What is the quality experienced today by the end-user?
How can video quality be correctly measured?
Which models can be used for IPTV?
What are the latest developments in the field of video quality assessment?
When will the industry adopt global quality standards ?

Margaret highlighted the work recently accomplished by the Video Quality Experts Group and explained why she believes the group is on the right path.

During the afternoon seminar at ip-label offices, Margaret talked about Reference models: the latest advancements as well as the accuracy of Reference models versus Zero Reference models.

Margaret H. Pinson earned a B.S. and M.S. in Computer Science form the University of Colorado at Boulder, CO in 1988 and 1990, respectively.  Since 1988 she has been working as a Computer Engineer at the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences (ITS), an office of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) in Boulder, CO.  Her goal is to develop automated metrics for assessing the performance of video systems and actively transfer this technology to end-users, standards bodies, and U.S. industry.  She is an active participant of Video Quality Experts Group (VQEG), where she co-chairs the HDTV test effort and acts as an independent expert to validate multi-media video quality models.  Her contributions to the field include numerous papers and two U.S. patents for the development of “reduced-reference” video quality measurement systems that emulate human perception.  Her publications are available on-line at www.its.bldrdoc.gov/n3/video/documents.htm.

ip-label provides quality indicators from the Reference Model known as the General Model.  Today this model has been adopted by The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and is being recommended by the ITU.

The Video Quality Experts Group (VQEG) is a group of experts from various backgrounds and affiliations, including participants from several internationally recognized organizations, working in the field of video quality assessment.  The group was formed in October of 1997 at a meeting of video quality experts.  The majority of participants are active in the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and VQEG combines the expertise and resources found in several ITU Study Groups to work towards a common goal.

If you wish to receive her presentation please contact us by email, marketing@ip-label.com