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VQ Probe Changelog

What's new in VQ Probe 3.4.0.80574

Mar 21, 2024
  • New Features:
  • Added the ability to use cached results for files that are no longer present in the project file
  • Added the ability to build optimal encoding ladders
  • Added the ability to minimize the player (Playback View + Main Control Panel)
  • Added the ability to save the current video (including all visible labels, ROIs, found objects, etc.)
  • Added the ability to hide the zoom ratio label
  • CLI: added the ability to use multiple --distorted in one command line
  • CLI: added the ability to use cached results
  • Improvements:
  • Updated to VMAF 3.0.0
  • Updated to dAV1d 1.4.0
  • Bugfixes:
  • Fixed a problem with IPP libraries on Linux

New in VQ Probe 3.4.0.80574 (Dec 19, 2023)

  • New Features:
  • Added a new metric: XPSNR
  • Added the ability to offload metrics calculation to Intel(R) GPUs
  • Added PNG support
  • Added the ability to disable metrics calculation for any stream
  • Added the ability to calculate BD Rate for the Convex Hull curve
  • Added the ability to add found objects to the list of ROIs
  • Added the ability to trim streams by scene
  • Added a context menu in Log View
  • Improvements:
  • Updated to Qt 5.15.2
  • Updated to Qwt 6.2.0
  • Updated to VVC VTM 22.0
  • Updated to dAV1d 1.3.0
  • Rearranged the ROI tab of Project View
  • Bugfixes:
  • Fixed an issue with opening empty YUV streams
  • Fixed an issue with the Enable Convex Hull checkbox

New in VQ Probe 3.3.0.79452 (Oct 3, 2023)

  • New Features:
  • Added TS support for AVS3
  • Added the ability to drag streams between RD curves
  • Added new options to add RD curves automatically
  • Added the ROI Constructor dialog
  • Added the ability to choose a scaling algorithm for Convex Hull
  • Added new options to customize Metrics View
  • Added the ability to display stream stats in Metrics Log
  • Improvements:
  • Updated our SCD algorithm to match FFmpeg results
  • Improved UX by adding message boxes about opening files/projects
  • Bugfixes:
  • Fixed VVC/AV2/AVS3 opening in Free/Pro
  • Fixed a bug with 10/12/16 bit Y4M streams
  • Fixed an issue with the slider not registering LeftArrow/RightArrow key presses
  • Fixed an issue with legends not responding to single clicks
  • CLI: fixed a memory leak on Linux

New in VQ Probe 3.0.0.67269 (Nov 29, 2022)

  • Faster and more flexible calculation:
  • We have added the ability to choose the calculation mode: IPP, OpenCL. These new modes considerably increase the speed of calculations: up to 1.5 times faster for PSNR and SSIM, up to 2 times faster for MS-SSIM (measured on Windows 10, Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-10300H 2.50GHz, 16GB RAM).
  • Installer for Windows:
  • On Windows, we have added an installer for our application.
  • Update Notifier:
  • VQ Probe will now check for updates every time you launch it. If a new version is available, a dialog window will show up. You may either update your VQ Probe or skip the dialog.
  • Support for uncompressed RGB streams:
  • We have added support for uncompressed RGB streams. VQ Probe supports 24-bit RGB and BGR, as well as 32-bit ARGB, RGBA, BGRA.
  • Y416 support:
  • We have added support for the Y416 color space, usually used for video editing codec formats like Apple ProRes and DNxHD (VC-3).
  • Field Split Mode:
  • In this mode, you can view frames as splitted fields. You can choose either Top Field First or Bottom Field First.
  • Ability to calculate metrics for additional streams not present in the project's cache:
  • If there are no cached results for some files in a project, VQ Probe will now calculate metrics for those files. For other files, the cached data will be used.
  • Miscellaneous:
  • VQ Probe is now updated to AVS3 HPM-15.0 and VVC VTM 18.1.
  • Several problems with Pix Diff heatmaps for 10-bit, 12-bit, and 16-bit streams have been fixed.

New in VQ Probe 2.5.0.58194 (Jul 1, 2022)

  • New Features:
  • Added Grid Overlay
  • Added support for containers with uncompressed video (AV_CODEC_ID_RAWVIDEO)
  • Added a context menu in Playback View
  • CLI: added the –list-metrics, –list-codecs, –list-containers options
  • Improvements:
  • Updated to dAV1d 1.0.0
  • Updated to AVS3 HPM-14.1
  • Reduced the size of the distribution package by five times; Object Detection models will now be downloaded dynamically the first time they are used
  • Improved UI logic for the case when there is only one non-reference stream
  • Metrics calculation results are now saved in a project’s folder
  • Object Detection can now be run for a single stream
  • The Current Frame label is now editable
  • Bugfixes:
  • Fixed several crashes on Apple M1 processors
  • Fixed graphs being filled with zeros after loading cached results
  • Fixed calculation of boundary values for SI

