Useful Tools, Testbeds and Datasets
Datasets
LIVE Video and Image Quality Database
Database containing distorted images and videos plus subjective ratings.
http://live.ece.utexas.edu/research/quality/
Test Media
The Consumer Digital Video Library
Registered CDVL users have access to high quality uncompressed video scenes that may be used freely for research and development purposes. Users may also contribute their videos to the CDVL database.
http://www.cdvl.org
W6RZ MPEG-2 VideoTransport Stream Test Patterns and Tools
Several HD and non-HD Test-sequence (incuding clips from open source animation movies).
http://www.w6rz.net
HD-Greetings Full HD Test Videos
Some copyrighted uncompressed HD 1080p videos.
http://www.hdgreetings.com/other/ecards-video/video-1080p.aspx
Demo World HD Trailers
A large number of HD (movie) trailer clips.
http://www.demo-world.eu/trailers/high-definition-trailers.php
HD-Greetings Full HD Test Videos
Some copyrighted uncompressed HD 1080p videos.
http://www.hdgreetings.com/other/ecards-video/video-1080p.aspx
Xiph.org Test Media
A large number of freely redistributable test video clips.
http://media.xiph.org/