Computer Animation Using Digital
Video for the Web, Multimedia, and Broadcast

Using Color Bars


Standard SMPTE color bars shown correctly
Color bars often called camera bars shown correctly
Standard SMPTE color bars shown with the r-Y and b-Y reversed. Notice that the lumanace waveform looks the same.
Standard SMPTE color bars shown with too much chromanince
Standard SMPTE colorbars shown with setup too low