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Why Some "Remastered" Music Videos Look Awful

2020-05-18

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When YouTube allowed music labels to "remaster" their original uploads, different videos had very different approaches. Some are in crystal-clear 4K; others are very definitely not. Here's why some of them look terrible.

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