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AV1@Scale: Film Grain Synthesis, The Awakening

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252 points CharlesW | 5 comments | 03 Jul 25 16:34 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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jedbrooke ◴[03 Jul 25 16:55 UTC] No.44457031[source]▶
> This grain, formed from tiny particles during the film’s development, is more than just a visual effect. It plays a key role in storytelling by enhancing the film’s depth and contributing to its realism.

I never understood the “grain = realism” thing. my real eyes don’t have grain. I do appreciate the role of grain as an artistic tool though, so this is still cool tech

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sneak ◴[03 Jul 25 18:10 UTC] No.44457732[source]▶
grain and 24fps and widescreen trigger certain contextual emotions around the movie-watching experience. remove them and your brain contextualizes the video very differently.

this is likely the result of ~100 years of film-based filmmaking and projection. hell, we still call it filmmaking.

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1. UltraSane ◴[03 Jul 25 18:33 UTC] No.44457933[source]▶
Yes, it is only the result of familiarity. We could gradually increase the frame rate of movies made in a year by 1 fps per year and then no one would even notice after 24 years every new movie would be 48fps.
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2. sneak ◴[04 Jul 25 13:57 UTC] No.44464634[source]▶
No, it would take a lot longer than that. You’re fighting 100 years of tradition.
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3. UltraSane ◴[04 Jul 25 15:19 UTC] No.44465298[source]▶
You would notice 1 fps more per year?
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4. sneak ◴[04 Jul 25 15:31 UTC] No.44465393{3}[source]▶
no i will be watching 24fps films for the remainder of my life, which may be 40 more years. if all new films went up 1fps per year i would still go out to the movies in 20 years and be like “wtf is this crap?”

it would take a generation or more to eradicate this cultural context. casablanca is never going to be in 48fps.

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5. UltraSane ◴[04 Jul 25 22:34 UTC] No.44468483{4}[source]▶
That is a very very silly attitude.