PEVQ
™
Analyzer
Perceptual Video Quality-of-Experience Measurement
OPTICOM Product Line:
Video
Quality
Testing
Voice
Quality
Testing
Audio
Quality
Testing
Data
Quality
Testing
The new
PEVQ Analyzer
evaluates the quality of
multimedia (QCIF, CIF, VGA), SD and HD video for-
mats based on perceptual video quality-of-
experience measurement, reliably and objectively.
The system allows for synchronous SD and HD
play-out and recording over a range of interfaces
(HD-SDI, DVI) and comes with a high-perfor-
mance, front accessible array of hard disk drives.
Perceptual Evaluation of Video Quality (PEVQ) is
an accurate, reliable and fast video quality meas-
urement technology, developed by OPTICOM. It
provides mean opinion score (MOS) analysis of
the video quality degradation occurring through a
network, e.g. in mobile and IP-based networks.
PEVQ can be ideally applied to test video telepho-
ny, video conferencing, video streaming, and IPTV
applications.
PEVQ is a full-reference, end-to-end measurement
based on signal analysis: The degraded video sig-
nal output from a network is analyzed by compar-
ison to the undistorted original reference video
signal on a perceptual basis. Based on the
approach to model the human visual system,
PEVQ can detect anomalies in the video signal and
quantify them by a multitude of key performance
indicators (KPIs). With PEVQ one can analyze the
video quality based on a human visual model, thus
representing the true image quality as perceived
by subjects, for example paying subscribers. Its
value proposition is obvious: equipment manufac-
turers, network operators and service providers
can analyze QoE issues and optimize next genera-
tion networks and thus avoid customer's dissatis-
faction, which otherwise might lead to complains
or churn.
OPTICOM, the leading provider of signal based
perceptual measurement technology for voice,
audio and video, offers its new easy to use PEVQ
testing technology in combination with its proven
audio
quality
analysis
techniques
PESQ
(Perceptual Evaluation of Speech Quality) and
PEAQ
(Perceptual Evaluation of Audio Quality).
The combination with these state-of-the-art test
algorithms allows for audio-visual quality analysis
and thus provides useful means for lip-sync arte-
fact measurement.
Users can choose among the PEXQ software suite
for Windows™ and the PEVQ Analyzer. PEVQ is
also available as an OEM solution and has been
adopted by a range of leading industry partners
(see www.pevq.org for further information on
third parties' product availability).
PEVQ is based on the earlier PVQM technology
developed by KPN Research and new develop-
ments of OPTICOM. The PEVQ analyzer is pro-
duced in cooperation with DVC Germany
(www.digitalvideo.de).
PEVQ has been verified by the Video Quality
Experts Group in 2008 and is going to be proposed
for International Standardization.
Key Features:
• Accurate, reliable and fast
objective analysis of per-
ceived video quality
• Full reference based end-
to-end quality analysis
• Outputs MOS score
that correlates well
with subjective MOS
• Additional KPIs for
detailed analysis
• Measurement of multime-
dia (QCIF, CIF, VGA), SD
and HD video quality
• Applications: IPTV, stream-
ing video, 3G, video
telephony
• Performance verified and
recommended for stan-
dardization by the Video
Quality Experts Group
(www.vqeg.org) 2008
PEXQ™, 3SQM™, PEAQ™, PEVQ™, PEDQ™ and the OPTICOM logo are registered trademarks of OPTICOM GmbH; PESQ™ is a registered trademark of OPTICOM
GmbH and Psytechnics Ltd.; the 'Single-sided Speech Quality Measure' and 'The Perceptual Quality Experts' are trademarks of OPTICOM GmbH.
This information may be subject to change. All other brand and product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks
of their respective owners. All rights reserved. Copyright © 2008 OPTICOM GmbH - www.opticom.de
Voice Quality Testing
PSQM ITU-T P.861
PESQ
ITU-T P.862
3SQM ITU-T P.563
ECHO
Audio Quality Testing
PEAQ ITU-T BS.1387
Video Quality Testing
PEVQ
Network Quality Testing
VQmon
NEW:
VQEG approv
ed for
standardizati
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