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<strong>Imatest</strong> <strong>Documentation</strong><br />

To run Test Charts, run <strong>Imatest</strong> and click on Test Charts in the <strong>Imatest</strong> main window. The following dialog box, shown for a<br />

5x9 SVG grid pattern, appears. The available settings change for different patterns. Pattern selections for the SVG charts are shown<br />

in boldface on the left.<br />

Test Charts input dialog box for SVG patterns<br />

Pattern selections<br />

SFR: quadrants<br />

SFR: 2 rectangles<br />

Grid<br />

Star<br />

Log frequency-contrast<br />

Zone plate<br />

SVG Squares & Wedges (letter, A4...)<br />

SVG Squares 1x2 (letter, A4...)<br />

SVG Squares 2x3 (>=A3)<br />

SVG Squares 3x5 (>=Super A3/B)<br />

SVG Squares 4x7 (>=Super A3/B)<br />

SVG Squares 5x7 (>= 50 cm (20") h)<br />

SVG Squares 5x9 (>= 50 cm (20") h)<br />

SVG Squares 7x11 (>= 60 cm (24") h)<br />

SVG Squares 2x3 (Same orientation)<br />

Select the Pattern (the type of chart), the options, and the folder (directory) and file name for the test chart file. When you are<br />

ready to create the file, click on Create test chart . You may cancel by clicking on Close . When the calculations are complete<br />

a figure showing the chart (not for printing) appears. You can zoom in to see the fine detail.<br />

The figure with the image of the chart is for preview only: it shows you what the chart looks like and lets you zoom in if you want.<br />

Do not print the chart directly from this figure. To print SVG charts, load the Print Test SVG output file (chart_temp.svg in<br />

the above example) into an editor that supports SVG. (Inkscape is recommended; Adobe Illustrator, Corel Draw, and others can<br />

also be used.) This will allow you to select the size of the print, add annotations, use color management, etc.<br />

Options<br />

Pattern<br />

Two types of SVG pattern are available: Squares and Wedges (shown on the right; described above), and<br />

squares on a grid (1x2, 2x3, 3x5, 4x7, 5x9, or 7x11; described above). The Squares and Wedges pattern and<br />

the 1x2 patterns are designed to be printed small (letter-sized or A4) and mounted in a grid arrangement<br />

(typically 3x3) to be photographed. The other grid patterns (3x5 and larger) are designed to be printed larger.<br />

The 5x9 and 7 x11 charts are particularly well suited for large format (24 inch and greater) printing. The 2x3<br />

(same orientation) chart is designed to be printed up to Super A3/B (13x19 inches) and placed near the corners<br />

of a large target (typically 40x60 inches; 1x1.5 meters). This requires that two of the charts be printed as mirror<br />

images, which can be obtained in Inkscape by selecting the chart then clicking on Object , Flip Horizontal .<br />

Highlight color<br />

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