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The go-to effect in movies and series to show that transmissions have been corrupted or intercepted is some sort of analog static, even when everything is digital (programming.dev)
submitted 8 months ago by ICastFist@programming.dev to c/showerthoughts@sh.itjust.works
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I guess the realistic "video just stopped" or audio desync isn't as fun on a screen

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[-] deadcream@sopuli.xyz 5 points 8 months ago

You will get a freeze frame only if the demuxer and/or decoder was written by competent people and detects errors properly. In many cases the playback will attempt to continue with artifacts (though they still look very differently from analog static).

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