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 481–504 of 514)

• MCML 4K UHD Video Quality Database10 reference and 240 distorted YUV sequences coded with AVC/HEVC/VP9 for UHD video quality research, with one-line download script.
• shotstack test-mediaCC0-licensed test videos at SD/720p/1080p/4K resolutions, maintained by video-editing API vendor Shotstack.
• sitkevij/test-mediaShort clipped videos (CC-BY Tears of Steel) for quick media-service and pipeline testing.
• SJTU 4K Test Video SequencesFifteen 4K test sequences in YUV 4:4:4 10-bit and 4:2:0 8-bit released for academic codec research and evaluation.
• StreamsA repository of shared streams - no media uploads.
• Subjective Dataset for Multi-Screen Video Streaming QoEAcademic dataset and code with QoE ratings collected across TV/tablet/mobile screens at various streaming bitrates.
• SVT Open Content — 4K HDR Reference MaterialSwedish Television's open test content: 3840x2160p50 "Natural Complexity" set in lossless EXR/JPEG2000 with ACES/Rec.2100/Rec.709 grades, p…
• tfb-video (test file generator)Java tool that generates test video files for playback-device validation and TV calibration using x264/x265/ffmpeg.
• timvideos/test-patternsCollection of static and dynamic video test patterns (scripts) for debugging video capture/playback problems.
• UVG Dataset — Ultra Video Group 4K/120fps Test Sequences16 raw 4K sequences at 50 and 120 fps in 8/10-bit 4:2:0 YUV plus HEVC encodes, widely used for codec benchmarking (CC BY-NC).
• video-media-samplesBig Buck Bunny sample videos in multiple resolutions (480p/1080p/1080p60) with H264/AAC, widely cited for browser media testing.
• video-test-file-linksCurated directory of test-video file sources, including decoder-tripping edge cases and codec/container variety.
• xHE-AAC Codec Test Service (Fraunhofer)Conformance bitstreams and test tooling for xHE-AAC covering loudness normalization, DRC and immediate playout frame behaviour.
• Xiph.org :: Test MediaRepository of royalty-free test media files and sample streams for video development and testing.
• Xiph.org derf's Test Media CollectionXiph's canonical uncompressed Y4M SD/HD test sequences (akiyo, foreman, CrowdRun, ParkJoy) used across compression research.
• Xiph.Org Test Media on AWS Open Data RegistryS3-hosted mirror of the Xiph test media collection, enabling fast bulk retrieval of uncompressed reference sequences.
• alfg/widevine (Go library)Go library for Widevine license/content key operations (GetLicense, GetContentKey), used as a base for building custom proxy/key servers.
• Axinom DRM Quick StartNode.js sample wiring Widevine + PlayReady + FairPlay license/key services together, with AWS SPEKE and Widevine CENC API support.
• castLabs DRMtoday Tizen AVPlay DemoWorking demo of DRM-protected playback through Tizen's native AVPlay API with the DRMtoday multi-DRM service.
• eme-encryption-scheme-polyfillEME polyfill for EncryptionScheme queries across key systems, later merged into Shaka Player core.
• FairPlay Streaming Overview (Apple)Apple's architecture document for FairPlay Streaming covering the SPC/CKC exchange and Key Security Module responsibilities for license ser…
• FairPlay-iOS-DemoClient-side SPC/CKC FairPlay Streaming flow demo implementing Apple's FairPlay Streaming Programming Guide, MIT licensed.
• fairplay-ksmGo implementation of a FairPlay Key Security Module (license server) with a verify_ckc test utility for validating CKC output.
• FairPlay-KSM — .NET Core FairPlay Key Security Module.NET Core FairPlay Key Security Module (KSM) with license expeditor and SPC/CKC debugger.