Device-consistent techniques for predicting absolute perceptual video quality

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform the steps of:

• determining a first absolute quality score indicating a predicted quality of first encoded video content viewed on a baseline viewing device;
• selecting a first device relationship based on a first value of a first type for a first viewing device;
• computing a second absolute quality score indicating a predicted quality of the first encoded video content viewed on the first viewing device based on the first absolute quality score and the first device relationship;
• and
• comparing the first encoded video content to another encoded video content based on the second absolute quality score or transmitting at least a portion of the first encoded video content based on the second absolute quality score.

A system comprising:

• a memory storing a perceptual quality application;
• and
• a processor coupled to the memory, wherein when executed by the processor, the perceptual quality application causes the processor to:
• compute a first absolute quality score indicating a predicted quality of first encoded video content viewed on a baseline viewing device,
• determine that a first device relationship is applicable to a first viewing device based on a first value of a first type for the first viewing device,
• compute a second absolute quality score indicating a predicted quality of the first encoded video content viewed on the first viewing device based on the first device relationship and the first absolute quality score, and
• compare the first encoded video content to another encoded video content based on the second absolute quality score or transmit at least a portion of the first encoded video content based on the second absolute quality score.