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'''Test films''' are tools for calibrating, aligning, and checking [http://www.sprocketschool.org/wiki/Category:Projectors film projectors] and their components. Issues that can be diagnosed and corrected with the guidance of test films include [[ghosting]], [[focus]], [[framing]], and pedestal adjustments. They are sometimes used in conjunction with [[test equipment]]. | '''Test films''' are tools for calibrating, aligning, and checking [http://www.sprocketschool.org/wiki/Category:Projectors film projectors] and their components. Issues that can be diagnosed and corrected with the guidance of test films include [[ghosting]], [[focus]], [[framing]], and pedestal adjustments. They are sometimes used in conjunction with [[test equipment]]. | ||
The term generally refers to films made by technical bodies like [https://www.smpte.org/ SMPTE] or by manufacturers like [https://www.schneideroptics.com/ecommerce/CatalogSubCategoryDisplay.aspx?CID=81 Schneider Optics] specifically for test purposes, | The term generally refers to films made by technical bodies like [https://www.smpte.org/ SMPTE] or by manufacturers like [https://www.schneideroptics.com/ecommerce/CatalogSubCategoryDisplay.aspx?CID=81 Schneider Optics] specifically for test purposes, which are designed to help to calibrate your equipment so that it adheres to a certain set of image or audio standards. | ||
In practice, term may also be used more casually to refer to any piece of footage used to test a projector, such as a fresh trailer used to conduct a [[scratch test]]. | In practice, term may also be used more casually to refer to any piece of footage used to test a projector, such as a fresh trailer used to conduct a [[scratch test]]. | ||