Why You Need To Change Your TV’s Motion Processing Setting

Since image interpolation requires that new frames are produced, you may wonder how they are added into a video. Image interpolation analyzes the video in order to produce matching frames, but this process can cause things to look off. The process isn’t perfect, and when producing new frames, you can sometimes get visual errors or pixels where they shouldn’t be. This can be especially true with fast-paced video where it’s more difficult to accurately generate new frames. When trying to enjoy your favorite movies, this can have a distracting effect. Unfortunately, most modern TVs come out of the box with motion smoothing on by default, but there’s usually a way to turn it off. 

If you want to turn motion smoothing off on your TV, you can usually find this option in the settings. Look for “Picture” settings, and from there you’ll want to find a setting that mentions “Motion,” as the exact name of the motion smoothing feature is different across televisions. You may also need to look under “Expert” or “Advanced” settings to find where you can turn motion smoothing off.