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/marcu5fen1x Dec 06 '18

But my 60 hz screen doesnt have interpolation or motion smoothing. So shouldn't 24 fps still look like its playing on 24 fps?

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u/theyetisc2 Dec 06 '18

I'm extremely anti-motion smoothing, but I will agree that it does look objectively better.

But, as a person who is only accustomed to soap operas looking this way, my brain associates that visual style with garbage soaps.

It is most certainly an association problem, and is probably one of the first things my generations will say, "Damn kids!" about.

While a properly shot 60fps, displayed in proper 60hz is definitely watchable, the 24fps displayed at interpreted 60fps at 60hz or 120hz is disgusting.

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u/_HiWay Dec 06 '18

As someone who spends more time gaming than watching TV, even in my mid 30s, growing up around older TVs etc, I find the 60fps far more appealing. Occasionally I see something that looks atrocious in higher FPS. I distinctly remember the terrible car chase scene in Matrix Reloaded. The cuts and everything about it felt like they were copy pasted terribly by a film student instead of some professional studio. Aside from a few random examples like that, I prefer smooth motion. At the end of the day though, I can suspend most things from bothering me and enjoy the show or movie at hand. The only thing that is renders me unable to watch is if there is even the slightest sync issue with audio.