xiphophorusXiph.org Test Media

Welcome to media.xiph.org, a repository for freely-redistributable test sequences. We use these to test our codecs, and hope you will too.

All video sequences are in the uncompressed YUV4MPEG format used by the mjpegtools project unless otherwise indicated. This is the format accepted by the Theora encoder tools. Some encoding parameters such as framerate that were missing from the raw data have been guessed or inferred, and may be incorrect.

All sequences listed here were available at one time on publicly accessible servers, and are believed to be freely redistributable. When available, the appropriate copyright information is included. Some may impose additional restrictions or limitations. See the appropriate copyright file for details.

SD Content and Below

akiyo

akiyo (4:3 | 300 frames | readme)

Source: http://meru.cecs.missouri.edu/free_download/videos/, ftp://sotka.cs.tut.fi/cost/Ossi/sequences/, http://trace.eas.asu.edu/yuv/

Download: [ CIF (44 MB) | QCIF (11 MB) ]
bowing

bowing (4:3 | 300 frames | Copyright)

Source: ftp://ftp3.itu.int/video-site/sequences/Bowing/ (login required)

Download: [ CIF (44 MB) | QCIF (11 MB) ]
bridge_close

bridge_close (4:3 | 2001 frames)

Source: http://trace.eas.asu.edu/yuv/

Download: [ CIF (291 MB) | QCIF (73 MB) ]
bridge_far

bridge_far (4:3 | 2101 frames)

Source: http://trace.eas.asu.edu/yuv/

Download: [ CIF (305 MB) | QCIF (77 MB) ]
bus

bus (4:3 | 150 frames)

Source: ftp://ftp.tnt.uni-hannover.de/pub/svc/testsequences/, http://trace.eas.asu.edu/yuv/

Download: [ CIF (22 MB) | 15 fps QCIF (2.8 MB) ]
carphone

carphone (4:3 | 382 frames)

Source: http://ise.stanford.edu/Video/carphone.qcif.gz, ftp://sotka.cs.tut.fi/cost/Ossi/seq/, http://trace.eas.asu.edu/yuv/

Download: [ QCIF (14 MB) ]
city

city (4:3 | 600 frames | Copyright)

Source: ftp://ftp.tnt.uni-hannover.de/pub/svc/testsequences/

Download: [ 4CIF (349 MB) | CIF (44 MB) | 15 fps QCIF (5.5 MB) ]
claire

claire (4:3 | 494 frames | readme)

Source: http://ise.stanford.edu/Video/claire.qcif.gz, ftp://sotka.cs.tut.fi/cost/Ossi/seq/, ftp://sotka.cs.tut.fi/cost/Ossi/segment/, http://trace.eas.asu.edu/yuv/

Download: [ QCIF (18 MB) | 6 fps QCIF (1.1 MB) | segmentation labels for the 6 fps QCIF sequence (745 kB) ]
coastguard

coastguard (4:3 | 300 frames | readme 1 | readme 2)

Source: http://meru.cecs.missouri.edu/free_download/videos/, ftp://sotka.cs.tut.fi/cost/Ossi/sequences/, http://www.cipr.rpi.edu/resource/sequences/sequences/sif/yuv/sif_yuv_coastguard.tgz, http://trace.eas.asu.edu/yuv/

Download: [ CIF (44 MB) | QCIF (11 MB) | QCIF, mono (7.3 MB) ]
container

container (4:3 | 300 frames | readme 1 | readme 2)

Source: http://meru.cecs.missouri.edu/free_download/videos/, ftp://sotka.cs.tut.fi/cost/Ossi/sequences/, http://www.cipr.rpi.edu/resource/sequences/sequences/sif/yuv/sif_yuv_container.tgz, http://trace.eas.asu.edu/yuv/

Download: [ CIF (44 MB) | QCIF (11 MB) ]
crew

crew (4:3 | 600 frames | Copyright)

Source: ftp://ftp.tnt.uni-hannover.de/pub/svc/testsequences/

Download: [ 4CIF (349 MB) | CIF (44 MB) | 15 fps QCIF (5.5 MB) ]
deadline

deadline (4:3 | 1374 frames | Copyright | readme)

Source: ftp://ftp3.itu.int/video-site/sequences/Deadline/ (login required)

Download: [ CIF (200 MB) | QCIF (50 MB) ]
flower

flower (4:3 | 250 frames)

Source: http://bmrc.berkeley.edu/ftp/pub/multimedia/mpeg/EncodeData/, http://trace.eas.asu.edu/yuv/

