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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/17/2016 12:40 PM, Ian Evans
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            <div>This isn't a pressing issue, but more a "just curious,
              learn something everyday" type of thing.<br>
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            Sometimes when watching a music awards show or concert
            footage, the picture can go crazy if there's a quick change
            of lighting or fast strobing effects. Suddenly the picture
            goes from the crystal clear bronze glow of the <span
              class="gmail-st">Zildjian cymbals and chrome on the drum
              set to a blocky visual worthy of an 8-pixel video game
              emulator.<br>
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          <span class="gmail-st">Is that how it's coming from the
            source? Is it a temporary deinterlacing issue caused by
            elves? Will the right video card prevent it?<br>
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        <span class="gmail-st">Curious minds want to know. :-)<br>
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    That is compression artifacts.  Usually due to insufficient
    bandwidth to encode the video.  This is typically introduced by the
    local broadcaster, most of which choose quantity (i.e., more
    subchannels) over quality (i.e., a higher bit rate).<br>
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    Jay<br>
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