SIST EN 62071-2:2007
(Main)Helical-scan compressed digital video cassette system using 6,35 mm magnetic tape - Format D-7 -- Part 2: Compression format
Helical-scan compressed digital video cassette system using 6,35 mm magnetic tape - Format D-7 -- Part 2: Compression format
This part of IEC 62071 defines the DV-based data structure for the interface of digital audio, subcode data and compressed video with the following parameters: 525/60 system - 4:1:1 image sampling structure, 25 Mb/s data rate; 525/60 system - 4:2:2 image sampling structure, 50 Mb/s data rate; 625/50 system - 4:1:1 image sampling structure, 25 Mb/s data rate; 625/50 system - 4:2:2 image sampling structure, 50 Mb/s data rate. This standard does not define the DV compliant data structure for interface, of digital audio, subcode data and compressed video with the following parameters: 625/50 system - 4:2:0 image sampling structure, 25 Mb/s data rate The compression algorithm and the DIF structure conform to the DV data structure as defined in IEC 61834. Differences between the DV-based data structure defined in this standard and IEC 61834 are shown in Annex A.
Videokassettensystem mit komprimierter digitaler Schrägspuraufzeichnung auf Magnetband 6,35 mm - Format D-7 -- Teil 2: Kompressionsformat
Système de magnétoscope numérique à cassette à balayage hélicoïdal à signal compressé utilisant une bande magnétique de 6,35 mm - Format D-7 -- Partie 2: Format de compression
La CEI 62071-2:2005 définit la structure de données sur base DV pour l'interface des données audionumériques, de sous-code, et vidéo comprimées avec les paramètres suivants:
- système 525/60 - structure d'échantillonnage de l'image 4:1:1, débit de données 25 Mb/s;
- système 525/60 - structure d'échantillonnage de l'image 4:2:2, débit de données 50 Mb/s;
- système 625/50 - structure d'échantillonnage de l'image 4:1:1, débit de données 25 Mb/s;
- système 625/50 - structure d'échantillonnage de l'image 4:2:2, débit de données 50 Mb/s. La présente version bilingue (2013-07) correspond à la version anglaise monolingue publiée en 2005-10.
Digitalni videokasetni snemalni sistem z zapisovanjem s poševnimi sledmi na magnetnem traku, širokem 6,35 mm, in komprimiranjem – Format D-7 – 2. del: Kompresijski format (IEC 62071-2:2005)
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 62071-2:2007
01-januar-2007
Digitalni videokasetni snemalni sistem z zapisovanjem s poševnimi sledmi na
magnetnem traku, širokem 6,35 mm, in komprimiranjem – Format D-7 – 2. del:
Kompresijski format (IEC 62071-2:2005)
Helical-scan compressed digital video cassette system using 6,35 mm magnetic tape -
Format D-7 -- Part 2: Compression format (IEC 62071-2:2005)
Videokassettensystem mit komprimierter digitaler Schrägspuraufzeichnung auf
Magnetband 6,35 mm - Format D-7 -- Teil 2: Kompressionsformat (IEC 62071-2:2005)
Systeme de magnétoscope numérique a cassette a balayage hélicoidal a signal
compressé utilisant une bande magnétique de 6,35 mm - Format D-7 -- Partie 2: Format
de compression (IEC 62071-2:2005)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 62071-2:2006
ICS:
33.160.40 Video sistemi Video systems
SIST EN 62071-2:2007 en,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
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EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 62071-2
NORME EUROPÉENNE
July 2006
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 33.160.40
English version
Helical-scan compressed digital video cassette system
using 6,35 mm magnetic tape -
Format D-7
Part 2: Compression format
(IEC 62071-2:2005)
Système de magnétoscope numérique à Videokassettensystem mit komprimierter
cassette à balayage hélicoïdal à digitaler Schrägspuraufzeichnung auf
signal compressé utilisant une bande Magnetband 6,35 mm -
magnétique de 6,35 mm - Format D-7
Format D-7 Teil 2: Kompressionsformat
Partie 2: Format de compression (IEC 62071-2:2005)
(CEI 62071-2:2005)
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2006-06-01. CENELEC members are bound to comply
with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard
the status of a national standard without any alteration.
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Foreword
The text of the International Standard IEC 62071-2:2005, prepared by IEC TC 100, Audio, video and
multimedia systems and equipment, was submitted to the formal vote and was approved by CENELEC as
EN 62071-2 on 2006-06-01 without any modification.
