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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 [[:Category:Projectors|film projectors]] and their components. Issues that can be [[:Category:Troubleshooting|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.  


The term may also be used for 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|scratch test]].
 
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==Common types of test film==
==Common types of test film==
* SMPTE RP-40 - Visual focus test film for 35mm
* SMPTE RP-40 - Visual focus test film for 35mm
* SMPTE RP-91 - Visual focus test film for 70mm
* SMPTE RP-91 - Visual focus test film for 70mm
* SMPTE P35-BT - [[Buzz Track]] - Sound test film to set lateral position of film in the soundhead.
* Dolby CAT. NO. 69P - Pink Noise test film (contains all frequencies) used for focus and azimuth adjustment of the slit lens
* Dolby CAT. NO. 69T- Dolby Tone test film
* Dolby CAT. NO. 97 - Stereo cell alignment film used for measuring crosstalk between the left and right channel.
* Dolby CAT. NO. 151 - Surround test, used for a subjective comparison of the levels for the center and surround channels.


* SMPTE Buzz Track - Sound test film to set lateral position of film in the soundhead.  
==Images==
* DOLBY CAT. NO. 69P - Pink Noise test film
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* CAT. NO. 69T- Dolby Tone test film
You may notice some of them are dirty, it's because they've been used many times! As they should be.
<gallery widths=200px heights=200px mode=packed>
File: 16mm_test_film.jpg| 16mm test film (BLS 1682).
File: Rp 40.jpeg| SMPTE RP 40 35mm test film. Used for evaluating optical alignment, timing, framing and focal registration. Can be used to evaluate jitter and weave.
File: Schneider test film.jpeg| Schneider Optics 35mm frame and focus chart. Used for evaluating optical alignment, timing, framing and focal registration. Great for evaluating contrast performance.
File: Ghosting.jpg| 35mm [[Ghosting|Travel Ghost]] test film.
FILE: travel ghost can.jpeg| Can of SMPTE [[Ghosting|Travel Ghost]] test film.
File:CinemaScope Test.png|CinemaScope test film used for anamorphic adjustment.
File:NaturalVision 3DAlignmentTest.png|Test film for aligning the left- and right-eye projectors for Natural Vision dual-strip polarized 3D.
File:3D test loop.JPG|Alignment test film for over/under 3D.
File: Rp91.jpg| SMPTE RP 91 5/70 test film.
File:70MM test.JPG|Boston Light and Sound 5/70 test film on screen.
</gallery>


==Sources of test film==
==Sources of test film==
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* [https://www.schneideroptics.com/ecommerce/CatalogSubCategoryDisplay.aspx?CID=81 Schneider Optics]
* [https://www.schneideroptics.com/ecommerce/CatalogSubCategoryDisplay.aspx?CID=81 Schneider Optics]
* [http://www.rsem.com/equipment-list.asp?category=test%20film%2Fequipment&show=all&page=1 R.S. Engineering]
* [http://www.rsem.com/equipment-list.asp?category=test%20film%2Fequipment&show=all&page=1 R.S. Engineering]
* Ebay!


==Other Resources==
==Other Resources==
* [http://www.sprocketschool.org/wiki/File:Smpte-test-materials-catalog.pdf SMPTE Test Materials for Motion Picture and Television catalog], circa 1985
*[[Media:Smpte-test-materials-catalog.pdf|SMPTE Test Materials for Motion Picture and Television catalog (c.1985)]]
*[[Media:SMPTE Test Film 35-PA & 35-IQ (1996).pdf|SMPTE Test Film Program: 35-PA 35mm Projector Alignment Test Film & 35-IQ 35mm Image Quality Test Film (1996)]]
 
==See Also==
* [[Buzz Track]]


==External Links==
==External Links==
* [http://testfilms.tumblr.com/ Tumblr page] on test film history
* [http://lucyraven.com/RP31 RP31] 35mm film installation by artist Lucy Raven involving various test films.


[[Category:Tools]]
[[Category:Tools]]
[[Category:Film prints]]
[[Category:Film prints]]
[[Category:Projectors]]
[[Category:Projectors]]
[[Category:Showmanship]]
[[Category:Troubleshooting]]
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