Test Pattern Generator is a software test pattern generator. It provides over a hundred test patterns for signal path validation, AV Sync, Compliance, and Setup applications. Tones can be output along with the test pattern, as well as text overlay, closed captions, time code, frame counter, and more.
Test Pattern GeneratorSoftware Test Pattern Generator
Test Pattern Generator provides hundreds of test patterns for testing, production workflow setup, and calibration of video and audio signal paths. |
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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
On top of the video output, you can overlay a watermark, add text overlay, insert audio sync markers, add a video sync frame, add frame markers, overlay time code, and/or overlay a QR code which offers details about the setup and performance of the test pattern in transit. There is also a bouncing balls overlay, to provide motion in any of the otherwise static patterns.
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 between 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 Fullscreen, ScopeDirect AvVr3D for UnReal Engine, AJA, Bluefish444, Blackmagic, and Matrox hardware, NDI Network Digital Interface for local network targets, ST-2110 (requires capable hardware and third party products), and RTP/UDP/SRT/RIST IP streams.
Multi Views
Test Pattern Generator supports loading multiple patterns at the same time. Looking at a Test Pattern Generator multi view in DrasticScope, you can set the line select to view whichever one tests the parameters you need to confirm.
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Patterns
There are over a hundred patterns to choose from, which test a wide range of technical issues.
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| Black | Super Black | Zero Black | ||||
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| White | Super White | Full White | ||||
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| White 75pc | Yellow 75pc | Cyan 75pc | ||||
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| Green 75pc | Magenta 75pc | Red 75pc | ||||
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| Blue 75pc | Gray 75pc | Gray 25pc | ||||
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| Gray 50pc | White 941d | White 100pc | ||||
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| Yellow 100pc | Cyan 100pc | Green 100pc | ||||
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| Magenta 100pc | Red 100pc | Blue 100pc | ||||
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| Black 63d | ||||||
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| Grid | Dots | Grid and Dots | ||||
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| Cross | Cross Circle | Circle | ||||
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| Cross Hatch | Edge Markers | HDR Grid Pattern | ||||
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| Camera 601 Bars 75pc | Camera 601 Bars 100pc | Camera 709 Bars 75pc | ||||
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| Camera 709 Bars 100pc | Bars Red 75pc | Bars Red 100pc | ||||
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| Bars Basic HD 75pc | Bars Basic HD 100pc | SMPTE Bars 601 75pc | ||||
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| SMPTE Bars 709 75pc | SMPTE Bars 601 100pc | SMPTE Bars 709 100pc | ||||
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| Camera Bars 709 75pc | Camera Bars 709 100pc | Bars 709 Inverts 75pc | ||||
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| HD Bars | Camera 2020 Bars 75pc | Camera 2020 Bars 100pc | ||||
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| Bars HD 2020 75pc | Bars HD 2020 100pc | BT Bars | ||||
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| DSC Camera Bars 37pc | Bars 709 Inverts Full | SMPTE ARIB B72 HDR Bars | ||||
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| Camera Bars 601 75pc | Camera Bars 601 100pc | Camera Bars 2020 75pc | ||||
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| Camera Bars 2020 100pc | Camera Bars Invert 601 75pc | Camera Bars Invert 709 75pc | ||||
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| Camera Bars Invert 2020 100pc | EBU-3373-HLG-ColorBars | |||||
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| Luma 5 Step | Luma 7 Step | Luma 10 Step | ||||
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| Luma 5 Step Invert | Luma 7 Step Invert | Luma 10 Step Invert | ||||
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| IRE Low Horiz | IRE Low Vert | IRE Split Steps | ||||
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| Chroma 5 Step | HDR Step Gray Scale | HDR Gamma Step | ||||
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| HDR Contrast | Chroma 5 Step Inverse | Luma 20 Step | ||||
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| Luma 20 Step Invert | EBU 3374 | |||||
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| Chroma Ramp | Luma Ramp | Mod Ramp | ||||
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| Valid Ramp | Digital Ramp | Shallow Ramp | ||||
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| Shallow Ramps | 100i Ramp | 120i Ramp | ||||
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| UBM Ramp | R-G Vert | R-G Horiz | ||||
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| R-G Both | B-G Vert | B-G Horiz | ||||
