N15429, Internet Video Coding Test Model (ITM) v 13.0

The 13th IVC test model (ITM 13.0) was specified by decisions taken at the 112th MPEG meeting in Warsaw (22–26 June 2015). This document serves as a source of general tutorial information on the ITM and also provides an encoder-side description of ITM 13.0. The purpose of this text is to help readers understand the ITM software and the IVC design. The corresponding sections of the IVC draft specification [6] should be referred to for any descriptions regarding normative processes.