Download: [ CIF (37 MB) ]
football

football (4:3 | 260 frames readme)

Source: http://www.cipr.rpi.edu/resource/sequences/sequences/sif/yuv/sif_yuv_football.tgz, ftp://ftp.tnt.uni-hannover.de/pub/svc/testsequences/

Download: [ CIF (38 MB) | 15 fps QCIF (4.8 MB) ]
foreman

foreman (4:3 | 300 frames | readme 1 | readme 2)

Source: http://ise.stanford.edu/Video/foreman.qcif.gz, http://meru.cecs.missouri.edu/free_download/videos/, ftp://sotka.cs.tut.fi/cost/Ossi/seq/, ftp://sotka.cs.tut.fi/cost/Ossi/sequences/, http://www.cipr.rpi.edu/resource/sequences/sequences/sif/yuv/sif_yuv_foreman.tgz

Download: [ CIF (44 MB) | QCIF (11 MB) | QCIF, mono (7.3 MB) ]
garden

garden (4:3 | 115 frames | readme)

Source: http://www.cipr.rpi.edu/resource/sequences/sequences/sif/yuv/sif_yuv_garden.tgz

Download: [ SIF (14 MB) ]
grandma

grandma (4:3 | 870 frames)

Source: http://ise.stanford.edu/Video/grandma.qcif.gz, ftp://sotka.cs.tut.fi/cost/Ossi/seq/, http://trace.eas.asu.edu/yuv/

Download: [ QCIF (32 MB) ]
hall_objects

hall_objects (4:3 | 330 frames | readme)

Source: ftp://sotka.cs.tut.fi/cost/Ossi/sequences/

Download: [ QCIF (12 MB) ]
hall_monitor

hall_monitor (4:3 | 300 frames | readme)

Source: http://meru.cecs.missouri.edu/free_download/videos/, http://www.cipr.rpi.edu/resource/sequences/sequences/sif/yuv/sif_yuv_hall_monitor.tgz, http://trace.eas.asu.edu/yuv/

Download: [ CIF (44 MB) | QCIF (11 MB) ]
harbour

harbour (4:3 | 600 frames | Copyright)

Source: ftp://ftp.tnt.uni-hannover.de/pub/svc/testsequences/

Download: [ 4CIF (349 MB) | CIF (44 MB) | 15 fps QCIF (5.5 MB) ]
highway

highway (4:3 | 2000 frames)

Source: http://trace.eas.asu.edu/yuv/

Download: [ CIF (291 MB) | QCIF (73 MB) ]
husky

husky (4:3 | 250 frames )

Source: ftp://ftp.ldv.e-technik.tu-muenchen.de/pub/test_sequences/vt/

Download: [ CIF (37 MB) | QCIF (9.1 MB) ]
ice

ice (4:3 | 480 frames )

Source: ftp://ftp.tnt.uni-hannover.de/pub/svc/testsequences/

Download: [ 4CIF (279 MB) | CIF (35 MB) | 15 fps QCIF (4.4 MB) ]
mad900

mad900 (4:3 | 900 frames | Copyright | readme)

Source: ftp://ftp3.itu.int/video-site/sequences/MaD900/ (login required)

Download: [ CIF (131 MB) | QCIF (33 MB) ]
miss_am

miss_am (4:3 | 150 frames | readme)

Source: http://ise.stanford.edu/Video/miss_am.qcif.gz, ftp://sotka.cs.tut.fi/cost/Ossi/seq/, http://trace.eas.asu.edu/yuv/

Download: [ QCIF (5.5 MB) ]
mobile

mobile (4:3 | 300 frames | readme 1 | readme 2)

Source: ftp://ftp3.itu.int/video-site/sequences/mobile_cif.gz (login required), http://meru.cecs.missouri.edu/free_download/videos/, http://www.cipr.rpi.edu/resource/sequences/sequences/sif/yuv/sif_yuv_mobile.tgz, ftp://ftp.tnt.uni-hannover.de/pub/svc/testsequences/, http://trace.eas.asu.edu/yuv/

Download: [ CIF (44 MB) | SIF (37 MB) | SIF, mono (25 MB) ]
mother_daughter

mother_daughter (4:3 | 300 frames | readme)

Source: http://meru.cecs.missouri.edu/free_download/videos/, ftp://sotka.cs.tut.fi/cost/Ossi/sequences/, http://trace.eas.asu.edu/yuv/

