Trimension is a

framerate Frame rate, most commonly expressed in frame/s, or FPS, is typically the frequency (rate) at which consecutive images (frames) are captured or displayed. This definition applies to film and video cameras, computer animation, and motion capture s ...

enhancement software by

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for video, primarily

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. The software utilizes both picture and stream information to render new frames between the original frames of video (

tweening Inbetweening, also known as tweening, is a process in animation that involves creating intermediate frames, called inbetweens, between two keyframes. The intended result is to create the illusion of movement by smoothly transitioning one image in ...

), thus increasing the framerate and enhancing the smoothness of motion. Currently, Trimension is capable of enhancing frame rate from 24 to 48 (for 60 Hz displays) or 72 frames per second. The

motion interpolation Motion interpolation, motion-compensated frame interpolation (MCFI), or frame generation is a form of video processing in which intermediate film, video or animation frames are synthesized between existing ones by means of interpolation, in an at ...

produced by Trimension is not entirely natural, but can be pleasing in many respects. The software has been criticized for artificial look and has been said to make film seem like video, and potentially to degrade the movie-watching experience. There is also a slight cropping of the video to allow for good edges of the smoothed picture. Framerate enhancement can provide an interesting benefit if it is performed after upscaling. If the picture is scaled to a high-definition resolution and then tweened, the tweened frames will have motion that exists in the high-definition space even though the actual picture resolution does not. It is unclear whether available implementations of Trimension scale before or after tweening.

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includes Trimension as part of their

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software beginning with version 6.

External links

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