File-based MPEG Analyzer
for deep video compression analysis
MSight's MPEG Analyzer allows you to see it all ...
Many factors are at work to deliver a high-quality video and audio experience to your customers. Finding the right video compression analysis tool to detect, pinpoint, and troubleshoot MPEG video files efficiently is critical in delivering high-quality, video codec-compliant media.
MSight is a file-based media analyzer software solution that provides the most in-depth testing and analysis of media streams at all levels of encoded data to achieve optimum video quality. The depth and reliability of testing and the speed at which errors are detected allow organizations to address these errors quickly, thereby reducing the cost of errors.
- Video codec standards compliance (MPEG-2, H.264/AVC, etc.)
- Examine stream semantics
- Identify decoding errors
- Transport stream analysis
- Video level analysis - header, macroblock, picture statistics
- Audio level analysis
- VOD CEP compliance tests
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MSight exposes stream statistics that give digital media professionals valuable insight into the behavior of the compression algorithms, thereby accelerating necessary modifications. Users can then observe the effects of algorithm adjustments on bitrate and video quality by looking at a set of video stream statistics.
MSight allows users to “see it all” with instant access to the lowest-level syntax present in the compression standard. It is the industry`s most optimized analyzer, crucial for dealing with HD content and digital media volumes. Optimized performance means that hours’ worth of video and audio can be processed very quickly, and problems can be identified, debugged, and fixed in the shortest possible timeframe.
Working quickly with larger files means that MSight offers the most significant advantage for quality assurance and debugging encoder products, especially when errors occur in larger streams. This also makes MSight ideal for checking the long-term bitrate characteristics of encoding algorithms for refinement.
One of MSight’s unique capabilities is its ability to run stream comparisons to determine the effectiveness of a stream over another. This feature allows for efficient optimization of video quality settings and algorithms. MSight also provides a powerful conformance test interface and regression scripting support, making quality control during codec development much more manageable. The key features of the MSight analyzer deliver measurable productivity and performance benefits to organizations that develop MPEG products.
MSight Specification
File formats TS, PS, SS, VOB, E-VOB, MP4, AVI, 3GPP, MOV, GXF, ASF / WMV, VES, AES,YUV
Video compression H.264, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 Part 2, SMPTE VC-1
Audio compression MPEG-1 / 2, AAC, HE-AAC, SMPTE-302M, LPCM
System tests TR-101-290, ISO-TS, ISO-PS, T-STD, P-STD
Video tests Video conformance, VBV, HRD, black, freeze, grey, digibeta artifacts
Audio tests Silence, clipping, exceeding maximum level (user defined)
Unified conformance test Centralized testing with HTML report
VOD CEP 2.0 compliance test Constraints – TS, PID, PES,PSI
Video and Audio encoding
Closed Caption and XDS Decode and display 608 Closed Caption, V-Chip, CGMS-A, title, existence check
Stream Browser Frame / Field seeking engine with picture distribution graph for streams up to 13 hours long
Supported Formats
H.264/AVC
Support for all profiles with all levels including Baseline, Main, Extended,
High, High 10, High 4:2:2, & High 4:4:4
Support for all bit-depths from 8-bit to 12-bit and all chroma formats
Support for Flexible Macroblock Order (FMO), Arbitrary Slice Order (ASO),
Data Partitioning, Transform Bypass, Residual Color Transform, 8×8
Transform, Custom Quant Matrix, etc
Support for High Definition resolutions
Input Formats:
o Transport Stream
o Program Stream
o MP4/3GP
o QuickTime(MOV)
o H.264 Annex B
Faster than real-time H.264 conformance testing
HRD buffer model conformance testing
T-STD & P-STD buffer model conformance testing. Graphical modeling of
TBn, MBn, EBn/Bn, & transport rate for T-STD.