New in VQ Probe 2.4.1.54497 (Apr 21, 2022)

  • New Features:
  • Added integration with VQ Analyzer
  • Added support for ITU 601, ITU 709, BT.2020 color standards
  • Added support for Full/Limited color ranges
  • CLI: added the ability to activate VQ Probe
  • CLI: added wildcard support for the -a and -r options
  • Improvements:
  • Updated to VMAF 2.3.1
  • Updated to AVS3 HPM-14.0
  • Improved UX for Scene Change Detection: moved SCD to the Tools menu, added two separate actions (Start & Stop)
  • Bugfixes:
  • Fixed a crash when changing Start/End frame numbers for Left or Right
  • Fixed a rare crash for 8x8 streams

New in VQ Probe 2.4.0.51974 (Mar 9, 2022)

  • New Features:
  • Added AVS3 support (based on HPM-13.1)
  • Added new metrics: PSNR-HVS, VMAF-NEG
  • Added support for 16 bit streams
  • Added V210, V410, V416 color spaces support
  • Added the ability to calculate SI/TI according to ITU-T P.910 (11/21)
  • Added Log View for various log messages
  • CLI: added the ability to add a YUV file to the project with the –yuv-params option
  • CLI: added the ability to pass a ROI file with the –use-roi option
  • Improvements:
  • Increased the speed of project opening: up to 3 times faster (*)
  • PSNR-Y is now optional
  • (*) - measured on Windows 10, Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-10300H 2.50GHz, 16GB RAM
  • Bugfixes:
  • Fixed incorrect behavior for region-based zooming
  • Fixed a rare crash in Buffer View when setting a new value for Moving Average before the graph is built

New in VQ Probe 2.3.0.48743 (Dec 21, 2021)

  • New Features:
  • Added new metrics: CAMBI, CIEDE2000, MS-SSIM
  • Added 4:0:0 support
  • Added YUYV, Y210, UYVY, NV16, NV24 support
  • Added the ability to build Buffer View for every stream
  • Added the ability to detach Project View and Metrics View
  • Added the ability to export Object Detection logs

New in VQ Probe 2.2.0.45307 (Oct 18, 2021)

  • New Features:
  • Added AV2 support; find out more
  • Added the ability to choose the active metrics (PSNR-only, PSNR-SSIM-VMAF, etc.)
  • Added new options to the CLI version of VQ Probe: active metrics, convex hull
  • Added Image Navigation Panel
  • Added the ability to save current frames (L, R, Ref)
  • Added the ability to save metrics plots
  • Added the ability to change the order of files in Project View
  • Added a sample project
  • Bugfixes:
  • Fixed a rare bug with incorrect bitrate display
  • Fixed a graphical issue when Playback View was not visible at startup
  • Fixed a rare issue with opening containers

New in VQ Probe 2.1.1.41883 (Oct 4, 2021)

  • New Features:
  • Added the ability to set custom weights for the composite (YUV) metrics
  • Added the ability to export average values of metrics
  • Added a splash screen
  • Improvements:
  • Improved loading time
  • Improved Buffer View initialization
  • Bugfixes:
  • Fixed several issues with activation

New in VQ Probe 2.0.0.35506 (Mar 23, 2021)

  • New Features:
  • Added the ability to pause and resume the metrics calculation process
  • Added Scene Detection
  • Added Object Detection
  • Added the ability to set a region of interest for metrics calculation
  • Added the ability to loop playback
  • Added the cursor position label
  • Added the Command Line Interface version of VQ Probe
  • Added the ability to cache & reuse the results of metrics calculation
  • Added Buffer View
  • Added the ability to build a convex hull for RD Curves
  • Improvements:
  • Made plot legends fully clickable and movable
  • Made the playback slider active
  • Reversed the colors used in the Heat Map modes
  • Added tooltips for RD Curve points
  • Changed the colors used in Metrics View for better readability
  • Bugfixes:
  • Fixed zooming bugs that occurred in some cases

New in VQ Probe 1.5.0.30633 (Feb 2, 2021)

  • New Features:
  • Added the ability to trim source files
  • Added the black and white difference mode
  • Added the ability to rename RD curves
  • Improvements:
  • Increased accuracy of BD Rate calculation
  • Improved zooming for some streams with non-standard sizes
  • Rearranged the RD Curves tab of Metrics View
  • Bugfixes:
  • Fixed a crash when the metrics calculation started without re-validation of streams
  • Fixed a bug when the metrics calculation could not start until the user explicitly reset the reference file
  • Fixed zooming when using shortcuts
  • Fixed the color of YUV values for light pixels