CONTENTS

 1     Scope
 2     References
 3     Terms and definitions
 4     Abbreviations
 5     Source signal
        5.1     Recording environment
        5.2     Recording system
                  5.2.1     Camera
                  5.2.2     Video signal and storage format
        5.3     Scene characteristics
                  5.3.1     Spatial perceptual information measurement
                  5.3.2     Temporal perceptual information measurement
 6     Test methods and experimental design
        6.1     Absolute Category Rating (ACR)
        6.2     Degradation Category Rating (DCR)
        6.3     Pair Comparison method (PC)
        6.4     Comparison of the methods
        6.5     Reference conditions
        6.6     Experimental design
 7     Evaluation procedures
        7.1     Viewing conditions
        7.2     Processing and playback system
        7.3     Viewers
        7.4     Instructions to viewers and training session
 8     Statistical analysis and reporting of results
Annex A – Details related to the characterization of the test sequences
        A.1     Sobel filter
        A.2     How to use SI and TI for test sequence selection
        A.3     Examples
Annex B – Additional evaluative scales
        B.1     Rating scales
        B.2     Additional rating dimensions
Annex C – Simultaneous presentation of sequence pairs
        C.1     Introduction
        C.2     Synchronization
        C.3     Viewing conditions
        C.4     Presentations
Annex D – Video classes and their attributes
Appendix I – Bibliography
Appendix II – Test sequences
Appendix III – Instructions for viewing tests
      III.1     ACR
      III.2     DCR
      III.3     PC
Appendix IV – The simultaneous double stimulus for a continuous evaluation
       IV.1     Test procedure
       IV.2     The training phase
       IV.3     Test protocol features
       IV.4     Data processing
       IV.5     Reliability of the subjects
Appendix V – The object-based evaluation
Appendix VI – An additional evaluative scale for DRC