New Test Card DVD to Download - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

Mikey405 · 7th May 2011, 6:46 am

Hi all.

I'm not sure if this is the correct place to post this, but here goes anyway...

I've put together a test card DVD which is small enough to download. I've put it together in a bit of a strange way and I'd be pleased to hear of people's experiences regarding compatibility etc. It's only version 0.1 so I may end up modifying and writing the images a different way if it proves not to be very compatible, although this may make it much bigger and probably not downloadable. Please excuse any poor asthetic or technical design - I'm not much of a design person, but hopefully it should work anyway and I'm happy to listen to people's advice or criticism etc.

It has on it test cards C,D,F,J and a few other odds and ends. It can be downloaded as an ISO image from here:

http://www.oldtechnology.net/misc/MD...d_DVD_V0.1.iso

I've tried it in a couple of DVD platyers and it's worked okay. You select the test card you want and then that will stay on the screen until you select "Root Menu". If the image has been on the screen for a while, the DVD may have spun down so it may take a few seconds for the root menu to reappear, but this way it saves the laser if you have the patterns playing for a long time.

Thanks everyone.

Kind regards.

From Mike.

System A · 7th May 2011, 8:21 am

Hi Mike thanks for the download , mine works fine .
Regards .Gary .

bobsterkent · 7th May 2011, 8:56 am

works great for me too

malvision · 7th May 2011, 12:53 pm

Thank you great dvd good quailty,brings back a few memories test card f convergence problems

Boom · 7th May 2011, 1:24 pm

Many thanks

neon indicator · 7th May 2011, 4:23 pm

Works great on LG BluRay player. Great job of DVD Menu editing!

The 1st Colour testcard looks a bit dirty though.

chroma04 · 7th May 2011, 4:31 pm

Works a treat, many thanks for that.

murphyv310 · 7th May 2011, 4:32 pm

Top Job Mike. A very useful addition to my "test cards".

Boom · 7th May 2011, 5:25 pm

Probably something I am doing wrong. I tried to screen grab the experimental colour card and although I grab the entire card only half of it is pasted onto the clip board. I tried both MSPaint and Irfanview.

oldticktock · 7th May 2011, 6:04 pm

here you go

Boom · 7th May 2011, 6:09 pm

Thanks OTT. What did you grab it with? I have an idea my pc is running out of memory.

harvestgold · 7th May 2011, 7:06 pm

Wonderful! Thank you so much Mike - it works flawlessly and the menu system is spot on!

Horris · 7th May 2011, 7:38 pm

Mine works fine. Great DVD many thanks.

Dave

AndiiT · 7th May 2011, 7:46 pm

Hi,
I have just got around to downloading/burning this too, superb test cards and additional bits, I too became a bit nostalgic when I saw the cross-hatch pattern!

Just one thing, should there be any sound? there is an audio file showing on the extracted disc but I have no sound, this could well be the way that I have extracted and burned the disc though

Regards
Andrew

twocvbloke · 7th May 2011, 9:38 pm

Just downloaded it and thought I'd try playing it on my laptop using DaemonTools Lite and Media Player classic, the former recognises it, Windows opens it as a DVD, but MPC says incompatible region and/or codecs...

Probably just my computer, I'll burn it off later and give it a whirl in a DVD player...

simonsradio · 8th May 2011, 11:24 am

What a great idea. Sorry for the numpty question

but I'm struggling to get this format of file to run - whats the best way of burning the file onto a DVD? Thanks!

ppppenguin · 8th May 2011, 11:26 am

ISO files are disk images. I use a program called Imgburn to burn ISO files to CD/DVD http://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act=download

simonsradio · 8th May 2011, 12:20 pm

Thanks Jeffrey - that did the trick!

Thanks Mike too - thats really good.

ENGLISH VICTOR · 8th May 2011, 1:40 pm

Thank you Mike, just downloaded test cards and burnt them to disc, they look fine.
Victor.

Mikey405 · 8th May 2011, 8:53 pm

Thanks everyone for the replies and kind comments. I'm glad it seems fairly compatible with various DVDs as I was a bit worried it wouldn't be.

Thanks again all.

Kind regards.

From Mike.

7th May 2011, 6:46 am	#1
Mikey405 Octode Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Solihull, West Midlands and Beaford, Devon Posts: 1,626	New Test Card DVD to Download Hi all. I'm not sure if this is the correct place to post this, but here goes anyway... I've put together a test card DVD which is small enough to download. I've put it together in a bit of a strange way and I'd be pleased to hear of people's experiences regarding compatibility etc. It's only version 0.1 so I may end up modifying and writing the images a different way if it proves not to be very compatible, although this may make it much bigger and probably not downloadable. Please excuse any poor asthetic or technical design - I'm not much of a design person, but hopefully it should work anyway and I'm happy to listen to people's advice or criticism etc. It has on it test cards C,D,F,J and a few other odds and ends. It can be downloaded as an ISO image from here: http://www.oldtechnology.net/misc/MD...d_DVD_V0.1.iso I've tried it in a couple of DVD platyers and it's worked okay. You select the test card you want and then that will stay on the screen until you select "Root Menu". If the image has been on the screen for a while, the DVD may have spun down so it may take a few seconds for the root menu to reappear, but this way it saves the laser if you have the patterns playing for a long time. Thanks everyone. Kind regards. From Mike. __________________ G7TRF

7th May 2011, 8:21 am	#2
System A Pentode Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: County Durham, UK. Posts: 234	Re: New Test Card DVD to Download Hi Mike thanks for the download , mine works fine . Regards .Gary .

