VQ Probe 3.0 is available now!
Today we’re launching the newest major release of VQ Probe. VQ Probe is a visual instrument for objective and subjective video quality comparison. Try VQ Probe 3.0 now!
![VQ Probe 3.0 is available now!](https://cms.vicuesoft.com/uploads/image_e85081d40a.png)
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What's new in VQ Probe v3.0
Faster and more flexible calculation
We have added the ability to choose the calculation mode: IPP, OpenCL. These new modes considerably increase the speed of calculations: up to 1.5 times faster for PSNR and SSIM, up to 2 times faster for MS-SSIM (measured on Windows 10, Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-10300H 2.50GHz, 16GB RAM).
![Faster and more flexible calculation](https://cms.vicuesoft.com/uploads/image_c9be62c47d.png)
Installer for Windows
On Windows, we have added an installer for our application.
![Installer for Windows](https://cms.vicuesoft.com/uploads/image_d2bf0fe983.png)
Update Notifier
VQ Probe will now check for updates every time you launch it. If a new version is available, a dialog window will show up. You may either update your VQ Probe or skip the dialog.
![Update Notifier](https://cms.vicuesoft.com/uploads/image_89208745da.png)
Support for uncompressed RGB streams
We have added support for uncompressed RGB streams. VQ Probe supports 24-bit RGB and BGR, as well as 32-bit ARGB, RGBA, BGRA.
![Support for uncompressed RGB streams](https://cms.vicuesoft.com/uploads/image_614569aa92.png)
Y416 support
We have added support for the Y416 color space, usually used for video editing codec formats like Apple ProRes and DNxHD (VC-3).
Field Split Mode
In this mode, you can view frames as splitted fields. You can choose either Top Field First or Bottom Field First.
![Field Split Mode](https://cms.vicuesoft.com/uploads/image_4ffc702665.png)
Ability to calculate metrics for additional streams not present in the project's cache
If there are no cached results for some files in a project, VQ Probe will now calculate metrics for those files. For other files, the cached data will be used.
![Ability to calculate metrics for additional streams not present in the project's cache](https://cms.vicuesoft.com/uploads/image_8ec80c8f9f.png)
Miscellaneous
- VQ Probe is now updated to AVS3 HPM-15.0 and VVC VTM 18.1.
- Several problems with Pix Diff heatmaps for 10-bit, 12-bit, and 16-bit streams have been fixed.