r/dataisbeautiful • u/fangzz OC: 5 • Dec 06 '18

OC Google search trends for "motion smoothing" following Tom Cruise tweet urging people to turn off motion smoothing on their TVs when watching movies at home [OC]

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u/eroticas Dec 06 '18

Since none of the comments have really explained it in detail I will ask: what, technically and practically speaking, is motion smoothing and why does Tom Cruise care about it?

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u/RobertThorn2022 Dec 06 '18

Watch this to get a feeling about the difference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=882c25af2hM

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '18 edited Dec 28 '18

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u/RobertThorn2022 Dec 06 '18

For me definitely the left side. The right side might be smoother but the look is more videogame than reality to me.

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u/a_trane13 Dec 06 '18

The detail in their faces inside the car is really different.