Download: [ CIF (44 MB) | QCIF (11 MB) ]
mthr_dotr

mthr_dotr (4:3 | 961 frames)

Source: http://ise.stanford.edu/Video/mthr_dotr.qcif.gz, ftp://sotka.cs.tut.fi/cost/Ossi/seq/

Download: [ QCIF (35 MB) ]
news

news (4:3 | 300 frames)

Source: http://trace.eas.asu.edu/yuv/

Download: [ CIF (44 MB) | QCIF (11 MB) ]
pamphlet

pamphlet (4:3 | 300 frames | Copyright)

Source: ftp://ftp3.itu.int/video-site/sequences/Pamphlet/ (login required)

Download: [ CIF (44 MB) | QCIF (11 MB) ]
paris

paris (4:3 | 1065 frames | Copyright | readme)

Source: ftp://ftp3.itu.int/video-site/sequences/Paris/ (login required), http://trace.eas.asu.edu/yuv/

Download: [ CIF (155 MB) | QCIF (39 MB) ]
salesman

salesman (4:3 | 449 frames)

Source: http://ise.stanford.edu/Video/salesman.qcif.gz, http://trace.eas.asu.edu/yuv/

Download: [ QCIF (17 MB) ]
sign_irene

sign_irene (4:3 | 540 frames | Copyright | readme | Q15-D-47 draft sign profile)

Source: ftp://ftp3.itu.int/video-site/sequences/Irene/ (login required)

Download: [ CIF (79 MB) | QCIF (20 MB) ]
silent

silent (4:3 | 300 frames | readme)

Source: http://meru.cecs.missouri.edu/free_download/videos/, ftp://sotka.cs.tut.fi/cost/Ossi/sequences/, http://trace.eas.asu.edu/yuv/

Download: [ CIF (44 MB) | QCIF (11 MB) ]
soccer

soccer (4:3 | 600 frames )

Source: ftp://ftp.tnt.uni-hannover.de/pub/svc/testsequences/

Download: [ 4CIF (349 MB) | CIF (44 MB) | 15 fps QCIF (5.5 MB) ]
stefan

stefan (4:3 | 300 frames)

Source: http://meru.cecs.missouri.edu/free_download/videos/, http://trace.eas.asu.edu/yuv/

Download: [ SIF (37 MB) | SIF, mono (25 MB) ]
students

students (4:3 | 1007 frames | Copyright | readme)

Source: ftp://ftp3.itu.int/video-site/sequences/Students/ (login required)

Download: [ CIF (147 MB) | QCIF (37 MB) ]
suzie

suzie (4:3 | 150 frames)

Source: http://ise.stanford.edu/Video/suzie.qcif.gz, http://trace.eas.asu.edu/yuv/

Download: [ QCIF (5.5 MB) ]
tempete

tempete (4:3 | 260 frames)

Source: ftp://ftp3.itu.int/video-site/sequences/tempete.zip (login required), http://trace.eas.asu.edu/yuv/

Download: [ CIF (38 MB) ]
tennis

tennis (4:3 | 150 frames)

Source: http://bmrc.berkeley.edu/ftp/pub/multimedia/mpeg/EncodeData/tennis.tar.gz

Download: [ SIF (19 MB) ]
trevor

trevor (4:3 | 150 frames)

Source: http://ise.stanford.edu/Video/trevor.qcif.gz, ftp://sotka.cs.tut.fi/cost/Ossi/seq/

Download: [ QCIF (5.5 MB) ]
tt

tt (4:3 | 112 frames | readme)

Source: http://www.cipr.rpi.edu/resource/sequences/sequences/sif/yuv/sif_yuv_tennis.tgz

Download: [ SIF (14 MB) ]
waterfall

waterfall (4:3 | 260 frames)

Source: http://trace.eas.asu.edu/yuv/

Download: [ CIF (38 MB) ]

HD Content and Above

blue_sky

blue_sky (16:9 | 217 frames | readme)

Source: ftp://ftp.ldv.e-technik.tu-muenchen.de/pub/test_sequences/1080p/blue_sky.yuv

Download: [ 1080p (645 MB) ]
crowd_run

crowd_run (16:9 | 500 frames | readme)

Source: ftp://vqeg.its.bldrdoc.gov/HDTV/SVT_MultiFormat/1

Download: [ 2160p (5.8 GB) | 1080p (1.5 GB) ]
dinner

dinner (16:9 | 950 frames | copyright)

