IDT (Integrated Device Technology, Inc.) announced today the next-generation Hollywood Quality Video (HQV) Benchmark Blu-ray. The 2.0 version offers advanced testing capabilities for such functions as compression artifact reduction, scaling quality and color processing. It can be ordered directly from the
HQV website for $24.99.
All video clips and test patterns on the Benchmark have been specifically designed to evaluate a variety of video processing tasks, which include video-de-interlacing, film-cadence detection, video-over film, motion correction, noise reduction and resolution enhancement. Moreover, the HQV Benchmark 2.0 also includes tests specific to basic device set-up, providing a one-stop testing experience. Like its predecessor, the HQV Benchmark 2.0 begins with an introduction, an overview of tests and an explanation of how the tests work. Additional details including a scorecard to assess video products are available on the HQV website.
“Consumers have more options than ever before when it comes to purchasing video and display equipment. Our HQV Benchmark 2.0 gives them an opportunity to “test-drive” before they buy,” said Ji Park, vice president and general manager of the IDT Video and Display Operation. “And with the ability to now obtain video from a wide variety of IP-based sources - which often deliver less than optimal compression and resolution - the Benchmark 2.0 allows consumers to evaluate the ability of their chosen device and its video processor to handle this new, highly demanding content.”
The first edition of the HQV benchmark disc had been released in 2007 by Silicon Optix, which was acquired by IDT in 2008.