This Recommendation provides guidelines and recommendations on the selection of appropriate
perceptual video quality measurement equipment for use in multimedia applications when the full
reference measurement method can be used.
The full reference measurement method can be used when the unimpaired reference video signal is
readily available at the measurement point, as may be the case of measurements on individual
equipment or a chain in the laboratory or in a closed environment such as a cable television headend.
The estimation methods are based on processing video in VGA, CIF, and QCIF resolution.
The validation test material contained both multiple coding degradations and various transmission
error conditions (e.g. bit errors, dropped packets). In the case where coding distortions are
considered in the video signals, the encoder can utilize various compression methods (e.g. MPEG-2,
H.264, etc.). The models proposed in this Recommendation may be used to monitor the quality of
deployed networks to ensure their operational readiness. The visual effects of the degradations may
include spatial as well as temporal degradations (e.g. frame repeats, frame skips, frame rate
reduction). The models in this Recommendation can also be used for lab testing of video systems.
When used to compare different video systems, it is advisable to use a quantitative method (such as
that in J.149) to determine the models’ accuracy for that particular context.
This Recommendation is deemed appropriate for telecommunications services delivered at 4 Mbit/s
or less presented on mobile/PDA and computer desktop monitors. The following conditions were
allowed in the validation test for each resolution:
• PDA/Mobile (QCIF): 16 kbit/s to 320 kbit/s
• CIF: 64kbit/s-2Mbit/s (C01 has several 2 Mbit/s)
• VGA: 128kbit/s-4Mbit/s (V13 has one HRC with 6Mbit/s)