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How can the Diamond display be used on an RGB or color-difference (4:2:2) format to detect when the composite NTSC/PAL signal may exceed its limits?

April 26, 2017Composite detect diamond display format NTSC PAL RGB Used

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How can the Diamond display be used on an RGB or color-difference (4:2:2) format to detect when the composite NTSC/PAL signal may exceed its limits?

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This cannot be done. Colors that exceed a predetermined NTSC composite limit are superimposed with those that do not on the Diamond display. They do cluster in the upper-left of the upper diamond and lower-left of the lower diamond but this is of little use. However, there are several alternatives for determining composite signal limit violations when producing in RGB or Y, Cb, Cr.