Netflix's new AV1 Film Grain Synthesis tech boosts image quality It also reduces file size and improves streaming performance The tech has been rolling out to movies and TV shows since March 2025 ...

Up until now, Netflix has placed more importance on image quality than sound, compressing the audio files used for its shows in order to make the data light-weight and easily streamed. But two new ...

Netflix's move to reduce bitrates rather than resolution means that users will still be able to stream in 4K, but video quality could become choppier and more pixelated. Image source: Getty Images.

Netflix did not advise on when the Dynamic Optimizer will be implemented on content, but advises it is trying to make the process "as automatic as possible" to cover its entire content library ...