Elephants Dream

2006 · Orange Open Movie Project · 11 min · 720p H.264

The first open movie from the Blender Institute. Good test for dark scenes and banding.

Tears of Steel

2012 · Project Mango · 12 min · 720p H.264

Live action mixed with CG. Useful for checking motion and grain after re-encoding.

Cycles Demo Reel 2015

2015 · Blender Foundation · 1080p H.264

Showcase of the Cycles render engine. High bitrate, handy for bandwidth tests.