[M4IF Technotes] Where can I download then MPEG-4 Test Sequen ces with Mask?

[Shivakumar Narayanan]

Hi all,
Some masks are available at ftp://ftp.tnt.uni-hannover.de/pub/MPEG/mpeg4_masks/  and some yuv sequences are available at http://meru.cecs.missouri.edu/free_download/videos/ .
FYI
Regards,
Shiva
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Rob Koenen 
  To: 'Klaus Diepold' ; Rob Koenen ; 'Chen Zhenzhong' ; Technotes   lists.m4if.org 
  Cc: Tobias Oelbaum 
  Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2023 9:20 AM
  Subject: RE: [M4IF Technotes] Where can I download then MPEG-4 Test Sequen ces with Mask?
  Klaus, all
  if you put the content in the public domain (i.e., we make it available against 
  reproduction cost) then perhaps some other parties can contribute masks, sort 
  of as an "open resource" activity. You don't necessarily have to do all the work
  yourself.
  Rob
    -----Original Message-----
    From: Klaus Diepold [mailto:kldi   ei.tum.de]
    Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2023 0:49
    To: Rob Koenen; 'Chen Zhenzhong'; Technotes   lists.m4if.org
    Cc: Tobias Oelbaum
    Subject: Re: [M4IF Technotes] Where can I download then MPEG-4 Test Sequences with Mask?
    Masks have not been considered so far. However, the process of collecting requirements and putting together a kind of wish list is not yet finalized. We have submitted the proposal for producing test sequences to the upcoming MPEG meeting in Klagenfurt. The purpose of the submission is to solicit technical input from the coding experts. This input shall also help to shape the test sequences in a way that makes it highly usable and acceptable for all sorts of acitivities in the MPEG arena. 
    So, if there is a request to supply masks, which I interpret as segmentation masks for arbitrarily shaped video objects, then I would invite parties to specify as detailed as possible what the requests and requirements are. We will subsequently analyze how much of the wish list can be achieved given the time and budget constraints under which we all live. 
    Interested parties can either speak up in Klagenfurt and address directly my colleage Tobias Oelbaum (Oelbaum   ei.tuim.de) or send email to me directly (kldi   ei.tum.de). (This is not to understood as any sort of committment that the final result will provide masks, but we do what we can.)
    Cheers
    Klaus
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      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: Rob Koenen 
      To: 'Chen Zhenzhong' ; Technotes   lists.m4if.org 
      Cc: Klaus Diepold (TU Munchen) (E-mail) 
      Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2023 6:53 AM
      Subject: RE: [M4IF Technotes] Where can I download then MPEG-4 Test Sequences with Mask?
      This is a FAQ ... 
      The availability of video test sequences is murky. The rights
      are unclear. Some M4IF members are in the process of making new ones,
      to be generally available for non-commercial use. I do not know whether
      these include masks; it is an interesting question.
      Klaus?
      Rob
        -----Original Message-----
        From: Chen Zhenzhong [mailto:zhenzhongc   hotmail.com]
        Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2023 21:15
        To: Technotes   lists.m4if.org
        Subject: [M4IF Technotes] Where can I download then MPEG-4 Test Sequences with Mask?
        Thank you for your help.
        Regard,
        Chen Zhenzhong 
        Centre of Multimedia and Network Technology
        BLK N4-02a-32, (CeMNet)
        School of Computer Engineering
        Nanyang Technological University
        Nanyang Avenue, 639798
        Singapore
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