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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: patrik on April 03, 2004, 05:56:03 PM

Title: Disk with test images for calibrating the A3000 flicker fixer
Post by: patrik on April 03, 2004, 05:56:03 PM

Hi.

I have heard that there existed a by Commodore official disk with images and instructions for how to calibrate the onboard A3000 flicker fixer.

If this is true, I would be very grateful if someone could help me get hold of this.


/Patrik

Title: Re: Disk with test images for calibrating the A3000 flicker fixer
Post by: Orjan on April 03, 2004, 05:59:25 PM

Do you have to calibrate the flicker fixer? What for? Is it done in software?

Title: Re: Disk with test images for calibrating the A3000 flicker fixer
Post by: Acill on April 03, 2004, 06:01:12 PM

Hey Patrik I think I may still have it. If you dont mind waiting for wednesday I can look when I get back home. I am out at sea ATM and cant access my system. If I do its in DMS ADF format. Can you transfer it to an Amiga formated disk okay? I no longer have an Amiga so I couldnt mail it to you.

-Paul

Title: Re: Disk with test images for calibrating the A3000 flicker fixer
Post by: patrik on April 03, 2004, 06:55:04 PM

@Orjan:

A friend of mine is having problems with the image quality of his A3000 flicker fixer. It is adjusted manually, but for optimal result you need to know what you are looking for when adjusting it, which is why I am looking for this disk :).

@Acill:

Cheers :). Its no rush and the Amiga next to me just waiting to write out that disk ;).


/Patrik

Title: Re: Disk with test images for calibrating the A3000 flicker fixer
Post by: Jose on April 03, 2004, 07:27:15 PM

That's interesting.
Would those test images be usefull to other flicker fixers too?

Title: Re: Disk with test images for calibrating the A3000 flicker fixer
Post by: cgutjahr on April 03, 2004, 07:58:38 PM

At The Big Book of Amiga hardware (http://www.amiga-hardware.com) there's a disk called "Test and Demo Software for the Commodore A2320 (Amber) scandoubler and FlickerFixer" available for download - that's probably what you are searching for (the A3000's onboard sd/ff is practically identical to the A2320).

Goto "Drivers and installation", then scroll down to the "Gfx_Video_NonRTG" paragraph.

Title: Re: Disk with test images for calibrating the A3000 flicker fixer
Post by: zipper on April 03, 2004, 08:52:03 PM

From Altavista search Rainer Benda. The disk can be found over there I think.

Title: Re: Disk with test images for calibrating the A3000 flicker fixer
Post by: Castellen on April 03, 2004, 09:46:01 PM

Another good way of testing/calibrating video outputs is to use a test pattern generator, such as Barry Walker's one on Aminet:
http://wuarchive.wustl.edu/~aminet/hard/hack/TestCard.lha

With it you can check convergence, focus, horizontal and vertical sync, frequency response, etc.

Just make sure you do it on a known good monitor :-P

Title: Re: Disk with test images for calibrating the A3000 flicker fixer
Post by: Framiga on April 03, 2004, 10:45:14 PM

Hi Castellen

try Monitor Test (http://de.aminet.net/pub/aminet/util/misc/MonitorTest.lha).

Really useful, for RTG also.

Ciao

Title: Re: Disk with test images for calibrating the A3000 flicker fixer
Post by: Acill on April 04, 2004, 12:03:18 AM

Quote

cgutjahr wrote:
At The Big Book of Amiga hardware (http://www.amiga-hardware.com) there's a disk called "Test and Demo Software for the Commodore A2320 (Amber) scandoubler and FlickerFixer" available for download - that's probably what you are searching for (the A3000's onboard sd/ff is practically identical to the A2320).

Goto "Drivers and installation", then scroll down to the "Gfx_Video_NonRTG" paragraph.

Yup thats the one, get that one Patrik. I just looked at. Its the same one I have I am sure.