Why some "remastered" music videos look awful

This isn't "the way they were meant to be seen". • Join CuriosityStream, including access to Nebula and my original series, for only $2.99/month here: https://curiositystream.com/tomscott When YouTube allowed music labels to "remaster" their original uploads, different videos had very different approaches. Some are in crystal-clear 4K; others are very definitely not. Here's why some of them look terrible. Animation by Willow Marler: https://wmad.co.uk Sound mix by Graham Haerther: https://haerther.net 🟥 MORE FROM TOM: https://www.tomscott.com/ (you can find contact details and social links there too) ❓ LATERAL, free weekly podcast: https://lateralcast.com/    / lateralcast   👥 THE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES:    / techdif