MPEGTOOL(1)

NAME
MPEGTool — VBR MPEG encoder and statistics tool

SYNOPSIS
MPEGTool

DESCRIPTION
MPEGTool is a X11/Motif application which combines an MPEG-1 encoder for RGB and CCIR-601 format input video sequences with a graphical statistics tool which can be used to analyze the statistical properties of the encoding process. When invoked, MPEGTool displays a window which allows the user to choose between the MPEG encoder and the statistics tool. In the MPEG encoder, the user is given the option of choosing values for several parameters in the encoding process. The options for input and output devices and files can also be set at this time. These parameters and configuration options can also be set up in a configuration file, MPEGTool.cfg can be activated by the Start button. Error messages will be displayed if the current parameter settings are illegal. A status window displays the progress of the encoder. After the encoding process has been completed, the user may utilize the statistics tool to examine the statistical properties of the encoding process. Several types of statistics can be viewed using this tool. The tool also allows the user to examine the properties of the coding process at the different layers (macroblock, slice and picture) which are specified in the MPEG-1 standard specifications.

REQUIREMENTS
Motif include and library files are required to compile MPEGTool gnuplot package is also required to display the graphs from statistical analysis. MPEGTool is currently known to work on HP 9000/700 and Sun Sparcstation.

SEE ALSO
"MPEGTool: An X windows based MPEG encoder and statistics tool", Proceedings of ACM Multimedia '93, Anaheim, CA

AUTHORS

Toshiyuki Urabe, University of Pennsylvania.

Hassan Afzal, University of Pennsylvania.

Grace Ho, University of Pennsylvania.

Pramod Pancha, University of Pennsylvania, pancha@ee.upenn.edu

Magda El Zarki, University of Pennsylvania, magda@ee.upenn.edu