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What is rolling shutter?

What is rolling shutter?

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What is rolling shutter?

Richard: So, one of the questions that comes up a lot, and I think it's almost entered urban myth sort of status is oh! You know those CMOS sensors, we're going to get that wobble, that Jell-O, that skew. Robbie: The Rolling Shutter effect. Richard: Yeah, and people like how do I apply the Rolling Shutter, like no, it's not something you want. Robbie: You want, right? Richard: But people-- but producers are terrified of this. Like I've had something that's like no, we can't shoot on the camera, it's going to have a Rolling Shutter effect. Robbie: Oh, you know--now you know, sort of--you are right, it's sort of entered urban legend. Now when camera manufactures talk about any camera that they're coming out with, they specifically say you know, reduce Rolling Shutter artifacts or no Rolling Shutter, or this and that. You know, Rolling Shutter is something to be aware of, but it's not something necessarily to be scared of, right? Richard: Well, and I think even before that-- Let's just…

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