| Pixelation/Quantization | |
| Display Text | Pixelation/Quantization |
| Description | “Pixelation/Quantization” refers to a “blocky” image quality with a lack of finer image details, often due to poor source resolution up-scaling or rendering at lower bit depths. |
| Impact | Pixelation/Quantization negatively impacts member experience when images are overly up-scaled leading to poor image quality that may also not match the rest of program. It distracts from the story and in worst cases, may make content unwatchable. Any downstream lossy compression will result in the further degrading of image quality. |
| Severity Assessment Guidance | |
| FYI | N/A |
| Issue | Shot is much lower image and pixel quality than similar/surrounding shots. Image is noticeably “blown up” and lacks sharpness, particularly in the finer details. |
| Blocker | N/A |
| Solutions | |
| How to Prevent |
Avoid using low quality stock or archival footage when possible. Make sure any stock/archival footage is greater than or equal to the native resolution of the rest of the captured footage. Capture at a higher resolution than the intended final delivery resolution to leave room for scaling without compromising quality. Render at higher bit depths of at least 10-bit or 12-bit whenever possible. |
| How to Fix | Replace affected shot/scene with higher native resolution footage or footage rendered at least 10-bit. |