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Post-processing

Meaning in software engineering, with examples

/ˌpoʊstˈprɑːsesɪŋ/nounCommon term

In software engineering, post-processing means: Visual effects applied to the whole image after the scene has been rendered, such as bloom, motion blur, color grading and depth of field.

In Turkish: son işleme, post-processing, görüntü sonrası efektler

How it is used

Artists use post-processing volumes to change the mood of an area. Effects such as motion blur and film grain can often be turned off in the settings because some players dislike them. They cost GPU time on every frame.

Example sentences

  1. Most of the moody look comes from post-processing, not the textures.

  2. Add an option to turn off post-processing effects like motion blur.

Common collocations

  • post-processing effects
  • post-processing volume
  • color grading
  • motion blur
  • bloom
  • shaderA small program that runs on the graphics card and decides how surfaces look, for example their color, lighting, shine and transparency, or effects like water and fire.
  • GPUShort for graphics processing unit: the chip that renders a game's images by running shaders and drawing millions of pixels every frame. The CPU handles most of the game logic.

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