CONTENTS

 1     Scope
        1.1     Application
        1.2     Limitations
 1     Introduction
 2     BTFR
 3     Detectors
        3.1     Input conversion
        3.2     Crop and offset
        3.3     Matching
                  3.3.1     Matching statistics
                  3.3.2     MPSNR
                  3.3.3     Matching vectors
        3.4     Spatial frequency analysis
                  3.4.1     Pyramid transform
                  3.4.2     Pyramid SNR
        3.5     Texture analysis
        3.6     Edge analysis
                  3.6.1     Edge detection
                  3.6.2     Edge differencing
        3.7     MPSNR analysis
 4     Integration
 5     Registration
 6     References
 1     Introduction
 2     Objective measurement of video quality based on edge degradation
        2.1     Edge PSNR (EPSNR)
        2.2     Post adjustments
                  2.2.1     De-emphasis of high EPSNR
                  2.2.2     Considering blurred edges
                  2.2.3     Scaling
        2.3     Registration accuracy
        2.4     The block diagram of the model
 3     Objective data
 4     Conclusion
 5     Reference
 1     Introduction
 2     General description of the IES system
 3     Correction of offset and gain
        3.1     Temporal offset
        3.2     Spatial offset
        3.3     Gain
 4     Image segmentation
        4.1     Plane regions
        4.2     Edge regions
        4.3     Texture regions
 5     Objective measurement
 6     Database of impairment models
 7     Estimation of impairment models
        7.1     Computation of Wi
        7.2     Computation of Fi and Gi
 8     References
 1     Introduction
 2     Normative reference
 3     Definitions
 4     Overview of the VQM computation
 5     Sampling
        5.1     Temporal indexing of original and processed video files
        5.2     Spatial indexing of original and processed video frames
        5.3     Specifying rectangular sub-regions
        5.4     Considerations for video sequences longer than 10 s
 6     Calibration
        6.1     Spatial registration
                  6.1.1     Overview
                  6.1.2     Interlace issues
                  6.1.3     Required inputs to the spatial registration algorithm
                  6.1.4     Sub-algorithms used by the spatial registration algorithm
                  6.1.5     Spatial registration using arbitrary scenes
                  6.1.6     Spatial registration of progressive video
        6.2     Valid region
                  6.2.1     Core valid region algorithm
                  6.2.2     Applying the core valid region algorithm to a video sequence
                  6.2.3     Comments on valid region algorithm
        6.3     Gain and offset
                  6.3.1     Core gain and level offset algorithm
                  6.3.2     Using scenes
                  6.3.3     Applying gain and level offset corrections
        6.4     Temporal registration
                  6.4.1     Frame-based algorithm for estimating variable temporal delays between original and processed video sequences
Step 1:     Calibrate the video sequences
Step 2:     Select the sub-region of video to be used
Step 3:     Spatially sub-sample the original and processed images
Step 4:     Normalize the sub-sampled images
Step 5:     Compare processed images to original images
Step 6:     Perform an overall check for still video
Step 7:     Temporally register each processed image
Step 8:     Perform a stillness check on each processed image
Step 9:     Form a histogram of all defined temporal registrations
Step 10:      Form a smoothed histogram
Step 11:     Examine the histogram information
                  6.4.2     Applying temporal registration correction
 7     Quality features
        7.1     Introduction
                  7.1.1     S-T regions
        7.2     Features based on spatial gradients
                  7.2.1     Edge enhancement filters
                  7.2.2     Description of features fSI13 and fHV13
        7.3     Features based on chrominance information
        7.4     Features based on contrast information
        7.5     Features based on ATI
        7.6     Features based on the cross product of contrast and ATI
 8     Quality parameters
        8.1     Introduction
        8.2     Comparison functions
                  8.2.1     Error ratio and logarithmic ratio
                  8.2.2     Euclidean distance
        8.3     Spatial collapsing functions
        8.4     Temporal collapsing functions
        8.5     Non-linear scaling and clipping
        8.6     Parameter naming convention
                  8.6.1     Example parameter names
 9     General model
10     References
 2     Video materials
        2.1     SRC and HRC
 1     Methodology for the evaluation of objective model performance
 4     Evaluation of results
 5     PSNR data
 6     References