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Why do videos show reversed images?

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August 26, 2025, 11:25 AM
egregore
Why do videos show reversed images?
Example (one of many):



Unless that is a special left-hand-thread oil filter.





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August 26, 2025, 11:30 AM
Sig2340
Avoids copyright violations.





Nice is overrated

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Airsoftguy, June 29, 2018
August 26, 2025, 01:27 PM
egregore
By whom? Who owns the copyright?





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August 26, 2025, 01:46 PM
honestlou
quote:
Originally posted by Sig2340:
Avoids copyright violations.


I don’t know much about copyright law, but I’d bet my Tahoe that this isn’t true.

My guess is that it has something to do with the way the video is rendered from one format to another. Just a guess, but thinking it’s less processing time than doing it right.
August 26, 2025, 05:26 PM
Rey HRH
quote:
Originally posted by Sig2340:
Avoids copyright violations.


This is my understanding as well. But not to avoid copyright violation but to avoid being detected by software that you are violating copyright. Although, I’m sure this is an area that AI can address.



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