If you have ever wondered why the picture quality of modern TVs is so pristine, yet surveillance images continue to be barely viewable, you are not alone. Some of Faultline’s more refreshing conversations at IBC 2025 were not about transformation within the media and entertainment bubble, or even the production periphery, but about opportunities and challenges in verticals like automotive, surveillance, medical imaging, and even military applications. Video is endemic, video is everywhere – so why do self-describing video experts so rarely talk about business outside of media and entertainment? The boring answer is that part of the reason is legal. If CCTV footage used in a criminal case has been enhanced with third-party image enhancement software – something proprietary…