Products + Solutions

ESP™ Encoder Stress Pattern

AV control pane with test patterns displayed on 2 monitors

SRI’s ESP™ is a sophisticated video clip consisting of specialized and complex artificial test patterns that stress various aspects of processing to quickly reveal television encoder deficiencies. Its unique motion sequences allow users to visually evaluate and objectively compare the quality and performance of standard- and high-definition encoders.

 

 

 

Test Features

  • Edge aliasing
  • Amplitude range
  • HF quantization
  • DC quantization
  • Noise corruption
  • Motion estimation
  • Raster decimation
  • Temporal subsampling
  • Temporal quantization
  • MPEG bit rate effects
  • Judder and missing frames
  • System frequency response
  • Spatial frequency response
  • Vertical vs. horizontal resolution equality

Included Resolutions

  • 1920 x 1080i 30/29.97
  • 1280 x 720p 60/59.94
  • 720 x 480p 30/29.97
  • 720 x 480i 30/29.97
  • In R’G’B’ 4:4:4 or Y’CbCr 4:2:2 uncompressed frames

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3D boxes floating out of tv monitor

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audio console close up

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Visualizer test pattern screen

The award-winning Visualizer™ Digital Video Test Pattern is an uncompressed video sequence that enables visual testing for processing errors throughout the entire digital video signal chain.

News + Events

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Hollywood, CA  |  Oct 23, 2012

SRI will be demonstrating its unique video test patterns that do not require a reference signal or dedicated test equipment. These easy-to-interpret tools allow users to validate their signal processing quickly.