Pixar BD calibration wizard

[yankees120]

just wanted to let everyone know that if you go to the setup menu on ratatouille there is a calibration wizard.

does rats have the movie showcase feature?

[jkcheng122]

Originally Posted by yankees120

just wanted to let everyone know that if you go to the setup menu on ratatouille there is a calibration wizard.

does rats have the movie showcase feature?

what settings does the calibration include? i'd pick up Rat if it's a decent calibration wizard.

[yankees120]

Originally Posted by jkcheng122

what settings does the calibration include? i'd pick up Rat if it's a decent calibration wizard.

it had aspect ratio, brightness, contrast, gamma, hue, and the audio, it is basic but better than the one sony has, that gives no directions or anything, just images, this one is like a the earlier thx ones on the pixar releases

[jkcheng122]

Originally Posted by yankees120

it had aspect ratio, brightness, contrast, gamma, hue, and the audio, it is basic but better than the one sony has, that gives no directions or anything, just images, this one is like a the earlier thx ones on the pixar releases

thanks, i'm placing order. the sony patterns are more test patterns than calibration screens, the only thing you can really calibrate is brightness using the bottom left black bars.

[Sy-]

Originally Posted by jkcheng122

thanks, i'm placing order. the sony patterns are more test patterns than calibration screens, the only thing you can really calibrate is brightness using the bottom left black bars.

You can do hue and saturation if you have a blue filter, which you still need on the pixar calibration screens. Also you can do conversion too if your set needs it

[ClaytonMG]

I thought it was a red filter for some reason...

Anyway, for me, the brightness they wanted it at was about 2 notches too high. It ends up brightning the picture up so much that black portions of the picture end up having little pixels in them. It's not really like macroblocking, but kind of the same...

EDIT: After rechecking, the brightness should actually be about right, I thought it wasn't displaying one of the bars when it actually was so the set up should be good. www.disneydvd.com/setup isn't working though...

[yankees120]

yea i tried the disney setup site too and it didnt work yet, now i want to know what is going to be on it

[jkcheng122]

Originally Posted by Sy-

You can do hue and saturation if you have a blue filter, which you still need on the pixar calibration screens. Also you can do conversion too if your set needs it

i have the blue filter from the Avia setup DVD.

[CptGreedle]

These kinds of things are good for a quick calibration, but I STILL recommend that if you are serious about the quality of the image, get it done by a professional.
They can do a MUCH better job and cover more aspects of your system than a self-calibration BD can.

[jkcheng122]

Originally Posted by CptGreedle

These kinds of things are good for a quick calibration, but I STILL recommend that if you are serious about the quality of the image, get it done by a professional.
They can do a MUCH better job and cover more aspects of your system than a self-calibration BD can.

the free vs $300 issue comes to play here. i'd get a professional calibration when i get a new 1080p tv, but that's not gonna happen anytime soon. current tv was a $1800 720p 50" sammy rp dlp that is probably near the end of its bulb life. not really willing to drop $300 on it.

[The Big Blue]

I'm wondering how good these things are. I used Avia just about 2 weeks ago and my brightness / contrast settings were off according to the cali-Rat-tion patterns.

[jkcheng122]

Originally Posted by The Big Blue

I'm wondering how good these things are. I used Avia just about 2 weeks ago and my brightness / contrast settings were off according to the cali-Rat-tion patterns.

i dunno, i'd go with the BD calibration for BD discs.

[aqupunk]

So seriously is it good to use to calibrate on not?

[The Big Blue]

I like the first pattern where they're trying to trick noobs into watching in the proper AR.

[Donnie Eldridge]

It's likely better than nothing, but not as good as a real calibration disk.

[jkcheng122]

Originally Posted by Donnie Eldridge

It's likely better than nothing, but not as good as a real calibration disk.

unfortunately there's no real calibration disc for BD yet, and i dunno if the DVD being a different format will yield unfavorable results.

looks like another AVSer is here after they closed down the forums there.

[Donnie Eldridge]

Originally Posted by jkcheng122

unfortunately there's no real calibration disc for BD yet, and i dunno if the DVD being a different format will yield unfavorable results.

looks like another AVSer is here after they closed down the forums there.

Yup...And, I believe your right on the right track in regards to the dvd. The results would likely be different.

[NoQuestion]

***********HELP!!!!!!************

Alright guys, i tried to use the video set up on the rat disc but when i click on it it shows me the menu for a second and then screen goes black and my samsung 1400 just says slide show on the screen on the player....how long does it take to start up? or do i have an issue with my player?


Thanks Guys

[Donnie Eldridge]

Originally Posted by NoQuestion

***********HELP!!!!!!************

Alright guys, i tried to use the video set up on the rat disc but when i click on it it shows me the menu for a second and then screen goes black and my samsung 1400 just says slide show on the screen on the player....how long does it take to start up? or do i have an issue with my player?


Thanks Guys

The 1400's latest firmware is having some issues with both Ratatouille and Cars. Don't panic...they'll likely get resolved with another update.

[NoQuestion]

Originally Posted by Donnie Eldridge

The 1400's latest firmware is having some issues with both Ratatouille and Cars. Don't panic...they'll likely get resolved with another update.

Thanks!