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41st Meeting: by teleconference, CH, January 2026 2026-01-30 17:26
VTM and HM common test conditions and evaluation procedures for HDR/WCG video
Abstract
This document defines common test conditions (CTC), conversion practices and software reference configurations to be used in the context of HDR/WCG video coding experiments after the 41st JVET meeting. These common test conditions are recommended for use in technical contributions to the 42st and following JVET meetings, as applicable.
JVET-AO2011 VTM and HM common test conditions and evaluation procedures for HDR/WCG video [E. François, W. Husak, S. Iwamura, D. Rusanovskyy] (2026-01-31)

Links to test sequences need to be updated due to the change of the content server.

New version including removal of metrics, and clarification for metrics to be used in HLG and PQ, as suggested in JVET-AO0184

Remains valid – not updated: JVET-U2012 JVET common test conditions and evaluation procedures for 360° video [Y. He, J. Boyce, K. Choi, J.-L. Lin]

Links to test sequences need to be updated due to the change of the content server.

Remains valid – not updated: JVET-T2013 VTM common test conditions and software reference configurations for non-4:2:0 colour formats [Y.-H. Chao, Y.-C. Sun, J. Xu, X. Xu]

Links to test sequences need to be updated due to the change of the content server.

Remains valid – not updated: JVET-Q2014 JVET common test conditions and software reference configurations for lossless, near lossless, and mixed lossy/lossless coding [T.-C. Ma, A. Nalci, T. Nguyen]

Links to test sequences need to be updated due to the change of the content server.

Remains valid – not updated: JVET-Q2015 JVET functionality confirmation test conditions for reference picture resampling [J. Luo, V. Seregin]

Links to test sequences need to be updated due to the change of the content server.

Remains valid – not updated: JVET-AJ2016 Common test conditions and evaluation procedures for neural network-based video coding technology [E. Alshina, F. Galpin, R.-L. Liao, S. Liu, A. Segall]
Remains valid – not updated: JVET-AI2017 Common test conditions and evaluation procedures for enhanced compression tool testing [M. Karczewicz, Y. Ye]

This document contains test conditions relating to HDR as well as SDR, although ECM testing does not typically include HDR results. Note that a separate output document was issued for HDR test conditions in JVET-AO2011.

Remains valid – not updated: JVET-AA2018 Common test conditions for high bit depth and high bit rate video coding [A. Browne, T. Ikai, D. Rusanovskyy, X. Xiu, Y. Yu]

Links to test sequences need to be updated due to the change of the content server.

JVET-AO2011 VTM and HM common test conditions and evaluation procedures for HDR/WCG video [E. François, W. Husak, S. Iwamura, D. Rusanovskyy] (2026-01-31)

Links to test sequences need to be updated due to the change of the content server.

New version including removal of metrics, and clarification for metrics to be used in HLG and PQ, as suggested in JVET-AO0184

Remains valid – not updated: JVET-U2012 JVET common test conditions and evaluation procedures for 360° video [Y. He, J. Boyce, K. Choi, J.-L. Lin]

Links to test sequences need to be updated due to the change of the content server.

Remains valid – not updated: JVET-T2013 VTM common test conditions and software reference configurations for non-4:2:0 colour formats [Y.-H. Chao, Y.-C. Sun, J. Xu, X. Xu]

Links to test sequences need to be updated due to the change of the content server.

Remains valid – not updated: JVET-Q2014 JVET common test conditions and software reference configurations for lossless, near lossless, and mixed lossy/lossless coding [T.-C. Ma, A. Nalci, T. Nguyen]

Links to test sequences need to be updated due to the change of the content server.

Remains valid – not updated: JVET-Q2015 JVET functionality confirmation test conditions for reference picture resampling [J. Luo, V. Seregin]

Links to test sequences need to be updated due to the change of the content server.

Remains valid – not updated: JVET-AJ2016 Common test conditions and evaluation procedures for neural network-based video coding technology [E. Alshina, F. Galpin, R.-L. Liao, S. Liu, A. Segall]

Remains valid – not updated: JVET-AI2017 Common test conditions and evaluation procedures for enhanced compression tool testing [M. Karczewicz, Y. Ye]

This document contains test conditions relating to HDR as well as SDR, although ECM testing does not typically include HDR results. Note that a separate output document was issued for HDR test conditions in JVET-AO2011.

Remains valid – not updated: JVET-AA2018 Common test conditions for high bit depth and high bit rate video coding [A. Browne, T. Ikai, D. Rusanovskyy, X. Xiu, Y. Yu]

Links to test sequences need to be updated due to the change of the content server.

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JVET-AO2011 VTM and HM common test conditions and evaluation procedures for HDR/WCG video
Links to test sequences need to be updated due to the change of the content server.
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