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<blockquote data-quote="Marcus Venturi" data-source="post: 1131535" data-attributes="member: 121570"><p>[ATTACH=full]163481[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>While developing a new feature for my <a href="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/auto3d-plugin-for-mediaportal-1-2-1-11-gui-tv-beamer.116708/" target="_blank">Auto3D</a> plugin, I often had the problem, that the image on the screen was somehow distorted. This got even worse, when using ViewModeSwitcher with 3D formats, because ViewModeSwitcher didn't know nothing about 3D.</p><p></p><p>To be able to debug that problems I wrote a small utility that displayed a simple raster on the screen. I could also use many of the various test pattern movies offered via YouTube, but I wanted a possibility to switch between a specific movie and the test pattern on the fly to check if the geometry is correct.</p><p></p><p>Switch between different patterns can be done faster than switching between test patterns in form of movies.</p><p></p><p>And some time ago, I found an interesting post from [USER=76888]@kiwijunglist[/USER] about perfect playback and display calibration:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/guide-perfect-playback-display-calibration.119610/#post-1001745" target="_blank">https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/guide-perfect-playback-display-calibration.119610/#post-1001745</a></p><p></p><p>In this very informative post a small video was used to calibrate the black level of the display. The video was necessary, because the test consisted of 2 alternating images. Therefore I extended my utility to be able to alternate between 2 test patterns in a defined time. Now I was able to integrate black and white level tests.</p><p></p><p>From that moment I always had my test patterns at hand, without having to search them anywhere on my disks.</p><p></p><p>As I thought that such a tool could also be helpful to others, I created a full MediaPortal plugin out of it.</p><p></p><p><strong>Main window</strong></p><p>[ATTACH=full]163482[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>It is possible to add new, delete or modify existing test patterns.</p><p></p><p><strong>Add/modify test pattern</strong></p><p>[ATTACH=full]163483[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><strong>Common Information</strong></p><p></p><p>Every test pattern has a name, a description and maybe a link to a short description how to use this pattern</p><p></p><p><strong>Images</strong></p><p></p><p>Then you can add 2 images for 16:9 and 21:9 aspect ratio. Every Image is copied into the plugin data directory which normally is in C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\TestPatterns.</p><p></p><p><strong>Alternate Images</strong></p><p></p><p>If you pattern needs an alternating image you can add those images here (like to above mention black/white level test).</p><p>If you activate this feature you can add a time in seconds which is used for switching between the images.</p><p>In most cases the default of 1 second should be enough.</p><p></p><p><strong>Hotkey for Selection Menu</strong></p><p></p><p>The hotkey for showing the list of the available patterns in MediaPortal can defined, the default is <strong>CTRL + T</strong>.</p><p></p><p>If you now start MediaPortal and press <strong>CTRL + T</strong> the following list appears:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]163486[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Now if you select a pattern, you will see it on the screen:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]163488[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>This also works in 3D Mode:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]163489[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>You can turn the test pattern off by pressing CTRL + T again and selecting the last item "Off" from the list.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]163490[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Here another example for a test pattern included.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]163491[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>I'm currently developing a funny new feature for <a href="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/auto3d-plugin-for-mediaportal-1-2-1-11-gui-tv-beamer.116708/" target="_blank">Auto3D</a> were this plugin helps me a lot...</p><p></p><p><strong>Hints for Installation</strong></p><p></p><p>This first version needs some changes in the MediaPortal Core.dll, therefore before installing the plugin you have to replace the existing Core.dll with the one from the plugin. This Core has all features contained in MediaPortal 1.11 plus my changes for TestPatterns plugin. Please backup your original Core.dll, to be able to restore it in case of problems.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">Do not install this on any MediaPortal Version earlier than 1.11, it won't work!</span></p><p></p><p>OK that's all for today...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marcus Venturi, post: 1131535, member: 121570"] [ATTACH=full]163481[/ATTACH] While developing a new feature for my [URL='https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/auto3d-plugin-for-mediaportal-1-2-1-11-gui-tv-beamer.116708/']Auto3D[/URL] plugin, I often had the problem, that the image on the screen was somehow distorted. This got even worse, when using ViewModeSwitcher with 3D formats, because ViewModeSwitcher didn't know nothing about 3D. To be able to debug that problems I wrote a small utility that displayed a simple raster on the screen. I could also use many of the various test pattern movies offered via YouTube, but I wanted a possibility to switch between a specific movie and the test pattern on the fly to check if the geometry is correct. Switch between different patterns can be done faster than switching between test patterns in form of movies. And some time ago, I found an interesting post from [USER=76888]@kiwijunglist[/USER] about perfect playback and display calibration: [URL]https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/guide-perfect-playback-display-calibration.119610/#post-1001745[/URL] In this very informative post a small video was used to calibrate the black level of the display. The video was necessary, because the test consisted of 2 alternating images. Therefore I extended my utility to be able to alternate between 2 test patterns in a defined time. Now I was able to integrate black and white level tests. From that moment I always had my test patterns at hand, without having to search them anywhere on my disks. As I thought that such a tool could also be helpful to others, I created a full MediaPortal plugin out of it. [B]Main window[/B] [ATTACH=full]163482[/ATTACH] It is possible to add new, delete or modify existing test patterns. [B]Add/modify test pattern[/B] [ATTACH=full]163483[/ATTACH] [B]Common Information[/B] Every test pattern has a name, a description and maybe a link to a short description how to use this pattern [B]Images[/B] Then you can add 2 images for 16:9 and 21:9 aspect ratio. Every Image is copied into the plugin data directory which normally is in C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\TestPatterns. [B]Alternate Images[/B] If you pattern needs an alternating image you can add those images here (like to above mention black/white level test). If you activate this feature you can add a time in seconds which is used for switching between the images. In most cases the default of 1 second should be enough. [B]Hotkey for Selection Menu[/B] The hotkey for showing the list of the available patterns in MediaPortal can defined, the default is [B]CTRL + T[/B]. If you now start MediaPortal and press [B]CTRL + T[/B] the following list appears: [ATTACH=full]163486[/ATTACH] Now if you select a pattern, you will see it on the screen: [ATTACH=full]163488[/ATTACH] This also works in 3D Mode: [ATTACH=full]163489[/ATTACH] You can turn the test pattern off by pressing CTRL + T again and selecting the last item "Off" from the list. [ATTACH=full]163490[/ATTACH] Here another example for a test pattern included. [ATTACH=full]163491[/ATTACH] I'm currently developing a funny new feature for [URL='https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/auto3d-plugin-for-mediaportal-1-2-1-11-gui-tv-beamer.116708/']Auto3D[/URL] were this plugin helps me a lot... [B]Hints for Installation[/B] This first version needs some changes in the MediaPortal Core.dll, therefore before installing the plugin you have to replace the existing Core.dll with the one from the plugin. This Core has all features contained in MediaPortal 1.11 plus my changes for TestPatterns plugin. Please backup your original Core.dll, to be able to restore it in case of problems. [COLOR=rgb(255, 0, 0)]Do not install this on any MediaPortal Version earlier than 1.11, it won't work![/COLOR] OK that's all for today... [/QUOTE]
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