User’s guide (for codec testers)

In the following sections we’ll walk through the process of installing, configuring and using the VC-2 conformance testing software.

Contents:

• Introduction
  • Testing procedure overview
  • Guide outline
• Conformance Software Installation
  • Python interpreter
  • Installation
  • Verifying installation
• Video file format
  • Format description
  • vc2-picture-explain utility
  • Tip: Splitting and combining picture data files
• Generating test cases
  • Defining codec features
  • Generating test cases
  • Parallel test case generation
  • Directory structure
• VC-2 decoder conformance testing procedure
  • Decoding the reference bitstreams
  • Checking the decoded pictures
  • Decoder Test Cases
• VC-2 encoder conformance testing procedure
  • Encoding the reference bitstreams
  • Checking the encoded bitstreams
  • Encoder test cases
• Testing additional bitstreams’ conformance
  • Bitstream validation
  • Decoded picture validation
• Generating static wavelet filter analyses
  • Step 1: Generating static analyses
  • Step 2: Bundling static analyses
  • Step 3: Run test case generation
• Codec debugging suggestions
  • Encoder bitstream conformance issues
  • Decoder bitstream syntax issues
  • Signal range test cases
• Conformance test limtations