CTAMECollaiber Trust-Aware Media Evaluation
sample QC validation report
restored validation · v2.4.2
profile: Tier-1 HDR UHD

Restored output validation, on a real generative clip.

A Kling-generated shot, restored externally and validated against the target profile. CTAME compared the restored candidate to the source baseline and reported the result below. It did not perform the restoration and does not certify it.

PASS 7 WARN 2 REVIEW 1

Readiness

▲ QC REVIEW CANDIDATE WITH ISSUES · human sign-off required

Container and essence are technically valid for review, but the restored pass shows a five-fold rise in edge sharpness against the source and up to 21% of pixels crushed to black. CTAME routed the asset to a human instead of marking it ready.

recovery: inconclusive safety: green manual QC: required metric reliability: not trusted

QC category matrix

CategoryStatusNote
Container / essencePASSCodec, fps, duration, frame size valid for review
Rec.709 metadataWARNColor tags largely unflagged; tag explicit primaries / transfer / matrix
Signal / levelsWARNShadow black-crush up to 21.4%; review on a calibrated scope
CompressionPASSBlocking reduced vs source
BandingPASSFirst-pass proxy; manual gradient review still required
TemporalPASSNo flicker / outliers on the sampled set
Detail / haloREVIEWSharpness ×5.14 vs source; oversharpening / halo risk
Geometry / scalingPASSFrame geometry consistent through upscale
AudioPASSSource has no audio; absence expected
Frame0 / referencePASSFirst-frame reference present and readable
Metric color reliabilityNOT TRUSTEDSource / restored color space not explicit; deltas not used for readiness

Technical fingerprint — source vs restored

Source

codecH.264 / AVC
bit depth8-bit
chroma4:2:0
resolution1920×1080
originAI declared · Kling

Restored candidate

codecApple ProRes
bit depth12-bit
chroma4:4:4
resolution3840×2160
reviewrequired
Expected, acceptable changes: codec lifted to a high-bit intermediate, bit depth 8→12, chroma 4:2:0→4:4:4, resolution upscaled to UHD. Container and codec changes are not counted as visual quality improvement.
asset SHA-256   b8ca2f6bced7a36c8254863333a29e94beb68283eae60388bae63184cee7548c

Scope: this is a post-restoration technical validation aid produced by CTAME, comparing a restored candidate to its AI source baseline against a target profile. Untrusted metrics are reported as untrusted and are not used to claim improvement or recovery. This report is not certification, not final approval, and not a delivery decision. Manual QC by a qualified operator is required before any delivery decision.

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