Has anyone out there ever used the Consumer Digital Video Library for research or testing? Or plan to use it? I took some time to browse through it yesterday. There are thousands of videos that show various lighting conditions and color comparisons, frame rates, etc. Many of them are actually created/used by the Department of Homeland Security in their attempts to come up with standards for surveillance cameras. According to the site typical uses of the database:
- Choosing Video Equipment
- Optimizing Video System Performance
- Improving Video Coding Algorithms
- Developing Objective Video Quality Models
- Quantifying Video Processing Algorithm Improvements
- Conducting Subjective Video Quality Tests
Here’s a sample of a search result:
and once you click on a video you can see the details and download it:
Has anyone find this beneficial?