FRTV Phase-II

Validation Test Goals

FRTV Phase II built upon the FR-TV Phase I experiment. FRTV Phase II examined Full References (FR) and No References (NR) objective video quality models that predict the quality of standard definition television (625-line and 525-line). Models were submitted in 2002 and VQEG’s Final Report was approved August 25, 2003. All NR models were withdrawn. The ITU decided that the accuracy of four FR models was sufficient to justify standardization. 

• FRTV Phase II Final Report (pdf, doc)
• FRTV Phase II Test Plan
• The video sequences used in this experiment cannot be redistributed due to source material licensing restrictions

Resulting ITU Recommendations

• ITU-T Recommendation J.144 (2004), “Objective perceptual video quality measurement techniques for digital cable television in the presence of a full reference” 

• ITU-R Rec. BT.1683 (2004), “Objective perceptual video quality measurement techniques for standard definition digital broadcast television in the presence of a full reference”