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Brightness Set-Up

Black level, or "how black are the black areas", is just as important as the white level and also requires careful adjustment. The brightness setting on your television determines the overall black level of the picture. As with contrast, the brightness adjustment should be made under the viewing conditions you expect at the time you plan to watch the movie.
For the brightness test, THX Optimizer provides a signal that displays two bars containing ten shades of black at the top and bottom of the screen, the THX logo, and a drop shadow behind the THX logo. The THX logo is just slightly lighter than (or above) "black" and the drop shadow is just slightly darker than (or below) "black". The background area is considered the true "black" for your television. The two shades or levels of black are known as pluge.
The goal is to use your brightness adjustment to make the THX logo (lighter than/above "black") barely visible, while making the drop shadow (darker than/below "black") blend into the surrounding "black" areas (see Figures 2-4).

   亮度设置

黑电平，或者说“黑色应该有多黑”，和白电平一样需要仔细调整。电视上的亮度设置决定了图象整体的黑度。和对比度一样，亮度调节也要在你通常看电影的条件下做调节。

THX Optimizer 提供了一组亮度测试的信号：上下两个包含十个灰度的黑色条；THX标志和标志后的阴影。THX标志比“黑”略亮，标志后的阴影个比“黑”略暗。背景被设置为电视的纯“黑”。两个竖条的明暗图象校准的依据。

调节亮度，使THX标志尽量不可见，同时使标志后的阴影容入背景的“黑”色区域(参见附图2-4)。

Note: Some DVD players may not be able to play back video levels below "black", so you will not be able to see the drop shadow or the three darkest shades of the ten black boxes. Figure 5 shows an example of what the test pattern looks like if you have one of these players and the brightness control is turned up. To determine whether your DVD player cannot display levels below "black", turn up your brightness control and count how many boxes you can see at the top and bottom of the screen. If you can only see seven shades of black boxes, your player cannot display levels below "black". However, you can still correctly set-up your Brightness level by following the next instructions. Turn down the brightness control until you can no longer see the seventh darkest shade of black at the top and bottom of the screen. Then, turn up the brightness control until you can barely see the seventh darkest box.
The Brightness adjustment can be very important for some projection televisions since the black content of the video can contain video noise or hum, which can be detrimental to the picture. It's important, therefore, in the case of a projection television to position yourself at the proper angle that allows full brightness to be observed from the picture screen.

注意：一些DVD机不能回放低于“黑”电平的信号。这时你不能看见THX标志后的阴影和上下黑色条中最暗的三个最黑的层次(参见附图5)。可以判断你的DVD能不能回放低于“黑”电平的信号。把亮度开到最大，如果你只能看见七个灰度层次，DVD机不能回放低于“黑”电平的信号。你还是可以校正亮度设置，调暗屏幕使第七个黑块不可见，再稍微调亮，勉强可以看见第七个黑块。

这个调整对投影电视是很重要的，这是因为黑电平可能包括会影响画质的视频噪音。你要在一个可以观察到投影电视最亮画面的角度做此调整。

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	Brightness Set-Up Black level, or "how black are the black areas", is just as important as the white level and also requires careful adjustment. The brightness setting on your television determines the overall black level of the picture. As with contrast, the brightness adjustment should be made under the viewing conditions you expect at the time you plan to watch the movie. For the brightness test, THX Optimizer provides a signal that displays two bars containing ten shades of black at the top and bottom of the screen, the THX logo, and a drop shadow behind the THX logo. The THX logo is just slightly lighter than (or above) "black" and the drop shadow is just slightly darker than (or below) "black". The background area is considered the true "black" for your television. The two shades or levels of black are known as pluge. The goal is to use your brightness adjustment to make the THX logo (lighter than/above "black") barely visible, while making the drop shadow (darker than/below "black") blend into the surrounding "black" areas (see Figures 2-4).		亮度设置黑电平，或者说“黑色应该有多黑”，和白电平一样需要仔细调整。电视上的亮度设置决定了图象整体的黑度。和对比度一样，亮度调节也要在你通常看电影的条件下做调节。 THX Optimizer 提供了一组亮度测试的信号：上下两个包含十个灰度的黑色条；THX标志和标志后的阴影。THX标志比“黑”略亮，标志后的阴影个比“黑”略暗。背景被设置为电视的纯“黑”。两个竖条的明暗图象校准的依据。调节亮度，使THX标志尽量不可见，同时使标志后的阴影容入背景的“黑”色区域(参见附图2-4)。

	Note: Some DVD players may not be able to play back video levels below "black", so you will not be able to see the drop shadow or the three darkest shades of the ten black boxes. Figure 5 shows an example of what the test pattern looks like if you have one of these players and the brightness control is turned up. To determine whether your DVD player cannot display levels below "black", turn up your brightness control and count how many boxes you can see at the top and bottom of the screen. If you can only see seven shades of black boxes, your player cannot display levels below "black". However, you can still correctly set-up your Brightness level by following the next instructions. Turn down the brightness control until you can no longer see the seventh darkest shade of black at the top and bottom of the screen. Then, turn up the brightness control until you can barely see the seventh darkest box. The Brightness adjustment can be very important for some projection televisions since the black content of the video can contain video noise or hum, which can be detrimental to the picture. It's important, therefore, in the case of a projection television to position yourself at the proper angle that allows full brightness to be observed from the picture screen.		注意：一些DVD机不能回放低于“黑”电平的信号。这时你不能看见THX标志后的阴影和上下黑色条中最暗的三个最黑的层次(参见附图5)。可以判断你的DVD能不能回放低于“黑”电平的信号。把亮度开到最大，如果你只能看见七个灰度层次，DVD机不能回放低于“黑”电平的信号。你还是可以校正亮度设置，调暗屏幕使第七个黑块不可见，再稍微调亮，勉强可以看见第七个黑块。这个调整对投影电视是很重要的，这是因为黑电平可能包括会影响画质的视频噪音。你要在一个可以观察到投影电视最亮画面的角度做此调整。
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