DocumentCode :
1243320
Title :
VQeg validation and ITU standardization of objective perceptual video quality metrics [Standards in a Nutshell]
Author :
Brunnström, Kjell ; Hands, David ; Speranza, Filippo ; Webster, Arthur
Volume :
26
Issue :
3
fYear :
2009
fDate :
5/1/2009 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
96
Lastpage :
101
Abstract :
For industry, the need to access accurate and reliable objective video metrics has become more pressing with the advent of new video applications and services such as mobile broadcasting, Internet video, and Internet Protocol television (IPTV). Industry-class objective quality- measurement models have a wide range of uses, including equipment testing (e.g., codec evaluation), transmission- planning and network-dimensioning tasks, head-end quality assurance, in- service network monitoring, and client-based quality measurement. The Video Quality Experts Group (VQEG) is the primary forum for validation testing of objective perceptual quality models. The work of VQEG has resulted in International Telecommunication Union (ITU) standardization of objective quality models designed for standard- definition television and for multimedia applications. This article reviews VQEG´s work, paying particular attention to the group´s approach to validation testing.
Keywords :
multimedia systems; standardisation; video signal processing; ITU standardization; International Telecommunication Union; VQEG validation; client-based quality measurement; codec evaluation; equipment testing; head-end quality assurance; in-service network monitoring; industry-class objective quality-measurement models; multimedia applications; network-dimensioning tasks; objective perceptual quality models; objective video metrics; perceptual video quality metrics; standard-definition television; transmission-planning; validation testing; video quality experts group; Codecs; IPTV; Monitoring; Multimedia communication; Pressing; Quality assurance; Standardization; TV broadcasting; Testing; Web and internet services;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Signal Processing Magazine, IEEE
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
1053-5888
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/MSP.2009.932162
Filename :
4815549
Link To Document :
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