One-page A4 reference covering PSNR, SSIM, MS-SSIM, VMAF (default/NEG/phone/4K), XPSNR and CAMBI: scales, the 6-point JND rule, FFmpeg one-liners, and eight production rules of thumb.
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Video Encoding: A Complete Guide to Video Compression — From Pixels and Color to H.264, HEVC, AV1, Quality Metrics, and AI
This cheat sheet covers PSNR, SSIM, MS-SSIM, VMAF variants, XPSNR and CAMBI: scales, the 6-point JND rule, FFmpeg one-liners and eight production rules. Volume 1 covers quality metrics in depth, alongside rate control, encoder settings for H.264, HEVC and AV1 and how compression artifacts appear. Written by Nikolay Sapunov, CEO at Fora Soft.
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