[M4IF Technotes] Downloadable standard MPEG test sequences

[Ben Waggoner]

Rob,
    Excellent news on a standard set of images with clear rights.
    Another issue I have with the current test sequences is almost no
real-world apps can read the .yuv format, and there aren't any tools I know
of that can do a native colorspace conversion between .yuv and .mov or .avi.
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on 7/10/02 5:15 PM, Rob Koenen at rkoenen   intertrust.com wrote:
> This is a problem and it has always been one.
> 
> Test sequences belong to companies, not to MPEG, and there
> was never a clear way of getting a hold of them, and it
> is even murkier for which purpose they can be used within
> constraints imposed by their owners a long time ago.
> 
> To alleviate this problem, M4IF is working with the Technical
> University in Munich, who are taking the initiative to shoot, and
> make generally available for use in MPEG and M4IF, a series of
> representative test sequences.
> 
> This will not help you for now, though.
> 
> If anyone on this list can help Ben get his hands on the sequences
> often used in MPEG, then please speak up.