VEGA Usage Model

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With Dolby certified AC-3, DD Plus, Dolby-E analysis

VEGA has been adopted worldwide as the de facto standard for media analysis. 350 plus licenses in production use.

• Accurate, in-depth video analysis assures standards compliance & interoperability• Comprehensive format support: AVS+, MMT, HLS, MXF, HEVC, H.264, VP9, VP8, VC1, MPEG-2, MPEG-DASH, ISM, PCAP• Cost-effective, PC-based software with multi-core support• Fast performance improves operational, R&D & QA efficiency • Value-added tools enable video comparisons, video quality checks, buffer analysis and debugging • Regular updates and aggressive product roadmap anticipates next generation requirements, meeting customer needs • Encoding comparison, encoding regression tests, STB compatibility• Responsive support team available 24X7 worldwide

VEGA Advantages

VEGATM is an industry leading media analysis platform for debugging, verification of standards compliance, and interoperability testing of encoded streams. VEGA enables navigation down to the deepest levels of a media file to generate error reports and analysis.This significantly reduces R&D and QA time in delivering standards-compliant video. VEGA supports all popular video compression and container standards and includes features such as video comparison and quality checks. These features help deliver high-quality media.

Analysis Mode• Save analysis information• Dump YUV• Log messages• Stop pause resume analysis

Browse Mode• Debug & examine syntax elements• Examine structural details• Local violations• Evaluate & compare stream quality• Dump trace

Utilities• Buffer Analyzer• Comparison• YUV• Error Log• Trace

HEVCH.264

VP8 VP9TS

VEGA Media Analyzers

Speedup AnalysisMulti-core settings

Multi-sequence settings

Save analyzedproject Open a project to debug

MPEG-DASH

Media Analyzers

MMT MXF

TM

VEGA HEVC Features • Comprehensive, easy to navigate visuals, high level picture information down to feature thumbnail structure

• Summary information for all levels at a single click - stream summary, sequence summary, NAL summary, picture summary and more

• Analytical graphs for bird’s-eye view of the stream: frame distribution, NAL distribution, compression ratio, QP, DPB occupancy, ratio of coding unit data, prediction data and transform data

• HEVC and H.264 encoding comparison - bit rate, QP data, buffer occupancy, motion vectors

• Error messages at all levels - NAL, SPS, PPS, VPS, CU, TU, PU to enable accurate examination of standards violations

• Overlay of picture with CU, TU and PU partitions

• CTB view that displays splitting of CU, PU and TU blocks

• Save and share detailed error reports

• DPB and reference picture information

• Efficient and high-performance analysis - multi-core support

• Support for Frext Streams (4:2:2, 4:4:4)

• Partial analysis for sequences of an HEVC stream

• Support for detailed residue view for HEVC streams

• Compare multiple YUV files in YUV quality

• Support for SCC (Screen Content Coding ) Extension in HEVC video

HEVC Standards Support Video Streams - HEVC, VP9, H264, HDR, MPEG-1/ MPEG-2 Video, JPEG-2K

Audio Streams - AAC, AC-3, EAC3, LPCM, MP3, LPCM, ALS Audio, AES3 Audio

System Streams - MMT, MXF, HLS, ISM, MPEG-2 Transport, Program, MP4, WebM, MKV, MPEG-DASH, PCAP, TLV-MMT

Other Formats - HDR-BT2020, EIA 608, EIA 708, AFD, DVB Subtitle, ATSC 3.0 and TR101290 checks, TELETEXT, XDS, SCTE -608 and DIVICOM -608

VEGA HEVCAudio Video Analyzer

VEGA HEVC is the most in-depth and reliable file-based media analyzer that presents complex HEVC information as simple visuals.

VEGA ABRfor ABR Streams

VEGA ABR performs in-depth analysis of ABR formats and presents detailed information for any ABR stream down to the compressed audio and video elementary streams.