PTS/DTS check against expected values for TS and PS input
View MP4 file structures, atoms/boxes as well as different
descriptors for MP4/MOV input
Detailed SPS, SPS Extension, & PPS information
Supplemental Enhancement Information (SEI)
Detailed Decoded Picture Buffer (DPB) and reference picture list
information
Slice header information
Macroblock information:
o Intra/Inter Modes and Partitions
o Reference Index and Motion Vectors
o Coded Block Pattern
o Coding size for MV, mode, quant and residual
Block information:
o Transformed and quantized coefficients
o Dequantized and Inverse transformed coefficients
o Intra/Inter prediction results (reference data)
Stream structures and bitrate graph
Graphical overlay of MV, Field MB, MB size, MB quant, MB type,
slice map, slice group
MPEG-2/MPEG-1
MPEG-2
o Low Profile with all Levels
o Main Profile with all Levels
o 4:2:2-Studio Profile with all Levels
Support for High Definition resolutions
Input Formats:
o Transport Stream
o Program Stream for MPEG-2 and System Stream for MPEG-1
o Video Elementary Stream
Faster than real-time MPEG-1/2 video conformance testing
Video Buffer Verifier (VBV) conformance testing including instant bitrate
(Rn) check
T-STD & P-STD buffer model conformance testing. Graphical modeling of
TBn, MBn, EBn/Bn, & transport rate for T-STD.
PTS/DTS check against expected values for TS and PS input
3:2 pulldown support in VBV testing and bitrate graph/statistics
Header information:
o Sequence
o GOP
o Picture (with detailed coding size)
o Slice
o Extensions and User Data
Macroblock information:
o Modes
o Motion Vectors
o Coded Block Pattern
o Detailed coding size
Block information – Inspect each block’s DCT or IDCT data
View quant matrix and quant matrix extensions (QME)
Stream structures and bitrate graph
Graphical overlay of MV, Field MB, MB size, MB quant, and MB
type
MPEG-4/H.263
Support for Simple Profile and Advanced Simple Profile
Support for Core, Main, & Advanced Coding Efficiency Profiles that only use
the following visual tools:
o I, P, and B-VOP
o AC and DC Prediction
o 4-MV and Unrestricted MV
o Slice Resynchronization
o Data Partitioning
o Reversible VLC
o Short Header
o Method 1 and Method 2 Quantization
o Interlace
o Global Motion Compensations
o Quarter-pel Motion Compensation
H.263 baseline support
Support for high definition resolutions
Input Formats:
o Transport Stream
o Program Stream
o MP4/3GP
o Video Elementary Streams
Faster than real-time MPEG-4 video conformance testing
Video Buffer Verifier conformance testing
T-STD & P-STD buffer model conformance testing. Graphical
modeling of TBn, MBn, EBn/Bn, & transport rate for T-STD.
PTS/DTS check against expected values for TS and PS input
View MP4 file structures, atoms/boxes as well as different
descriptors for MP4/3GP input
Detailed configuration information
o Visual Object Sequence
o Visual Objects
o Video Object Layer
Header information:
o GOV
o VOP
o VP
Macroblock information:
o Modes
o Motion Vectors
o Coded Block Pattern
o Detailed coding size
Block information – Inspect each block’s DCT or IDCT data
Stream structures and bitrate graph
Graphical overlay of MV, Field MB, MB size, MB quant, and MB
type
VC-1
Support for all Profiles (Simple, Main, Advanced) with all Levels
Support for high definition (HD) resolutions
Input Formats:
o Transport Stream
o Program Stream
o ASF(WMV3, WVC1)
o RCV
o VC-1 Elementary Streams
Faster than real-time VC -1 conformance testing
HRD buffer model conformance testing
Transport stream System Target Decoder (T-STD) model conformance
testing with graphical modeling of TBn, MBn, EBn/Bn , and transport rate
for TS input
Program stream System Target Decoder (P-STD) model conformance testing
for PS input
PTS/DTS check against expected values for TS and PS input
View ASF file structures, stream properties, and descriptions
Header information: Sequence, Entry, Picture, Slice
Macroblock information:
o Modes
o Motion Vectors
o Coded Block Pattern
o Motion comp partition
o Variable size transform partition
o Detailed coding size information
Block information:
o Inspect each block’s transform size
o Transformed and inverse-transformed data
Stream structures and bitrate graph
Graphical overlay of MV, Field MB, MB size, MB quant, MB type, slice
map, variable transform partition.
An MSight product evaluation trial is a USB dongle-enabled full software license for a 30-day evalution.
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