The following dates were fixed:
– latest date by which the EN has to be implemented
at national level by publication of an identical
national standard or by endorsement (dop) 2007-06-01
– latest date by which the national standards conflicting
with the EN have to be withdrawn (dow) 2009-06-01
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Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 62071-2:2005 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following notes have to be added for the standards indicated:
IEC 61834-2 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61834-2:1998 (not modified).
IEC 61833-2 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61833-2:2005 (not modified).
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Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.
NOTE When an international publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant EN/HD
applies.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
ITU-R BT.601-5 1995 Studio encoding parameters of digital - -
television for standard 4:3 and wide-screen
16:9 aspect ratios
AES3 2003 AES Recommended practice for digital audio - -
engineering - Serial transmisson format for
two-channel linearly represented digital audio
data
SMPTE 12M 1999 Television, audio and film - Time and control - -
code
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INTERNATIONAL IEC
STANDARD 62071-2
First edition
2005-10
Helical-scan compressed digital video
cassette system using 6,35 mm
magnetic tape – Format D-7 –
Part 2:
Compression format
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD.5
1 Scope.7
2 Normative references.7
3 Abbreviations and acronyms .7
4 Interface .8
4.1 Introduction .8
4.2 Data structure.9
4.3 Header section .12
4.4 Subcode section .15
4.5 VAUX section .20
4.6 Audio section.24
4.7 Video section.30
5 Video compression .32
5.1 Video structure .32
5.2 DCT processing.48
5.3 Quantization .51
5.4 Variable length coding (VLC) .53
5.5 The arrangement of a compressed macro block .56
5.6 The arrangement of a video segment .59
Annex A (informative) Differences between IEC 61834 and IEC 62071-2.64
Annex B (normative) Digital filter for sampling-rate conversion from 4:2:2 to 4:1:1
colour difference signals .65
Annex C (informative) Block diagram of D-7 recorder .66
Bibliography .67
Figure 1 – Block diagram on the digital interface.8
Figure 2 – Data structure of one video frame for 50 Mb/s structure .10
Figure 3 – Data structure of one video frame for 25 Mb/s structure .10
Figure 4 – Data structure of a DIF sequence.11
Figure 5 – Data in the subcode section.16
Figure 6 – Pack in SSYB .17
Figure 7 – Data in the VAUX section.21
Figure 8 – Data in the audio section .24
Figure 9 – conversion of audio sample to audio data bytes .26
Figure 10 – Arrangement of AAUX packs in audio auxiliary data .26
Figure 11 – Transmitting samples of 525/60 system for 4:2:2 compression .34
Figure 12 – Transmitting samples of 625/50 system for 4:2:2 compression .35
Figure 13 – Transmitting samples of 525/60 system for 4:1:1 compression .36
Figure 14 – Transmitting samples of 625/50 system for 4:1:1 compression .37
Figure 15 – DCT block and the pixel coordinates .38
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Figure 16 – The rightmost DCT block in colour difference signal for 4:1:1 compression
mode .38
Figure 17 – DCT block arrangement for 4:2:2 compression.39
Figure 18 – DCT block arrangement for 4:1:1 compression.40
Figure 19 – Macro block and DCT blocks for 4:2:2 compression .40
Figure 20 – Macro block and DCT blocks for 4:1:1 compression .40
Figure 21 – Super blocks and macro blocks in one TV frame for 525/60 system for
4:2:2 compression.42
Figure 22 – Super blocks and macro blocks in one TV frame for 525/60 system for
4:1:1 compression.43
Figure 23 – Super blocks and macro blocks in one TV frame for 625/50 system for
4:2:2 compression.44
Figure 24 – Super blocks and macro blocks in one TV frame for 625/50 system for
4:1:1 compression.45
Figure 25 – Macro block order in a super block for 4:2:2 compression .47
Figure 26 – Macro block order in a super block for 4:1:1 compression .47
Figure 27 – The output order of a weighted DCT block .50
Figure 28 – Area numbers .52
Figure 29 – Arrangement of a compressed macro block for 4:2:2 compression .56
Figure 30 – The arrangement of a compressed macro block for 4:1:1 compression.57
Figure 31 – The arrangement of a video segment after the bit rate reduction for 4:2:2
compression .62
Figure 32 – The arrangement of a video segment after the bit rate reduction for 4:1:1
compression .63
Figure 33 – The video error code.63
Figure B.1 – Template for insertion loss frequency characteristics .65
Figure B.2 – Passband ripple tolerance .65
Figure C.1 – Block diagram of D-7 recorder.66
Table 1 – ID data of a DIF block .12
Table 2 – Section type.13
Table 3 – DIF sequence number (525/60 system) .13
Table 4 – DIF sequence number (625/50 system) .14
Table 5 – DIF block number .14
Table 6 – Data (payload) in the Header DIF block.15
Table 7 – SSYB ID .17
Table 8 – Pack header table.18
Table 9 – Mapping of packet in SSYB data .18
Table 10 – Mapping of time code pack .19
Table 11 – Mapping of binary group pack .20
