AudioVideo Formats Checks and Test Plans
Does Baton support Dolby-E ?
Yes. Baton fully decodes and analyzes Dolby-E audio. Baton can analyze all the common audio parameters: Bit rate, number of channels, sampling frequency etc, audio qualities issues: Loudness, Silence, Noise; and other Dolby-E specific parameters like ...
Does Baton support Guardband check in Dolby-E ?
Yes, that is supported in Baton
Does Baton support EVS MXF?
Baton does not support EVS MXF format.
Does Baton support XDCAM-HD ?
Yes. Baton has complete support for XDCAM-HD.
Does Baton support AVC-Intra ?
Yes. Baton has complete support for AVC-Intra, for all bit rates such as AVC-Intra 50, AVC-Intra 100
Does Baton support Cannopous HQ ?
Yes. Baton has complete support for Cannopous HQ
Does Baton support checking of Maximum and Minimum bit rate of a Transport Stream?
Yes. These checks can be found under the Transport Stream Testplan -> Format Specific Features > Mpeg - 2 Transport -> Timing Info. For a complete list of checks, please refer to Baton Testplans. Baton testplans can be accessed in the Baton UI from ...
Does Baton support checking of Closed Caption Data ?
Yes. Baton can check the media files for 608, 708 caption data. It can also check the validity of the caption data, detect language, dropouts, services, paint style etc. For a complete list of Closed Caption Checks, please refer to the Closed Caption ...
Can Baton detect Closed Caption dropouts ?
Yes. User can provide a time limit for the dropout. Incase the caption data is not available for more than the user specified limit, Baton would report an error, along with the timecode.
Does Baton support Buffer Analysis of Transport Stream files ?
Buffer Analysis is supported by another product by Interra Systems called Vega TSA. Baton does not support it currently.
What is the difference between using FTP or SMB and other file sharing protocols?
In the case of SMB, AFP, NFS and other file sharing protocols Baton reads the file directly from the content location. The data is read directly into the RAM of the machine. In the case of FTP, Baton downloads the file onto the local disk of the ...
Where can I find the description about the checks Baton can do?
You will find the details in the Baton WebHelp ( Click on the Help button in the top right hand side corner in the Baton UI) Quick help can also be accessed from a small question mark icon next to each check in the test plan. This context sensitive ...
How does Baton measure loudness in files?
Baton can measure loudness in the following ways: ITU-BS 1770.2 CALM Act ( ATSC A-85 ) EBU R-128
Can Baton detect R128 loudness?
Yes Baton can detect EBU R128 loudness. Please see EBU Loudness check under Audio Quality section in the Baton Testplan.
Does Baton support streaming formats ?
Yes. Baton supports Apple HLS and Microsoft Smooth Streaming format. For Apple HLS, please use the Transport Stream testplan with the Playlist Verification feature enabled. It can enabled from the Transport stream Testplan -> Settings -> Mpeg - 2 ...
Does Baton support Microsoft Smooth Streaming format ?
Yes. Please use the Quictime/MP4 Testplan.
Can Baton detect video dropouts ?
Yes, Baton can detect Video dropout. Please select the Video Dropout check under Video Quality check in the testplan. Please click on the icon to view the artifacts that the check can detect.
Can Baton detect interlacing ?
Baton can detect interlacing issues such as Combing Artifact and Field dominance error. Both the checks can be found under the Video Quality section in the Baton tesplans. Please click on the icon for the respective checks to view interlacing issues. ...
Do you have Dr Harding's check ?
Baton has Flashiness check (as per ITU 1702 standard) which is similar to Dr Harding's PSE check. It can be found under the Video Quality section, in the Baton testplan. Note: Flashiness is a paid add-on.
We currently use IRE/milivolt as units of measuring the video signal/gamut. How do I convert this to Baton testplan ?
There is no defined and standardized mapping for pixel values in digital domain to analog voltage levels. But, typically following mapping can be considered: · Voltage Levels: o 0 mv corresponds to 16 (8-bit) value o 700 mv corresponds to ...
I am getting lot of field dominance errors in a file, how do I tune the testplan so that it picks up only the related ones ?
Field dominance errors would be reported on scene changes. o For interlaced content scene change occurs field wise. Hence Field dominance errors would be reported in every interlaced content. Here user should set the frame limit to high value. This ...
Are there any templates for quality check ?
Yes. There is template or pre-defined settings for Quality check. While in edit mode in the testplan, under Video quality section, you can find the 'Set Video Quality' button and use it to set a Quality level of 'High', 'Medium' or 'Low'.
Some of the actual quality issue is not getting detected by Baton. What should I do?
Refer to the Audio and/or Video quality section in the testplan and enable respective check as needed. If the error is still not detected, please contact us at baton_support@interrasystems.com.
Does Baton need reference video to compare ?
No, Baton does not require any reference video.
How does Baton automatically detect (with out reference video) that video has quality issue ?
Baton is a no-reference quality checking tool. It does not require any reference video. It internally decodes the audio and video and applies it's own quality checking algorithms to see if the decoded audio/video has any quality issues.
Can I use Baton to detect if logos are present in the file?
If the logo is static and encompasses the entire frame, then you Baton can detect it. Please use the Image search check under Video Quality section in the testplan. For this check, you would need to upload the logo's image file, which Baton will use ...
What is the easiest way to create a custom test plan?
Baton offers many ways to create test plans. You can: o create one from scratch, o use the built in templates, o customize the built in test plans, or o use the Profiler - Using the profiler, user can profile a known good test content. ...
How to enable Import and Export feature for testplans ?
In the Baton UI, visit Planner -> Testplans and click on Configure Testplan Action in the top right hand side corner. Using the pop - up dialogue box, please add the desired options.
Is it possible to use different restrictions for different formats in a test plan?
Yes. User can achieve this by using 'Independent sections' for each formats. This will allow the user to set separate restrictions for each audio/video/wrapper format in the testplan Example: Mpeg2 Video: 720 x 480, H.264 Video: 720 x 486
How do you enable Baton to generate a single report for an Apple HLS file, rather than one report for each chunk ?
In the Baton testplan, under Settings -> Mpeg2 Transport Stream , enable Playlist verification. To analyze Apple HLS file, provide Baton with .m3u8 file present inside the bit - rate folder ( and not the root .m3u8 file). Baton will automatically ...
I have transcoded two files from the same source with the same resolution. One passes the blockiness threshold which is set and the other does not. What should I do?
Baton uses different blockiness algorithms for H264 and non-H264 formats. It is possible that the blockiness levels for both the videos are indeed different. This is because blockiness occurs due to compression, which in turn is dependent on video ...
I have multiple audio tracks in the same file and I want to do different loudness tests on the different tracks. How do I do that?
Open the test plan in edit more, select the wrapper format in the tree view on the left -> go to 'Supported Essences' tab -> click on the 'plus' sign and add the track id on which you are expecting this format -> Save. Once done, click on Grid View ...