Tom Scott

Why Snow and Confetti Ruin YouTube Video Quality

Your sports team wins. The confetti drops. And suddenly, the video quality falls apart. Why? Let’s talk about interframe compression, bitrate, and unnecessary green screen effects.

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You might also like: How Green Screen Worked Before Computers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msPCQgRPPjI

This uses one Creative Commons by-attribution photo, “Sony Trinitron” by Antífama, available here: http://flic.kr/p/6DBMYn

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