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The algorithms employed by popular streaming services like YouTube or Netflix break videos up into small chunks which get loaded up as you watch. When your Net connection is slow, your resolution may get reduced to make sure you still get an uninterrupted viewing experience, which is why you’ll experience pixelation. When you skip ahead further into the video you start a rebuffering process & you may suffer from pixelation again.
These adaptive bitrate (ABR) algorithms save bandwidth & give users a consistent viewing experience, while saving bandwidth. The trade-off is that perceived video quality can often be low, resulting in lost revenue when viewers prematurely abandon clips, so researchers have been looking for better, cheaper alternatives.
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