VEGA ABR Features • ABR content validation with respect to the manifest file

• Strong verification of ABR streams and ability to report the minutest violations

• Verification of encoded streams' bit rates

• Detailed verification of chunks alignment based on the following: - Timing of encoded frame rate in elementary streams - Chunks play time - Stream structure - PTS/DTS encoded in TS - IDR alignment at start of chunks

• Verification of: - Video quality checks such as blockiness, black frames, and freeze frames - Audio quality checks such as loudness, silence and CALM specification checks - Encoder Boundary Points (EBP)

• Analysis of QP variations across different bit rate streams

• Analysis of frame size and compression ratio variation

• Rich reporting of error messages in xls and pdf formats

• Compliance to media standards

• Add Play and switch between different Varients

ABR Standards Support • MPEG-DASH

• HTTP Live Streaming (HLS)

• Microsoft Smooth Streaming (ISM)

• Container formats - TS, MP4

• Video formats - HEVC, H264

• Audio formats - AAC, AC3/EAC3

VEGA HEVC Utilities • Buffer analyzer, trace viewer

• YUV Quality viewer

• Comparison viewer (HEVC/H264/VP9 vs HEVC/H264/VP9 )

• Batch mode analyzer

Verification of Audio/Video Quality Checks

Audio Video AnalyzerVEGA H264 VEGA VP9

VEGA H264 is an industry leading Audio-Video analyzer for assurance of standards compliance and interoperability.

VEGA analysis of AC-3, DD Plus, and Dolby-E audio is certified by Dolby Laboratories.

VEGA H264 Features • Frame by frame analysis with error reports

• Forward/backward, vertical navigation down to macroblock level, buffer analysis

• Detailed display of coded information: average MB size, quantization, and frame statistics

• Extraction of individual SVC layers and quality comparison between two SVC layers

• Enhanced MVC analysis - frame statistics and thumbnails for all views, Side by side comparison of two views, Stereo video player, multi-core support

• Trace output to find syntax-by-syntax data values

• Fast analysis and partial analysis mode for long streams

• Complete support for HLS, Microsoft Smooth Streaming and MPEG-DASH formats

VEGA H264 Utilities • Buffer analyzer, YUV diff

• Batch mode analyzer, Video comparator

VEGA VP9 Analyzer is a file-based analysis and debug platform for video elementary streams encoded using the VP9 compression format. VP9 is an ideal choice for media professionals from industries such as semiconductor, SoC providers, encoder manufacturers, smart devices, HD video communications, OTT and streaming media.

VEGA VP9 is a powerful tool for analyzing VP9, IVF, WebM and MKV streams.

VEGA VP9 Features • Frame by frame analysis for VP9, IVF, WebM and MKV streams

• Detailed display of information for super blocks, macroblocks, blocks and tiles over a picture

• Enhanced analysis of summary information at different levels – Stream Summary, Frame Summary, Sequence Summary, Frame Details and Stream Statistics

• Graphical representation of Access Unit, Compression Ratio, Quantization Parameter and Coded Bits

• Quick examination of coded bits, prediction data, motion vectors, quantization parameters and reference index

• Detailed display of syntax elements at header and data levels

• Error log viewer utility to examine, search, and filter error messages and dump the errors in a log file

• Powerful YUV Quality Viewer utility to evaluate video quality such as PSNR and RMSE

• Trace Viewer utility to examine syntax elements

• Graphical representation of loop filter process

Audio Video Analyzer

Video - H.264, H.264 SVC, H.264 MVC, H.263, H.263+, MPEG-4, MPEG-2, MPEG-1, AVS, AVS+, VP8

Audio - AAC, Dolby AC-3, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby-E, AMR, MP3, PCM, LPCM, MPEG-1/MPEG-2 Audio, Ogg Vorbis Audio, DTS

System Streams - HLS, Microsoft Smooth Streaming, MPEG-DASH, MPEG-2 transport, MPEG-2 program/DVD VOB, QuickTime, MPEG-1 systems, MP4, 3GPP/3GPP2, AVC, AVI, HDV, IVF, WebM

