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AV1@Scale: Film Grain Synthesis, The Awakening

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252 points CharlesW | 2 comments | 03 Jul 25 16:34 UTC | HN request time: 0.438s | source
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lossolo ◴[03 Jul 25 21:20 UTC] No.44459294[source]▶
When I watch an 80 GB 4K movie from Blu-ray, the last thing I want is film grain, which makes it look like a VHS recording from the 90s.
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1. account42 ◴[04 Jul 25 10:48 UTC] No.44463331[source]▶
Film grain (real or artificial) is nothing like VHS artifacts.
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2. lossolo ◴[04 Jul 25 14:47 UTC] No.44465036[source]▶
It was an analogy. What I meant is that when I'm watching something in super high quality like a 4K Blu-ray, the presence of heavy film grain feels like a step backward visually, kind of like how VHS looked compared to today's standards. It takes away from the clean, sharp image I expect from that format.