On viewing distance and visual quality assessment in the age of Ultra High Definition TV

Patrick Le Callet (1) , Marcus Barkowsky (1)

1 IRCCyN - Institut de Recherche en Communications et en Cybernétique de Nantes

The consumer video market is largely driven by the introduction of new formats (e.g., new pixel resolution). Each time, the story remains the same: what is the optimal viewing distance? Ultra High Definition TV is not an exception. This simple question is of crucial importance when it comes to the issue of quality and the added value of a new technology. In this letter, we revisit the topic, starting from best practices and then raising open questions.

Mots clés: visual quality assessment; Ultra High Definition; subjective assessment

Domaines: Traitement du signal et de l'image [eess.SP]; Multimédia [cs.MM]

Patrick Le Callet, Marcus Barkowsky. On viewing distance and visual quality assessment in the age of Ultra High Definition TV. VQEG eLetter, 2014, Best Practices for Training Sessions, 1 (1), pp.25-30. ⟨hal-01150427⟩