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| B-G Both | G Vert R-B Horiz | R-B Vert G Horiz | ||||
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| R-G-B Horiz | R-G-B Vert | Luma Ramp Vert | ||||
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| SMPTE 303M | Color Scales | HDR 50 Amp 100 Sat 1 | ||||
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| HDR Point SkinTones | SMPTE 303M Bright | |||||
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| Zone Plate Y | Zone Plate C | Zone Plate | ||||
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| Border | Border Color Quadrant | Title Action Safe | ||||
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| Multiburst | Multiburst 5.0 Mhz | Single Burst | ||||
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| Pluge | HDR Black Clipping 1 | HDR White Clipping | ||||
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| IRE Field 5i | IRE Field 10i | IRE Field 15i | ||||
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| IRE Field 20i | IRE Field 25i | IRE Field 30i | ||||
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| IRE Field 35i | IRE Field 40i | IRE Field 45i | ||||
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| IRE Field 50i | IRE Field 55i | IRE Field 60i | ||||
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| IRE Field 65i | IRE Field 70i | IRE Field 75i | ||||
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| IRE Field 80i | IRE Field 85i | IRE Field 90i | ||||
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| IRE Field 95i | IRE Field 0i | IRE Field 100i | ||||
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| yc HD | Chroma Sweep | All Hue 709 100pc | ||||
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| All Hue 709 75pc | All Hue 709 37pc | All Hue 709 37pc Markers | ||||
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| HDR Clipping | HDR Blue Filter | HDR Green Filter | ||||
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| Check Field | Color Quadrant | Flat Field | ||||
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| Horiz Pix One | Horiz Pix Two | Horiz Res | ||||
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| Vert Pix One | Vert Pix Two | Vert Rez | ||||
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| 2T Pulse Lines | Pathological | Pathological EQ | ||||
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| Pathological PLL | Needle Pulse Grey | Needle Pulse Black | ||||
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| Needle Pulse White | Needle Pulse | Needle Pulse F | ||||
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| EBU 3325 100pc | EBU 3325 109pc | EBU 3325 7 | ||||
| Composite Patterns | ||||||
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| MultiPattern | SMPTE-ARIB B28 HD Bars 75pc | SMPTE-ARIB B28 HD Bars 100pc | ||||
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| SMPTE-ARIB B28 HD Bars PI pc | Bars Multiburst 75pc | Bars Multiburst 100pc | ||||
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| RP-219 No Sub | RP-219 100pc | RP 219 Sub | ||||
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| Convergence Circle | Fill Circle | Fill Circle 2 | ||||
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| Window Patterns | ||||||
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| White Window 601 | Yellow Window 601 | Cyan Window 601 | ||||
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| Green Window 601 | Magenta Window 601 | Red Window 601 | ||||
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| Blue Window 601 | White Window 709 | Yellow Window 709 | ||||
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| Cyan Window 709 | Green Window 709 | Magenta Window 709 | ||||
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| Red Window 709 | Blue Window 709 | White Window 2020 | ||||
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| Yellow Window 2020 | Cyan Window 2020 | Green Window 2020 | ||||
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| Magenta Window 2020 | Red Window 2020 | Blue Window 2020 | ||||
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| Random Luma | Random Chroma | Sin Freq | ||||
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| 0-value-0x000v | Count Horiz | Count Vert | ||||
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Technical
Output
Fullscreen - send the output to a screen on the desktop. Works best in a 2 screen setup.
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..
RTP/UDP/SRT/RIST - send out test patterns via IP
Video Channel / Display
Select between channels in a multichannel system. When set to desktop fullscreen output, lets the user select between screens.
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
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29.97
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50
59.94
60
Compression
10 bit YUV
RGB
RGBA
8 bit YUV
Audio Channels
0
2
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16
Audio Frequency
48000 Hz
Audio Bits
16 bit
24 bit
32 bit
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| Test Pattern Generator installs in demo mode, with limited functionality. To unlock the full feature set of the software you will need at least a temp license. On first run there should be an automated option to obtain a temp license for testing. In any case you can generate a site code and send it to us at: |
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