--- product_id: 54349988 title: "Digital Video Essentials: HD Basics" brand: "joe kane" price: "£19.22" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 4 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/54349988-digital-video-essentials-hd-basics store_origin: GB region: Great Britain --- # Digital Video Essentials: HD Basics **Brand:** joe kane **Price:** £19.22 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Digital Video Essentials: HD Basics by joe kane - **How much does it cost?** £19.22 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/54349988-digital-video-essentials-hd-basics) ## Best For - joe kane enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted joe kane brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Digital Video Essentials: HD Basics ## Images ![Digital Video Essentials: HD Basics - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71BsoaWqchL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ DEFINITELY worth it! *by C***L on December 12, 2011* As a videophile I have to have my home cinema set up to PERFECT standards. This Blu-ray helped me to get my hdtv settings adjusted to the ideal levels. You can pay hundreds of dollars for someone to come and do it for you, or you can do it yourself with this disk. It has all of the test patterns you need, but more importantly, it tells you HOW to use them. My picture looks awesome now. It's amazing because I thought it looked great before, but things looks so much more life-like now.Tip: The history section is pretty long and can be skipped, but it is kind of neat to learn some of the back story of what you're doing. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Calibration Blu-ray *by J***H on July 5, 2009* I bought this DVD because it came highly recommended on various sites for calibrating video. It has a very comprehensive background on Hi-def and video presentation as a whole. To my surprise though, it had an equally impressive calibration for surround sound audio. I already had audio CDs for this and figured it would just be more of the same. In fact, it showed how "off" my system was...especially the subwoofer. Now my home theater experience has increased considerably. Between the improved video AND audio, I have a pretty impressive package...truly demo worthy. Thanks Joe Kane. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Someone who's actually used the product *by R***8 on April 2, 2008* Well, this is the 5th review of this product and the first one by someone who has actually used it...go figure.This product is very similar to design and function of the original Digital Video Essentials (DVE) for standard DVD: it has in-depth explanations of current display technologies and how they differ from each other as well as (the most important thing) video and audio test patterns to setup and calibrate your video and audio system (as well as instructions on how to do so).The HD test patterns are encoded as VC-1 (video) at 1080p and 720p, and Dolby TrueHD (audio). The basic video test patterns are essentially the same as what can be found on the DVE disc but the advanced patterns are different and include a one-pixel-on-one-pixel-off test for 1080p displays, as well as various shades of gray boxes with PLUGE patterns. (It may be of interest to some that the Toshiba HD-A35 HD-DVD player that I have does not pass below-black information. It does not, however, seem to clip the above-white signals). Through testing, I came to the (somewhat surprising) conclusion that my HD-DVD player and Panasonic standard DVD player require essentially the same settings on the display when using the HDMI cable.The audio test signals (and my subsequent A/V receiver settings) were very different, however, from standard Dollby Digital 5.1. Because my receiver does not have any HDMI inputs, in order to enjoy 5.1 Dolby TrueHD, I have to utilize the HD-A35's internal decoders and analog audio outputs. Standard DVD's have sounded very different with this setup so I was looking forward to the audio test signals on this disc (particularly subwoofer level adjustments). However, the audio test signals are much more limited in quantity than the DVE disc. It's by no means spartan (and it even has a few additional tests over DVE) but the number of tests is small. There is a dedicated LFE signal to set subwoofer level, but the Full-Bandwidth test for all speakers is mistakenly recorded as Limited Bandwidth (which already appears on the disc) so there is no simple way to match subwoofer level to main speaker levels. There are separate Full-Bandwidth signals for the 2 front speakers (and they indicate that they were recorded at the same level as the LFE signal) so this is what I used. I was hoping there would also be DD+ test signals, but there was only the (superior) Dolby True-HD. Ultimately, I was not left high and dry by the audio test signals, but there could have been more of them to finetune the settings.Navigation of the disc is fairly simple but because HD-DVD works differently than DVD, you may find yourself over-shooting the test you actually want.All in all, I think you can probably use your original DVE disc for most video setttings and the audio settings can be done fairly accurately with your HD-DVD player's test tone (if it has this feature). There are additional tests that make the disc worth getting (or if you don't already own DVE, this is a must-have) but it's (few) shortcomings drop it to an overall 4 star rating.For first time calibration disc users: 5 starsFor owners of the original DVE for DVD: 3 stars --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/54349988-digital-video-essentials-hd-basics](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/54349988-digital-video-essentials-hd-basics) --- *Product available on Desertcart Great Britain* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-04-22*