General Tools

About this collection

General Tools brings together 514 curated resources from across the video technology landscape. Notable topics include API Libraries & SDKs, Build Scripts & Automation, Case Studies & Best Practices in DRM, and Command-line Utilities & Wrappers.

Resources (showing 457–480 of 514)

• CTA WAVE Mezzanine Test Content GeneratorGenerates mezzanine source content with per-frame QR codes embedding timing metadata, enabling frame-accurate device playback measurement.
• CTA WAVE Test Content GenerationScripts and sparse-matrix configuration that generate the official CTA WAVE CMAF test vectors, validated against the DASH-IF conformance to…
• CTA-WAVE dpctf-deploy — device test suiteCTA-WAVE Streaming Media Test Suite (Devices): MSE/EME/CMAF test content and local content server for device conformance.
• DASH & HLS Sample StreamsCollection of sample streams in DASH and HLS formats provided by Bitmovin for testing adaptive bitrate streaming implementations and player…
• DemoVideosCollection of IPR-free MP4 sample videos (Big Buck Bunny variants, Elephants Dream) under CC-Attribution, freely reusable commercially.
• diederickh/video_generatorYUV420P test-video generator for encoder and audio/video-sync testing.
• Dolby Audio SampleA collection of Dolby test content available in different streaming protocols.
• Eyevinn Streaming SamplesA collection of HTTP streaming samples curated by Eyevinn, available for testing and development.
• Eyevinn tsgen-svcTransport Stream Generator: an ffmpeg microservice producing MPEG-TS test streams with burned-in timecode and wall-clock for latency measur…
• ffmpeg-dailiesYAML-driven burn-in/slate pipeline using FFmpeg drawtext (timecode, frame number, filename) with OpenColorIO support for generating dailies.
• hbbtv-dvbstream — HbbTV test stream builderEBU tool building an MPEG-2 TS carrying a test URL to inject HbbTV applications into a device under test.
• HDR-JNDNet10 4K-UHD 10-bit HDR test clips in BT.2020 PQ, YCbCr 4:2:0, prepared for JND/quality research.
• hdr-testsCurated collection of HDR sample files (madVR, projector, Dolby Vision variants) from an mpv developer.
• HDR-VDCHDR viewing-distance/distortion dataset with 16 reference and 132 SVT-AV1-encoded test videos at 4K/1080p/720p.
• HEVC-Projects/CPHCU-partition dataset with 111 raw test sequences (JCT-VC classes A-E, 1080p set, Xiph-sourced) for HEVC research.
• http-live-streaming-examplesCurated collection of public HLS sample streams and datasets covering diverse adaptive-streaming playback scenarios.
• infinite-streamingDockerized HLS/DASH server for deterministic failure-injection testing (packet loss, ABR stress), enabling reproducible player testing.
• JVET VVC (H.266) conformance bitstreamsOfficial JVET archive of VVC/H.266 conformance bitstreams (.bit/.md5/.opl packages) for decoder validation.
• JVET VVC Trac — Conformance Bitstream TrackerJVET issue tracker for VVC conformance, with pointers to VTM reference software and the official conformance bitstream sets.
• Kodi Wiki — Sample Media Files (incl. Dolby Vision)Curated sample media files including Dolby Vision HEVC FEL Profile-7 test clips for player testing.
• List Of StreamsCommunity list of public test streams for HLS and DASH.
• live-demo-cmaf — DASH/HLS/CMAF Demo OriginDocker demo serving DASH, HLS-TS, and HLS-CMAF via shaka/hls.js for streaming testing.
• live-stream-from-desktopScripts to spin up local HLS/DASH/RTMP/SRT test streams from your desktop via ffmpeg, useful for throwaway live test sources.
• livesim2 — DASH-IF Public Live Stream SimulatorPublic instance of livesim2 serving endless UTC-synced live DASH/HLS test streams plus VoD assets, including hosted CTA WAVE vectors and en…