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The go-to effect in movies and series to show that transmissions have been corrupted or intercepted is some sort of analog static, even when everything is digital (programming.dev)

submitted 1 week ago by ICastFist@programming.dev to c/showerthoughts@sh.itjust.works

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I guess the realistic "video just stopped" or audio desync isn't as fun on a screen

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[–] snooggums@piefed.world 8 points 1 week ago

A lot of movies do the 'corrupted digital stream' with boxy digital artifacts. They use it even for things that don't have a digital stream, like cameras, which is silly but it works as a shorthand.

It is funny when they do use static for digital media though.