Figure 1 of this recommended practice shows the BBC Pluge. The U.S. version is just the three dark bars. http://www.ebu.ch/CMSimages/en/tec_text_r23-1997_tcm6-4713.pdf TTFN, Mark John Golitsis wrote: >Yes..."modulated steps" would be the proper way to describe it. > >A better choice of patterns to ask about would probably be a standard >BBC PLUGE pattern, which I believe has 5 steps? > > >On 25-Oct-05, at 12:46 PM, Mark Schubin wrote: > > > >>Not sure what a "'standard' needle pulse test pattern" is. This web >>site shows the standard NTC-7 composite test signal (go to the >>bottom): >>http://www.spectrum-soft.com/news/fall99/ntc7.shtm >> >>I suppose the 2T pulse can be considered a "needle." Are the >>modulated >>steps what you refer to as blocks? >> >>The FCC composite VITS signal is almost the same thing rearranged. >>This >>site lists almost all of the in-service insertion test signals: >>http://www.tek.com/Measurement/cgi-bin/framed.pl?Document=/ >>Measurement/App_Notes/NTSC_Video_Msmt/ >>beyondbars.html&FrameSet=television >> >>TTFN, >>Mark >> >> >> >>John Golitsis wrote: >> >> >> >> >>>A "standard" needle pulse test pattern has a series of blocks in the >>>center. I'm pretty sure I read once that the blocks are arranged >>>with 100 IRE on the top, and then each successive block is half >>>that. Can anyone confirm? >>> >>> >>> >>>--------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>- >>>You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: >>> >>>- Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration >>>settings at FreeLists.org >>> >>>- By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the >>>word unsubscribe in the subject line. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: >> >>- Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings >>at FreeLists.org >> >>- By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the >>word unsubscribe in the subject line. >> >> >> >> > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: > >- Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at >FreeLists.org > >- By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word >unsubscribe in the subject line. > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.