Table of Contents

 1     Scope          
 2     References
 3     Definitions
        3.1     Terms defined elsewhere       
        3.2     Terms defined in this Recommendation           
 4     Abbreviations and acronyms             
 5     Conventions            
 6     Source signal            
        6.1     Recording environment           
        6.2     Recording system       
        6.3     Scene characteristics 
 7     Test methods and experimental design        
        7.1     Absolute category rating         
        7.2     Absolute category rating with hidden reference           
        7.3     Degradation category rating  
        7.4     Pair comparison method         
        7.5     Comparison of the methods  
        7.6     Reference conditions
        7.7     Experimental design 
 8     Evaluation procedures         
        8.1     Viewing conditions    
        8.2     Processing and playback system          
        8.3     Viewers          
        8.4     Instructions to viewers and training session    
 9     Statistical analysis and reporting of results  
Annex A – Details related to the characterization of the test sequences    
        A.1     Sobel filter    
        A.2     Definitions of EOTF and OETF functions            
        A.3     How to use spatial information and temporal information for test sequence selection
        A.4     Examples       
Annex B – Additional evaluative scales    
        B.1     Rating scales
        B.2     Additional rating dimensions
Annex C – Simultaneous presentation of sequence pairs    
        C.1     Introduction 
        C.2     Synchronization          
        C.3     Viewing conditions    
        C.4     Presentations              
Annex D – Video classes and their attributes    
Annex E – An advanced data analysis technique for tests under challenging conditions    
Appendix I – Test sequences     
Appendix II – Instructions for viewing tests    
       II.1     Absolute category rating and absolute category rating with hidden reference  
       II.2     Degradation category rating    
       II.3     Pair comparison           
Appendix III – The simultaneous double stimulus for a continuous evaluation    
      III.1     Test procedure             
      III.2     The training phase      
      III.3     Test protocol features
      III.4     Data processing           
      III.5     Reliability of the subjects         
Appendix IV – Object-based evaluation    
Appendix V – An additional evaluative scale for degradation category rating    
Appendix VI – Reference code for Annex E    
Bibliography