If your system is dealing with media files such as video, audio and image you’d better get some samples to make sure your system can play most of them or at least can match (or beat) the competition using the same platform.
So I’ve collected some links for just doing that.
mplayer test samples: http://samples.mplayerhq.hu/ – Over 42 GB / a few thousand files of diverse audio and video files.
Microsoft HD Showcase – http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/musicandvideo/hdvideo/contentshowcase.aspx – A must to test wmv, wma and wma pro decoding capabilities.
For testing MKV videos, you’ll most likely need to download some videos using bittorrent or emule. To search for video you can use sites such as http://www.isohunt.to or http://www.verycd.com/. Very CD is actually one of the top website in China in terms of traffic. You can also convert some other videos to MKV using some MKV editors my favorite being mkvtoolnix.
For graphics you’ll find plenty of gif, jpeg and png (and other formats) on the web. For JPEG 2000, you can use some test samples at http://www.gwg.nga.mil/ntb/baseline/software/testfile/Jpeg2000/index.htm.
I’ll add more resources in the comments section as I found them. Please feel free to do so as well.
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Also check out Linaro samples:
http://samplemedia.linaro.org
And for high bitrate videos (10 to 40 Mbps):
http://cybernetnews.com/xbmc-high-bitrate-sample-videos/
And more HD samples for DTS-HD HR / MA, Dolby Digital 2.0 / 5.1, Dolby TrueHD 5.1 / 7.1 testing.
http://www.demo-world.eu/trailers/high-definition-trailers.php
4K2K video samples (2160p):
http://archive.org/details/4k2kJvcGy-hmq10VideoSample
http://kuai.xunlei.com/d/ZRTPNPNPSJTE
http://media.xiph.org/video/derf/
Blu-ray iso, or 4k MKV/MOV: http://download.blender.org/durian/movies/
H.265 / HEVC samples – http://www.elecard.com/en/download/videos.html
More samples:
http://ultravideo.cs.tut.fi/#testsequences
cnxsoft edit: These are a choice of videos with HEVC/H.265, AVC and YUV codecs at 1080p and 4K resolutions using MP4, dashMP4, or containers, or no container at all (raw). 8-bit or 10-bit depth. (10-bit only for YUV)
Other high bitrate videos up to 120Mbps – http://jell.yfish.us/
VP9 video samples:
http://base-n.de/webm/VP9%20Sample.html
http://www.reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?111230-Google-VP9-4K-HD-Sample
NTSC, PAL, 1080p, 1080i video samples (MPEG) – http://www.alcorn.com/ftp/media/
4K video test pattern – http://www.cnx-software.com/2014/09/26/test-your-4k-device-true-resolution-with-a-4k-uhd-2160p-video-test-pattern/
1080p video test pattern -> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/45842273/1080p_test_pattern.mkv
3D videos. Stereoscopic 3D (Over and under) and Anaglyph 3D.
http://bbb3d.renderfarming.net/download.html
Stereoscopic 3D side-by-side (SBS) -> https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/456691/3d-vision/bolt-3d-stereoscopic-trailer-download-/
More 4K video samples including HEVC 10-bit (requires free registration – for companies only)
http://ngcodec.com/hevc-bitstreams/
@Gabe
UHD samples: http://demo-uhd3d.com
Rec.2020 (BT.2020) sample:
http://yunpan.cn/cg7DATekIkv3k password: c995
Mirror: http://pan.baidu.com/s/1dGoRs password: vkel
I’m also uploading it to my Owncloud: https://download.cnx-software.com/public.php?service=files&t=e4057a77e39019e66aebc8a15c690225
More info about Rec.2020 on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rec._2020
hi10p video samples:
720p H.264 / MKV – http://commiesubs.com/steinsgate-nced-and-maybe-op-later/
1080p H.264 – http://www.koi-sama.net/files/hi10/ (but link is not currently working)
Dolby Atmos video samples:
Some where added at http://www.demo-world.eu/2d-demo-trailers-hd/ end of 2014
A full ISO (Ambra – Prism of Life” can be download via http://future-d.de/onkyo/index2.htm
I’ve noticed I did not have H.265 4K video sample @ 60 fps.
Here’s one: https://mega.co.nz/#!RBEgTT7a!u0IARmwnTJXGeSVoTEECrPPkjnsrtEfAelvptQVGLHY
which I got via a YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgnDEZAjLhI
VP9 4K 60 fps video sample @ magnet:?xt=urn:btih:2f67e5b4ea1870bf7770f0c8335f2fc9717ddb44&dn=The.Curvature.of.Earth.4K.60FPS-YT-UceRgEyfSsc.VP9.3840×2160.OPUS.160K.webm
Via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UceRgEyfSsc (Standard YouTube License)
10-bit H.265 video sample that does not require registration like http://www.cnx-software.com/2010/03/17/where-to-get-video-audio-and-image-samples/#comment-305557:
http://www.demo-uhd3d.com/fiche.php?cat=uhd&id=45
4K 10-bit DVB-S2 video samples -> https://mega.nz/#F!dYgXhAhI!kNEp62JNYNSV-Np1jWfrGQ
Captured with Astra 19.2E and Hispasat 30W satellites.
@Gabe
How i can play theses videos (4k .yuv 10 bits Raw) on windows? Thanks.
More sample video links @ http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=248794
Edit: Files are now listed @ http://kodi.wiki/view/Samples
@DobleJ
Try yuvplayer:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/raw-yuvplayer/
4K 10-bit H.264 video sample @ up to 160 Mbps
Download: http://pan.baidu.com/share/link?uk=319628964&shareid=2232577717
4K H.264 video @ 243 Mbps
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=13&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwj66Oi3zsnKAhWCdKYKHTyVCc8QFghHMAw&url=%68%74%74%70%73%3a%2f%2f%64%6f%63%73%2e%67%6f%6f%67%6c%65%2e%63%6f%6d%2f%66%69%6c%65%2f%64%2f%30%42%2d%58%64%33%50%36%70%57%51%49%39%54%6a%6c%50%65%6b%56%46%62%57%56%36%57%45%45%2f%65%64%69%74&usg=AFQjCNEEX_F9a2pMvncHP-i9kHq0V_eMVw&bvm=bv.112766941,d.dGY
Can you please tell anybody In which website can get a x.264 and x.265 software.
@rajkumar
Check Handbrake: http://www.cnx-software.com/2014/11/24/handbrake-0-10-supports-h-265-and-vp8-video-encoding/
ffmpeg: http://www.cnx-software.com/2015/11/16/converting-h-264-videos-to-vp9-in-linux-ubuntu/
If you have an Nvidia Maxwell second generation card, you may be interested in http://www.cnx-software.com/2016/01/04/faster-h-265hevc-video-encoding-with-nvidia-gtx960-gpu-and-ffmpeg/
4K VP9 videos can be downloaded directly from YouTube using youtube-dl
Find the VP9 2160p video first:
Download it:
4K HDR video samples @ http://demo-uhd3d.com/categorie.php?tag=hdr
4K VP9 59.94 fps with peak bitrate of 40 Mbit/s and Vorbis audio. (Sourced from YouTube).
ftp://serv.valdikss.org.ru/Downloads/4K%20Video/tara-no9-vp9.webm
AV1 samples on YouTube -> https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyqf6gJt7KuHBmeVzZteZUlNUQAVLwrZS