Table 12 – Mapping of VAUX pack in a DIF sequence .21
Table 13 – Mapping of VAUX source pack .21
Table 14 – Mapping of VAUX source control pack.23
Table 15 – Maping of AAUX pack in a DIF sequence .26
Table 16 – Mapping of AAUX Source pack .27
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Table 17 – Mapping of AAUX Source Control pack .28
Table 18 – Video DIF blocks and compressed macro blocks for 50 Mb/s structure –
4:2:2 compression.31
Table 19 – Video DIF blocks and compressed macro block for 25 Mb/s structure – 4:1:1
compression .32
Table 20 – Construction of video signal sampling (4:2:2) .33
Table 21 – Class number and the DCT block .51
Table 22 – An example of the Classification for reference.51
Table 23 – Quantization step.53
Table 24 – Length of codewords.54
Table 25 – Codewords for variable length coding.55
Table 26 – Definition of STA.57
Table 27 – Codewords of the QNO .58
Table A.1 – Abstract of differences between IEC 61834 and IEC 62071-2.64
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INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
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HELICAL-SCAN COMPRESSED DIGITAL VIDEO CASSETTE SYSTEM
USING 6,35 mm MAGNETIC TAPE – FORMAT D-7 –
Part 2: Compression format
FOREWORD
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International Standard IEC 62071-2 has been prepared by technical area 6: Higher data rate
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IEC 62071 consists of the following parts, under the general title Helical-scan compressed
digital video cassette system using 6,35 mm magnetic tape – Format D-7:
Part 1: VTR specifications
Part 2: Compression format
Part 3: Data stream format
This part 2 describes the specifications for encoding process and data format for 525i and 625i
systems.
Part 1 describes the VTR specifications which are tape, magnetization, helical recording,
modulation method and basic system data for video compressed data.
Part 3 describes the specifications for transmission of DV-based compressed video and audio
data stream over 270Mb/s and 360 Mb/s serial digital interface.
The committee has decided that the contents of this publication will remain unchanged until the
maintenance result date indicated on the IEC web site under "http://webstore.iec.ch" in the data
related to the specific publication. At this date, the publication will be
• reconfirmed;
• withdrawn;
• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.
A bilingual version of this publication may be issued at a later date.
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HELICAL-SCAN COMPRESSED DIGITAL VIDEO CASSETTE SYSTEM
USING 6,35 mm MAGNETIC TAPE – FORMAT D-7 –
Part 2:Compression format
1 Scope
This part of IEC 62071 defines the DV-based data structure for the interface of digital audio,
subcode data and compressed video with the following parameters:
525/60 system – 4:1:1 image sampling structure, 25 Mb/s data rate;
525/60 system – 4:2:2 image sampling structure, 50 Mb/s data rate;
625/50 system – 4:1:1 image sampling structure, 25 Mb/s data rate;
625/50 system – 4:2:2 image sampling structure, 50 Mb/s data rate.
This standard does not define the DV compliant data structure for interface, of digital audio,
subcode data and compressed video with the following parameters:
625/50 system – 4:2:0 image sampling structure, 25 Mb/s data rate
The compression algorithm and the DIF structure conform to the DV data structure as defined
in IEC 61834. Differences between the DV-based data structure defined in this standard and
IEC 61834 are shown in Annex A.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For
dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of
the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
ITU-R BT.601-5: 1995, Studio encoding parameters of digital television for standard 4:3 and
wide-screen 16:9 aspect ratios
AES3-2003: Serial transmission format for two-channel linearly represented digital audio data
SMPTE 12M: 1999, Television, Audio and Film – Time and Control Code
3 Abbreviations and acronyms
AAUX Audio auxiliary data
AP1 Audio application ID
AP2 Video application ID
AP3 Subcode application ID
APT Track application ID
Arb Arbitrary
AS AAUX source pack
ASC AAUX source control pack
B/W Black and white flag
CGMS Copy generation management system
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CM Compressed macro block
DBN DIF block number
DCT Discrete cosine transform
DIF Digital interface
DRF Direction flag
Dseq DIF sequence number
DSF DIF sequence flag
DV Identification of a compression family
EFC Emphasis audio channel flag
EOB End of block
FR Identification for the first half or the second half of each channel
FSC Identification of a DIF block in each channel
LF Locked mode flag
QNO Quantization number
QU Quantization
Res Reserved for future use
SCT Section type
SMP Sampling frequency
SSYB Subcode sync block
STA Status of the compressed macro block
STYPE (see Note) Signal type
Syb Subcode sync block number
TF Transmitting flag
VAUX Video auxiliary data
VLC Variable length coding
VS VAUX source pack
VSC VAUX source control pack
NOTE STYPE as used in this standard is different from that in ANSI/IEEE 1394.
