Testcards

[sonnetpete]

Not working for QVC on the side are you??

 

[2cvbloke]

My offering (after my previous one being made by myself!!!), a Freeview-accessed BBC Widescreen testcard, accessed by doing the following:

1. Tune to the BBCi channel (currently ch. 105)
2. When the BBCi background appears, press Yellow (within 30 secs)
3. Tune away to a different channel
4. Tune back to the BBCi channel (currently ch. 105)
5. When the BBCi background appears, press Green (within 30 secs)
The word 'Secret' will appear in the top right hand corner
6. Wait until the status page appears
7. Press Green, and bask in the glory of the BBC Widescreen Test card.

I think my Philips VHS-Combi portable's a bit out of alignment...

 

[sonnetpete]

RASD TV on 24.5°W

 

[Analoguesat]

Ooh that RASD one is pretty

 

[Analoguesat]

This is on the web feed for tonights V198 Ariane 5 launch for Intelsat 17 / Hylas 1

 

[Analoguesat]

Its not often you see a testcard in an advert! This one is from a madbid.com advert and is radiating on UK tv atm. This particular example was spotted on Virgin 1.

This one is back on UK tv again - Ive just seen it on an advert on Eurosport.

 

[Analoguesat]

A rare feed from Haiti noted on 10E this evening.

 

[Vipersan]

..Just had to add this one captured from new RASD channel - Intelsat 14 @45West ku
rgds
VS

 

[Analoguesat]

Just spotted this testcard tshirt on one of the NRK Norway channels The aspect ratio is wrong and has chopped the edges of the picture off as I didnt have time to change it before it disappeared.

The top line said NORGE

 

[Analoguesat]

This rather hideous STV +1 example can be found on Astra 2D

The square lower right was bouncing around the screen just like in the old Pong game

 

[Analoguesat]

A new one on 9E for CCTV9 Documentary

 

[Analoguesat]

I think something has gone wrong with this testcard generator!

Seen on a feed on 10E

 

[Analoguesat]

One this morning from a basketball feed on 10E

 

[Analoguesat]

Spotted today on 28E on the 10125 label for UTV +1

 

[Llew]

Admin note - copied from new channels section

Kulona Lil Kuwait

Badr 4

12.524H
SR 27500
FEC 3/4

FTA (MPEG2 4:2:0)

Test card, audio carrying classical music and commentary in Arabic.

 

[Unhban]

Hi Guys. Working in the broadcasting industry I'm always a little bemused of the showing of colour bars examples as test 'cards'. In the industry a test card shows frequency gratings and grey scales as well as linear lines and phase variances e.g. Philips electronic variants and the good old Test Card F variants.

As I subscribe to this thread I always feverishly look forward to an email that a new test card is being displayed but disappointed when it's only colour bars. Understanding that there is a need to document these, perhaps they could be consigned, with respect, to another thread? oMusing....o entitled 'How Many Colour Bars can you shake a stick at?

Unh.

 

[Llew]

You doth protest too much. Of course, you're right that test cards are as you point out for alignment purposes, but in the context of this section, they are called that merely to indicate that the card is being transmitted for testing prior to the actual channel starting up.

 

[Unhban]

You doth protest too much. Of course, you're right that test cards are as you point out for alignment purposes, but in the context of this section, they are called that merely to indicate that the card is being transmitted for testing prior to the actual channel starting up.

No, I don't think I do protesteth too much (sounds like Alan Partridge ), I feel there's subtlety in a test card - any station can bung up a load of colour bars.... Some change the Test Card F pic in the centre to another pic, others use the American Indian Chief test card, etc... there's some interest there surely?

No... the thread is named test cards, not IDs transmitted prior to a channel starting up.

Unh.

 

[adonis1]

NSS-6 @ 95° East

Kazakhstan Kokshetau

11140 V 2963 3/4

 

[Llew]

Colour bars with flashing heart, found on 26E. Has accompanying Arabian music.