7th May 2011, 8:56 am	#3
bobsterkent Hexode Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Medway towns, Kent, UK. Posts: 271	Re: New Test Card DVD to Download works great for me too __________________ "Oh yes I love television, all those wiggly lines"!

7th May 2011, 12:53 pm	#4
malvision Pentode Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Wirral, Merseyside, UK. Posts: 118	Re: New Test Card DVD to Download Thank you great dvd good quailty,brings back a few memories test card f convergence problems

7th May 2011, 1:24 pm	#5
Boom Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Westbury, Wiltshire, UK. Posts: 2,451	Re: New Test Card DVD to Download Many thanks

7th May 2011, 4:23 pm	#6
neon indicator Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Co. Limerick, Ireland. Posts: 1,183	Re: New Test Card DVD to Download Works great on LG BluRay player. Great job of DVD Menu editing! The 1st Colour testcard looks a bit dirty though.

7th May 2011, 4:31 pm	#7
chroma04 Pentode Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Doncaster, South Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 116	Re: New Test Card DVD to Download Works a treat, many thanks for that. __________________ Chroma 04

7th May 2011, 4:32 pm	#8
murphyv310 Dekatron Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, UK. Posts: 5,422	Re: New Test Card DVD to Download Top Job Mike. A very useful addition to my "test cards". __________________ Cheers, Trevor. MM0KJJ. RSGB, GQRP, WACRAL, K&LARC. Member

7th May 2011, 5:25 pm	#9
Boom Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Westbury, Wiltshire, UK. Posts: 2,451	Re: New Test Card DVD to Download Probably something I am doing wrong. I tried to screen grab the experimental colour card and although I grab the entire card only half of it is pasted onto the clip board. I tried both MSPaint and Irfanview.

7th May 2011, 6:04 pm	#10
oldticktock Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Weardale, UK. Posts: 1,981	Re: New Test Card DVD to Download here you go Attached Thumbnails

7th May 2011, 6:09 pm	#11
Boom Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Westbury, Wiltshire, UK. Posts: 2,451	Re: New Test Card DVD to Download Thanks OTT. What did you grab it with? I have an idea my pc is running out of memory.

7th May 2011, 7:06 pm	#12
harvestgold Hexode Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Worcestershire, UK. Posts: 282	Re: New Test Card DVD to Download Wonderful! Thank you so much Mike - it works flawlessly and the menu system is spot on!

7th May 2011, 7:38 pm	#13
Horris Hexode Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Colchester, Essex, UK. Posts: 397	Re: New Test Card DVD to Download Mine works fine. Great DVD many thanks. Dave

7th May 2011, 7:46 pm	#14
AndiiT Octode Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Saltburn-East, Cleveland, UK. Posts: 1,786	Re: New Test Card DVD to Download Hi, I have just got around to downloading/burning this too, superb test cards and additional bits, I too became a bit nostalgic when I saw the cross-hatch pattern! Just one thing, should there be any sound? there is an audio file showing on the extracted disc but I have no sound, this could well be the way that I have extracted and burned the disc though Regards Andrew

7th May 2011, 9:38 pm	#15
twocvbloke Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Colne, Lancashire, UK. Posts: 527	Re: New Test Card DVD to Download Just downloaded it and thought I'd try playing it on my laptop using DaemonTools Lite and Media Player classic, the former recognises it, Windows opens it as a DVD, but MPC says incompatible region and/or codecs... Probably just my computer, I'll burn it off later and give it a whirl in a DVD player...

8th May 2011, 11:24 am	#16
simonsradio Tetrode Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Chippenham, Wiltshire, UK. Posts: 90	Re: New Test Card DVD to Download What a great idea. Sorry for the numpty question but I'm struggling to get this format of file to run - whats the best way of burning the file onto a DVD? Thanks! __________________ "I need someone to protect me from all the measures they take to protect me..."

8th May 2011, 11:26 am	#17
ppppenguin Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: North London, UK. Posts: 6,168	Re: New Test Card DVD to Download ISO files are disk images. I use a program called Imgburn to burn ISO files to CD/DVD http://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act=download

8th May 2011, 12:20 pm	#18
simonsradio Tetrode Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Chippenham, Wiltshire, UK. Posts: 90	Re: New Test Card DVD to Download Thanks Jeffrey - that did the trick! Thanks Mike too - thats really good. __________________ "I need someone to protect me from all the measures they take to protect me..."

8th May 2011, 1:40 pm	#19
ENGLISH VICTOR Hexode Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 356	Re: New Test Card DVD to Download Thank you Mike, just downloaded test cards and burnt them to disc, they look fine. Victor.

8th May 2011, 8:53 pm	#20
Mikey405 Octode Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Solihull, West Midlands and Beaford, Devon Posts: 1,626	Re: New Test Card DVD to Download Thanks everyone for the replies and kind comments. I'm glad it seems fairly compatible with various DVDs as I was a bit worried it wouldn't be. Thanks again all. Kind regards. From Mike. __________________ G7TRF