App: TestCard Pro
Developer: J.S. Technology Ltd.
Genres: Utilities

Professionals use test cards to calibrate their video edit suites, control galleries, broadcast systems and cinemas use them too, so why shouldn’t home edit suites, home cinemas or theatres use them too?   TestCard Pro is the innovative means to calibrating your screen to ensure a consistent and correct representation of display media.

YouTubers and other professionals are creating superb content but ensuring that the colors and brightness levels are correct throughout their works is essential.   Only by calibrating their edit suite can they be assured to be working off a known reference level when importing and editing their original source material.   With calibration of the edit suite they can ensure they’re adjusting levels consistently, maintaining high production values.

TestCard Pro for the Macintosh is the application for setting up a modern monitor, High Definition TV or projector.   We’ve grouped together some common types of test cards as well as some new ones that will help set up monitors, edit suites and home theaters to a professional standard.   Professionals use TestCard Pro.

Adjusting the contrast and brightness is essential to ensuring that you get the best from your monitor, TV or projector, but color is vitally important too.   Further, test cards for motion and sharpness tweak more performance from your screen.   Using these test cards and their instructions you’ll be able to tweak to get the best you can without the expensive of a dedicated calibration service.
 
Only by applying test cards in a controlled manner will you to get the best from your edit suite or home theater and TestCard Pro is the right tool.

Within modern screens there are many techniques used to smooth motion.   These can also have a detrimental effect, yet correctly set some do improve the picture.   Having a repeating pattern to assist the setting of motion controls is essential.   TestCard Pro has test cards specifically design for motion testing on a screen.

Further, each test card has an information section to give you concise information and instruction on how to use it.   The more that can be gained from each test card, the more information is provided.   For ease of use the instruction are displayed on the main window while simultaneously displaying the test card respective testcard window.

TestCard Pro can be used with the standard display on MacBooks or on the external display of a Mac.   If you have multiple monitors or external monitors for the MacBook you can set up a testcard for each screen and have them all change to the same testcard allowing for performance matching between all screens.   It is a powerful tool.

Apple TV can be used as the external display interface using AirPlay Mirroring. Simply switch on AirPlay on the Mac.   The app works as any other app to display a window which can be displayed on any of your screens.

If you can connect monitor, TV, projector or any type of screen to your Mac you can use TestCard Pro.   You can use TestCard Pro on your MacBook’s own screen too.

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