Choosing Encoding Parameters for High-Dynamic Range Streaming

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Publisher: SMPTE — White Plains, NY, USA
Doc Type: Conference Paper
Content Type: Original Research
Volume: 2017, No. 10, pp. 1–19
Abstract: This paper provides data and analysis on the impact of various High-Dynamic Range (HDR) encoding options on video quality and bitrate. Specifically, this paper examines permutations of PQ, HLG, Y′CBCR, ICTCP, encoded resolution, and bitrate using the open-source encoder x265. Video quality for each permutation is measured using publicly-available non-proprietary objective video quality metrics. Background: Today, we have two different ways of mapping light to HDR code values: Perceptual Quantizer (PQ) and Hybrid-Log Gamma (HLG). We also have the option of representing color and luminance as either Y′CBCR or the newer alternative ICTCP. For HDR adaptive bitrate streaming, we need to choose which compression levels and encoding resolutions to use when we create adaptation sets; but we don't yet have a complete understanding of how resolution and compression could interact to alter the highlights and deep darks that make HDR so visually potent. When viewed altogether, the many permutations of HDR encoding can make designing an HDR streaming service complicated and uncertain. This paper provides practical data and analysis that can be used to make designing HDR streaming services easier and more predictable.
Publication Date: 2017-10-23
DOI: 10.5594/M001781
ISBN: Print: 978-1-61482-959-1
Link: https://doi.org/10.5594/M001781
Author(s): Sean T. McCarthySean McCarthy, Ph.D. Consulting
Keyword(s): HDR, HEVC, X265, PQ, HLG, Y′CBCR, ICTCP, Streaming, Video Quality
Copyright: © 2017 Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, Inc.

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