bitstarved
bitstarved is the simple past and past participle of bitstarve.
Meaning of bitstarve
Verb
bitstarve (third-person singular simple present bitstarves, present participle bitstarving, simple past and past participle bitstarved)
- To cause something to have compression artifacts (esp. blocking) by using too small a bitrate.
- This is why bit-starved transmission streams yield a very blocky appearance. They reveal the blocky structure because the fine detail is lost and that prevents the edges of the macroblocks from merging into one another perfectly.2005, Cliff Wootton, A Practical Guide to Video and Audio Compression: From Sprockets and Rasters to Macroblocks, Taylor & Francis, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 206
Adjective
bitstarved (comparative more bitstarved, superlative most bitstarved)
- Exhibiting compression artifacts (esp. blocking) due to too small a bitrate.
Forms of bitstarved
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | bit-starved |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more bitstarved |
| superlative | most bitstarved |
Questions about bitstarved
- What does bitstarved mean?
- Bitstarved means exhibiting compression artifacts (esp. blocking) due to too small a bitrate.
- What is bitstarved the simple past and past participle of?
- Bitstarved is the simple past and past participle of bitstarve.
- What part of speech is bitstarved?
- Bitstarved is an adjective.
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