Researchers use it to evaluate how much detail is lost during the "encoding" (compression) process [1].

The sequence is used to test how well an algorithm can predict movement between frames [2, 3].

It provides a standardized benchmark for training and testing deep learning-based video codecs, comparing them against traditional standards like HEVC (H.265) and VVC (H.266) [1, 2]. Why this file is used in research:

Because it is part of a public dataset, multiple researchers use g60772.mp4 so they can compare their results directly against other papers [2].