ACCELERATING VIDEO QUALITY CONTROL AT NETFLIX WITH PIXEL ERROR DETECTION

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Netflix is using AI to automate quality control by detecting pixel-level artifacts in videos, specifically hot pixels, reducing the need for manual reviews. It developed a neural network that analyzes video frames at full resolution to identify and locate these errors, even distinguishing them from naturally bright pixels. To train its AI model, it used a synthetic pixel error generator to create realistic training data and refined the model using real-world footage.