Source: http://www.hdgreetings.com/other/ecards-video/video-1080p.aspx2

Download: [ 1080p (2.8 GB) ]
ducks_take_off

ducks_take_off (16:9 | 500 frames | readme)

Source: ftp://vqeg.its.bldrdoc.gov/HDTV/SVT_MultiFormat/1

Download: [ 2160p (5.8 GB) | 1080p (1.5 GB) ]
factory

factory (16:9 | 1339 frames | copyright)

Source: http://www.hdgreetings.com/other/ecards-video/video-1080p.aspx2

Download: [ 1080p (3.9 GB) ]
in_to_tree

in_to_tree (16:9 | 500 frames | readme)

Source: ftp://vqeg.its.bldrdoc.gov/HDTV/SVT_MultiFormat/1

Download: [ 1080p (1.5 GB) ]
life

life (16:9 | 825 frames | copyright)

Source: http://www.hdgreetings.com/other/ecards-video/video-1080p.aspx2

Download: [ 1080p (2.4 GB) ]
mobcal

mobcal (16:9 | 504 frames | readme)

Source: ftp://ftp.ldv.e-technik.tu-muenchen.de/pub/test_sequences/720p/720p50_mobcal_ter.yuv

Download: [ 720p (666 MB) ]
old_town_cross

old_town_cross (16:9 | 500 frames | readme)

Source: ftp://vqeg.its.bldrdoc.gov/HDTV/SVT_MultiFormat/1

Download: [ 2160p (5.8 GB) | 1080p (1.5 GB) ]
park_joy

park_joy (16:9 | 500 frames | readme)

Source: ftp://vqeg.its.bldrdoc.gov/HDTV/SVT_MultiFormat/1

Download: [ 1080p (1.5 GB) ]
parkrun

parkrun (16:9 | 504 frames | readme)

Source: ftp://ftp.ldv.e-technik.tu-muenchen.de/pub/test_sequences/720p/720p50_parkrun_ter.yuv

Download: [ 720p (666 MB) ]
pedestrian_area

pedestrian_area (16:9 | 375 frames | readme)

Source: ftp://ftp.ldv.e-technik.tu-muenchen.de/pub/test_sequences/1080p/pedestrian_area.yuv

Download: [ 1080p (1.1 GB) ]
riverbed

riverbed (16:9 | 250 frames | readme)

Source: ftp://ftp.ldv.e-technik.tu-muenchen.de/pub/test_sequences/1080p/riverbed.yuv

Download: [ 1080p (743 MB) ]
rush_hour

rush_hour (16:9 | 500 frames | readme)

Source: ftp://ftp.ldv.e-technik.tu-muenchen.de/pub/test_sequences/1080p/rush_hour.yuv

Download: [ 1080p (1.5 GB) ]
shields

shields (16:9 | 504 frames | readme)

Source: ftp://ftp.ldv.e-technik.tu-muenchen.de/pub/test_sequences/720p/720p50_shields_ter.yuv

Download: [ 720p (666 MB) ]
station2

station2 (16:9 | 313 frames | readme)

Source: ftp://ftp.ldv.e-technik.tu-muenchen.de/pub/test_sequences/1080p/station2.yuv

Download: [ 1080p (930 MB) ]
stockholm

stockholm (16:9 | 604 frames | readme)

Source: ftp://ftp.ldv.e-technik.tu-muenchen.de/pub/test_sequences/720p/720p5994_stockholm_ter.yuv

Download: [ 720p (798 MB) ]
sunflower

sunflower (16:9 | 500 frames | readme)

Source: ftp://ftp.ldv.e-technik.tu-muenchen.de/pub/test_sequences/1080p/sunflower.yuv

Download: [ 1080p (1.5 GB) ]
tractor

tractor (16:9 | 690 frames | readme)

Source: ftp://ftp.ldv.e-technik.tu-muenchen.de/pub/test_sequences/1080p/tractor.yuv

Download: [ 1080p (2.1 GB) ]

1These were converted from 16-bit linear RGB to Y'CbCr using Tobias Oelbaum's sgi2yuv utility, written expressly for this purpose. Because this program uses floating point calculations, the exact values of the output are dependent on the rounding mode and accuracy of the platform used. It is estimated that this affects fewer than 500 pixels per frame.

2These were converted from 8-bit RGB to Y'CbCr using Tobias Oelbaum's rgb2yuv utility. The same caveats as sgi2yuv apply with regards to repeatability.