The sound is crisp, the colors are clear, and the creator’s intent is perfectly made.
It’s not all good, though, and better technology does not equal better viewing.
Motion smoothing is one of these new processes that’s a step back.
Most films and TV shows are shot at 24 to 30 frames per second.
Modern TVs can operate anywhere from 60 to 120 to even 240 frames per second.
Great cinematography can create visual masterpieces that are continually rewarding, revealing hidden details each time they are rewatched.
Imagine a flip book.
Films are a flip book with 30 pages in it, showing a stickman walking.
It takes one second to flip through it.
A television can flip through 240 pages in a second.
Theoretically, that means the stickman should be walking in a less jerky fashion with 240 pages.
Each minor movement is detailed thanks to all those pages.
What motion smoothing does is jam in extra pages into the book using artificial intelligence.
People have described this uncanny visual as making movies and TV shows look like soap operas.
People have described this uncanny visual as making movies and TV shows look like soap operas.
In a way,it’s artificial intelligence adding to their creation without permission.
It is very, very exciting."
Unfortunately, not every TV has this mode just yet.
It’s a different method for different TVs, but it’s fairly simple and highly recommended.
Look at the table below to see how to turn it off on your TV.
Go to options
2.
Select picture menu
3.
Click picture mode tweaks and picture options
4.
Turn TrueMotion from smooth to off
Roku (Action Smoothing)
1.
Hit “*” on the remote
2.
Select advanced picture prefs on the menu
3.
Go to picture options and scroll to expert options at the bottom
3.
Select expert configs and go down to Auto Motion Plus configs
4.
Select Auto Motion Plus, and switch to off
Sony (MotionFlow)
1.
Go to picture tweaks menu
2.
Open advanced prefs
3.
Scroll to MotionFlow
4.
Open MotionFlow prefs, and set to off
Vizio (Smooth Motion Effect)
2.
Select picture options
3.
Scroll down to the advanced options
4.
Switch to off
Panasonic Viera (Intelligent Frame Creation)
1.
Press menu on your remote
2.
Select picture options
3.
Scroll to Intelligent Frame Creation
Amazon Fire TV (Motion Processing)
1.
Go to prefs menu
2.
Choose advanced options
4.
Scroll to motion processing and turn it off
Hisense (Motion Smoothing)
1.
Press the home button on your remote
2.
Go to parameters
3.
Select system options
4.
Scroll to motion smoothing and switch off
