October 2026 | Technical Memorandum NTIA TM-585

JNR-ITScam: Dataset from ITU Study Group 12 Validation of No Reference Metrics for Camera Capture Impairments, Depicting the User Generated Content Use Case

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Margaret H. Pinson (ORCID logo) and Rob Grosso

Abstract:

This memorandum provides an in-depth description of the JNR-ITScam dataset. NTIA - ITS conducted this video quality subjective test in support of the ITU-T Study Group 12 Question 19 validation of no reference (NR) metrics. The videos portray various camera capture impairments produced by high-performance cameras and consumer-grade mini cameras in late 2025.

Keywords: video quality; subjective test; ITU-T Study Group 12; ACR; cameras

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Margaret H. Pinson
Institute for Telecommunication Sciences
(720) 601-7314
mpinson@ntia.gov

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U.S. Department of Commerce

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