Video asset quality assessment and encoding optimization to achieve target quality requirement

Abstract

Aspects of the present disclosure relate to the assessment on how well and consistent the quality of a video asset satisfies a given target quality level or a time-varying target quality curve, and the optimization on encoding configuration to achieve the best compromise between satisfying the target quality requirement and saving the bit rate/bandwidth cost. The application scope of the present disclosure is generally in, but not limited to, the field of video coding and distributions, including both live and file-based video encoding, broadcasting and streaming systems. Methods and systems implemented based on the present disclosure may achieve the highest accuracy approaching any given target quality with the smoothest quality variation over time, while maximally reduce bit rate/bandwidth and video distribution cost by optimally determining video encoding configurations and parameters.