Product Brief

Improve Video Processing with
Deep Stream Analysis and Debug
Intel® Video Pro Analyzer 2016
Video Analysis Software Tools

Streaming Results You Can Count OnIntel® Video Pro Analyzer (Intel® VPA) is a suite of advanced, expert-grade video analysis
software tools for HEVC, VP9, AVC, and MPEG-2 video coding standards. It allows:• Deep inspection, test, and debug over the entire HEVC, VP9, AVC, or MPEG-2
decode and encode process• Bitrate/HRD analysis• Statistics analysis and extraction• Analysis of bitstreams for HEVC, VP9, AVC, and MPEG-2• Innovation for the next-generation color gamut supporting Ultra HD content
Support is available for Microsoft Windows*, Linux*, and OS X*.

Build Industry Compliant Video Products FasterIntel® Video Pro Analyzer is part of theIntel® Media Server Studio product family.

Intel VPA helps video pros, developers, and validation engineers save time andmoney developing next-generation, standards-compliant products. Easy to use,Intel VPA has advanced features that enable developers to graphically analyze
coding flow, heat maps, motion vectors, prediction processes, and more. Thisremoves entire steps and iterations in the overhead for developing and testing
new encoders, building new video players, and comparing the performance of
implemented next-gen video solutions.
Once a bitstream is loaded, the tool lets users inspect each step of the decode
process, both visually and numerically, and explore the structure of the coded image.
This data can easily be used when debugging a particular encoder or decoder, or
when researching the inner workings of next-generation codecs.

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2Figure 1.The console instantly communicates inter-frame dependencies and syntax details andoffers nine frame-level visualizations.

Figure 2. Prediction modes and inter-frame dependencies are instantly visualized.
Color coding designates each of the prediction types.

Increase Video Throughput/Performance with HEVC and VP9Bitstreams
With bandwidth a major cost to network streaming and infrastructure, the use of next-gen
codecs like HEVC and VP9 is essential to producing efficient, quality-driven video encoding
or decoding, streaming, content delivery, and broadcast. With Intel VPA, users have thepower to deeply investigate the complex next-generation coding pipeline with unprecedented
visualization. And, since the prior generation (2016 edition), Intel VPA has fast-tracked
enhancements increasing HEVC parsing speeds by an average of 30%.

Debug Encoders, Reduce Costs

Intel VPA can debug certain quality and functional failures in transcoding pipelines,
potentially saving months of man-hours on important video projects. Quickly findbitstream and coding mode decision errors, conduct side-by-side stream comparisons,and debug broken streams early in the development process for high-quality encoders.

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3Key Features
Video Pro Analyzer supported features include:• Codecs: HEVC (H.265), VP9, AVC (H.264), and MPEG-2 standards• Containers: Elementary streams and MP2-TS, MP4, MKV• Full-Frame Visualization Features: Coding Flow, Coding Unit, Superblock, Motion
Vectors, Transform Unit, Prediction Unit, Prediction Information, Reconstruction Information,Residual Information, Deblocking Edges, SAO Information, Frame References• Video Quality Caliper: Provides eﬃcient, sequence-level inspection of encoded or
decoded video streams. Supports video quality metrics PSNR, SSM, and MWDVQM.
(View an Introduction or Advanced Features.)• Debug and Develop High-Quality Encoders: Quickly ﬁnd bitstream and coding modedecision errors, conduct side-by-side stream comparisons, and debug broken streams
in developing high-quality encoders.

Figure 3. Right click on any transform unit (top) or prediction unit (bottom) and discover theunderlying coefficients and the in-flight details of each of the complicated processing pipelines.

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• High Dynamic Range (HDR) Video/BT2020 (10-bit): Get
the next-generation color gamut supporting Ultra HD content,covering more than 75% of all visible colors. Innovateahead of the industry for a superior viewing experience.
• Detailed Views: Reconstructed, Predicted, Residual,Deblocked/SAO, and Decoded Pixels. GUI provides theability to undock windows for easy, side-by-side comparisons.
Tool tips provide descriptions of syntax elements.
• Visual Maps: Heat map (bit per pel), eﬃciency map (bools perbit), reference indexes, QPs, block types, simple motion ﬂow• Other Key Features: Compare with a reference, HRD buffer
fullness, picture statistics (weighted by pixel or bit), probability
areas and trees with counts, updates, and adaptation,Entropy Engine State, Syntax Elements, Inter/Intra Prediction
and Filtered Samples Views, Motion Vector Predictor Lists,
Coeﬃcients (pre- and post-quant and post-transform scanorder)• Support: Documentation, a user forum, and technicalsupport help get developers up and running (Intel® PremierSupport)

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Learn More About Intel Video Pro Analyzer• Visit software.intel.com/en-us/intel-video-pro-analyzer >• Download a Free Trial >• Buy Now >For hardware and other technical requirements, see the latest Release Notes.
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