[M4IF Technotes] Downloadable standard MPEG test sequences

[Max Griessl]

With the Microsoft reference code there comes a small DOS utility yuvtoavi.exe 
which does a conversion from yuv to avi containing uncompressed RGB video.
I am not aware of any other public available tools.
Max Griessl
Ben Waggoner wrote:
> 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.
> 
> 
> Ben Waggoner <http://www.benwaggoner.com>
> Compressed Video Consulting, Training, and Encoding
> 
> Cleaner Tutorial:   http://www.saferseas.com/navseries/adclean.html
> My Book:            http://www.benwaggoner.com/books.htm
> Compression Books:  http://www.benwaggoner.com/bookshelf.htm
> 
> Compression classes at Stanford, July 15-19 and August 12-16:
> http://www.digitalmediaacademy.org/courses/videocompress.html
> 
> 
> 
> 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.
>>
> 
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