Broadcast Standards - ATSC, DVB, DVB-T/DVB-H, DTS 101-154, ISDB-T, HbbTV

Other formats - JPEG, JPEG 2000, Teletext, DVB-Subtitle, XDS, CC608, CC708, MISB KLV 0601.4, 0604.1, Text Services

Analyzer

Assurance of Standards Compliance and Interoperability

In-depth Video Analysis

VEGA H264 Standards

VEGA TSA VEGA AVSync

VEGA AVSync presents a detailed analysis on audio-video synchronization. It identifies out of sync points in the media content and provides relevant debug information to enable accurate assignment of Presentation Time Stamps. VEGA AVSync is designed to expedite testing and delivery of standards-compliant encoder, multiplexer and decoder systems.

VEGA AVSync Features • Detailed insight into sync points: Packet number, frame number, PTS value

• Manual/Automatic detection of sync points

• Channel-related summary information: Audio/video index, sync points, out-of-sync points, PTS, and PTS Diffs

• Quick forward and backward navigation across the PTS timeline

• Support for rich set of AVSync test patterns used for line-up

• Coarse Sync measurements using Packet Sync feature

• Customization options for tolerance levels

• Integrated media player

• Messages in XML format for ease of distribution

• Facility to store analyzed data for future reference

VEGA AVSync Standards

MPEG-2 Transport Analyzer The Audio Video Sync Analysis and Debug Tool

VEGA TSA is an MPEG-2 transport stream analyzer for development and testing of MPEG delivery systems. Based on ATSC, DVB, ISDB, TR101 290, CableLabs VoD, and MPEG standards, VEGA TSA provides a microscopic view into MPEG-2 transport streams from structural hierarchy down to encoded bits. Its comprehensive feature set and debug information significantly reduces R&D and QA time.

VEGA TSA Features • TR101 290 Priority and CableLabs checks

• Bandwidth, stream occupancy & packet distribution stats

• Packet header, PES Header, SI, PSI, PSIP info

• PCR/PTS inaccuracy and intervals, PCR jitter and drift rate, PCR frequency offset, PTS/DTS analysis

• DVB subtitles, Teletext, DSM-CC analysis

• PCAP and RTP file, ETV and EBIF stream analysis

• T-STD buffer analysis, EPG view

• Analysis of MXF files, structures, descriptors, KLV data

• Detailed error messages along with standard violated

• Create, store messages in XML format

Interra Systems, Inc.1601 S. De Anza Boulevard, Suite 212, Cupertino, CA 95014Phone: +1 408 579 2000 Email: VEGA_info@interrasystems.com • www.interrasystems.com

Comprehensive Debug Information

System File - MPEG-2 transport, MPEG-2 Program, MP4, fMP4

Video - HEVC, H.264, MPEG-4, MPEG-2

Audio - AAC, AC-3, E-AC3 (Dolby Digital Plus), Dolby-E, AES-3/LPCM, MPEG-1/MPEG-2 Audio, MP3

VEGA TSA Standards

MPEG-2 Systems - ISO/IEC 13818-1:2007(E), ISO/IEC 13818-1:2007/Cor.1:2008(E), ATSC a65b, DVB EN 300 468 V1.3.1 (1998-02)

ISDB - ARIB STD - B10, Version 4.6-E2, ARIB STD-B1 Annex C, ARIB TR-14

TR101 290 - Priority Checks - ETSI TR 101 290 V1.2.1,CableLabs VOD: MD-SP-VOD-CEP2.0-I02-070105, ETV(OC-SP-ETV-AM1.0-I05-091125)

DSM-CC: ISO/IEC 13818-6:1998

PCAP - RFC 2326 (RTSP), RFC 3261 (SIP), RCF 3984 (H.264), RCF 4629 (H.263), RFC 2327 (SDP), RFC 3550 (RTP)

DVB-H - ETSI EN 301 192 V1.4.1

DVB Subtitle - ETSI EN 300 743 V1.3.1

Teletext - European Telecommunication Standards ET300 706 MXF: SMPTE 377M – 2004 Debug Timing Accuracy

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