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'''Lumi masking''' is a technique used by [[video compression]] [[software]], which reduces quality in very bright or very dark areas of the picture, as quality loss in these areas is less likely to be visible. It is also known as "psychovisual enhancements" or "adaptive quantization". The reduction in quality (and therefore bitrate) in certain areas of the picture caused by using lumi masking allows more bits to be allocated to the rest of the video, thus improving overall quality. Lumi masking is not perfect, however, and in some cases the degradation in quality it causes is visible.
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'''Lumi masking''' (derived from [[luminance]]), also known as '''psychovisual enhancements''' or '''adaptive quantization''', is a technique used by [[video compression]] [[software]], which reduces quality in very bright or very dark areas of the picture, as quality loss in these areas is less likely to be visible.<ref name="experts123">{{Cite web|url=http://www.experts123.com/questions|title=Questions|date=April 26, 2017}}</ref> The reduction in quality (and therefore [[bit rate]]) in certain areas of the picture caused by using lumi masking allows more bits to be allocated to the rest of the video, thus improving overall quality. Lumi masking is not perfect, however, and in some cases the degradation in quality it causes is visible.<ref name="experts123" />
The term is derived from [[luminance]].


== See also ==
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* [[Subjective video quality]]

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Latest revision as of 18:01, 14 September 2023

Lumi masking (derived from luminance), also known as psychovisual enhancements or adaptive quantization, is a technique used by video compression software, which reduces quality in very bright or very dark areas of the picture, as quality loss in these areas is less likely to be visible.[1] The reduction in quality (and therefore bit rate) in certain areas of the picture caused by using lumi masking allows more bits to be allocated to the rest of the video, thus improving overall quality. Lumi masking is not perfect, however, and in some cases the degradation in quality it causes is visible.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "Questions". April 26, 2017.