Wallpaper removed for being upscaled, when it's not

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  • 33902

    Hello,

    A wallpaper I uploaded, https://wallhaven.cc/w/3l7md3, got deleted because it was apparently upscaled/excessive noise. I don't get it, because the source image https://www.flickr.com/photos/matthisfuhrmann/51761393323/ is actually 22 MB, and I compressed it down to ~17 MB to be able to upload it without going over the file size limit. Some previous takedowns I've had make sense, but here it's fairly clear that this image is originally high quality. Meanwhile, one I uploaded at about the same time, https://wallhaven.cc/w/5gpe25, has a similar extent of noise, but hasn't been reported for similar reasons, and is at the highest quality I've found it at (5 MB). I can hit random on Wallhaven and find dozens more the same way, too. It could be said it's higher resolution with that noise, and that's why, but in a practical viewing that should be a negligible characteristic.

    Can someone please weigh in on if this report makes sense or not? Thank you.

  • 33921

    Hello.

    Beside the noise, the deleted wallpaper is extremely blurred at its native resolution, in comparison to the monochrome one, which is acceptable. Always judge wallpapers at their full resolution, not at the "practical viewing".

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