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Perfect Stranger Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

How to describe it in English no. 13


Dear All,

How would you describe the attached screenshot? If you're watching a movie and every few minutes this thing happens and the screen becomes sort of like... distorted.

Thanks,
  

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I'd say the image is 'breaking up', but there may be a special term for it.

— Mister Micawber

  • I'd say the image is 'breaking up', but there may be a special term for it.
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I'd say the image is 'breaking up', but there may be a special term for it.
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Mister MicawberI'd say the image is 'breaking up', but there may be a special term for it.
Thank you. Do people say The screen is glitching?
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Perfect StrangerDo people say The screen is glitching?
I don't think so. I have not yet heard 'glitch' as a verb, and also 'glitch' (n) is too vague and general for this phenomenon.
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Mister MicawberI don't think so. I have not yet heard 'glitch' as a verb, and also 'glitch' (n) is too vague and general for this phenomenon.
Thank you again. If I may, I'd like to ask if these would be possible:

1) The movie is lagging
2) The screen lags.

Not sure which of the two tenses would be more appropriate to describe it if it hap
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Why don't you post all this stuff in the beginning if you already have ideas? You simply asked for my description and I gave it. I prefer mine to all of yours, which seem wrong except #4. I don't know what pixilation looks like.
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Mister MicawberWhy don't you post all this stuff in the beginning if you already have ideas?
Because ideas come up along the way? Are you saying that I can't add additional questions here? Because that's what it sounds like to me. Thank you for your answer nonetheless but I don't see where those comments of yours are comming from.
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Perfect StrangerBecause ideas come up along the way?
It would be nice if posters thought about their questions for a while before posting so that they could post a more comprehensive question at once. It makes it quicker and easier for us who are responding to a lot of other posts, too, with our limited volunteer time.
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Mister MicawberIt would be nice if posters thought about their questions for a while before posting so that they could post a more comprehensive question at once. It makes it quicker and easier for us who are responding to a lot of other posts, too, with our limited volunteer time.
Yes, I see your point but like I said before... some ideas come up much later a
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The movie is affected by 'video artifacts' or 'digital artifacts'. This is the most appropriate technical description.
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