MSU Video Codec Comparison

MSU Video Codec Comparison

• Introduction to Video Codec Comparison
  How to compare video codecs? How to do it correctly?
• Old Video Codecs Comparison (May 2003)
  Comparison of more than 30 video codecs on several sequences and with different parameters.
• Lossless Video Codecs Comparison (October 2004)
  Comparison of 15 lossless codecs in RGB, YUV2, YV12 colorspaces.
• MPEG-4 SP/ASP Video Codecs Comparison (March 2005)
  The newest versions of MPEG-4 codecs comparison for their using by an ordinary user for home video compression.
  Also shown the evolution of the DivX codec.
• JPEG 2000 Image Codecs Comparison (September 2005)
  Many JPEG 2000 codecs and one JPEG codec are compared.
  Difference between several implementations of the standard is shown.
• First Annual MPEG-4 AVC/ H.264 Video Codecs Comparison (January 2005)
  Comparison of 6 codecs with default parameters.
  Three codecs were kindly provided by the codecs developers.
  • First MPEG-4 AVC/ H.264 Video Codecs Comparison FAQ
    Frequently asked questions.
  • Selected Comments for First MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 Video Codecs Comparison
    Selected comments, which were send to us after first MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 video codecs comparison.
• Second Annual MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 Video Codecs Comparison(December 2005)
  Second annual H.264 codecs comparison. Comparison of 8 codecs.
  Six of them were kindly provided by the codecs developers.
  • Second MPEG-4 AVC/ H.264 Video Codecs Comparison FAQ
    Frequently asked questions.

• Subjective Comparison of Modern Video Codecs (February 2006)
  Four modern codecs were tested using SAMVIQ method (experts estimated video quality without information about the codec that was used).
• MPEG-2 Video Decoders Comparison (May 2006)
  Comparative analysis of quality of 8 MPEG-2 decoders while decoding distorted streams. This question is topical for satellite broadcasting and, to a lesser degree, for DVD video playback.
• WMP and JPEG 2000 Comparison (October 2006)
  Earlier tested image codecs of JPEG 2000 standard (see JPEG 2000 image codecs comparison) are comparing with new WMP standard from Microsoft.
• Third Annual MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 Video Codecs Comparison (December 2006)
  Third annual H.264 codecs comparison. Additionally to traditional comparison of this year codecs, over-years comparison was performed (comparison of all tested last three years codecs).
• Lossless Video Codecs Comparison 2007 (March 2007)
  Comparison of 16 modern lossless video codecs was performed. Report includes the following topics: compression ratio analysis, speed analysis and parallelization capabilities.
• Fourth Annual MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 Video Codecs Comparison (December 2007)
  Fourth annual H.264 codecs comparison. Additionally to traditional comparison new type of analysis with synthetic sequences was performed. Also new sequences, new codecs, new presets were used in this comparison.
• Options Analysis of MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 Codec x264 (December 2008)
  Options of one of the best codecs x264 are analyzed to find best option values and best presets for various encoding speed.
• Codec Analysis for Companies
  Number of products for codecs comparison and analysis including directions of possible R&D projects.
  • Research and Development Projects on Video Codec Comparison and Analysis
  • ViCoS - Video Codecs Scoring System
  • MSU Video Quality Measurement Tool
• Fifth MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 Video Codecs Comparison (May 2009)
  Fifth H.264 codecs comparison. New types of analysis, new sequences, new codecs, new presets were used in this comparison.

