Very Interesting
I just played back a test snippet to see how a final result looks in different players. The test vid looks and plays great in VLC player, and I'm happy with that. But when I use Windows MediaPlayer 12, which is what came with my Windows 7 machine, I realized the video portion is very diffused, like I'd applied a strong diffuse filter, or maybe a strong deblocking filter. It looks very soft and without detail. But it's exactly the same footage that looks fine in VLC player. It must be built into the MediaPlayer playback, to filter video playback. All in the name of a better end-user experience, no doubt. Why can't Microsoft leave well enough alone?
Edited to add: Air-brushed! That's the term I'm looking for.
Edited to add: Air-brushed! That's the term I'm looking for.