 Markers
	R-G Vert		R-G Horiz		R-G Both
	B-G Vert		B-G Horiz		B-G Both
	G Vert R-B Horiz		R-B Vert G Horiz		R-G-B Horiz
	R-G-B Vert		Bars 709 Inverts Full		Luma Ramp Vert
	Chroma 5 Step Invert		White 100pc		Yellow 100pc
	Cyan 100pc		Green 100pc		Magenta 100pc
	Red 100pc		Blue 100pc		SMPTE ARIB B72 HDR Bars

Technical

Output

ScopeDirect (AvVr3D) – ScopeDirect plugin for UnReal Engine
Aja – AJA board installed in the system
BlueFish – Bluefish444 board installed in the system
BlackMagic – Blackmagic board installed in the system
Matrox – Matrox board installed in the system
NDI – send out the test patterns via NDI for local network use.
SMPTE2110 – send out the test patterns as an ST-2110 stream or streams, for remote workflows.

Frame Type

Interlaced – send alternating even, then odd, numbered lines of a frame as fields.
Progressive – send whole frames at once, reading the lines from top to bottom.
Segmented Frame – send PsF frames as output.

Video Size

720x480 (NTSC)
720x576 (PAL)
1280x720 (HD)
1920x1080 (HD)
2048x1080 (2K)
3840x2160 (4K)
4096x2160 (4K Cinema)
7680x4320 (8K)
8192x4320 (8K Cinema)

Frame Rate

23.98
25
29.97
30
50
59.94
60

Test Pattern Generator can be purchased for $250.00 US.

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