[mythtv] [mythtv-commits] mythtv/master commit: 85a5266e1 by Michael T. Dean (sphery)

[Jim Stichnoth]

On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 7:25 PM, faginbagin <mythtv at hbuus.com> wrote:
> I found some test data on the WGBH (PBS in Boston) web site that might be useful to anyone working on closed caption support. Looks like it's been there for years. I think of particular interest are:
> http://ncamftp.wgbh.org/DTV/CEA%20test%20material/Iteration_1/CEAv1.2zero.trp
> http://ncamftp.wgbh.org/DTV/CEA%20test%20material/Iteration_1/It1.2ReadMe.pdf
> http://ncamftp.wgbh.org/DTV/CEA%20test%20material/Iteration_2/IT2Afinal_110504.trp
> http://ncamftp.wgbh.org/DTV/CEA%20test%20material/Iteration_2/It2A%20ReadMe%20V1.pdf
>
> The .trp files are MPEG-2 TS files. The .pdf files are documents describing the .trp files. I quote from the last .pdf:
>
> "It is intended to provide an indication of a DTV receiving device's ability to decode “native” CEA-708-B captions from an ATSC transport stream.  This test material has been tested with several devices containing CEA- 708-B caption decoders and has produced satisfactory results."
>
> HTH,
> Helen

Thanks.  The first .trp file is very helpful for the EIA-608 captions.

Jim