What Is Chroma Bug (CUE)?

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It's possible that the chroma glitch is the single most frustrating thing you've never encountered. You've been viewing movies and TV on your DVD player for years, but have you ever noticed those jagged lines that appear like they're crawling across the screen? This is a problem with the chroma. The optical illusion affects various DVD players. The problem appears as jagged lines or streaks of horizontal lines on diagonal borders of high contrast colours, giving the affected area a texture. On larger progressive screens, the chroma bug effect could be very noticeable, whereas on smaller interlaced panels, it might not be noticeable at all. We are all aware that the chroma bug is a visual artefact that typically shows up in regions that include a lot of dark red and blue, but it may show up in any location as long as there is a lot of contrast between different parts of the image. However, were you aware that this problem did not exist prior to the widespread use of huge progressive displays? In 2010, a user was the one who first saw the chroma bug and reported it. This user remarked something along the lines of, "I was watching a movie on my new HDTV, when I saw this bizarre rainbow-colored stuff on the left side of the screen." Since that time, those who own huge TVs have frequently voiced their frustration with this issue. It turns out that there is really a straightforward explanation for why this occurs: the human eye does not see colour as much as it perceives contrast between various tones of hue. Therefore, the chroma bug effect will occur if there is an excessive amount of contrast between the various shades of red and blue. For example, if you are viewing anything that has really vibrant reds and deep blues, your eyes will perceive the chroma bug even if it does not exist.

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