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raditechman · 14th Jan 2019, 2:43 pm

Yes, not only documentary films, but sometimes an old RKO Radio Pictures movie (I think the BBC bought a lot of RKO films when RKO closed down).
I used to enjoy watching them and I could see the chroma dots which really impressed me!
What you thought was the Monte Carlo Rally was actually a film called "Coup Des Alpes" about the 1958 Alpine cup rally.
The tests were originally NTSC colour on 405 lines.
A google search will find lots of information about those old 405 line colour tests.

14th Jan 2019, 2:43 pm	#6
raditechman Heptode Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: West London, UK. Posts: 867	Re: 405 line colour test transmissions Yes, not only documentary films, but sometimes an old RKO Radio Pictures movie (I think the BBC bought a lot of RKO films when RKO closed down). I used to enjoy watching them and I could see the chroma dots which really impressed me! What you thought was the Monte Carlo Rally was actually a film called "Coup Des Alpes" about the 1958 Alpine cup rally. The tests were originally NTSC colour on 405 lines. A google search will find lots of information about those old 405 line colour tests.