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title: "Discussion on \"Why Background Removal APIs Look Perfect on Photos and Flicker on Video\" | Hashnode"
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# [Why Background Removal APIs Look Perfect on Photos and Flicker on Video](https://dave-talks.hashnode.dev/why-background-removal-apis-look-perfect-on-photos-and-flicker-on-video?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

A background removal API tuned for product photos can flicker on video. Why per-frame accuracy misses temporal stability?

Sep 22 · 10 min read · dave-talks.hashnode.dev  
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## Written by

[Dave Gordon](https://hashnode.com/@davegordon)

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Independent benchmarks. AI, AR, ML.

I build AR and ML features for mobile and web, and I test the SDKs that promise to make that easy. Most of them look great in a demo and very different on a five-year-old Android. I write down which parts hold up.

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