Operation Manual

MEDIASTUDIO PRO USER GUIDE
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To calibrate your display:
1. Make sure that the test pattern recorded on the video source appears in
the video window of Video Capture and click Setup: Color Calibra-
tion. This opens the Color Calibration dialog box displaying two color
meters: a Vectorscope and a Waveform monitor. A preview window
displaying the current frame of the video source appears in the upper
right hand corner. (It is a good idea to pause your video playback at
this stage.)
Color Calibration dialog box
The Vectorscope indicates the hue and saturation values of the colors
in the test pattern. The Waveform monitor displays the video source’s
color signal broken down into its component parts: Composite,
Chroma, Luma, and Parade. Composite displays all the component
parts combined, Chroma (shown in green) the color values and Luma
(shown in white) the brightness values. Parade uses a different
method from the others and is applicable for video capture boards
which have support for the parade method. The preview window is a
small representation of the current frame in the video window. The red
slider tab indicates the horizontal scan line from which the colors
evaluated in the test pattern are taken.
Note: See page 82 for a chart outlining typical color values of a well calibrated
display.
2. Move the red slider next to the preview window so that it intersects
each distinct color in the test pattern. (If you have a vertical pattern
then there is no need to change it.)