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Corleone88 · Joined: 09 Dec 2006 Posts: 448 Location: France

Weird thing happens yesterday. I plugged my new OPPO 103 for the first time to my HDQ and it was not possible to get 1080i@96 (I had only 1080i@60 recognized by the Barco). No problem with 1080i@72. I assume it is related to the input signal, but I cannot figure out what was different in my video options on the OPPO.
I also noticed that when I input the vertical refresh rate with 96, the HDQ asked if I wanted 95.904 or 96, but not this time with the OPPO 103.

CIR Engineering · Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 3:10 pm Post subject:

Are you guys sure that you are setting up your Radiance processors correctly? You have to assign your custom output mode to each input memory, input frequency, and input.

craigr

Corleone88 · Joined: 09 Dec 2006 Posts: 448 Location: France

CIR Engineering · Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2013 10:51 pm Post subject:

Not if you are setting timings on a custom output mode that is not seleceted. If you are changing timings you must be sure that you are changing timings on the output mode that is being used at the time.

craigr

Corleone88 · Joined: 09 Dec 2006 Posts: 448 Location: France

CIR Engineering · Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 1:57 pm Post subject:

Test mode applies when you are using the output mode that you are customising. If you press "test" and the projector resyncs than you are on the output mode you are using.

The "check" marks denote modes (styles, and CMS) that are used within a memory. A "start" indicates the curent mode in use. If you are customizing the mode with a star, than you are customizing the mode in use and the settings in custom timings will apply and test mode will be applicable.

craigr

Corleone88 · Joined: 09 Dec 2006 Posts: 448 Location: France

I am trying to have this conifguration: Oppo 103 (Yc422 1080p@24)-> Radiance XD (Yc422 input 1080p@24 output with CMS) -> HDQ (no CMS but 1080i@96 output RGB) -> Barco 808. But I have a weird picture (like when you messed up with color configuration RGB or Yc422 or Yc444). A very noisy, solarized picture. I tried to change input type on both XD or HDQ (RGB, Y422...) but I still have the problem.
Any idea where it comes from?
Thanks

Rolls-Royce · Joined: 30 Sep 2007 Posts: 288 Location: Victorville, CA

Usually when I've seen a colorspace mismatch, there's a magenta- or green-tinted image, not solarization. I'm thinking that the projector doesn't like something about the conversion from a standard CE resolution and scanrate (1080p24) to a non-CE-standard scanrate (1080i96). Perhaps there is HDMI info in the signal that conflicts with how your input card wants to deal with 1080i96.

Corleone88 · Joined: 09 Dec 2006 Posts: 448 Location: France

When I plug only the HDQ (output 1080i@96 from 1080p24), it is ok.
When I use only the radiance (output 1080p48 from 1080p24), it is ok.
Both at the same time, it is like black is blue, with as you said green-magenta image

Corleone88 · Joined: 09 Dec 2006 Posts: 448 Location: France

I found it: it was the output type of the XD that wasn't correct !
But I also have a question about the HDQ as the colours of the picture very dull: how do you setup the hdq in order to use the scaling functions only (no CMS)?
Thanks

AVphile · Joined: 02 Dec 2008 Posts: 331 Location: Ottawa, Ontario

Corleone88 · Joined: 09 Dec 2006 Posts: 448 Location: France

AVphile · Joined: 02 Dec 2008 Posts: 331 Location: Ottawa, Ontario

Jim @ Lumagen told me he hated interlaced formats and to use progressive. He suggested the 817p mode that was added to the Radiance specifically for us CRT guys. While I appreciate that, I cannot use it because I cannot reduce vertical size (height) in my projector any more.

Craig @ CIR suggests it is not really necessary to calibrate the gamut on a CRT with color corrected lenses and I somewhat agree, but there is some benefit if done right. At the moment SpectraCal are fine tuning their Color Cube (3D LUT) Autocal process and CalMAN 5.1 looks very promising for Radiance 125-point owners, but the software is beta at the moment, and it is easier to royally screw up a gamut than get it right.

Corleone88 · Joined: 09 Dec 2006 Posts: 448 Location: France

Corleone88 · Joined: 09 Dec 2006 Posts: 448 Location: France

I have some (good) news.
I had Patrick from Lumagen who replied to my email. He said that a new firmware release will be out in a few weeks with the 1080i bug fixed.
Smile

AVphile · Joined: 02 Dec 2008 Posts: 331 Location: Ottawa, Ontario

Happy Easter to us!

Thanks for sharing. I wonder if they will reply to my e-mail... Glad they are fixing it. I would hate to see them abandon their roots and focus on 3rd party (Darbee) stuff.

Corleone88 · Joined: 09 Dec 2006 Posts: 448 Location: France

According to Patrick, it has been fixed for a while but they waited for more bug fixing before releasing the new firmware.