4 Interface
4.1 General
As shown in Figure 1, processed audio, video and subcode data, are output for different
applications through a digital interface port.
Audio, video and Digital
Audio in
Video in
Digital interface
subcode interface
Subcode in
processing formatting
IEC 1905/05
Figure 1 – Block diagram on the digital interface
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4.2 Data structure
The data structure of the compressed stream at the digital interface is shown in Figures 2 and
3. Figure 2 shows the data structure for a 50 Mb/s structure, and Figure 3 shows the data
structure for a 25 Mb/s structure.
In the 50 Mb/s structure, the data of one video frame are divided into two channels. Each
channel is divided into 10 DIF sequences for the 525/60 system and 12 DIF sequences for the
625/50 system.
In the 25 Mb/s structure, the data of one video frame are divided into 10 DIF sequences for the
525/60 system and 12 DIF sequences for the 625/50 system.
Each DIF sequence consists of a header section, subcode section, VAUX section, audio
section and video section with the following DIF blocks respectively:
Header section : 1 DIF block,
Subcode section : 2 DIF blocks,
VAUX section : 3 DIF blocks,
Audio section : 9 DIF blocks,
Video section :135 DIF blocks.
As shown in Figures 2 and 3, each DIF block consists of a 3-byte ID and 77 bytes of data. DIF
data bytes are numbered 0 to 79.
Figure 4 shows the data structure of a DIF sequence for a 50 Mb/s or 25 Mb/s structure.
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DDDaaata ita ita innn one vi one vi one video framdeo framdeo frameee
FFFiiirst channelrst channelrst channel SSSeeecond channelcond channelcond channel
DDDIIIFFF sequences sequences sequences
DDDIIIFFF sequence 0,0 sequence 0,0 sequence 0,0 DDDIIIFFF sequence 1,0 sequence 1,0 sequence 1,0 DIF sequence n-1,0 DDDIIIFFF sequence 0,1 sequence 0,1 sequence 0,1 DDDIIIFFF sequence 1,1 sequence 1,1 sequence 1,1 DIF sequence n-1,1
DDDIIIFFF sequence num sequence num sequence number Fber Fber FSSSCCC
SSStttructure of a Dructure of a Dructure of a DIIIFFF
HHHeader sectieader sectieader sectiononon SSSuuubcode sectibcode sectibcode sectiooonnn VAUX sVAUX sVAUX seeeccctttiiiooonnn AAAudiudiudio &o &o & vi vi video sectideo sectideo sectiooonnn
sequencesequencesequence
DDDIFIFIF bl bl blocksocksocks
H0H0H0,0,0,0 SC0SC0SC0,,,000 SC1SC1SC1,,,000 VA0VA0VA0,,,000 VA1VA1VA1,,,000 VA2VA2VA2,,,000 A0A0A0,,,000 V 0V 0V 0,,,000 VVV11132,032,032,0 VVV133,0133,0133,0 V1V1V1333444,,,000
DIFDIFDIF bl bl block numock numock numbbber Fer Fer FSSSCCC
BBByyyte posite posite posititition numon numon numberberber
0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 797979
SSStttructure of a Dructure of a Dructure of a DIIIFFF bl bl blockockock IDIDID DaDaDatatata
WWherehere
n = 10 forn = 10 for 525/60 system 525/60 system
n = 12 forn = 12 for 625/50 system 625/50 system
FFSSCC:: F Fiirst/second channelrst/second channel
IEC 1906/05
Figure 2 – Data structure of one video frame for 50 Mb/s structure
Data in one video frame
DIF sequences
DIF sequence 0,0 DIF sequence 1,0 DIF sequence n-1,0
DIF sequence number FSC
Structure of a DIF
Header section Subcode section VAUX section Audio & video section
sequence
H0,0 SC0,0 SC1,0 VA0,0 VA1,0 VA2,0 A0,0 V 0,0 VV132,0132,0 V133,0 V134,
...
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