TV manufacturers unite to tackle the scourge of motion smoothing
Vizio is one of the three manufacturers who are interested in the new mode. | Photo by James Bareham / The Verge
The UHD Alliance, a collection of companies who work together to define display standards, has announced Filmmaker Mode, a new TV setting that’s designed to show films as they were originally mastered, with as little post-processing as possible. Although the mode will affect multiple settings like frame rate, aspect ratio, overscanning, and noise reduction, its most important element is that it turns off motion smoothing, which creates that horrible “soap opera effect” that makes even the most expensive films look cheap. LG, Vizio, and Panasonic have all expressed an interest in including the new mode in their TVs.
Of course, it’s always been possible to turn off this setting (we’ve got a guide on how to do so right here) but TV…
