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This page presents video samples useful to test encoding software performance.

These are the samples that I use.

Most were taken from derf's at xiph.org

[Taurus Media Technik 1080p]

All material was recorded in summer 2001 by Taurus Media Technik.
Frame rate: 25 fps (progressive)
Resolution: 1920x1080
Color subsampling: 4:2:0
More info
Copyright: No Copyright
Camera: Sony HDW-F900
Recorded on (Tape): HDCam
Stored on: DVS
Filter Tabs for Subsampling: -0.0063 / 0 / 0.0299 / 0 / -0.0831 /
Color conversion: ITU Rec BT 709 (SMPTE 274M)
Restrictions of use: No restrictions
Date of Recording: Summer 2001
Original files contact: oelbaum@ei.tum.de
Source: Taurus Media Technik, Dr. Karl Mauthe
Producer: Martin Kreitl martin.kreitl@KirchGruppe.de
Camera Operator: Jürgen Würzinger
Camera Assistent: Yean Ives Diss
Blue Sky
Y4M | FFV1/NUT

Top of two trees against blue sky. High contrast, small color differences in the sky, many details. Camera rotation.

Frames: 250

Pedestrian Area
Y4M | FFV1/NUT

Shot of a pedestrian area. Low camera position, people pass by very close to the camera. High depth of field. Static camera.

Frames: 500

Riverbed
Y4M | FFV1/NUT

Riverbed seen through the water. Very hard to code.

Frames: 500

Rush Hour
Y4M | FFV1/NUT

Rush-hour in Munich city. Many cars moving slowly, high depth of focus. Fixed camera.

Frames: 375

Station2
Y4M | FFV1/NUT

View from a bridge to munich station. Evening shot. Long zoom out. Many details, regular structures (tracks).

Frames: 761

Sunflower
Y4M | FFV1/NUT

Sunflower, very detailed shot. One bee at the sunflower, small color differences and very bright yellow. Fixed camera, small global motion.

Frames: 250

Tractor
Y4M | FFV1/NUT

A tractor in a field. Whole sequence contains parts that are very zoomed in and a total view. Camera is following the tractor, chaotic object movement, structure of a harvested field. Very red wheels of the tractor.

Frames: 313