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Public MSU video filters Here are available VirtualDub and AviSynth filters. For a given type of digital video filtration we typically develop a family of different algorithms and implementations. Generally there are also versions optimized for PC and hardware implementations (ASIC/FPGA/DSP). These optimized versions can be licensed to companies. Please contact us for details via video(at)graphics.cs.msu_ru. MSU Cartoon Restore (New!) MSU Noise Estimation MSU Frame Rate Conversion MSU Image Restoration MSU Denoising (Top!) MSU Old Cinema MSU Deblocking (Top!) MSU Smart Brightness and Contrast (Top!) MSU Smart Sharpen (Top!) MSU Noise generation MSU Noise estimation MSU Motion Estimation Information MSU Subtitles removal (New!) MSU Logo removal (Top!) MSU Deflicker (Top!) MSU Field Shift Fixer AviSynth plug-in MSU StegoVideo MSU Cartoonizer (Top!) MSU SmartDeblocking (Top!) MSU Color Enhancement MSU Old Color Restoration MSU TV Commercial Detector (New!) MSU filters FAQ (Read me!) MSU filters statistics	MSU/YUVsoft filters for companies We are working with Intel, Samsung, RealNetworks and other companies on adapting our filters other video processing algorithms for specific video streams, applications and hardware like TV-sets, graphics cards, etc. Some of such projects are non-exclusive. Also we have internal researches. Please let us know via video(at)graphics.cs.msu_ru if you are interested in acquiring a license for such filters or making a custom R&D project on video processing, compression, computer vision. 3D Displays Video Generation (New!) 3D Displays Video Capturing (New!) Stereo Video Depth Map Generation (New!) Automatic Objects Segmentation Semiautomatic Objects Segmentation New Frame Rate Conversion New Deinterlacer MSU-Samsung Deinterlacing Project Digital TV Signal Enhancement Old Film Recovery Tuner TV Restore Panorama Video2Photo SuperResolution SuperPrecision MSU-Samsung image and video resampling MSU-Samsung Frame Rate Conversion Motion Phase filter Deshaker (video stabilization) Film Grain/Degrain filter Deblurring filter Video Content Search
Codecs comparisons Objective and subjective quality evaluation tests for video and image codecs 5-th MPEG4-AVC/H.264 Comparison (New!) Codec Analysis for Companies: (New!) Research and Development Projects (New!) ViCoS - Video Codecs Scoring System (New!) MSU Video Quality Measurement Tool (New!) Options Analysis of Codec x264 (New!) 4-th MPEG4-AVC/H.264 Comparison (Top!) Lossless Video Codecs Comparison 2007 3-rd MPEG4-AVC/H.264 Comparison HD Photo and JPEG 2000 Comparison MPEG-2 Decoders Crash Test (Top!) Subjective Compar. of 4 Modern Codecs (Top!) 2-nd MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 Comparison (Top!) FAQ of 2-nd H.264 Comparison 1-st MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 Codecs Comparison FAQ of 1-st H.264 Comparison JPEG 2000 Image Codecs Comparison (Top!) Lossless Video Codecs Comparison 2004 MPEG-4 SP/ASP Codecs Comparison (Top!) Video codecs comparison (old) Ext. link: x264 parameters efficiency comparison	MSU Video Quality Measurement tools Programs with different objective and subjective video quality metrics implementation MSU Video Quality Measurement Tool - objective metrics for codecs and filters comparison (New!) (Top!) Implemented metrics short info: PSNR, Delta, MSAD, MSE, SSIM, VQM, MSU Blurring Metric, MSU Blocking Metric MSU Brightness Flicking Metric MSU Brightness Independent PSNR MSU Drop Frame Metric MSU Noise Estimation Metric MSU Scene Change Detector MSU VQMT FAQ MSU Human Perceptual Quality Metric - several metrics for exact visual tests (Top!) Implemented metrics short info: ITU-R BT.500-11: DSIS, DSCQS I & II, SCACJ; EBU: SAMVIQ; MSUCQE MSU PVQ Metric Tool FAQ
Video codecs projects Different research and development projects on video codecs MSU Lossless Video Codec (Top!) MSU Screen Capture Lossless Codec (Top!) MSU MPEG-2 Video Codec x264 Codec Improvement	Other Other information Crazy gallery (filters screams :) License for commercial usage of MSU VideoGroup Public Software (please be careful: some soft like metrics has another license!)

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