The accuracy of PSNR in predicting video quality for different video scenes and frame rates

@article{HuynhThu2012TheAO,
  title={The accuracy of PSNR in predicting video quality for different video scenes and frame rates},
  author={Quan Huynh-Thu and Mohammed Ghanbari},
  journal={Telecommunication Systems},
  year={2012},
  volume={49},
  pages={35-48}
}
Peak Signal-to-Noise Ratio (PSNR) is widely used as a video quality metric or performance indicator. Some studies have indicated that it correlates poorly with subjective quality, whilst others have used it on the basis that it provides a good correlation with subjective data. Existing literature seems to provide conflicting evidence of the accuracy of PSNR as a video quality metric. Based on experimental results, we explain a scenario where PSNR provides a reliable indication of the variation… Expand
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