Pattern resolution is intended to match native resolution of the display. At any other resolutions where the pattern size is scaled to the display size scaling artifacts will render many patterns useless. If your viewing program supports a scaling factor of 1:1, that is, one pixel in the image maps to one pixel in the display, then patterns not matching the display resolution will show without artifacts but intent of some of the patterns will not be attained.

8K Resolution Omitted Patterns

Pattern Files

Here are links to zip files containing test patterns for HDTV and common monitor resolutions. Each zip file contains 206 unique patterns arranged in groups by file name. These files are named with the actual resolution and a descriptive resolution identifier taken from a Wikipedia article.

Thumb-160x100	NTSC-720x480	PAL-720x576	XGA-1024x768
HD-1280x720	SXGA-1280x1024	WXGA-1280x800	WXGA+-1440x900
HD+-1600x900	UXGA-1600x1200	WSXGA+-1680x1050	WUXGA-1920x1200
FHD-1920x1080	WQXGA-2560x1600	QHD-2560x1440	UHD-3840x2160
8k-UHD-7680x4320 *

Pattern Groups

The tables below describe the groups that make up the files in the above zip files. The images are examples of typically a subset of the contents of a group. They are not links to the full size images, which are only available in the zip files. This is because of the amount of room the uncompressed files in all the resolutions would consume.

The thumbnails (160x100) in the examples show artifacts arising from the small size. These do not appear in the full-size images.

Quick Check Patterns

These patterns are intended for a quick, overall assessment or check of a display. The use of the term checkers is unrelated to the term check. Checkers refers to an alternating black/white pattern similar to a checkers board and is frequently used with gamma patterns. Check refers to assessment or evaluation.

Little Black Dreams 02 Vani 13yo - - Apr 20... //free\\ May 2026

In April, even the blackness feels like a cradle. She learns that nightmares are not monsters but maps—drawn by a stranger who looks like her. Vani traces their routes with bitten nails, discovering that every wound she names becomes a little lighter.

Use metaphors like dreams as shadows, exploring the balance between light and dark. Emphasize Vani's resilience and journey. Structure it as a poem or prose poem. Keep the tone positive and hopeful despite challenges. Little Black Dreams 02 Vani 13yo - - Apr 20...

Check if there's any specific context I'm missing. The ellipsis at the end might indicate the user was typing more, but they didn't finish. Should I ask for clarification or proceed with assumptions? Since the user didn't ask a question, maybe they want me to generate a creative piece based on the given keywords. In April, even the blackness feels like a cradle

“02,” she writes in the margin, “is the number of cracks in my mirror where the light slips in.” This piece blends whimsy with introspection, honoring the duality of adolescence—the way light and shadow coexist in the heart of a dreamer. Designed to spark curiosity and quiet resilience. Let me know how you’d like to expand it! Use metaphors like dreams as shadows, exploring the

Since the user might be looking for a creative or descriptive text, perhaps for a short story, poem, or journal entry. I need to consider themes like dreams, adolescence, identity, given the name and age. The term "black dreams" could be literal, like a color, or metaphorical, relating to struggles or experiences.

Comprehensive Patterns

Group Name	Description	Examples
Clipping	Description
Color Bars	Description
Color Composite Step Wipe	Description
Color One	Description
Color Patch	Description
Color Random	Description
Color Random Gray	Description
Color Step Lin / Log	Description
Color Triangle	Description
Color Wipe Full / Half	Description
Gamma Checker / Lines	Description
Geometry Bars	Description
Geometry Checkers	Description
Geometry Checkers Log	Description
Geometry Distortion	Description
Geometry Grid	Description
Geometry Lines Hori	Description
Geometry Lines Vert	Description
Geometry Points	Description
Geometry Squares	Description
Color Swatch Hsl	Description
Color Swatch Hsv	Description
Color Swatch Rgb	Description
Color Wipe Hsl	Description
Color Wipe Hsv	Description
Color Wipe Rgb	Description

History

Many years ago I posted some HDTV test patterns to Flickr. They were quite popular, received quite a few hits, and were probably linked from another site but I never found where.

In December, 2013, I wrote a new generating program in Python, included several composite images, many geometric and color images and used descriptive file names. These were, and continue to be, some of my most popular images on Flickr but at Flickr they were only in a resolution of 1920x1080.

In March, 2023, I converted the generating program from Python2 to Python3 correct a bug causing vertical lines in one of the color images, changed the name of the image files, updated the resolutions, and added many new patterns including the inverse of several.