How is this QR code scannable? (i.imgur.com)

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Is the pixelation of the video a requirement for a successful scan? Would it be possible to embed a higher-quality video within a QR code, or does it have to be pixelated like it is in that one?

sp332 12y ago ↗

Not sure if there's a trick in this particular code, but in general it doesn't matter what the resolution of irrelevant pixels is.

sp332 12y ago ↗

The encoded text is just a bitcoin address, if anyone was wondering. bitcoin:154R1264X1EVGP1L4HNAHU87DD5NANQR9H

jared314 12y ago ↗

Maximum error correction and each QR Code "pixel" is 6x6, while each video pixel is 1x1. And, there is enough intentional "pixelation" to ensure enough codewords read correctly. (Repeated for each frame.)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:QR_Ver3_Codeword_Ordering....